Innovate (ISSN 1552-3233) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, online periodical published bimonthly by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. The journal focuses on the creative use of information technology to enhance education and training in academic, commercial, and governmental settings. Our basic assumption is that innovation in one sector can inform practice in each of the other sectors.
As our list of authors illustrates, we welcome submissions from a wide community of practitioners—from professors, teachers, trainers, and support specialists to program administrators, software designers, and leaders in the information technology industry. Articles generally fall into one of the following categories:
Applied Research and Advanced Practice: Description of a technological innovation and its implementation, even in pilot form, and presentation of evidence that substantiates its practicality and value. The topic may be large in scale (e.g., a technology tool tested at 10 institutions) or more limited in scope (e.g., a technology tool employed in a science class or in a corporate training program). Example: G. Valdez and others, Effective Technology Integration in Teacher Education: A Comparative Study of Six Programs, Innovate 1, no. 1 (October/November 2004).
Development: Information on the newest projects, programs, tools, and trends in educational technology. Example: J. Maybaum, Web Publishing for the Individual, Not the Enterprise, Innovate 1, no. 1 (October/November 2004).
Commentary: Critical reflections on the changing nature of teaching, learning, and training in the 21st century. Example: D. Norris, J. Mason, and P. Lefrere, Experiencing Knowledge, Innovate 1, no. 1 (October/November 2004).
Ideas to Watch: Concept descriptions that point to important new directions for research, product, and process development. Example: J. Foreman, Video Game Studies and the Emerging Instructional Revolution, Innovate 1, no. 1 (October/November 2004).
From Our Sponsors: Articles that describe how educators use our sponsors’ products to enhance teaching, learning, and administration; how sponsors' services or products enhance educational effectiveness; or how sponsors view the future of education and the role information technology tools will play in that future.
Microsoft is our charter sponsor. We welcome manuscripts describing uses of Microsoft technology to enhance, extend, or replace traditional pedagogy or research methods in higher education. Please submit complete manuscripts to our managing editor, MaryAnne Gobble (mgobble@nsu.nova.edu).
Innovate occasionally publishes special issues focused on particularly relevant or timely issues in the educational community.
Each issue of Innovate also features a column by Alan McCord and Denise Easton, Innovate-Ideagora, who describe recent activity on our social network and share interviews with leaders in educational technology.
Innovate Interactive
Innovate is dedicated to showcasing the most dynamic, interactive technology available. In addition to article-specific features, such as interactive Webcasts that connect authors and readers, the "discuss" and “read-related” features that appear with each article, and our RSS feed, Innovate enters the Web 2.0 world with its own social network. On Innovate-Ideagora, our Ning-based social network, members participate in wide-ranging conversations about education and information technology and the future of education.
We also host a conferences page where subscribers can find out about upcoming events that focus on the use of information technology tools to enhance the educational process. If you are planning a conference that you wish to be listed in this section, please contact editor-in-chief James Morrison at jlm@nova.edu.Subscribers
Subscriptions to Innovate are free, but we do ask subscribers to provide demographic information. Currently there are 72,869 subscribers in 272 countries, although the majority of subscribers are in the United States (53%), United Kingdom (6%), (5%), and Canada (5%). With respect to organizational type, 55% are in higher education, 14% in K-12 education, and 31% are in corporations, govermental, or other types of organizations. With respect to positions, 24% are faculty members, 9% are administrators, 13% are students, and 54% are in such positions as information technology specialist, staff, self-employed, or work as librarians.
