International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)

"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."

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

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

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

4 Issues per year

First issue was in 2006

Leader in scientific and professional publishings

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

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

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