About Us
At The Research Laboratory for Digital Learning, we strive to understand how students learn in technology-supported learning environments and how to design, develop and integrate innovative technology capable of promoting students’ motivation and engagement in digital learning to achieve a positive impact on student success. Our research focuses on areas where technology plays essential roles in supporting meaningful learning, including computer-supported collaborative learning, motivation and self-regulated learning, learning analytics and social network analysis, artificial intelligence in education, virtual world and educational games, digital learning design and development, and teacher technology professional development. We are particularly interested in multi-disciplinary collaborative projects where innovative learning technologies bring potentials to benefit students’ learning and achievement.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Presentations at AERA 2023 Chicago
In the upcoming 2023 Annual Meeting for American Educational Research Association (AERA) in April 13-16,…
Presentations at AECT 2022
In the upcoming 2022 Annual Meeting for Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) in…
PUBLICATIONS
Publication on Blended Synchronous Classroom
Li, X., Liu, Q., Xie, K., Chang, Y., & Shi, Y. (2023). Understanding interpersonal interaction…
Publication on Motivation and Academic Delay in Online Learning
Cheng, S., Xie, K., & Collier, J. (2023). Motivational beliefs moderate the relation between academic…
RECENT NEWS
Xie Offers Keynote at 14th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers
Dr. Kui Xie served as a keynote speaker at the 14th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers hosted by University of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain on October 28-30, 2022. In his talk, he shared his talk entitled “Examining the Multidimensionality, Situatedness, and Longitudinal Nature…
Digital Transformation in Higher Education: 7 Areas for Enhancing Digital Learning
Credit: TierneyMJ / Shutterstock.com © 2022 by Florence Martin and Kui Xie This article reflects on current practices and directions for digital transformation through a framework that supports the strategic responses and structural changes that higher education institutions could implement to enhance digital teaching and…
Xie Offers Keynote at 15th International Computer and Instructional Technologies Symposium
Dr. Kui Xie served as a keynote speaker at the 15th International Computer and Instructional Technologies Symposium hosted by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University in Turkey on September 7-9, 2022. In his talk, he shared his research about student engagement in online learning environments. Abstract: Student…
Lab welcomes two new members
Two new members have joined our lab this Fall—Jessica Bates and Mike Frazier—who are first year PhD students in the Learning Technologies program. Jessica has been an educator and online course developer since 2008. She currently is the K-8 Curriculum Supervisor for Virtual Virginia, a…
Mitchell Shortt successfully defended his dissertation
Congratulations to Mitchell Shortt — a doctoral student in the Learning Technologies PHD program. He successfully defend his doctoral dissertation entitled “Online Racial Discrimination, the Academic Outcomes, and How Students Defend Themselves“! In his dissertation, Mitch examined the prevalence of online racial discrimination (ORD) among…