ISLS 2026 Agenda

8:00 AM

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Symposium · ALP 1300

Bridging Gaps: Participatory Design as a Tool for Social Justice in Education

This symposium shows how participatory design can disrupt one-size-fits-all approaches to foster equitable, contextually relevant practices that advance social justice. Studies position immigrant teens as co-designers for civic participation, examine equitable stakeholder partnerships, co-design curricula in resource-constrained settings, and design inclusive schools for LGBTQIA+ students.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion

Symposium · ALP 1600

Learning to Deconstruct AI/ML Systems: Scaffolds to Support Learners in Critically Evaluating AI/ML Systems

This symposium presents scaffolds that help learners critically deconstruct and evaluate AI/ML systems rather than treat them as black boxes. It draws on participatory design and case studies to foster equitable, contextually relevant practices for examining how such systems work and affect users.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion

Symposium · ALP 2300

Locating Vibes as the Felt Dimensions in Learning

This symposium theorizes 'vibes' as the felt, relational, and often unspoken dimensions of learning ecologies, arguing they are consequential for equitable learning with students from non-dominant communities. Drawing on out-of-school interactions, the papers offer a working theory of vibes, show how the colloquial term shaped intuitive pedagogy, and argue for treating vibes as a legitimate construct in the learning sciences.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion

10:00 AM

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Hybrid Symposium · ALP 1300

Breaking Open the Black Box: Engaging the Sociotechnical Politics of Video Analysis

This hybrid poster symposium examines the power and politics embedded in how video data is collected and analyzed in learning sciences research. Authors offer multiple approaches to the intersection of politics and video technology, aiming to surface shared theoretical and methodological concerns through dialogue.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion

Hybrid Symposium · ALP 1600

Reimagining Learning through Arts & Making: Creative Identity Work in Partnership

This hybrid symposium gathers nine projects exploring intergenerational identity development through arts and making as a basis for deeper partnership. Spanning continents and communities navigating historic oppression, the papers position creative acts as pathways of resistance, joy, and reimagining culturally grounded notions of partnership.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion

Symposium · ALP 2300

Relational Becoming As Global South Side Methodologies

This symposium explores community-based methodologies through the lens of relational becoming in Global South Side contexts, drawing on an ontological approach to design. Across cases in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Denver, and China, presenters study ethnographic and participatory design processes among families, teachers, and students within local learning ecologies.

Equity, Justice & Inclusion