Taylor & Francis

Interactive Learning Environments

(ISSN 1744-5191)

Aims and scope

Interactive Learning Environments publishes articles on all aspects of the design and use of interactive learning environments in the broadest sense, encompassing environments that support individual learners through to environments that support collaboration amongst groups of learners or co-workers.

Relevant domains of application include education and training at all levels, life-long learning and knowledge sharing. Relevant topics for articles include: adaptive systems, learning theory, pedagogy and learning design, the electronically-enhanced classroom, computer mediated communications of all kinds, computer aided assessment, the design and use of virtual learning environments and learning management systems, facilitating organisational change, applying standards for courseware reuse, tracking, record keeping and system interoperability, the use of learning content management systems, including workflow design and publication to a range of media, and issues associated with scaling up delivery to large cohorts of students and trainees within the corporate, educational and other public sectors.

Review and survey articles that show scholarly depth, breadth and richness are particularly welcome.

Specific themes the journal covers include the following:

Individual learning

Innovative learning situations, including adaptive systems, intelligent tutoring, conversational and advisory systems

Tools to aid learning and tools for studying and modelling learners

Cognitive, social, developmental and motivational aspects of how learning comes about

Principles of course design for effective learning, authoring tools

Self-organised learning and learning to learn

Group Activity

Informal knowledge exchange networks

Participation in on-line discussion

Computer supported teamwork projects

Collaborative learning processes

Peer tutoring and mentoring in computer mediated learning

Self assessment and peer assessment in virtual classrooms

Interactive video and audio technologies

Social and organisational issues

Facilitating and managing organisational change

Integrating e-learning with other business processes

The interface between e-learning and knowledge management

Courseware

Production processes

The use of digital repositories

Courseware sharing and reuse

Peer Review Policy:

All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.