[acc-cca-l] Policy, Multiplicity and Edtech > CFP for CJC Policy Portal

[Karen Louise Smith]

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Hello,

If anyone is doing research at the nexus of policy and edtech, please consider submitting to the special issue that is planned for the Canadian Journal of Communication’s Policy Portal. Submissions are due: June 15th, 2026 with more detailed information provided below or on the CJC webpage<https://cjc.utppublishing.com/cjc/call-for-papers>.

CJC Policy Portal Themed Issue: Policy, Multiplicity and Edtech

The use of educational technologies (edtech), as well as technology in educational contexts more broadly, can involve an entanglement of policy issues, which reverberate in the lives of students, educators and even at the societal level. Policies related to accessibility, privacy, openness, gender, intellectual property, copyright, human rights, Indigenous rights, digital inclusion, sustainability, and ethical use (or non-use) of artificial intelligence are all relevant to technology in educational settings. Sometimes edtech related policies can mean different things to different stakeholders, or the underpinning values create conflicts, which could signal ontological multiplicity.
Recognizing the messy state of policy and edtech, this call welcomes submissions for the Canadian Journal of Communication Policy Portal that critically interrogate a wide range of policies that are relevant to technologies in educational contexts in Canada, or with Canadian relevance. Critical interrogations of policies from the federal, provincial, territorial, institutional, or community levels are welcome responses to this call.
This list of questions are prompts for contributions that explore technology in educational contexts. Other areas of critical engagement are also welcome.

  1.  What is a policy related to edtech in Canada that requires critical interrogation as budgets are contracting, global temperatures are rising, and the artificial intelligence (AI) hype cycle continues?
  2.  Building upon platform studies, what is an edtech related app with significant policy reverberations (e.g., privacy, intellectual property, or anti-discrimination policies) that is underexplored in the literature to date?
  3.  Recognizing the rhetoric of ‘elbows up’ politics in Canada, what policy frameworks limit or make possible data sovereignty in the Canadian edtech sector?
  4.  Are examples of decolonized or sustainable edtech emerging and if so, what policy frameworks effectively support this work?
  5.  How do policies like mobile phone device bans in high schools or classrooms in the post-secondary context impact different communities of students, including students with accessibility needs or to monitor chronic medical conditions?
  6.  Are procurement policies effectively mitigating to prevent the procurement of edtech products that perpetuate algorithmic bias and discrimination in Canadian educational settings?

Consistent with the Policy Portal format for the CJC, contributions should be 3500–5000 words (including references) and can analyze policy issues, debates or legislation in process.

Articles are due June 15, 2026, via the Canadian Journal of Communication's online submission portal: https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/utp_cjc

Expected Timeline:

  *   June 15: Submissions due
  *   October 15: Editorial decisions made
  *   December 15: Revised versions due
  *   June 2027: Publication in CJC issue 52.2

For all inquiries, please be in touch via email at karen.louise.smith at brocku.ca<mailto:karen.louise.smith at brocku.ca> and tamara.shepherd at ucalgary.ca<mailto:tamara.shepherd at ucalgary.ca>

Karen Louise Smith, Brock University
Tamara Shepherd, University of Calgary
Policy Portal Editors

Stuart Poyntz, Simon Fraser University
Journal Editor


Best,

Karen


Karen Louise Smith, PhD

Associate Professor

Communication, Popular Culture & Film

Brock University  |  Faculty of Social Sciences

1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way  |  St. Catharines, ON, Canada L2S 3A1

brocku.ca



http://www.karenlouisesmith.net<http://www.karenlouisesmith.net/>




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