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Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning
Wake Forest University
http://imej.wfu.edu/
Publishing in the New Electronic Journal
Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal ( IMEJ ) of
Computer-Enhanced Learning
in partnership with
Jennifer Burg, Founding Editor
Anne Boyle, Co-Editor
Yue-Ling Wong, Creative Director
Dan Pfeifer, Multimedia Specialist
Ching-Wan Yip, Technical Director
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Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning
Wake Forest University
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Agenda
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Creating an imej Journal - Jennifer Burg
Contributing to The IMEJ of Computer-Enhanced Learning - Anne Boyle
Multimedia Production of IMEJ - Yue-Ling Wong
Examples from IMEJ Articles - Dan Pfeifer
Future IMEJ Projects - Jennifer Burg
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Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning
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What is an imej Journal?
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Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning
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Goals of our IMEJ project:
 To provide a forum for exploring the relationship between
computer technology and learning.
 To provide an ideal medium for presenting work in computerenhanced learning.
 To experiment with the possibilities of a new form of scholarly
communication – imej journals.
 To further the acceptance of imej journals as a valuable form of
academic discourse.
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What do you need to create an imej journal?
 People power:
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Editors, Editorial Board, Creative Director, Technical Director, Multimedia
Team, Review Coordinators, Reviewers.
 Editorial policy:
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Peer review, collaborative development of articles, copyright, archiving.
 Multimedia development:
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Expertise, design, standard layout.
 Financial needs:
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Web server, software, printing, travel, student assistants.
Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning
Wake Forest University
http://imej.wfu.edu/
Contributing to IMEJ
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Submission and Review Policies
 Author submits a 200-400 word abstract to imej@wfu.edu
 If approved, author sends article (6-12 pages of text) and
describes interactive or multimedia elements.
 Review Coordinator organizes peer review by three experts in
field.
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Submission and Review Policies
 If approved, author receives recommendations for multimedia
elements, editorial suggestions, and deadlines for preprint and final
copy.
 Author is assigned a Multimedia Expert, who, in the following weeks,
collaborates in the development of multimedia elements.
 Author submits a revised version of the text of the article and is sent
copyright agreement.
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Submission and Review Policies
 Preprint is posted.
 When final changes have been accepted by author and IMEJ
editors, copyright is registered and the article is officially
published.
 IMEJ maintains a definitive version of article on server.
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Editorial Board
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Multimedia Production of IMEJ
 Categories
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Online Materials 
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Standalone Programs 
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Commercial Software 
 Hyperlinks
 External Links 
 Web Technologies for Electronic Publishing 
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Examples from IMEJ Articles
 “The Digital Agora” - Carolyn Watters, Marshall Conley, Cynthia Alexander 
 “The Blake Digital Text Project” - Nelson Hilton 
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Questions to consider…
 What can computers do better than humans?
 What do computers make possible that wouldn't be
possible otherwise?
 What can computers do to add depth to learning?
 What can computers do to motivate learners?
 How should a teacher mediate between students and their
use of computers?
 How can computers be used to bring people together than
separate them?
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Future IMEJ projects
 A Reflections column
 Student articles
 Explore the effectiveness of imej journals in more disciplinespecific scholarly publication
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