Call for contributions
**DRAFT**
Call for Chapters
Practical design patterns for teaching and learning with technology
A book for Sense Publisher's 'Technology Enhanced Learning' series
Editors: Yishay Mor (London Knowledge Lab), Steven Warburton (King's College London) and Niall Winters (London Knowledge Lab)
Series editors: Richard Noss & Mike Sharples
http://sites.google.com/site/patternsbook
Introduction
The design, development and implementation of an educational intervention often involves learners, teachers, educational designers and policy makers. To support collaboration and effective sharing of design processes between these participants, a common language is needed. One form this can take is design patterns, which articulate the design knowledge generated in meaningful and actionable form.
Practical design patterns for teaching and learning with technology will produce a collection of patterns across six themes:
Learner-centred design
Supporting learners to become active, self-directed and self-responsible participants in the learning process
Section Editor: Michael Derntl (University of Vienna)
Learning as collaboration
Supporting content creation, communication and collaboration between learners and tutors
Section Editor: ?
Learning as conversation
Supporting learners to effectively communicate their learning process
Section Editor: Diana Laurillard (London Knowledge Lab)
Games
Supporting game-based learning practices
Section Editor: Staffan Björk (Chalmers University of Technology | Göteborg University)
Social media
Supporting learning using social media
Section Editor: Steven Warburton (King's College London, UK)
Assessment
Supporting effective assessment of student learning
Section Editor: Harvey Mellar and Norbert Pachler (Institute of Education, UK)
These patterns will be supported by case stories that illustrate a critical problem by elaborating its manifestation and resolution within a concrete context.
Submission procedure
Authors are asked to submit 2-3 patterns (in the format outlined here [[add link]]) and an associated case story of up to 1000 words on [[add webpage here]]. Submission should be sent to [[add date here]]
Important Dates
July 31 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline
October 15 2009: Notification of Acceptance
October 17 2009 - February 15 2009: Shepherding process under the guidance of section editors
December 2010: Book published
Contact
All enquires should be made to: pattern-book-enquires@gmail.com [[check if this is available - and check if this is suitable - what address will we use for the submissions]].
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Notes:
Description of the book.
Purpose of the book.
Intended audience.
Link to this website.
Timeline.
Details of the review process and the acceptance dates.
What we want to be submitted - patterns + supporting cases. Why - helps coherence.
Format for the patterns and for the cases.
Expected word / page count (this needs to match what we say on the frontpage http://sites.google.com/site/patternsbook/)
A short overview of each section under which a potential author can submit their patterns and case.
Post-acceptance "shepherding".
Contact details. Who can the author's contact for help or questions.
Who to send the patterns and cases to for submission (what process do we want to adopt here?)
We will acknowledge receipt of each submission.