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NSF EAGER Opportunity: Cyberlearning & AI

The interplay between AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity will continue to introduce new opportunities and challenges in the security of AI as well as AI for cybersecurity. NSF DCL: Cybersecurity Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence seeks to fund ...
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Call for Papers for ISLS 2021

Papers, Posters, Symposia are due November 6, 2020. Preconference Workshops and Tutorials are due December 11, 2020. Visit the ISLS 2021 Website for more information. The International Society of the Learning Sciences Annual Meeting 2021 will be held at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, ...
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Two Postdoc Openings for CIRCLS

CIRCL will be transforming into the Center for Integrative Research in Computer and Learning Sciences (CIRCLS) – our three-year NSF proposal was just recently awarded! CIRCLS will have two postdoc positions, and these will be awesome opportunities for leadership, scholarship, ...
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Call for Papers: AI for K-12 – due August 20

Call for Papers: AI for K-12. This special issue of IJAIED seeks contributions that address core challenges in how to envision, design, develop, and implement AI K-12 education. Extended Abstracts (1,000 words) due August 20, 2020.
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Call for Papers on Makerspaces – due August 15

Call for Papers: Designing, Evaluating and Assessing Learning and Engagement in School, Library, Museum and Community Makerspaces. This special issue will bring together articles from projects that have explored conceptualizing and designing assessment of learning and engagement in Makerspaces from ...
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ISLS 2021 – Papers due November 6

ISLS 2021 will be held June 7-11, 2020 at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Bochum, Germany. This Annual Meeting will bring together the international community of the learning sciences in a new format building on the past two programs: Learning Sciences (LS) ...
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Special Issue: Learning Analytics of Embodied Design

The International Journal of Child–Computer Interaction: Learning Analytics of Embodied Design — Enhancing Synergy invites submissions of manuscripts to the IJCCI Editorial Manger by November 1, 2020. Kindly forward all inquiries to Dor Abrahamson (dor@berkeley.edu)
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NSF Convergence Accelerator Expo 2020

NSF Convergence Accelerator program is hosting CA Expo 2020 on July 1-2, 2020 – a virtual meeting that provides an opportunity for all of the funded Convergence Accelerator projects in the Open Knowledge Network and AI & Future of Work/National ...
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NSF ECR Webinar Series

Thursdays from June 11 to July 30, 2020, 3-4 pm ET / 12-1 pm PT NSF EHR Core Research (ECR) program officers will provide an overview of the funding opportunities available in the EHR Core Research Solicitation (NSF 19-508) and answer ...
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Living with AI: The Human Impacts of AI

AAAS Virtual Symposium, June 11, 2020, 9:00-4:30 (EDT) Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing how we think about every aspect of our daily lives, impacting our food, health, work, and society. Public discourse often focuses on AI as‌ ‌a‌ ‌social‌ ‌good‌ ...
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Media, Blogs, and Press Releases from Cyberlearning Leaders

DSET Webinar

The Data Science Education Technology (DSET) conference on Feb 15-17 was a gathering of 100 researchers, curriculum developers, and software developers gathered in Berkeley, CA to (1) build a community and (2) identify innovative tools and approaches for integrating data ...
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Edtech at DNC

Dr. Janice Gobert will showcase her educational technology at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to Senate and House of Representatives members. Gobert, who joined Rutger’s Graduate School of Education in 2015, is among five people selected to share their innovative ...
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New “Makeology” Book by Cyberlearning Authors

Congratulations to Kylie Peppler, Erica Halverson, and Yasmin B. Kafai, on their new book Makeology (2016). Volume 1 introduces the emerging landscape of the Maker Movement and its connection to interest-driven learning. Volume 2 highlights leading researchers and practitioners ...
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Video Showcase

Watch the 20 cyberlearning videos! The 2016 Showcase drew more than 23,500 unique visitors in 145 countries (86.2% of traffic from the US and the rest from abroad.) It included 157 presentations from 403 presenters and co-presenters. Some videos received special recognition. ...
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Computer app whets children’s appetites for eco-friendly meals

Emma Mercier describes her work developing the Food for Thought app, which educates young people about the carbon footprint associated with the foods they eat.
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Grand Challenges from LAK‘16

It’s not that often that presidents of 5 different research societies come together to reflect at the close of a conference. But that’s exactly what happened at the close of Learning Analytics and Knowledge ’16 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read more ...
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Towards Better Learning at Scale

Edinburgh is city of learning. How appropriate, then, that hundreds of leading scholars travelled to the University of Edinburgh last week to share advances in two conferences about… guess what? Keeping students engaged in online courses! Read more of Jeremy ...
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Youth, Learning, and Data Science Summit

August 11-12, 2016, at the University of California, Berkeley The Youth, Learning, and Data Science Summit will be held August 11-12, 2016, at the University of California, Berkeley. The focus of the Summit is on kids learning data science in and ...
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Data Consortium Fellowships for Spring 2016

The goal of the NSF funded Data Consortium Fellows (DCF) is to support learning sciences researchers across the United States in developing the capacity to apply best practices in learning analytics and play. To that end, we created the Data ...
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International Workshop in Europe

CIRCL is making plans to host an international workshop in Europe, to coincide with the European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL). The workshop, likely on September 12, 2016 in Lyon, France, would provide opportunity to engage with researchers in ...
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Job Opportunities

NSF Seeks Science Education Administrator (Program Director)

NSF seeks qualified candidates for a Science Education Administrator (Program Director) position for the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Alexandria, VA. The incumbent will work across ...
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CIRCL Update: Cyberlearning 2019 – Apply by April 30 (deadline extended), Cyberlearning at TMS, Video Showcase May 13-20

Dear Colleague, We hope you can join us for the following events. Cyberlearning 2019. Apply to attend by April 30 (deadline extended). Join us October 3-4 in Alexandria, VA, to share your work, explore tensions that arise as research teams expand ...
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WPI seeks Postdoctoral Fellow in Learning Analytics

The Educational Psychology and Mathematics Learning Lab at WPI seeks to hire a postdoctoral research scientist in Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining (full time, 12 months, for up to 2 years) under the direction of Dr. Erin Ottmar in ...
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CIRCL Update: Ideas Lab deadline extended, S&D Workshop Call for Participants, Neuroscience & Learning Webinar, Video Showcase, & More

Dear Colleague, We wanted to give you a quick heads up on several opportunities that have rapidly approaching deadlines; see below for details on each opportunity: NSF Ideas Lab preliminary proposals – deadline extended to March 4 Synthesis & Design workshop – call ...
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UIC Learning Science and Computer Science Junior Faculty Position

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites applicants for a position at the rank of assistant professor in computer science and learning sciences beginning August 16, 2019. UIC seeks applicants with a record of research and publication at the ...
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Seeking Students and Postdocs for Boston College MA Program in Learning Engineering

Boston College’s Lynch School of Education is delighted to announce the start, in late August, 2019, of our new Masters Program in Learning Engineering (PDF); find out more at bc.edu/learningengineering. We hope you will pass this information on to undergraduates ...
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University of Maryland Faculty Position in Technology, Learning & Leadership

The Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (TLPL) in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for a tenure-track position in Technology, Learning and Leadership at the rank of Assistant Professor. Learn ...
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NSF Program Director, Senior Advisor Positions

NSF has several open positions, including Program Director with expertise in STEM learning in informal environments, a permanent Senior Advisor for the Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR), and a temporary Senior Advisor position for EHR.
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Vanderbilt Peabody College – Postdoctoral Research Position

Peabody College Department of Teaching and Learning POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION at Vanderbilt University beginning fall 2019, with the option of an earlier start date. Applications are strongly encouraged from scholars whose research focuses on mathematics teacher learning and/or content-focused coaching. The ...
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Learning Sciences Faculty Search

The School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a position in Learning Sciences and Psychological Studies starting July 1, 2019. This is a full-time, 9-month tenure-line or tenured appointment depending on rank ...
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Call and Other Opportunities

Spencer COVID-19 Related Research Grants

The Spencer Foundation is accepting applications on a rolling basis with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to three years to support education research projects that will contribute to understanding the rapid shifts in education in this ...
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Call for Nominations: ISLS Early Career Award

Deadline extended to: May 1, 2020 The International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Early Career Award recognizes learning scientists who have made exciting and innovative contributions to the field during the early years following their Ph.D. Each year ISLS will ...
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CIRCL Update: NSF Coronavirus Information and Impact on Grants & Deadlines

Dear Colleague, All of us at CIRCL want to be as supportive and helpful as we can during these challenging times. Below we have a list of recent and highly relevant NSF news. We’ve also posted tips on how to host ...
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JLS Special Issue Call for Abstracts

Due: April 15 JLS is excited to solicit abstracts for consideration for a special issue of The Journal of the Learning Sciences titled “Learning in and through the arts.” The goal of this special issue is to develop and explore synergistic ...
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IJAIED Special Issue: Creating and Improving Adaptive Learning: Smart Authoring Tools and Processes

Deadline extended to April 1 Creating and Improving Adaptive Learning: Smart Authoring Tools and Processes Motivation and Scope Cyberlearning technologies increasingly seek to offer personalized learning experiences via adaptive systems that customize pedagogy, content, feedback, pace, and tone according to the just-in-time needs ...
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International Learning Sciences Student Association

The International Learning Sciences Student Association (ILSSA) is a formal committee of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) that aims to serve as an international community for all students of the learning sciences. ILSSA’s mission is to support ...
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LRDC Summer Undergraduate Research Institute – Apply by March 9

The Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) Summer Undergraduate Research Institute at the University of Pittsburgh seeks summer undergraduate interns to promote broader participation in training in the .earning sciences. The 2020 program will run from June 1-July 31, 2020 ...
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Call for proposals to host future ISLS Annual Meetings

The International Society for the Learning Sciences (ISLS) invites proposals from organizations interested in hosting future ISLS Annual Meetings. These meetings will feature concurrent Learning Sciences and CSCL programs in a joint, annual event. Proposals to host the meeting in ...
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CIRCL Update: Register Now to be a Presenter in the STEM for All Video Showcase

Dear Colleague, We wanted to give you a quick heads up on several opportunities that have rapidly approaching deadlines. 2020 STEM for All Video Showcase. Do you have a federally funded project aimed at improving STEM or CS learning and teaching in ...
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Register by February 10 to present in the STEM for All Video Showcase

If you have an NSF or other federally funded project aimed at improving STEM or CS learning and teaching in formal or informal environments, we strongly encourage you to present your work in the 2020 STEM for All Video Showcase. ...
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News from NSF and the U.S. Government

CIRCL Update: New NSF Opportunities & Share your #NSFStories

Dear Colleague, First, congratulations to all of you who presented your stories in the Video Showcase! Check out the 14 cyberlearning-related videos and 33 winners of Facilitator’s Choice, Public Choice, and Presenter’s Choice awards. The event drew more than 58,000 visitors ...
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NSF Program on Fairness in AI in Collaboration with Amazon

NSF announced the 2020 continuation of its Program on Fairness in Artificial Intelligence in Collaboration with Amazon (FAI) on April 16 through solicitation NSF 20-566. Proposals are due on July 13, 2020 by 5 p.m. submitter’s local time. (Letters ...
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Cyberlearning accepting CAREER proposals

The NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) encourages eligible members of the STEM education research community to submit proposals to the NSF CAREER program. Note that while these are listed as EHR programs, technically CAREER proposals to Cyberlearning ...
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Webinar: Small business funding for learning technologies during and beyond COVID-19

Tuesday, May 5, from 11 am-12 pm PT / 2-3 pm ET NSF invites you to attend this webinar to learn more about small business funding from NSF to support research and development of technologies to enhance cyberlearning, learning engineering, and ...
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CIRCL Update: NSF Coronavirus Information and Impact on Grants & Deadlines

Dear Colleague, All of us at CIRCL want to be as supportive and helpful as we can during these challenging times. Below we have a list of recent and highly relevant NSF news. We’ve also posted tips on how to host ...
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NSF DRL seeks candidates for multiple Program Director positions

The Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) at the US National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidate(s) for multiple Program Director positions. Please see more details in the following ads: Visiting program officers in multiple ...
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CIRCL Update: Register Now to be a Presenter in the STEM for All Video Showcase

Dear Colleague, We wanted to give you a quick heads up on several opportunities that have rapidly approaching deadlines. 2020 STEM for All Video Showcase. Do you have a federally funded project aimed at improving STEM or CS learning and teaching in ...
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NSF’s new CS for All solicitation – proposals due April 13, 2020

The new NSF CS for All solicitation focuses on both research and researcher-practitioner partnerships (RPPs) that foster the research and development needed to bring CS and CT to all schools. Proposals are due by April 13, 2020.
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Register by February 10 to present in the STEM for All Video Showcase

If you have an NSF or other federally funded project aimed at improving STEM or CS learning and teaching in formal or informal environments, we strongly encourage you to present your work in the 2020 STEM for All Video Showcase. ...
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NSF Program Director positions in CISE

The NSF division Information & Intelligent Systems (IIS) seeks to fill two Program Director positions in computer science, one temporary rotation and one permanent: A
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News from CIRCL

2019 STEM Video Showcase: Innovations in STEM Education

May 13-20, 2019 (online) Don’t miss a great opportunity to showcase your federally-funded STEM Education project and reach tens of thousands of people while producing a video for your project! Register to present at the 2019 STEM Video Showcase by February 19 ...
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Webinar: Rapid Community Reports

Thursday, November 1, 2018 from 1-2 pm Pacific, 4-5 pm Eastern. CIRCL is working towards the launch of a new, online, peer-reviewed Rapid Community Report (RCR) Series for short form research papers — like primers, workshop reports, and design reflections ...
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Webinar: NSF Cyberlearning Solicitation

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 from 9-10 am Pacific, 12-1 pm Eastern. NSF Program Officers Amy Baylor and Tatiana Korelsky will lead an informational webinar on the NSF Cyberlearning solicitation Cyberlearning for Work at the Human-Technology Frontier.
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Cyberlearning Community Report Now Available!

The Cyberlearning Community Report: The State of Cyberlearning and the Future of Learning With Technology is now available! View the report, and help us get the word out: When you see our CIRCL Facebook post or Twitter tweet, please like ...
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Community Report Update

CIRCL staff and cyberlearning community members have been working together to finalize the Cyberlearning Community Report organized by CIRCL and co-authored by 19 members of the community. See the Cyberlearning Community Report page for a list of authors and key ...
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Working Groups on Cyberlearning Genres

In April, CIRCL announced that it would fund a small number of working groups to convene experts and lay out research agendas for a few cyberlearning genres. Based on the proposals received and feedback from our advisory group, we are ...
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NSF EHR Webinar: Broadening Participation in STEM

Thursday, June 22, 12:30 – 3 PM ET Join STELAR for a special webinar held on behalf of the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) highlighting upcoming funding opportunities within EHR especially aimed at broadening participation in STEM. Register ...
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Cyberlearning Working Groups – Apply by May 5

CIRCL invites proposals for a series of CIRCL-funded workshops to continue the conversation about innovative genres in cyberlearning and to synthesize our work to help researchers engage in the next set of questions for our field. Workshops should take place ...
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STEM for All Video Showcase

May 15-22 More than 150 projects will showcase three-minute videos of their innovative work broadening participation and access to STEM in the 2017 STEM for All Video Showcase on May 15-22. This year’s theme is Research & Design for Impact. Researchers, ...
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CL17 Keynote Speakers

CIRCL is excited to announce the following four keynote speakers for Cyberlearning 2017: Jeremy Bailenson, Stanford, on virtual reality interaction Eileen Scanlon, The Open University, on citizen science and a perspective from UK Mary Helen Immordino Yang, USC, on neuroscience, learning, and ...
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