International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)

Alicia Futch

Chloe Wilson

Naveed Khan

ISLS Introduction

Naveed Khan

Purpose

• "A professional community dedicated to the interdisciplinary empirical investigation of learning as it exists in real-world settings, and to how learning may be facilitated both with and without technology."

Target Audiences

• Educators and students who work in both formal and informal settings

• Targeted fields include: K-12 Education, STEM/STEAM, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Computer Science, Educational Leadership

• Has members in 35+ countries

Open Ended

Based on the target audiences, why do you think someone would want to join this organization?

History of ISLS

• 2002 - established as a non-profit professional society by Chris Hoadley, Janet Kolodner, and Tim Koschmann with the goal of uniting the work of Journal of Learning Sciences, International Conferences of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), and the Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conferences (CSCL)

• 2003 - Elected Board of Directors and President had first meeting

• 2003-2004 - Society's first year; CSCL Community Committee was formed to integrate different parts of ISLS

• July 2004 - First ISLS Newsletter published

• December 2004 - JLS acquired as an official journal

• March 2005 - ijCSCL acquired as an official journal

Multiple Choice

When was ISLS established?

• 2000

• 2002

• 2012

• 2020

Multiple Choice

When was JLS acquired as on official journal?

• 2002

• 2003

• 2004

• 2005

Multiple Choice

When was ijCSCL acquired as on official journal?

• 2002

• 2003

• 2004

• 2005

ISLS Journals

Alicia Futch

ISLS has two main journals:

• Journal of Learning Sciences

• International Journal of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning

JLS

• Journal of Learning Sciences

• Focuses on theories of how people learn and designing learning environments with technologies and instructional practices to support learning in different contexts

• Invites studies of learning in broad range including both formal and informal learning contexts

• Overall purpose is to extend understanding of the processes, tools, contexts, and outcomes of learning

Journal of Learning Sciences

• 5 issues per year

• First issue was published in 1991

• JLS has been in the top 5 of most cited journals in education for the last 5 years

• https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hlns20/current

ijCSCL

• International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

• Focuses on how people learn in the context of collaborative learning and how technology can be designed to support collaboration

• Goal is to promote a deeper understanding of the nature, theory, and practice of using computer-supported collaborative learning

ijCSCL

• 4 Issues per year

• First issue was in 2006

• Leader in scientific and professional publishings

Poll

In which journal would you most likely find the following article published?

A handheld classroom dashboard: Teachers' perspectives on the use of realtime collaborative learning analytics

• Journal of Learning Sciences (JLS)

• International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (ijCSCL)

Poll

In which journal would you most likely find the following article published?

Authoring data stories in media makerspace: Adolescents developing critical data literacies

• Journal of Learning Sciences (JLS)

• International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (ijCSCL)

ISLS Conferences

Chloe Wilson

ISLS Conferences

• ICLS - International Conference of the Learning Sciences

• CSCL - International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

• Conferences alternate every other year.

• An annual ISLS meeting is hosted every year to bridge the two conferences.

International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)

• Held bi-annually

• Most recently "in" Nashville

• More likely to be hosted in the US

• Keynote videos are available online at: https://www.isls.org/conferences/icls-2020-online-conference

International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)

• Bi-annual conference

• Promote learning and collaboration with the help of computers and communication technology

• 2019 Conference was in Lyon, France

• More likely to be hosted internationally

• 2021 Conference has not yet been announced

Multiple Choice

Which conference is more likely to be close to home?

ISLS Annual Meeting

• The 2021 Annual Meeting is scheduled for June 7-11 in Bochum, Germany.

• The ISLS Annual Meeting exists to blend and continue the focus of the ICLS and CSCL conferences.

• 3 tiers of workshops: Doctoral Candidates, Recent Graduates, and Advanced

References

International Society of the Learning Sciences. (2020, November 02). Retrieved November 2020, from https://www.isls.org/