(Call For Papers) Special Issue on Distance Education in Higher Education in Latin America: Realities, opportunities, and challenges

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• Article submission deadline: April 30, 2025

• If you have any questions or need additional information, please get in touch with the Special Issue Editors, Simone C. O. Conceição and Dante J. Salto: elearnmag-deinla@uwm.edu

(Call For Proposals) Special Issue on ABCs of Online Teaching and Learning: A glossary of modern e-learning principles and strategies

Prospective authors are invited to submit articles for the, “ABCs of Online Teaching and Learning.” This special issue offers a comprehensive, alphabetical exploration of key concepts in digital education. Each letter of the alphabet serves as an innovative organizational tool, guiding readers on topics from A for asynchronous learning—detailing best practices in accommodating varied schedules and time zones—through Z for zone of proximal development—which explores the application and significance of this educational theory in the realm of online learning. Each article elucidates a keyword or phrase, creating an extensive glossary of modern e-learning principles and strategies.

The goal of this special issue is to create an inclusive and comprehensive exploration of essential concepts in digital education, effectively structured through an alphabetical framework. 

As part of the unique approach to organizing this special issue, "ABCs of Online Teaching and Learning," we have implemented a pre-approval process for authors to "claim" their keyword. 

The glossary of modern e-learning principles and strategies will be updated regularly as submissions are published.

Call for proposals remains open.

2022 Special Issue on Blended Learning Technologies in Healthcare Professions Education

Healthcare professions education like medical education, nursing education, dental education, etc. are increasingly adopting blended forms of education incorporating a variety of educational technologies. This Special Issue showcases the various ways in which educational technologies are being used in healthcare professions education to facilitate blended learning.

The goal of this Special Issue is to inspire integration of educational technology to foster blended learning effectiveness. 

eLearn Magazine would like to acknowledge Dr. Anita Samuel of Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Maryland who served as the Special Issue Editor. 

2021 Special Issue "Advancing Beyond Multiple Choice eAssessment"

This Special Issue curates insights from the Beyond Multiple Choice 2020 conference speakers about the trends, research, and technologies guiding the future of eAssessment—and the contexts for how it can be equitably applied to facilitate learning achievement. As the shift to eLearning accelerates, so too does the need for online assessment that can reveal and direct learning progress. This has presented both opportunities and challenges for policymakers, curriculum and assessment designers, and educators.

eLearn Magazine would like to acknowledge Brian Moon the chief technology officer for Perigean Technologies, president of Sero! Learning Assessments, and cofounder of BMC. Moon served as the Special Issue Editor. 

2019 Special Issue "Paradigm Shifts in Global Higher Education and eLearning"

The world in the digital knowledge age has changed, and education is not immune to these changes. In a time when online technologies, networked learning spaces, mobile devices, cloud computing, and many other innovative tools have penetrated our lives and resulted in a paradigm shift. Therefore, we need to revisit what is known about the current state of the art in higher education and e-learning. The Special Issue aims to reflect changes in global higher education with a special focus on e-learning.

2018 Special Issue on Technology in eLearning

Instructional Technology to Impact eLearning

This Special Issue explores teaching and learning with an emphasis on the practical value and impact of instructional technology in the online classroom. As such, articles feature critical reflection analysis, case studies, and classroom innovations that utilize instructional technology to enhance the online learning experience. The goal of this Special Issue is to inspire integration of instructional technology to foster elearning effectiveness.

eLearn Magazine would like to acknowledge Dr. B. Jean Mandernach of Grand Canyon University, who served as the Special Issue Editor.