Monash University, Australia
Dragan Gašević is Professor of Learning Analytics in the Faculty of Information Technology and Director of the Centre for Learning Analytics at Monash University. He is a founder and served as the President (2015-2017) of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR). He has also held several honorary appointments in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. In 2019-2021, he was recognized as the national field leader in educational technology in The Australian’s Research Magazine. He led the EU-funded SHEILA project that received the Best Research Project of the Year Award (2019) from the Association for Learning Technology. In 2022, he received the Lifetime Member Award, the highest distinction of SoLAR. Dragan’s research interests centre around the development of computational and design methods that can advance understanding of self-regulated and collaborative learning.
Speech Title: Learning
Analytics in the Age of AI
Abstract: The unprecedented opportunities to collect data about
learning and contexts in which learning occurs has attracted much attention
in education. The use of techniques from artificial intelligence have
offered much promise to address many relevant questions in education. The
talk initially first outlines the major achievements in learning analytics
and open research challenges. The talk will then discuss how learning
analytics in the future can benefit from the developments in related fields
that hav e strong roots in recent developments in artificial intelligence.
The talk will use examples from numerous empirical studies that looked at
self-regulated learning, learning strategy, problem solving in solo and
group activities, and second language learning.
San Diego State University, USA
Dr. M. Wang is Professor of Learning Design and Tech at
San Diego State University, iLRN's VP in International Relations, and
Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
(TLT).
Her research specialties focus on the sociocultural aspects of online learning,
mobile learning, immersive learning using X-reality, and entrepreneurship
education. She served as the chief editor for one international journal (EAI
Transactions on E-Learning), and as guest editor for Virtual Reality and the
Journal of Interactive Learning. She was either a Co-PI or senior personnel on
several national and international grant programs. Currently she serves as co-PI
on NSF’s Coupled Natural and Human Systems project led by SDSU’s Department of
Geography (2018 to 2022). In addition, Dr. Wang is an internationally recognized
scholar and has keynoted more than 25 international conferences.
Speech Title: Metaverse, Metaversity, and The Future of Education
Abstract: The Metaverse is considered the third wave of the Internet
revolution, able to support persistent interconnected online 3D virtual
environments (3DVE), and promising to bring new levels of social connection
and collaboration. How to effectively design and use Metaverse in teaching
and learning remains crucial for the development of effective learning
experiences. In addition, there are critical ethical and governance issues
related to the Metaverse and XR (Extended-Reality) technologies, including
security, privacy, equity, accessibility and intellectual property.
In this presentation, Dr. Wang will first showcase exemplary Metaverse
technologies and learning platform, then continue discussing associated
research topics and directions. As the EiC for TLT, she may also discuss how
to write and publish in the Journal’s special issue on Metaverse and the
Future of Education.
University of Toronto, Canada
Professor Marlene Scardamalia was awarded the inaugural Presidents' Chair in Education and Knowledge Technologies at OISE/University of Toronto and is cofounder and director of the Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology—a worldwide network of innovators working to advance the frontiers of knowledge building in various sectors. Marlene’s work has led to numerous honours and awards, for example, the World Award of Education from the World Cultural Council and induction into the Royal Society of Canada. The institute she founded with Carl Bereiter received the ORION Learning Award for the development of the world's first collaborative learning environment and for leadership in research-based innovations in theory, pedagogy, and technology, all aimed at making citizens part of a 21st-century knowledge-creating culture. Her extensive research into how knowledge can be built within a community through interconnected, intentional, and collective efforts of participants invites us to imagine a future of learning that is as powerful as it is optimistic.
Speech Title: Education in
Design Mode: A Knowledge Building Collaboratory to Address Complex
Challenges of Our Modern World
Abstract: The Knowledge Building Collaboratory operates within a
global community, including students at all levels, teachers, principals,
parents, superintendents, ministry officials, engineers, learning
scientists, domain specialists, data scientists, assessment experts, and
more. The network takes advantage of interdisciplinary, distributed
expertise to develop principles-based practices in a progressive,
research-intensive enterprise. A coherent innovation model advances
schoolwork as it is advanced in frontier-advancing communities beyond school
walls.
An open, multi-level infrastructure supports students and educators in
engaging the collective intelligence of knowledge builders and conducting
research. Embedded analytics help participants monitor progress as it
proceeds, with self- and group-correction to stay the course of sustained
creative work. The collaboratory runs continuously, with opportunities for
idea improvement in real-world contexts to advance knowledge for public
good.
At the simplest level, anyone interested in increasing the knowledge
building potential of any idea or plan enters it in Knowledge Building
technology where team members become co-designers.
The Ohio State University, USA
Dr. Kui Xie is Ted and Lois Cyphert Distinguished Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology and Learning Technologies in Department of Educational Studies at The Ohio State University. He is the director of The Research Laboratory for Digital Learning at OSU. Xie research investigates areas related to motivation and engagement in digital learning, K-12 technology integration and teacher professional development, technology intervention and learning environment, learning analytics and research methods. He focuses on building translational research in partnership with K-12 schools across the state of Ohio. His research has been funded by Institute of Educational Sciences, Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Department of Higher Education, the Spencer Foundation, and various school districts. He has numerous publications in flagship journals in crossover fields of Educational Technology, Educational Psychology, Teacher Education, and others. Xie serves as the associate editor for two journals: The Internet and Higher Education and Frontiers in Psychology. He served as a guest editor for Journal of Research on Technology in Education. He also serves as a member of the editorial board of Contemporary Educational Psychology and Journal of Educational Psychology. He served as chair for American Educational Research Association (AERA) SIG Instructional Technology, SIG Design and Technology, and section chair for Division C Section 3.A. Learning Environments and Section 3.B. Technology-Based Environments. In 2015, Xie was named the Ted and Lois Cyphert Distinguished Professor. In 2017, Xie received the EHE Distinguished Research Award from The Ohio State University. He also received a Chang Jiang Scholar Award from the Chinese Ministry of Education. In 2021, Xie was identified among the top 2% of scientists worldwide according to the rankings published by Elsevier and Stanford University.
Speech Title: Examining the
Multidimensionality, Situatedness, and Longitudinal Nature of Engagement in
Online Learning
Abstract: Student engagement has been recognized as one of the most
important factors of learning and achievement in academic settings. Ample
evidence in the literature has shown the critical role of engagement leading
to academic success. In this talk, I will situate the engagement framework
in online learning environments and discuss the specific indicators of
engagement in online learning. I will elaborate three aspects of engagement
that are particularly important online learning: (1) the
multi-dimensionality of engagement (behavioral, cognitive, affective, and
social engagement), (2) the situatedness of engagement, (3) the longitudinal
nature of engagement. I will discuss methodological issues in engagement
research, looking at research methods such as traditional self-reports,
experience-sampling method, and learning analytics.