Over the years, Designers for Learning’s database of contacts with a valid email has grown to around 5,500 people. Given our high percentage of college students, we lose quite a few at the end of semesters when students graduate and their .edu emails are retired, but the new enrollment each new term tends to even things out to a pretty static 5,500.
Today, I sent out an email for a Call for Volunteers that was not our own. I don’t think we’ve ever done this, and we’ll rarely do so in the future because we want to be respectful of those who sign up to receive our notifications. However, this call was to support an update to the EdTech Journals website that has a lot of utility to our network of instructional designers.
The EdTech Journals website lists over 250 journals related to the field of educational technology, instructional design, and distance learning. The list is in need of an update, and the steward of the site, Dr. Ross Perkins, would like your help. While this is not a Designers for Learning project, Dr. Perkins is a supporter of our work as a volunteer on our Program Committee, and we offered to spread the word to our network about the needed help to update this valuable asset to the design community. This website a wonderful listing of journals for those looking to learn about which scholarly outlets might be appropriate for their research and writing. Read the Call for Volunteers to find out how to contact Dr. Perkins with your email address and interest in volunteering.