Exploring how digital technologies transform learning, teaching, and knowledge exchange.

The e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies Research Network brings together educators, technologists, designers, and researchers who investigate the future of learning in an increasingly digital and connected world. Member-based and scholar-led, the Network is a platform for sharing research, innovation, and critical reflection on how technologies reshape educational practice and experience.

Twelfth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies, Hobart, Australia (2019)
Twelfth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies, Hobart, Australia (2019)

Our Platforms

Founded in 2009, the Network emerged from early debates about online learning, open education, and digital literacy. It has since evolved into a global community exploring how pedagogical innovation intersects with technological development, equity, and lifelong learning.

From its first conference at the University of Illinois (Chicago), the Network has grown to include scholars and practitioners from over sixty countries. Each year’s gathering offers an interdisciplinary forum for educators to rethink the roles of learner, teacher, and technology in the design of transformative learning environments.


Annual Conference:

The International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies is hosted annually in partnership with a leading institution. Recent hosts include University of Malta (2023), Polytechnic University of Valencia (2024), National Changhua University of Education (2025), and University of the Aegean (2026). Each edition features the latest in online, hybrid, and immersive education research—highlighting innovation through practice.

Journal:

The Network publishes Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, exploring the affordances of new media and communication technologies for learning.

Book Imprint:

The e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies Book Imprint publishes monographs and edited volumes exploring technology-enabled learning and curriculum design—connecting scholarly inquiry with practice across disciplines.

Online Community:

The Network extends its collaboration through CGScholar, where members connect to share papers, course designs, and projects year-round. This digital ecosystem forms a continuous, participatory knowledge cycle.

James Spohrer, Eighth International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies,University of California, Santa Cruz, USA (2015)
James Spohrer, Eighth International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA (2015)

Leadership

The Network is chaired by Professor Mary Kalantzis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Professor Bill Cope, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, whose pioneering work in multiliteracies, learning design, and digital pedagogy has defined the field for over two decades.

William Cope

William Cope

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

Mary Kalantzis

Mary Kalantzis

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

Partners & Collaborators

Partnerships extend the Network’s scholar-led mission—linking universities and organizations that share a commitment to innovative pedagogy. Past and current partners include:

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