Call for Papers
Call for Papers
We invite you to join us for the Nineteenth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies, the annual meeting of the e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies Research Network, taking place 16–17 April 2026 in Rhodes, Greece and online, in partnership with the University of the Aegean. This year’s conference is convened alongside the annual meeting of the Technology, Knowledge & Society Research Network, reflecting deep intersections between digital pedagogies, AI-enhanced learning environments, and the evolving technological conditions that frame knowledge production today. The Network brings together educators, researchers, technologists, designers, administrators, and policymakers committed to understanding how learning is transformed by digital tools, multimodal practices, and emerging technologies.
In 2026, our special focus “Human-Centered AI Transformations” explores AI as a pedagogical partner rather than a replacement for human expertise. It invites proposals that reimagine feedback, assessment, inclusion, accessibility, and learner agency in environments shaped by intelligent systems. The focus asks how AI might personalize learning, scaffold multimodal expression, and support diverse learners—while addressing persistent concerns regarding bias, opacity, inequity, and the automation of cultural work.
We welcome contributions examining how educators design AI-supported pedagogies; how institutions adapt to rapid technological change; how learners interpret, engage with, and critically evaluate AI systems; and how global collaboration might help build ethical, transparent, and human-attuned digital learning ecosystems.
Alongside the Special Focus, we welcome submissions aligned with the Network’s themes:
Considering Digital Pedagogies; New Digital Institutions & Spaces; Technologies of Mediation; and Designing Social Transformations.
Knowledge Experience and Format
The conference operates as a hybrid knowledge experience, with a fully integrated schedule shared between both Research Networks. All accepted proposals become Presentation Pages on CGScholar Event (KX), supporting multimodal engagement before, during, and after the event.
Delegates from both Networks may attend all sessions—live, asynchronous, or in-person—reflecting the collaborative nature of this combined convening.
Publication Pathways
Presenters are invited to develop their work for publication in Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, or in the e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies Book Imprint. Both routes offer traditional and Open Access options.
Membership and Community
Purchasing a Presenter Pass automatically enrolls delegates as members of the e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies Research Network for the year. Membership provides access to the full Knowledge Experience: conference archives, journals, books, calls for papers, programs, and the peer-facilitated community review process.
Membership is also activated through in-person participation, where delegates collaborate with educators, technologists, and institutional partners exploring the future of digital learning.
Join Us
We warmly invite you to submit a proposal and to join us—either in Rhodes or online—for this shared convening of the e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies Research Network and the Technology, Knowledge & Society Research Network. Together, we will explore how human-centered AI and digital innovation are reshaping pedagogies, institutions, and knowledge practices.
Sincerely,
Dr. Chryssi Vitsilaki, Conference Chair, University of the Aegean, Greece
Dr. Bill Cope, Research Network Chair, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States of America
Dr. Mary Kalantzis, Research Network Chair, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States of America