(January 2nd, 2026) - iLRN Illuminators Forum #5: At the Threshold: Recasting iLRN as an Open Immersive Learning Society
iLRN ILLUMINATORS’ FORUM
Weekly scanning forum supporting the iLRN Immersive Futures — State of XR & Immersive Learning 2026
Episode Title
At the Threshold: Recasting iLRN as an Open Immersive Learning Society
Series: iLRN Illuminators’ Forum (Weekly Global Scan)
Purpose: To convene the global immersive learning community at a pivotal moment for the field—inviting shared responsibility, collective sense-making, and forward-looking vision in support of the 2026 State of XR & Immersive Learning effort.
Date: January 2, 2026
Time: 2:00–3:00 PM Pacific / 5:00–6:00 PM Eastern
Format: Live webinar + recording
Participatory dialogue and open reflection
Host: Jonathon Richter
iLRN Survey: What’s your vision for the immersive learning field in 2026? https://tally.so/r/kdeyde
Recording
[YouTube link — to be added after publishing]
Overview
This session marks the opening moment of iLRN’s 2026 cycle and a deliberate reframing of the network as an Open Immersive Learning Society—one that treats immersive and AI-enabled learning not as isolated innovations, but as shared capabilities carrying real responsibility.
Rather than focusing on a single technology, project, or paper, this episode invites the community to step back and consider the field itself:
- what immersive learning is now capable of,
- what obligations accompany those capabilities, and
- how we might collectively shape their use toward durable, meaningful good.
The forum serves both as a live convening and as an open call to contribute perspectives that will inform iLRN’s scanning, synthesis, and reporting throughout 2026.
Invitation to Participate
Participants are encouraged to engage in one or both ways:
- Join live to take part in the opening dialogue and collective framing.
- Contribute asynchronously by sharing your vision for immersive learning in 2026 and beyond via the registration form.
The intent is not consensus, but visibility: surfacing aspirations, tensions, priorities, and unresolved questions that deserve sustained attention over the coming year.
Guiding Questions for the Session
- What does it mean to treat immersive learning as shared societal infrastructure rather than a collection of tools?
- Where do you see the greatest opportunity—and risk—in current immersive and AI-augmented learning practices?
- What responsibilities should the immersive learning field explicitly claim in 2026?
- What would meaningful impact look like if we evaluate success beyond novelty or scale?
Position in the 2026 Scan Pipeline
This episode functions as a threshold moment for the 2026 State of XR & Immersive Learning report: