31.1669, FYI: E-learning in Higher Education

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Subject: 31.1669, FYI:  E-learning in Higher Education

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Date: Mon, 18 May 2020 14:08:29
From: Akila Sellami Baklouti [akila.sellami at flshs.usf.tn]
Subject: E-learning in Higher Education

 
E-learning designates the association of online technologies with learning and
education (Garrison and Anderson, 2003). Using Web as a communication channel,
the field of distant education connects geographically distant learners with
their teachers and learning resources (Kudu and Dey, 2018). E-learning has
many advantages for both learners and professionals (Bates, 2005) who can
benefit from online training and courses available to non-experts and
life-long learners. It has gained importance as a model of learning and
teaching at universities seeking to meet international standards and to
improve their rankings (Keengwe and Agamba, 2015). 

Because of the novel Covid-19 in 2020, in-person classes were cancelled and
universities worldwide became keenly aware of distant learning as an
instructional option. Virtual instruction has been suggested as an alternative
instructional model for most universities and less so for primary and
secondary schools. 

The debate over the adoption of E-learning as an alternative instructional
model to face-to-face teaching has forced universities to rethink the issues
that can emerge while designing and/or implementing online courses.
Orchestrating an innovative online learning approach, as a result, requires
longitudinal research studies and identification of the anchoring problems.
Additionally, using E-learning to cope with the ever-changing world of
information and communication technologies and respond to the needs of
geographically distant students necessitates the collaboration of teachers,
learners, and stakeholders to co-formulate the problems and co- explore the
outcomes and consequences. 

In light of this debate, contributions in this edited book can tackle the
following topics/issues:
-The challenges and opportunities provided by E-learning in the context of
higher education.
-The efficiency and applicability of E-learning across different disciplines
and in teaching humanities and languages in particular.
-The impact of E-learning on course design, curriculum design, and teachers’
methodological choices.
-The compatibility/relationship between E-learning methods and face-to-face
teaching.
-Cyber security and copyright.
-Assessment of students’ learning: feasibility and challenges in terms of
methods, invigilation, and grading.
-Post-evaluation of online courses: tools, analysis and interpretation.
-The social and affective impact of E-learning on students.
-The effect of E-learning on the relationship between teachers and students.
-Students’ perceptions of E-learning and their own learning needs.
-Virtual exchanges as other forms of e-learning connecting geographically and
culturally distant groups of students.

Authors are requested to submit their contributions either in French or
English and choose one of the following formats:
- Research Articles focusing on the development of theoretical and
methodological concepts, case studies, evaluation of platforms, and
description and evaluation of teaching practices. 
- Narratives and reports on teaching experiences: description and evaluation
of tasks that include diverse forms of support and guidance to students in
their learning process.

Abstract submission:
- Proposals should not exceed 500 words and should include a bibliography and
a bio-bibliography of no more than 150 words  
- Email: 
Nadia ABID, University of Sfax, Tunisia
nadia.abid at flshs.usf.tn
Asma MOALLA, University of Sfax, Tunisia
asma.moalla130 at gmail.com      
Deadline for abstract submission: June, 15, 2020: 
Notification of acceptance/rejection: June, 30, 2020 
Deadline for full manuscript submission: September, 30, 2020 
Review reports submitted by the scientific committee: January, 2021 
Deadline for final revisions: March, 30, 2021 
Book submission for publisher: May, 2021
 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics





 



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