Cyber Security T&L-2018: Special Issue on Cybersecurity Teaching and Learning in Springer LNCS Transactions on Edutainment |
Website | http://www.springer.com/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ctl2018 |
Submission deadline | November 30, 2017 |
Note: Due to multiple requests, we are extending the submission deadline for one month. All manuscripts should be submitted by November 30, 2017.
Cybercrime is a growing problem worldwide. It costs the global economy billions of dollars annually. It particularly affects the developed world with the US, Europe and Asia being hit hardest. Currently there is a global shortage of professionals with adequate skills and experience to effectively combat the threat. The scale of the problem, fast growth and technical nature of cyber-attacks are widening the cybersecurity skills gap. This puts the cybersecurity of many countries at risk.
Cybersecurity education and training is fundamental to overcome the aforementioned cybersecurity skill shortage problem. Many countries have initiated various programmes to promote and develop the cybersecurity education. However, despite these efforts, current university courses have been found to be lacking in their ability to provide students with real-world cybersecurity skills.
This proposed special issue is intended to contribute to the global cybersecurity efforts by encouraging novel pedagogic research and development to improve curriculums, methods of teaching and assessment, training and learning. Its aim is to bridge the current key skills gap in cybersecurity to enhance students’ knowledge and skills to the level required by a global market. The skilful students will help to mitigate the losses and impacts caused by cybercrime.
This special issue focuses on soliciting novel methods for cybersecurity education, including practical or theoretical solutions to improving cybersecurity teaching and learning.
The topics covered include but are not limited to:
- Future-oriented cybersecurity teaching and learning
- Cybersecurity curriculum development
- Using games and animations for teaching and learning cybersecurity
- Using virtual reality for teaching and learning cybersecurity
- Innovations in cybersecurity assessment
- Cybersecurity education technology research
- Best practices in cybersecurity teaching and learning
- Student engagement in cybersecurity activities and competitions
- Mobile learning for cybersecurity
- Virtual learning environments/laboratories for cybersecurity
- Performance-based learning and assessment for cybersecurity
- High-impact practices in cybersecurity education
- Innovative cybersecurity teaching/educational models, frameworks and platforms
This proposed special issue will positively influence and extend the knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity education across the globe, and enhance teaching, learning and assessment methods. This will result in stronger practical learning, technical knowledge and skills to improve the quality of graduates entering the cybersecurity profession. Furthermore, through this special issue, emerging and best practices can be shared in terms of the delivery and assessment of cybersecurity education, including the development of novel training platforms, approaches and applications. This will have a positive impact on bridging the current cybersecurity skills gap and strengthening global resilience against cybercrime.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines
Guest Editors
·Dr Kashif Kifayat, Liverpool John Moores University, UK, Dr.K.Kifayat@Gmail.com
·Professor Qi Shi, Liverpool John Moores University, UK, Q.Shi@ljmu.ac.uk
·Professor Abdennour El Rhalibi, Liverpool John Moores University, UK, A.Elrhalibi@ljmu.ac.uk
·Dr Catherine Hack, Higher Education Academy (HEA), UK, Catherine.Hack@heacademy.ac.uk
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to dr.k.kifayat@gmail.com