EdMedia Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Emerging Technologies for Learning and Teaching SIG
Learning Design SIG
Emerging Scholars SIG

Call for SIG Papers

At EdMedia, Special interest groups (SIG) focus on a shared interest or topic of conference participants. The idea is to advance a specific area of knowledge through discussion and collaboration while at EdMedia but also between our annual conferences.

You are invited to submit a research publication clearly explaining the addressed questions for each SIG. SIGs are scheduled to be held at EdMedia as an outstanding track. All accepted submissions will be presented with a discussion to follow and extra time for in depth-discussion about the topic and future development of the SIG. All selected publications will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR).

If you and your colleagues would like to establish a SIG for a shared interest, please contact us for submission instructions.

Emerging Technologies for Learning and Teaching SIG

Workshop & Meeting Scheduled: Wednesday during lunch break

Workshop: Guiding Innovation with Rapid EdTech User Experience Research Nodes

This Special Interest Group session presents the principles of the Rapid EdTech User Experience Research Node Manifesto and outlines how they can support successful innovation in learning and teaching. From this common starting point, we invite participants during the session to bring forward practical examples and success stories from educational practice. Through short case studies and open discussion, we will explore how insights from learners‘ and educators‘ experiences can inform design decisions, pedagogical alignment and responsible innovation. The session aims to connect practice, values, and research to bridge the gap between experimentation and development of educational technologies.

SIG Chairs:

Benedikt Brünner is a PhD student at Graz University of Technology in the research area educational technology. He is part of the research project Future of Digital Education and Learning (FutureDEAL) and is involved in the Department of Educational Technology of Graz University of Technology. He had previously taught computer science and biology in a secondary school Austria for over two years.
Martin Ebner is currently head of the Department Educational Technology at Graz University of Technology and therefore responsible for all university wide e-learning activities. He holds an Adjunct Prof. on media informatics (research area: educational technology) and works also at the Institute for Interactive Systems and Data Science as senior researcher. (https://aace.org/conf/edmedia/sigs/)

Learning Design SIG

Meeting Scheduled: Thursday during lunch break

The Learning Design SIG provides a forum for educators, designers, and researchers to share and discuss best practices in the design and evaluation of learning and instruction across diverse contexts. Our SIG sessions are to emphasize shared sense‑making, reflection, and practical application. This year’s session focuses on Interactive Microlearning, with the session itself intentionally designed to discuss and model a microlearning approach.

The session begins with a brief introduction to microlearning, followed by an interactive segment in which you as participants share one practical microlearning tip or idea from your own practice. If possible, please prepare a concise statement about what’s been effective for you (such as including how or when it is used). Building on these contributions, we will engage in a short, interactive activity to examine the design rationales and principles that make these approaches (i.e., tips) effective.

Regardless of prior experience with microlearning, participation is encouraged. By the end of our session, you can leave with practical strategies, shared insights, and examples that can be applied in your own teaching and design contexts.

We look forward to seeing you at the SIG: Learning Design meeting!

Dr. Gayle V. Davidson-Shivers, Co-Chair University of South Alabama

& Dr. Madalina F. Tincu, Co-Chair, Johns Hopkins University

Emerging Scholars SIG

Meeting & Panel Scheduled: Tuesday during lunch break

AACE is proud to offer specific resources and time specifically tailored to support emerging scholars at the EdMedia + Innovate Learning conferences. This SIG is focused on empowering emerging scholars as PhD, master students and new scholars, but anyone is welcome to join this endeavour. How so? At the Conference, the SIG will provide several spaces for discussions and informal conversations with peers, networking opportunities and capacity-building resources.

The Emerging Scholars SIG provides a platform to discuss, debate, interact, collaborate and network amongst other emerging scholars as well as with more experienced researchers. It is open to all attendees in the conference and it seeks to encourage and further the relationships between new and experienced researchers in the field of educational technology.

The SIG will also appeal to supervisors, advisors, early career researchers and others interested in the conduct of research in educational technology fields. We are looking forward to seeing you in the several activities designed to give you a rich and meaningful experience at the conference.

Learn more about the EdMedia Emerging Scholars events here: https://aace.org/conf/edmedia/scholars/

Chairs:

Ottavia Trevisan, University of Padova, Italy