Announcement of Vol. 16 Issue 2 with a Special Section on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Learning Design

Dear IJDL Community Member,

We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 16, Issue 2 of the International Journal of Designs for Learning (IJDL)! This issue includes a Special Section on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Learning Design and our second collection of Short-Form (Quick Hit) Design Cases. This is our second and last issue of 2025, and one of our largest, with 30 design cases, as follows:

• Eight (8) Design Cases (long form/traditional)
• Sixteen (16) Design Cases (long form/traditional) for the Special Section on GenAI in Learning Design
• Six (6) Short-Form (Quick Hit) Design Cases

We sincerely thank all authors who have contributed to IJDL and the reviewers who, without their invaluable peer-review work, would not have published these high-quality design cases. 

Co-edited by Dr. Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb (Boise State University), Dr. Javier Leung (University of Missouri), Dr. Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan (University of Texas at Austin), and Dr. Olgun Sadik (Indiana University Bloomington), and Dr. Ahmed Lachheb (University of Kansas), the Special Section on GenAI in Learning Design includes sixteen (16) Design Cases that describe how GenAI is being designed with, constrained, and interrogated across diverse learning contexts. These contexts include higher education, K–12, informal learning environments, professional learning, civic education, expressive arts, engineering, and open educational resource development. Rather than positioning GenAI as a miraculous or autonomous solution, the Design Cases foreground it as a facilitation tool, creative material, and site for critical inquiry within human-centered design practice. In the Editorial introducing this Special Section, the Editorial Team provides a rich analysis of these Design Cases and a sincere expression of gratitude to the 30+ members of the IJDL community (scholars, educators, and practitioners) who served as peer reviewers and contributed significantly to the publication of these 16 Design Cases.  

Last, if you are on LinkedIn, we would like to invite you to follow the official IJDL LinkedIn page! We are thrilled to have this new online space to post IJDL news and updates and feature the innovative designs of IJDL community members!

Below is a list of the Design Cases for this issue. Please forward this announcement to those you feel would be interested.

We look forward to your contributions and continued support of this venue for scholarly research in designs for learning!

Kind Regards,

On behalf of the IJDL Editorial Team:

Founding Editor-in-Chief
Professor Elizabeth Boling, Indiana University Bloomington (USA)

Assistant Editor-In-Chief
Dr. Justin Sentz, Shippensburg University (USA)

Production Manager & Advisory Board Member
Dr. Colin M. Gray, Indiana University Bloomington (USA)

Associate Editor, Short-Form Design Cases Special Section
Dr. Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb, Boise State University (USA)

Associate Editor, Short-Form Design Cases Special Section
Dr. Sonia Tiwari, Penn State University (USA)

Assistant Production Manager
Ms. Karen Smith, Indiana University Bloomington (USA)

Managing Executive Editor
Dr. Ahmed Lachheb, University of Kansas (USA)

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IJDL Vol 16, Issue 2 (2025): https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/ijdl/issue/view/2514

Editorial

Introduction to the Special Section on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Learning Design: An Editorial with a Commentary
Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb, Javier Leung, Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan, Olgun Sadik, & Ahmed Lachheb

Design Cases

Training Biomedical Science Graduate Student Teaching Assistants in Teaching, Learning, and Professor Support
Emily E. Seiden, Megan E. Kruskie, & Andrew S. Cale

“It Was a Self-Taught Course”: The Redesign of an Undergraduate MIS Core Course
Kent Sandoe, Johanna C. Dunlap, Parand Mansouri-Rad, & Arash Negahban

Designing Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction to Support Signed Literacy for Deaf Learners
Leala Holcomb

Teaching "Language and Home"
Patrick Lee Lucas & Allison Burkette

Innovations in Course Integration and Decision-Making in a Redesign of Preservice Special Education Coursework
Rachel H. Billman, Kandace M. Hoppin, Gregory Knollman, Briella Baer Chen, & Jennifer L. Kouo

Designing a Remote Language Course with Mini-Games, Virtual Reality, and Digital Textbooks
Oussema Dhieb

Creating an OER Ancillary Material Repository for K-16 Teachers: A Design Case
Amber Hoye & Kelly Arispe

Designing an Aligned Generative AI Course Policy: An Equitable and Transparent Learner-Centered Approach
Sarah McCorkle

Special Section: GenAI in Learning Design

Ch(AI)r: Advancing Furniture Design through Artificial Intelligence Craftsmanship.
Georges Fares

Capturing Elusive Technology: Designing a Course on AI for Learning and Development Practitioners
Rafael Leonardo da Silva

Hire AI: Teaching College Students AI Literacy Through the Creation, “Hiring”, and Management of Personal AI Assistants
Miranda Yaggi Rodak & Ben V. Braddock

Just Seeing Can Be Deceiving: GenAI-Supported Design Case for Critical Visual Literacy
Jihyun Yu & Jihyun Rho

Unpacking the Design of an Online Course Series—Generative AI as a Learning Design Partner
Rebecca M. Quintana, Chris Quintana, & Melissa McCurry

SciStory: Designing AI-Supported Inquiry in Science Learning Games
Megan Humburg, Joshua Danish, Yeojin Kim, Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Dalila Dragnić-Cindrić, Zach Ryan, Krista Glazewski, & James Lester

Using Generative AI to Design and Develop Educational Games in Engineering Education
Olgun Sadik

Designing Expressive Arts Workshops for Families Using AI Tools
Sonia Tiwari

A GenAI-Enhanced, Digital Storytelling Instructional System for Civic Education: Empowering Student Voices
Lei Wang, Yanjun Wang, Timothy D. Lewis, & Traci Johnson

Implementing AI Course Assistants: A Rapid Design Case from Concept to Full Rollout at Los Angeles Pacific University
George Hanshaw, Mike Wilday

Utilization of ChatGPT to Create Materials for a Flipped Classroom
James Davis

Generative AI in Learning Design Practice: Building an Online Course for Biomedical Sciences Research Programs
Divya Darshni Suresh, Melis Dilek, Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Evrim Baran, & Michael Kimber

Redesigning an Introduction to Writing Assignment in the Age of AI
Eric Brinkman

Partnering with AI to Design an Open Course on Goal Setting for Self-Regulated Learning: A Practice-Based Design Case
Paula Marcelle

Designing for AI Literacy: A Modular, GenAI-Integrated Course for Interdisciplinary Graduate Students in Education
Nicole King & Jialin Yan

Designing with Generative AI: Using AI as a Design Partner in a Doctoral Program
Lisa Vodola, Michele Stork, Sara Vicas, & Krista Bixler

Short-Form Design Cases: Quick Hits

Creating a Children’s Board for Designing Child-Led Museum Experiences
Jose Antonio Gordillo Martorell

Using Digital Narratives to Learn Public Policy
June Gwee

Hi! Langee: Language-Learning App for Nurturing Families’ Bilingual Identity
Ana Lidia Tudella Marini & Anchal Sayal

Creativity in STEM with Layla and the Bots
Vicky Fang

A Realistic Walkthrough for Language Learning with AI
Hedieh Najafi

Joyful Learning Dashboard: Enriching Shared Experiences of Families of Young Children
Sonia Tiwari