Online learning and CPD articles

[Eric Sandelands]

Tony

Serious - Virtual University Journal certainly is! We're about to 
announce a very high profile group of educationalists as the editorial 
team and advisors.

In answer to one of the points - we publish online, updated monthly but 
compiled as four issues. A hard copy annual volume is also published, and 
we anticipate a yearbook.

>From 31 March 1998 we're having to make it subscribers only. However, 
authors can anticipate 12 months free access. The journal is peer 
reviewed. A Call for Papers follows.

Eric Sandelands

VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL - CALL FOR PAPERS
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http://www.openhouse.org.uk/virtual-university-press/

The concept of lifelong learning is becoming regarded by individuals and 
organizations as central to their personal and organizational 
effectiveness. Universities are adopting innovative practices to 
facilitate such learning. Technological change is enabling new learning 
experiences to be developed. It is also speeding up the international 
competition between learning providers, and affecting their client 
organizations.

Virtual University Journal provides a unique international vehicle for 
the publication of papers relating to research, innovative thinking 
and/or practice in this field. Its readers and contributors will be  
university deans, directors of studies, faculty members and researchers 
charged with developing learning programmes and learning institutions, or 
carrying out research in this area. It will be read by those seeking to 
make informed choices and/or build on existing research.
Access is FREE to ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS until 31 March 1998. Go to:
http://www.openhouse.org.uk/virtual-university-press/

REVIEWING PROCESS
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Virtual University Journal is peer reviewed and blind refereed.
Sample editorial board members are:
Dr Jim Kable, Professor and Vice President, International
Management Centres.
Marcel van der Ham, Director, Business School Nederland
Professor Richard Teare, Director: University for Industry
Oxford Brookes University


FORMAT AND FREQUENCY
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Virtual University Journal is an electronic journal published on the 
World Wide Web. It is updated monthly.  A hard copy annual volume is 
printed. VUJ is archived in the main electronic databases.

SUBMITTING A PAPER
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Papers should be submitted to the editor in Word or text format as an 
attached file or on disk.
The submission must include the following details:
Author(s) full name(s) including title(s).
Job title(s)
Organization(s)
Full contact details for author (or lead author) including e-mail 
address, telephone number, fax number, and postal address.
An abstract of 150-250 words is required, summarising the key points of 
the paper.
Papers should be 2000-5000 words in length.
Papers should contain research findings, ideas and practices that are 
generalisable and can be applied or developed further by an international 
readership.

Sample topics include:
Reengineering higher education.
Learning strategies in the virtual university.
Creating virtual support for lifelong learning.
Strategies to deliver global education.

http://www.openhouse.org.uk/virtual-university-press/ 
mailto: AChristie9 at aol.com



Tony Barry wrote:
> 
> At 1:33 AM 1998/03/28, Eric Sandelands wrote:
> >Free access to all papers published in the peer reviewed journals Virtual
> >University Journal and Continuing Professional Development ceases on 31
> >March 1998. They are available from:
> >http://www.openhouse.org.uk/virtual-university-press/
> 
> Is this because -
> 
> 1. Current issues are free to access but the backlist is not?
> 
> 2. The server is going offline so nothing will be available
> 
> 3. The journal is suffering a network -> paper transition?
> 
> If 1 or 3 can one regard this as a serious journal considering it's topic?
> 
> If 2 perhaps the list can help find a host where this information can
> continue to be available?
> 
> Tony
> 
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