Title: Thirty years of interactive learning environments: contributors, collaborations and research topics

Authors: Xieling Chen; Di Zou; Gary Cheng; Haoran Xie

Addresses: School of Information Technology in Education, South China Normal University, China ' Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China ' Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China ' Department of Computing and Decision Sciences, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR, China

Abstract: Interactive Learning Environments (ILE) is an important and active international journal in the research field of interactive learning environments since 1990. Focusing on the major contributors, scientific collaborations, research topics and topic evolution, this paper analyses 784 ILE articles using topic modelling and bibliometrics to explore key milestones in ILE's history. Institutions from the USA and Taiwan have contributed the most to the community, as witnessed from their top ranks in both impact and productivity indicators. Scientific collaborations between institutions in the same regions are noteworthy, while cross-regional collaborations need to be enhanced. Diverse applications and technologies such as intelligent tutoring systems, concept maps, digital games, e-books, interactive response systems, digital storytelling and augmented reality are increasingly integrated into interactive learning contexts to facilitate flipped learning, personalised learning and project-based learning. Additionally, learners' emotions, cognitive load and acceptance of technologies are widely studied.

Keywords: interactive learning environments; structural topic modelling; research topics; bibliometric analysis; social network analysis; scientific collaborations; topic evolution; academic contributors; literature analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2022.125965

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2022 Vol.16 No.4, pp.447 - 474

Received: 15 Mar 2021
Accepted: 07 Jun 2021

Published online: 05 Oct 2022 *

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