Guidelines for Authors

Faculty submitting proposals are strongly encouraged to also submit (along with the standard proposal form and one page attachment) an in-depth  paper either 1) describing the study serving as the basis of their presentation, 2) providing a selective, but exhaustive summary of research on a topic related to the conference, or 3) describing an innovative academic program, either classroom-based or online, which provides evidence indicating the program is significantly improving student retention and success. Papers will be considered which do not exceed 25 double spaced pages.  These papers must be submitted in journal form following the conference’s Guidelines for Authors, provided below. A total of 12-20 papers will be selected by a faculty committee; the selected papers will be  identified in the conference program as “Award-Winning Conference Papers.” One paper will be chosen by the faculty review committee to receive the conference Best Paper Award. The papers will be published in Selected Papers from the Twentieth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning. The journal will be published and distributed to all participants. Selected Papers is covered by APA’s PsycINFO. The deadline for paper submissions is December 1, 2008.

1. STYLE. Write clearly and simply in the THIRD PERSON for an audience of professionals from a diversity of fields. Avoid technical jargon and abbreviations. Define technical terms when they are introduced.

2. FORMAT (SEE ATTACHED EXAMPLE). IN GENERAL, FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES PRESENTED IN THE PUBLICATION MANUAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 5TH EDITION. Center the title of the article at the top of the first page and use all caps. Center author(s) name(s) under the title (NOT in all caps), and center under each name the italicized name of the author's institutional affiliation. Use bold for the title, authors' names and affiliations, and all headings.

Use up to three subheadings throughout the article as needed. The major headings should be centered and all caps. The secondary headings should be flush with the left margin with the first letter of each word in caps. The third heading should have a five space paragraph indentation with the first letter of each word in caps, italicized and followed by a period. In this last situation ONLY, the narrative should begin on the same line as the heading. In all other subheadings listed above, the narrative should begin on the next line.

TYPE STYLE, SIZE, SPACING AND NUMBERING. Use Times New Roman, 12 point, and DOUBLE SPACE throughout except for references. Double space between references. Leave a five space left margin at the beginning of each new paragraph. NUMBER PAGES at the bottom center of each page beginning on page two.

4. TABLES AND FIGURES. Number tables and figures sequentially using Arabic numbers (i.e., Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, Figure 2). Below this place the title with the first letter of each word in caps. Place the number and title flush with the left margin above the data. Place tables and figures in the narrative following their first mention in the text.

5. REFERENCES. (SEE ATTACHED EXAMPLES). Refer to references in the narrative by last name(s) of author(s) followed by year of publication. Examples: Myron (2007) found... or...It was found (Myron, 2007).

ALL PAPERS MUST CONTAIN A BRIEF SUMMARY OF RELEVANT LITERATURE IN THE INTRODUCTION. Place full reference information at the end of the article ONLY for those articles referenced in the narrative. Center the word REFERENCES in all caps and begin listings on next line. List references alphabetically by last name of senior author.

JOURNAL REFERENCES. List last name of author(s) followed by a comma and his/her initials. Then the journal publication year (in parentheses) followed by a period. Then the article title (first letter of first word and proper nouns ONLY in caps), the journal name and volume in italics, the issue (in parentheses) and pages concerned.

BOOK REFERENCES. List last name of author(s) followed by a comma and his/her initials. Then the publication year (in parentheses) followed by a period. Then the italicized title of the book (first letter of first word and proper nouns ONLY in caps), followed by a period. Then the name of the city in which published followed by a colon; and last, the name of the publisher.

INTERNET REFERENCES. See the illustration.

6. FOOTNOTES. Avoid them.

7. SPELLING. BE SURE TO SPELL CHECK the article.

8. COPYRIGHT AND REPRINTS. Florida Community College at Jacksonville will hold the copyright for all articles published in "Selected Papers." Although no reprints will be provided, authors of accepted articles will receive permission to copy their articles as needed. ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE JOURNAL will also be available at nominal costs to authors.

9. SUBMISSION. Submit via e-mail attachment in Word for Windows to jmdavis@fccj.edu. No other form of submission will be accepted. AUTHORS MUST ALSO SUBMIT A COMPLETED PROPOSAL FORM. THE DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS IS DECEMBER 1, 2008. Please feel free to call if there are questions.

Jeana Davis
Phone: (904) 632-3088
Fax: (904) 632-3289
e-mail: jmdavis@fccj.edu

EXAMPLE

INTERACTIVE AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING ON THE WEB

Angela J. Carew
University of Houston

INTRODUCTION

       Use of the Web in instruction was recently covered in a well-respected journal (Barney & Presti, 2006) and the uses of cooperative learning in Web-based instruction illustrated by Marchant (2007a; 2007b). Designing Web-based courses has also been covered by Brooks (2005).

DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY

FINDINGS

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

Barney, J. M., & Presti, D. E. (2006). The World Wide Web in instruction. Science, 274, 371-372.

Brooks, D. B. (2005). Designing interactive teaching for the Web. New York: Plenum.

Marchant, B. E. (2007a). Cooperative learning on the Web. In J. A. Chambers (Ed.), Selected papers from theEighteenth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (pp. 47-55). Jacksonville, FL:
Florida Community College at Jacksonville.

Marchant, B. E. (2007b). Design of Web-based learning: Course site. Retrieved June, 2007, from www.vt.edu/cooperativelearningsite.htm

Authors are encouraged to review previous conference journals. Copies of "Selected Papers" from the previous conferences on college teaching and learning are available at $25.00 each. Contact Jeana Davis, (904) 632-3088; fax (904) 632-3289; e-mail: jmdavis@fccj.edu. Payment may be made by VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover, or mail request to 501 W. State St., Rm. 272, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Make checks/purchase orders payable to FCCJ Foundation.