The November 2017 special section of CCJ invites authors to consider the many technologies and tools in use within their communication centers. Communication centers of a variety of shapes, sizes, and contexts rely on technologies, media, and tools everyday that support their feedback to students, collaboration with student staff members, and enhance research and data collection. These resources, however, are becoming more complex, complicated, and political.
Authors might consider best practices implemented or in process in their centers along with challenges or opportunities involved with engaging technologies, media, and tools in their day-to-day and ongoing work.
Framing questions can include but are not limited to:
-What do you envision communication center technologies, media, and tools looking like in the next five, ten, or fifteen years?
-What is the best way to utilize these resources to solve problems in our centers?
How might instructors/centers collaborate with libraries/librarians to support students in harnessing/evaluating technologies, media, and tools to enhance teaching and learning?
-What best practices for communication centers will continue to be best practices?
-What best practices might emerge to best support student communicators in basic courses and beyond?
-If busy students are reluctant to come to communication centers, how might the communication center go to students?
-How might communication centers incorporate creativity and creative approaches in their plans and programming that involve innovative uses of mediated or technological tools?
-How might we use communication center research to inform our decision about choices in technology, media, and tools?
This special section encourages practical, specific solutions as well as data-driven research.
Deadlines
March 10, 2017: 500-word proposals due
April 15, 2017: Authors notified of review results
July 15, 2017: Full articles returned to editor
August 15, 2017: Article revisions sent to authors
November 16, 2017: CCJ issue released at NCA conference
Submissions can be emailed to commcenterj@gmail.com. Review the full call for proposals online. Questions can be sent to Dr. Russell Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief, commcenterj@gmail.com
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