Instructional design for effective and enjoyable computer-supported learning

Abstract

This special issue is dedicated to a number of efforts being made by researchers – primarilyin Europe – to make learning more effective AND more enjoyable. The basis of this SpecialIssue lies in a conference organized by two Special Interest Groups (Instructional Design(SIG 6) and Learning and Instruction with Computers (SIG 7)) of the European Associationfor Research in Learning and Instruction (EARLI) held July 2004 at the Knowledge MediaResearch Center in Tuebingen, Germany (http://www.iwm-kmrc.de). 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Keywords: Instructional design; Computer-supported learning; European research