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The UNESCO Chair on Data Science in Higher Education Learning and Teaching at Curtin University has been re-appointed for another four-year term. 👏 Since 2016, the UNESCO Chair has been leading global efforts to improve learning through datascience. Joining Professor David Gibson is Professor Dirk Ifenthaler as Co-Chair, reflecting Curtin’s ongoing commitment to advancing research and innovation…

An open-access article was published presenting a survey tool on AI competence for in-service and pre-service teachers. Delcker, J., Heil, J., & Ifenthaler, D. (2024). Evidence-based development of an instrument for the assessment of teachers’ self-perceptions of their artificial intelligence competence. Educational Technology Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10418-1 Artificial intelligence (AI) competence in education is a set…

A new monograph focussing on models for artificial intelligence promoting learning processes was published. Gibson, D. C., & Ifenthaler, D. (2024). Computational learning theories. Models for artificial intelligence promoting learning processes. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65898-3 This book shows how artificial intelligence grounded in learning theories can promote individual learning, team productivity, and multidisciplinary knowledge-building. It advances the…

New open access article published based on a Delphi study focussing AI in education. Ifenthaler, D., Majumdar, R., Gorissen, P., Judge, M., Mishra, S., Raffaghelli, J., & Shimada, A. (2024). Artificial intelligence in education: implications for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners. Technology, Knowledge and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-024-09747-0  One trending theme within research on learning and teaching is an emphasis…

New edited volume published focussing on the use of data analytics in assessment. Sahin, M., & Ifenthaler, D. (Eds.). (2024). Assessment analytics in education. Designs, methods and solutions. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56365-2  This edited volume, “Assessment Analytics in Education – Designs, Methods, and Solutions,” presents a collection of contributions focusing on analytics-based indicators or measurements centering on learning processes…

This book integrates foundational ideas from psychology, immersive digital learning environments supported by theories and methods of the learning sciences, particularly in pursuit of questions of cognition, behavior and emotion factors in digital learning experiences. Kovanovic, V., Azevedo, R., Gibson, D. C., & Ifenthaler, D. (Eds.). (2023). Unobtrusive observations of learning in digital environments. Examining behavior,…