The Educational Media and Technology Yearbook has served as an industry standard for Instructional Technology, Educational Technology, and Information Science for over 40+ years. For the upcoming special edition, the editors are seeking chapters which describe emerging research and thought regarding augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality.
Submission Information:
Seeking chapter proposals, 250-500 words in length, from industry professionals, librarians, museum professionals, academic instructors/professors and teachers. Chapters can be exploratory in nature, theoretical or application based.
Manuscripts should be scholarly or research focused in tone and consist of 2500-5000 words in APA style. The intent of this special issue of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook is to establish practice, development, and promise for Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality today. The audience for the EMTY Special Edition includes academic technology/ed tech professionals, faculty, IT researchers, librarians, and K-12 practitioners.
Topics of Interest:
I. Designing for the Future
- Defining the Field Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality
- The Current Literature on X Reality
(AR/VR/MR) in Learning
- Creation
- Design
- Learning Horizons
II. Strategies and Applications
- Impact on Curricula Design
- Online Learning and Student Engagement
- Collaboration: Students/Learning; Faculty/Teaching
- Access and Management
- Beyond the Classroom: Innovative Applications
III. 21st Century Learning
- Accessibility
- A New Lens on Learning Practice
- Suggestions for Learning Theory
- Open Source Application: Removing the “Walled Garden” of AR/VR/MR Standards
- Industry Standards
IV. Future Implications
- Philosophical and Ethical Issues
- Privacy and Security
Important Dates:
- July 1st - Second Draft to Editors
- July 30th - Reviews Due Back to Authors
- August 18th - Notify Authors of Review and Decisions
- September 1st - Final and Reviewed
Submit A Proposal: Educational Media and Technology Yearbook 43rd Edition
Special Issue Co ‐ Editors
Robert M. Branch, Ed.D.,
The University of Georgia
rbranch@uga.edu
V. J. McClendon, Ph.D.,
Bellevue College
vivienne.mcclendon@bellevuecollege.edu
David R. Squires, Ph.D.,
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
david.squires@tamucc.edu
