The Critical Role of the Learning Sciences in Shaping the Emerging Discipline of Immersive Learning; Illuminators Forum #9 with Eileen McGivney

Join us for a webinar on Friday, March 20 at 10 AM Pacific Time. Illuminators Forum #9 explores the critical role of the Learning Sciences in shaping immersive learning as an emerging discipline. While immersive technologies evolve quickly, meaningful educational impact depends on research about how people learn, how motivation and identity develop, and how environments shape attention and agency. Importantly, innovations need to meet people where they live and learn and work. We are pleased to welcome Eileen McGivney, PhD, Assistant Professor at Northeastern University and a 2025 member of the iLRN Circle of Scholars, as our special guest. McGivney studies how immersive experiences—such as virtual field trips and narrative environments—affect learners’ motivation, identity, and sense of agency. This forum we'll examine how processes and insights from the Learning Sciences often guide the design of immersive experiences that support high-quality learning across educational settings… what new developments have surfaced over the last year in this exciting field for immersive learning and, how iLRN, itself takes the Learning Sciences as a guide in our iterative, multidisciplinary network dedicated to learning and human flourishing. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MLncnYCeTbux8lxapXtawA