The Institute brings together academics, researchers and students who recognise the importance of developing interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the complex processes involved in human learning.

The Learning Science Research Centre is a partner research centre at our China campus, under the direction of Dr Don Peterson.
The two institutes are carrying out a joint programme of research into cross-cultural learning and the design of new technologies for distance learning and knowledge sharing.

Project Title	Date	PI	Co-I	Collaborators	Project Funder
Research commentary on Ethics and TEL Research	2010	Lally, V	Sharples, M	Glasgow University Nottingham University Cambridge University	ESRC
Educational Futures	2009-10	Facer, Keri	Sharples, M Jewitt, C Craft, A Maugher, S Sandford, R	Manchester Metropolitan University	ESRC
The roots of arithmetic	2009-10	Gilmore			British Academy
Uncovering the Sources of Arithmetic	2009-10	Gilmore	Inglis		ESRC
National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing: Learning Strand	2008-12	Fortnum (Audiology)	Sharples Windrum	Audiology UoN; MRC Institute of Hearing Research; Nottingham University Hospitals Trust	NHS/ NIHR
Personal Inquiry (PI): Designing for Evidence-based Inquiry Learning across Formal and Informal Settings	2007-10	Sharples	Ainsworth Benford Crook O'Malley	Open University Scanlon (Co-PI) Conole Jones Littleton Mulholland	ESRC / EPSRC
CAPITAL (Curriculum & Pedagogy in Technology Assisted Learning): Part of the Research & Development Programme for the next phase of the UK's Harnessing Technology Strategy	2008-11	Sharples	Bligh, Crook, Day (TLRC), Hartnell-Young, Windrum	Sero Consulting Ltd	BECTA
STELLAR Sustaining Technology Enhanced Learning Large-scale multidisciplinary Research	2009-	Sharples		Knowledge Media Research Centre DE, Centre for Social Innovation AT, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne CH, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven BE, Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche, Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche IT, Open University of the Netherlands (CELSTEC) NL, Know Centre AT, University of Freiburg DE, Atos Origin s.a.e ES, SCIENTER IT	EU project
Past Projects	Date	PI	Co-I	Collaborators	Project Funder
Impact09	2009	Harrison, C Crook, C	Tomas, C	Nottingham Trent University	BECTA
A Study of Effective Evaluation Models and Practices for Technology Supported Physical Learning Spaces	2008-09	Hartnell-Young	Pearshouse		JISC
Understanding the Tree of Life project	2007-09		Ainsworth	Kansas University (PI) Michigan Northwestern	NSF (US)
eLearning Review	2007-09	Hartnell-Young	Joyes		JISC
HP Technology in Higher Education	2007-09	Burnett	Sharples, M. Sharples, S. Wyeth		HP Technology for Teaching Higher Education Grant Initiative
The design and evaluation of tangible technologies to support learning in early years and primary education	2006-09	O'Malley	Benford		ESRC / Futurelab (CASE studentship)
Pilot study: Pronounication training	2008	Handley			University of Nottingham
RA support for Collaborative project	2008	Gilmore		University of Leuven	The British Academy
Anglo-Japanese exchange with Kansai University	2007-08	Hartnell-Young			Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Web2.0 Technologies for Learning at Key Stages 3 and 4	2007-08	Crook Harrison	Fisher Sharples	MMU Lewin IOE Luckin	BECTA
Mobiles in Secondary Schools	2007-08	Hartnell-Young			BECTA
LEAD: Problem solving through face-to-face networked interaction in the classroom	2006-08	Ainsworth	O'Malley Crook	Utrecht (co-ordinating partner)	EU
Mobile Learning Tools for children with life-threatening allergies	2006-08		Sharples	Birmingham Woolley (PI)	Cadbury Schweppes
The effectiveness of whole-word multimedia literacy software for typically and atypically developing readers	2005-08	Pitchford	O'Malley		ESRC / Crick software (CASE studentship)
DReSS: Understanding new forms of digital records for e-social science	2005-08	Rodden	Adolphs Ainsworth Benford Carter Clarke Crabtree O'Malley		ESRC
Kaleidoscope Mobile Learning SIG	2007	Sharples			EU
Concept Demonstrator for children's second language learning	2006-07	Sharples	Pemberton Windrum		Sharp Labs Europe Ltd
Kaleidoscope Network Excellence	2006-07	Sharples			EU
Mobile Learning	2006-07	Hartnell-Young			Nokia
First year undergraduate accounts of university life	2006-07	Crook	Windrum		University of Nottingham
Impact Study of e-portfolios on learning	2006-07	Hartnell-Young	Crook Fisher Harrison Pemberton		BECTA
Visual and Interactive Learning: UK and German Research exchange programme	2005-07	Ainsworth		Freiburg Ploeztner	Academic Research Collaboration (ARC) Program of the British Council and the German Academic Exchange Service
eChina~UK overarching research project	2005-06	Crook Wood	Windrum		HEFCE