Committees

Communications Committee

Co-chaired by Jennifer Olsen (USA), Justice Walker (USA), and Naomi Thompson (USA) the Communications Committee helps direct the Society’s communications decisions. Additional members of this committee are:
  • Tugce Aldemir USA
  • Amanda Barany USA
  • Catherine Dornfeld-Tissenbaum USA
  • Chaewon Kim (ILSSA representive) USA
  • Li Liang (ILSSA representative) Australia
  • Lukas Liu Hong Kong
  • Joseph E Michaelis USA
  • Anouschka van Leeuwen Netherlands
  • Jamie Vescio USA
  • Hui Yang USA
  • Yawen Yu USA

Annual Meeting Committee

Co-chaired by Bram De Wever (Belgium) and Liz Charles (USA), the Annual Meeting Committee sets policies for the ISLS Annual Meeting, selects future venues, and helps recruit and appoint conference chairs. Additional members of this committee are:
  • Wenli Chen Singapore
  • Melissa Gresalfi USA
  • Thomas Hillman Sweden
  • Teo Keifert USA
  • Jody Clarke Midura USA
  • Jun Oshima Japan

CSCL Community Committee

Co-chaired by Michelle Lui (Canada) and Carol Chan (China), the CSCL Community Committee works to strengthen the international CSCL community as part of ISLS, working with the ISLS board and the other committees on CSCL affairs, including the CSCL program at the ISLS Annual Meeting and the ijCSCL journal.

Additional members of this committee are:
  • Christa Asterhan Israel
  • Tamara Clegg USA
  • Davinia Hernández-Leo Spain
  • Omid Noroozi Netherlands
  • Pantelis M. Papadopoulos Netherlands
  • Annelies Raes Belgium
  • Matias Rojas Chile
  • Lenka SchnaubertUK
  • Rolf SteierNorway
  • Freydis Vogel Germany
More information can be found on the CSCL Community page.

Education Committee

Co-chaired by Crina Damsa (Norway) and Julia Eberle (Germany), the Education Committee helps create and develop outreach and educational activities for the society. NAPLeS, a sub-committee of the Education Committee, is directed by Freydis Vogel (Germany). Additional members of this committee are:
  • Shaaron Ainsworth UK
  • Tugce Aldemir USA
  • Katharina Bach Germany
  • Sarah Bichler Germany
  • Marcela Borge USA
  • Lora Cawelti USA
  • Tanya Chichekian Canada
  • Jonan Phillip Donaldson USA
  • Early Sol Gadong Philippines
  • Samaa Haniya USA
  • Daniel Hickey USA
  • Joey Huang USA
  • Aditi Kothiyal India
  • Marcia Linn USA
  • Camilia Matuk USA
  • Danielle Murphy USA
  • Aubrey Neihaus USA
  • Tara Patterson USA
  • David Williamson Shaffer USA
  • Natalie Spence Australia
  • Tom Underwood USA
  • Suraj Uttamchandani USA
  • Grace Xing USA

Equity & Justice Committee

Co-chaired by Miwa Aoki Takeuchi (Canada) and Sherice Clarke (USA), the Equity & Justice Committee will assist ISLS in fulfilling its commitment to a justice orientation, supporting the Society in all engagements with the scholars, communities and broader publics with whom ISLS works. The Committee will work with all other ISLS Committees to identify and address specific issues related to diverse representation, the systemic marginalization or erasure of particular voices, and justice-oriented scholarship. The composition of the committee sought broad representation, in terms of theoretical and methodological perspectives, geography, and racial, ethnic, gendered, and social identities. Additional members of this committee are:
  • Ali Blake USA – ILSSA
  • Paulo Blikstein Brazil – Brazil Affiliate
  • Ravit Duncan USA – ISLS Past President
  • Kareem Eduoard USA – Standing Member
  • Kim Gomez USA – Equity Task Force
  • Melissa Gresalfi USA – Barriers to Participation Subcommittee
  • Kris Gutierrez USA – Board and Past E&J Chair
  • Lia Haddadian USA – ILSSA Africa and Middle East Rep
  • Yotam Hood Israel – ISLS Incoming President
  • Rita Kizito South Africa – Membership
  • Ung-Sang Lee USA – Publications
  • José Ramón Lizárraga USA – ISLS 2023 Virtual Social Event Planning Committee
  • Jasmine Ma USA – ISLS Board of Directors, ISLS President
  • Ananda Marin USA – Standing Member
  • Areej Mawasi Israel – Standing Member
  • Christopher Ostrowdun UK – Publications
  • Dylan Paré Canada – Standing Member, ISLS 2023 Virtual Social Event Planning Committee
  • Preeti Raman Canada – Technology
  • Aireale Joi Rodgers USA – ILSSA
  • Nisumba Soodhani India – ILSSA
  • Naomi Thompson USA – Communications
  • Suraj Uttamchandani USA – Education

International Learning Sciences Students Association (ILSSA) Committee

Co-chaired by Ali Blake (USA) and Morgan Vickery (USA), the International Learning Sciences Students Association (ILSSA) works to support and develop the intellectual, social, and professional development of graduate and undergraduate students in the field of Learning Sciences. Additional ILSSA steering committee members are:
  • Adelmo Eloy: Central and South America Regional Representative Brasil
  • Early Sol Gadong: Treasurer Philippines
  • Golnoush (Lia) Haddadian: Africa and Middle East Regional Representative USA
  • Santiago Hurtado: Central and South America Regional Representative Germany
  • Hyeji Jang: Asia-Pacific Regional Representative South Korea
  • Chaewon Kim: Outreach Chair USA
  • Li Liang: Communications Chair Australia
  • John Louis-Strakes Lopez: Membership Chair USA 
  • Varpu Mehto: Annual Meeting Representative Finland 
  • Tara Patterson: Europe/UK Regional Representative France
  • Oktay Ülker: Europe/UK Regional Representative Germany
  • Qiuyan Wu: Asia-Pacific Regional Representative USA
  • Grace Xing: Secretary USA

Membership Committee

Co-chaired by Dimitra Tsovaltzi (Germany), Toshio Mochizuki (Japan), and Tugce Aldemir (USA), the Membership Committee helps disseminate the Society’s work and invites new members into the Society. Additional members of this committee are:
  • Tutaleni I. AsinoUSA
  • Chandan DasguptaNetherlands
  • Eric HamiltonUSA
  • Rita KizitoNetherland
  • Rishi KrishnamoorthyCanada
  • Ayano Ohsaki Japan
  • Jun OshimaJapan
  • Jimmy Zambrano R.Ecuador
  • Sarah C RadkeUSA
  • Vanessa SvihlaUSA
  • Xintian TuUSA

Publications Committee

Co-chaired by Anna Keune (Germany) and Jennifer Kahn (USA), the Publications Committee develops editorial and publications policies. Additional members of this committee are:
  • Jamie Gravell USA
  • Gahgene Gweon South Korea
  • Ariel Han USA
  • Ung-Sang Lee USA
  • Santiago Ojeda-Ramirez USA
  • Chris Ostrowdun UK
  • Ashlyn Pierson USA
  • Aireale J. Rodgers USA
  • Pooja Saxena USA
  • Molly Shea USA
  • Wanli Xing USA
  • Nikki Yankova USA

Advisors:

  • Christopher Hoadley USA
  • D. Teo Kiefert USA

ISLS-Affiliated Journal Contacts/Advisory Members:

The Publications Committee maintains the ISLS Publications FAQ. Please contact Anna Keune or Jennifer Kahn, the committee’s co-chairs, to obtain copyright permission to use portions of your ISLS conference proceedings in other scholarly publications.

Technology Committee

Chaired by Mike Tissenbaum (USA) and Shiyan Jiang (USA), the Technology Committee is charged with developing technology policies for the Society and providing recommendations to the Board regarding the development, evaluation and updating of the Society’s Strategic Technology Plan. Additional members of this committee are:
  • Kelli Adam USA
  • Vishesh Kumar USA
  • Preeti Raman Canada
  • Joel Wiebe Canada
  • Steven Yoo USA