{"id":3262,"date":"2025-12-15T18:51:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagroups.ieee.org\/icicle\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:56:56","slug":"december-2025-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagroups.ieee.org\/icicle\/2025\/12\/15\/december-2025-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2025 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ICICLE\u00a0Update and\u00a0December\u00a02025 Community Call: Guest speaker is You! Members of the\u00a0ICICLE\u00a0community. Join the conversation to share LE stories from 2025 and plans for 2026!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;ICICLE&nbsp;monthly community call is&nbsp;December&nbsp;17th at 12pm ET. We&#8217;re thrilled to have as our guest speakers: the&nbsp;ICICLE&nbsp;community! We want to hear from you. Join the conversation&nbsp;and bring your passion for learning engineering. Share&nbsp;your learning engineering stories in 2025 and plans for 2026. We&#8217;ll lead the discussion with an overview of cross-cutting themes and what&#8217;s been happening in&nbsp;ICICLE&nbsp;SIGs, MIGs and across the community as well as discuss ideas for 2026. It will be an engaging and enthusiastic conversation. Don&#8217;t miss it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll be meeting via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ieeesa.webex.com\/webappng\/sites\/ieeesa\/meeting\/info\/bd91ad9802594c0695956194c9f8db00?siteurl=ieeesa&amp;MTID=mfe39e7e42a9d43818953b77c12b85c1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeesa.webex.com\/webappng\/sites\/ieeesa\/meeting\/info\/bd91ad9802594c0695956194c9f8db00?siteurl=ieeesa&amp;MTID=mfe39e7e42a9d43818953b77c12b85c1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bex<\/a>&nbsp;for the community call. (See details below with meeting code and password.) It is scheduled for one hour&#8217;s length. Full agenda will be posted&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1-mU8cm_sRWQpPizSwTXbV399mKgKLaw-zr4HRxhKsyA\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talking about Learning Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the paper, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.iu.edu\/journals\/index.php\/ijdl\/article\/view\/42150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capturing Elusive Technology: Designing a Course on AI for Learning and Development Practitioners<\/a>,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rafael-leonardo-da-silva-79b5919a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rafael Leonardo da Silva,\u00a0<\/a>Assistant Professor at Boise State University,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rafael-leonardo-da-silva-79b5919a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<\/a>shares how he designed and developed an AI in Learning and Development course using the learning engineering process. Course development and iterations considered learner characteristics and was informed by data related to student needs and student feedback. Rafael used the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11528-025-01076-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning Engineering Evidence and Decision (LEED) Tracker<\/a>\u00a0to track decisions and changes in the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLqPanyw59sMANr-3uCW-uEW4lLh3vK9Oo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning Engineering Podcast\u00a0<\/a>is a series of eight conversations with people working in the field at all levels. It was created as an educational experience to introduce listeners to the field of learning engineering. It is hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/1978855\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scotty Craig<\/a>, Associate Professor at Arizona State University and Director in the Learning Engineering Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special and Market Interest Group Work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sagroups.ieee.org\/icicle\/sigs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Interest Groups and Market Interest Groups<\/a>&nbsp;is where much of the work in&nbsp;ICICLE&nbsp;happens. The groups develop resources and document experiences for the learning engineering community. Participate in one, two or all of them.<br><br>Please check&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sagroups.ieee.org\/icicle\/sigs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SIG\/MIG page<\/a>&nbsp;for general information, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sagroups.ieee.org\/icicle\/meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendar<\/a>&nbsp;for meeting days\/times and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sagroups.ieee.org\/icicle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>&nbsp;for updates.&nbsp;(Times are in Eastern Time.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Competencies, Credentials and Curriculum SIG<\/strong>\u00a0is meeting in Tuesday,\u00a0December\u00a016th, 2025 at 1pm ET.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Design SIG<\/strong>\u00a0is meeting on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 at 2pm ET.\u00a0No meeting in\u00a0December\u00a0due to holidays.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Government \/ Military MIG\u00a0<\/strong>is meeting on Friday, January 9th (TBD), 2026 at 12pm ET.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Higher Ed MIG<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1CAGe3ZgO5SNZXB_VHoULIiCwe-_rw7pVu9aXMF2sygY\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<\/a>is meeting on Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 at 12pm ET.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global\/Localisation SIG\u00a0<\/strong>is on Friday, February 6th, 2026 at 9am ET. No meeting in January due to holidays.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>pK-12 MIG\u00a0<\/strong>is meeting on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 at 12pm ET.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Students and Grads SIG<\/strong>\u00a0is meeting on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 at 3pm ET.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tools SIG\u00a0<\/strong>is not meeting in November or\u00a0December\u00a0due to the holidays.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workforce MIG\u00a0<\/strong>(formerly Corporate MIG) is meeting on Friday,\u00a0December\u00a019th, 2025 at 12pm ET.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to seeing you at our&nbsp;December&nbsp;16th community call,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;ICICLE&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/12188841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn group<\/a>, or on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/qNU2fuWKWb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discord community<\/a>. Our next community call is January 21, 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest speaker is You! Members of the\u00a0ICICLE\u00a0community. 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