Early Career Workshop: Call for Submissions 

Please submit your application via https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isls2025 by 17 January 2025, 23:59 AOE (click this link to view this time in your time zone).

Organizers & Contact 

  • Carol Chan – University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
  • Joshua Danish – Indiana University, USA 

Please contact Julia for all questions regarding the Early Career Workshop. 

Important dates

January 17, 2025

Applications due

Mid-February 2025

Notifications of acceptance and revisions

Early March 2025

Final submissions for publication due (camera ready)

June 9–10, 2025

Early Career Workshop

June 10–13, 2025

ISLS Annual Meeting 2025

Workshop Description 

The aim of the workshop is to provide early-career researchers in the Learning Sciences and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning with the opportunity to  

  • Present and discuss their own research and receive constructive feedback; 
  • Discuss and receive advice on challenges early-career researchers are facing in the Learning Sciences and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, such as developing a career plan and a research agenda, pursuing international opportunities, collaboration in the interdisciplinary field, and adopting and building on different methodological approaches. Topics also include publication strategies, work organization (e.g. making time to read and write), writing grant proposals, mentorship-supervision, engagement in scientific communities, and work-life-balance; 
  • Build networks with fellow early career researchers interested in similar topics (also cross-disciplinary and cross-methodological connections) and also with mentoring by senior researchers; 
  • A number of activities are planned to address these topics including panel and small group discussions, conversations with peers and mentors, as well as social activities. Mentors are experienced researchers and members of ISLS from all over the world. 

The Early Career Workshop will involve a 1.5-day event on June 9– 10, 2025, just before the ISLS Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland. Depending on availability of funds, there may be support to offset some of the costs of accommodation and registration, as well as travel stipends. Prior to the workshop, a few preparatory activities are required to enable us to use the time within the workshop as effectively as possible.

Application Instructions 

Who should apply? 

Applications are open to scholars who have received their PhD not more than five years ago and who are employed in a research position at an academic institution (typically a university) or equivalent/comparable institution (e.g. SRI, ETS, Fraunhofer, Max-Planck institutes). 

How to apply? 

To apply, please submit one PDF document containing the following six sections: 

  1. A cover sheet with your name, institution, email address, personal webpage, and postal address. 
  2. A current curriculum vitae and list of publications. 
  3. A one-page narrative description of your current position, including the type of institution where you work and your job responsibilities (including teaching, research, mentoring, and committee work). 
  4. A two-page overview of your research – including the general theoretical framework, methods you use, and plans for moving forward. This paper should not describe one study in detail but give an insight into your research profile. It should be clear from your summary how your research relates to the Learning Sciences / CSCL research.
    This paper will be the basis for the two-page paper that will be published in the proceedings, so please use the ISLS Template and follow ISLS Author Guidelines and ISLS Submission Tips. 
  5. A completed questionnaire describing your relation to the ISLS (download the template here). 
  6. A brief statement of the potential benefits of your participation in the Early Career Workshop (1) to the Learning Sciences/CSCL community and (2) to you (including topics you would like to see addressed in the workshop). 

            Please submit all papers in one file in PDF format. The application should be submitted via EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isls2025 by 17 January 2025, 23:59 AOE. 

            Participation is limited and competitive. Selection criteria include eligibility requirements, scientific quality of the proposal, potential benefit of participation for the applicant and the Learning Sciences community, and the assembly of a productive and diverse cohort regarding institutions, topics, disciplines, and nationalities.