Table of Contents (Scientific Quality)

1. Overview & Vision 

 

 

 Short framing statement: “What Scientific Quality means for iLRN” 

 

 

 Reflection space for Dennis & Jule to articulate their vision 

 

 

 Link to Knowledge Tree foundations (roots → trunk → branches as scholarly fields) 

 

 

 

 2. Peer Review Frameworks 

 

 

 Current Conference Peer Review Process (criteria, reviewer guidelines) 

 

 

 Rubrics in Development (A&E, Branch-specific adaptations) 

 

 

 Future Considerations (double-blind review, open review, AI-assisted review) 

 

 

 

 3. Publication Standards 

 

 

 SCOPUS Indexing Path (steps toward inclusion; key milestones) 

 

 

 CORE Rankings Effort (how iLRN proceedings and journal outputs are positioned) 

 

 

 Transparency & Reproducibility (open data, preregistration, code sharing) 

 

 

 

 4. Hallmarks of Scholarly Quality in Immersive Learning 

 

 

 Methodological Rigor (learning sciences, HCI, design-based research, ethnographic studies) 

 

 

 Game Design & User Experience (as professional/scholarly hallmarks of quality unique to iLRN’s identity) 

 

 Learning Engagement & Outcomes (as key to successful immersive learning) 

 

 Interdisciplinary Breadth (criteria for cross-field work that strengthens quality) 

 

 

 

 5. Living Rubrics & Measures 

 

 

 Draft space for Dennis & Jule to upload/checklist evolving rubrics 

 

 

 Links to Circle of Scholars discussions 

 

 

 Placeholder for community feedback and version tracking 

 

 

 

 6. Partnership Alignment 

 

 

 IEEE Technical Committee on Immersive Learning Environments (emerging standards, joint efforts) 

 

 

 IBSTPI Competency Framework (instructional design crosswalks) 

 

 

 How iLRN quality measures align with broader scholarly/professional organizations 

 

 

 

 7. Next Steps & Contributions 

 

 

 Call for Dennis & Jule to add iLRN Scientific Quality work to date 

 

 

 Placeholder: “First Positioning Statement Draft” (short essay ~500 words) 

 

 

 Notes section for “Future Directions” (community input, open for volunteers)