Digital Research Pathfinder

Learning Sciences

Learning science is a multidisciplinary field focusing on understanding how people learn and applying that knowledge to enhance educational practices and outcomes. This digital pathfinder is a dynamic tool for curating and sharing my research process. Please review the areas below to find links that might be helpful to you on your journey too!

Academic Institutions

University of Calgary

Institution where I am currently studying towards a Doctor of Education in Learning Sciences

NAPLeS Member Programs

Network of Academic Programs in the Learning Sciences (NAPLeS)

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Institution where R. Keith Sawyer, PhD works.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Institution where Erica Rosenfeld Halverson, Phd works.

Professional Associations

Below is a curated list of Professional Associations relevant to Learning Sciences or art, design, or media based education.

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT)

Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators (CAPIC)

Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE)

International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)

Network of Academic Programs in the Learning Sciences (NAPLeS)

Network of the Learning Sciences in Canada

Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA)

Society for Photographic Education

Conferences

Below is a curated list of Conferences relevant to Learning Sciences or art, design, or media based education.

Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) International Convention

Virtual: October 1–3, 2024
Kansas City, Missouri: October 19–23, 2024

Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE)

International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Meeting

Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) Conference

St. Louis Community College Annual List of Teaching and Learning Conferences

Society for Photographic Education Annual Conference

Peppermill Reno Resort, Reno, Nevada: March 06-08, 2025

Key Researchers

Michele Jacobsen, PhD

Professor in the Learning Sciences and a Teaching Scholar at the University of Calgary and my supervisor.

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Erica Rosenfeld Halverson, Phd

Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Curriculum and Instruction School of Education. Co-author on Arts Education and the Learning Sciences. In The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences.

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R. Keith Sawyer, PhD

Morgan Distinguished Professor of Educational Innovations University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. American psychologist, widely published author and researcher in the study of creativity and learning. Editor and contributing author for The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences.

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Elizabeth Boling

Professor of Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University, Bloomington, who has previously served as Department Chair, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Executive Associate Dean in the School of Education. Editor and contributing author of Studio Teaching in Higher Education: Selected Design Cases and The Handbook of Research in Educational Communications and Technology, 5th Edition

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Scholarly Sources

Below is a curated list of Journals, Library Guides, and Podcasts relevant to Learning Sciences, art, design, or media-based education.

Journals

Active Learning in Higher Education: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ALH

British Journal of Educational Technology: https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14678535

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology: https://cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/index

Cognition and Instruction: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/hcgi20

College Teaching: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showAxaArticles?journalCode=vcol20

Computers and Education: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-education

Educational Researcher: http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=317

Educational Technology Research and Development: https://link.springer.com/journal/11423

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences: https://link.springer.com/journal/11251

International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - https://www.springer.com/journal/11412

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning: https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl

The Internet and Higher Education: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/the-internet-and-higher-education

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention: https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/jcotr/

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652729

Journal on Excellence in College Teaching: https://celt.miamioh.edu/ojs/index.php/JECT/index

Journal of Learning Analytics: https://learning-analytics.info/index.php/JLA

The Journal of the Learning Sciences: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hlns20/current

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education: http://www.aace.org/pubs/jtate/default.htm

Language Learning & Technology: http://llt.msu.edu/

Mind, Culture, and Activity: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/hmca20

New Directions for Teaching and Learning: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15360768/current

The Online Learning Journal: https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/index

The Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Journal: https://journal.otessa.org/index.php/oj

Library Research Guides

Association of College and Research Libraries: https://acrl.ala.org/IS/instruction-tools-resources-2/pedagogy/a-selected-list-of-journals-on-teaching-learning/

Ontario Tech University - Educational Theories: https://guides.library.ontariotechu.ca/education-theory

University of Calgary - STEM & STEAM Education: https://libguides.ucalgary.ca/c.php?g=255548

Podcasts

Two Middle-Aged Ladies Talking About Methods

Published Sources

Cambridge Core - Educational Psychology - The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Scienceswww.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-handbook-of-the-learning-sciences/7C81E0DD3BB25810E14CFBD4DD92A89E

The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, 3rd Edition

R. Keith Sawyer, editor (2022). Cambridge University Press

Key Chapters:

Halverson, E. R., & Sheridan, K. M. (2022). Arts education and the learning sciences. In R. K. Sawyer (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, Third Edition. (pp. 560-578). Cambridge University(pp. 560-578). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888295.034

Krajcik, J. S., & Shin, N. (2022). Project-based learning. In R. K. Sawyer (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, Third Edition. (pp. 72-92). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888295.006

Nathan, M. J., & Sawyer, R. K. (2022). Foundations of the learning sciences. In R. K. Sawyer (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, Third Edition. (pp. 27-52). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888295.004

Sawyer, R. K. (2022). An introduction to the learning sciences. In R. K. Sawyer (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, Third Edition. (pp. 1-24). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888295.002

Tabak, I., & Reiser, B. J. (2022). Scaffolding. In R. K. Sawyer (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, Third Edition. (pp. 53-71). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888295.005

Winne, P. H., & Azevedo, R. (2022). Metacognition and self-regulated learning. In R. K. Sawyer (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences, Third Edition. (pp. 93-113). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888295.007

Potter, J., & McDougall, J. (2017). Digital media, culture and education theorising third space literacies. Springer Nature.

Teaching and Learning the Arts in Higher Education with Technology

J. H. L. Koh and R. Y. P. Kan, editors (2021). Springer

Key Chapters:

Koh, J. H. L. and Kan, R. Y. P. (2021). Educating the Artist with Technology: COVID-19 and Beyond. In J. H. L. Koh and R. Y. P. Kan (Eds.) Teaching and learning the arts in higher education with technology (pp. 119-209). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4903-5_1

Journal Articles

Sawyer, R. K. (2018). Teaching and learning how to create in schools of art and design. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 27(1), 137–181. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2017.1381963

Sheridan, K. M., Zhang, X., & Konopasky, A. W. (2022). Strategic shifts: How studio teachers use direction and support to build learner agency in the figured world of visual art. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 31(1), 14-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2021.1999817

van Baalen, W. M., de Groot, T., & Noordegraaf-Eelens, L. (2021). Higher education, the arts, and transdisciplinarity: A systematic review of the literature. Research in Education, 111(1), 24-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/00345237211005799

Conference Papers

This section is still under development.

Thesis/Dissertations

Van Wingerden, C. (2024). Facing student attrition among doctoral students in education: Isolation, peer belonging, and reimagining the LMS [Doctoral dissertation, Simon Fraser University].

Frameworks

Pedagogical content knowledge and signature pedagogies. This figure illustrates the intersection of disciplinary content and pedagogical knowledge, relating to the elements of signature pedagogies, as outlined in Shulman (1986; 2005).

Cognitive Apprenticeship

Foundational Literature

Getzels, J. W., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1976). The creative vision: A longitudinal study of problem finding in art. Wiley.

Research Tools

EndNote

I use this tool to organize, read and an anotate my reading material.

Google Sheets

This cloud-based spreadsheet tool is handy for tracking notes while I am reading.

Mendeley

Similar to Endnote I have only used this application for a course exercise. I found it glitchy, but I might try it again if I need to replace Endnote.