CALL FOR PAPERS & PROPOSALS iLRN2023

https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2023 

9th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network

May 18 - 20, 2023 (Online)iLRN Virtual Campus & Across the Metaverse

June 26 - 29, 2023 (Face-to-Face)

California Polytechnic State University

Theme: Learning Across the Metaverse: Building an Evidence-based Framework through Science, Community, Vision, & Adventure!

Educational Technology • Pedagogy • Computer Science • Serious Games • 3D Collaboration • Digital Twins • Embodied Pedagogical Agents • Medical & Healthcare Education • Workforce & Industry • Cultural Heritage • Language Learning • K-12 STEM • Artificial Intelligence • Museums & Libraries • Informal Learning • Community & Civic Engagement • Special Education • Geosciences • Data Visualization and Analytics • Assessment & Evaluation

The iLRN2023 Organizing Committee is accepting submissions for peer review & publication.

Proposals for contributions are currently being accepted in the following formats: 

• Oral presentations
• Poster presentations
• Workshops
• Round Tables
• Invited Panels
• Tech or Product Demos
• Guided Virtual Adventures

REFEREED SCHOLARLY PAPERS PUBLISHED IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• Full (6–8 pages) paper for all presentation formats.
• Short paper (4–5 pages) for all presentation formats.
• Work-in-progress paper (2–3 pages) for poster presentation
• Doctoral colloquium paper (2–3 pages) for oral presentation in the doctoral colloquium

EDUCATORS, XR DESIGNERS, ARTISTS, FUTURISTS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

2-3 pages summary of your contributions for inclusion in conference proceedings  

• Oral presentation
• Poster presentation
• Guided virtual adventures
• Training Sessions
• Product Demonstrations
• Workshop proposal, Special session proposal, Panel session proposal

The 9th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN 2023) will be an innovative and interactive gathering for a flourishing global network of researchers and practitioners collaborating to develop the scientific, technical, and applied potential of immersive learning. It is the premier scholarly event focusing on advances in the use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and other extended reality (XR) technologies to support learners across the full span of learning—from K-12 through higher education to work-based, informal, and lifelong learning contexts.

Scholars and professionals working from informal and formal education settings as well as those representing diverse industry sectors are invited to participate in the conference, where they may share their research findings, experiences, and insights; network and establish partnerships to envision and shape the future of XR and immersive technologies for learning; and contribute to the emerging scholarly knowledge base on how these technologies can be used to create experiences that educate, engage, and excite learners.

Program Tracks

Papers and proposals may be submitted to one of 10 program tracks, the first of which corresponds to fundamental knowledge contributions to Immersive Learning via the learning sciences, computer science, and/or game studies that are not linked to any particular application area. The remaining nine tracks are linked with areas of Immersive Learning applications and are likewise associated with iLRN Knowledge Tree Houses of Application.

• Track 1. Foundations in Immersive Learning Research and Theory (not linked to any particular application area).
• Track 2. Assessment and Evaluation (A&E) 
• Track 3. Galleries, Libraries, Archives, & Museums (GLAM)
• Track 4. Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, & Social Justice (IDEAS)
• Track 5. STEM Education
• Track 6. Language, Culture, & Heritage (LCH)
• Track 7. Medical & Healthcare Education (MHE)
• Track 8. Nature & Environmental Sciences (NES)
• Track 9. Workforce Development & Industry Training (WDIT)
• Track 10. Self and Co-Regulated Learning With Immersive Learning Environments (SCILE)
• Special Track 1. Immersive learning across Latin America: state of research, use cases and projects

Paper/Proposal Submission & Review

Papers for the Academic Stream must be prepared in standard double-column US Letter format using Microsoft Word or LaTeX, and will be accepted only via the online submission system Easy Chair.

Proposals for the Practitioner Stream are also to be submitted via the online submission system Easy Chair and prepared in a practitioner submission template. Note: A double blind peer-review process will be used to evaluate all submissions.

Publication, Abstracting, and Reviewing

ACADEMIC STREAM

All accepted and registered papers and extended abstracts submitted to the Academic Stream that are presented at iLRN 2023 will be published in the indexed Conference Proceedings subject to meeting scope and quality requirements.

In addition, authors of selected papers may be invited to submit expanded versions of their papers for consideration by a number of Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals.

PRACTITIONER STREAM

A separate proceedings book with ISBN and individual DOIs will be produced for those who submit extended abstracts to the Practitioner Stream.

Important Dates

• Abstracts for Full Papers Due  → 2022-11-06
• Full Submission for Full Papers Due  → 2022-11-13
• Notification of review outcomes from main submission round →  2022-12-23
• Camera-ready papers for proceedings due – Full papers →  2023-01-31
• Abstracts for Short Papers, Work-in-progress papers, Doctoral colloquium, posters,  Workshop proposal, Special session proposal, Panel session proposal and practitioner contributions Due  → 2023-01-15
• Full Submission for Short Papers, Work-in-progress papers, Doctoral colloquium, posters,  Workshop proposal, Special session proposal, Panel session proposal and practitioner contributions Due → 2023-01-22
• Notification of review outcomes from late submission round → 2023-03-03
• Camera-ready short papers, work-in-progress papers and contribution summaries for proceedings due; final practitioner abstracts for conference program due → 2023-04-16
• Presenter registration deadline (online and onsite formats) → 2023-04-16
• Conference dates → 2023-05-18 to 2023-05-20 online iLRN Virtual Campus and 2023-06-26 to 2023-06-29 San Louis Obispo, California