Designing EdTech and Virtual Learning Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Building upon more than two decades of research on distance and virtual learning, this Special Issue aims to provide practical guidance, collect insights and lessons learned, and promote strategies for the successful design, implementation, and evaluation of EdTech and virtual learning environments. We invite authors to submit novel work that extends the use of traditional learning management systems, both from learners’ as well as from an educators’ points of view. We also encourage authors to look beyond the traditional platform approach and explore novel, potentially disruptive tools, technologies, and methods of learning. Following the idea of an integrated EDUverse, one could explore AI/ML-based tools for learning, personalized learning approaches, virtual and augmented reality-based learning strategies, and smartphone-based learning strategies as well as strategies that embed intelligent tutoring systems into the learning process. At the same time, the use of any emerging technologies in learning environments needs to be underpinned by appropriate pedagogical approaches. Thus, we are also looking for work that explores and evaluates necessary changes and adaptations to traditional learning and teaching techniques. Consequently, this Special Issue invites authors to submit original articles that contribute to a holistic and contextualized understanding of post-COVID-19 education, where technology-driven distance learning in all of its modalities have overcome many of the drawbacks that have previously been considered disadvantageous compared to more traditional on-campus learning.

Prof. Dr. Stephan Schlögl
Prof. Dr. Deepak Khazanchi
Prof. Dr. Peter J. Mirski
Prof. Dr. Teresa Spieß
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Bernsteiner
Prof. Dr. Christian Ploder
Prof. Dr. Pascal Schöttle
Dr. Matthias Janetschek
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• EDUverse (VR/AR) learning and teaching
• virtual learning environments
• ubiquitous learning and teaching
• personalized intelligent tutoring
• virtual learning pedagogy and concepts
• virtual course design