Welcome to
The International Society of the Learning Sciences
An interdisciplinary society dedicated to the research of learning in all of its forms
The International Society of the Learning Sciences is a professional and widely interdisciplinary society dedicated to the empirical investigation of learning as it exists in real-world settings and to how learning may be facilitated both with and without technology
Welcome to
The International Society of the Learning Sciences
An interdisciplinary society dedicated to the research of learning in all of its forms
Welcome to
The International Society of the Learning Sciences
An interdisciplinary society dedicated to the research of learning in all of its forms
Welcome to
The International Society of the Learning Sciences
An interdisciplinary society dedicated to the research of learning in all of its forms
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Membership
Become an ISLS member to access JLS and ijCSCL online journal subscriptions, ISLS Annual Meeting registration, and to collaborate with ISLS members from all around the world.
Explore Resources
Explore our rich selection of interdisciplinary research and resources across educational psychology, collaboration, data science, information sciences, design studies, and more.
Donate to ISLS 2025
Make a donation to financially support accessibility and inclusion efforts at the ISLS Annual Meeting.
Online Journal Access
Access the International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (ijCSCL) and the Journal of the Learning Sciences (JLS) online here.
Membership Renewal
Renew your membership to access online journal subscriptions, book discounts, and ISLS Annual Meeting registration.
Donate to ISLS 2026
Make a donation to financially support accessibility and inclusion efforts at the ISLS Annual Meeting.
The International Conference of the Learning Sciences
The ISLS Annual Meeting is a major international event, which hosts keynotes, symposia, workshops, panels, submitted paper sessions, and poster sessions. It covers timely and important issues and reports research findings across the entire field of the Learning Sciences. The ISLS Annual Meeting brings together those interested in learning experiences across schools, homes, workplaces, and communities who seek to understand how collaboration and learning are enabled by knowledge, tools, networks, and social structures.
ISLS-Affiliated Journals
ijCSCL
The International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (ijCSCL) is primarily focused on how learning unfolds during collaborative activity and how to design effective technological and pedagogical settings for collaboration
JLS
The Journal of the Learning Sciences (JLS) is a multidisciplinary forum for the presentation and discussion of important ideas that can change our understanding of learning and teaching
Educational Resources
The Network of Academic Programs in the Learning Sciences (NAPLeS) is a network of Ph.D. and Master’s Programs.
NAPLeS supports the exchange of ideas in teaching and research. We have curated a collection of resources consisting of webinars and videos, syllabi, suggested readings, and learning activities for the design of introductory courses into the Learning Sciences.
Latest
News
2024 Outstanding Article of the Year
Constructing shared understanding of complex interdisciplinary problems: Epistemic games in interdisciplinary teamwork. This article, authored by Natasha Arthas, Lina Markauskaite, and Peter Goodyear, received the outstanding article of the year from the Journal of the…
Important Updates for the Annual Meeting – Extensions, Reviewers and more!
The application deadline for Workshops & Tutorials, Interactive Tools & Demos, Doctoral Consortium, Early Career Workshop, Mid-Career Workshop, Arts Gallery & Performance has been extended to December 4, 2025. The application deadline for the Alt-Academia…
ISLS 2026 2nd (and final) Deadline Extension (October 20)
To support the community in preparing strong contributions, we have decided to grant a final deadline extension for the ISLS 2026 ICLS and CSCL conferences to Monday, October 20, 2025 at 11:59pm AOE.
Calls for Proposals Open for Workshops & Tutorials, Interactive Tools & Demos, Doctoral Consortium, and More (Deadline Nov 15)
Submissions now open for Workshops & Tutorials, Interactive Tools & Demos, Arts Gallery & Performance, Doctoral Consortium, Alt-Academia, Early Career & Mid-Career Workshops - deadline November 15th.
Job Posts
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Postdoctoral Scholar as a Humboldt Research Fellow (Saarland University)
Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken, Germany -
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), AI in Teaching & Learning in STEM Education
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona -
The University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Educational Psychology, Learning Sciences Program Area
University of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin -
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Education
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC -
Lecturer in Integrative Engineering
University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM