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 AECT 2018
In the upcoming 2018 Annual Meeting for Association for Educational Communication and Technologies (AECT) at Kansas…
Presentation in APA 2018
In the upcoming 2018 Conference of American Psychological Association (APA) in San Francisco, CA, our…
PUBLICATIONS
Publication on Experience-Sampling Method with Mobile Technology
Xie, K., Heddy, B.C., & Greene, B.A. (2019). Affordances of using mobile technology to support…
Publication on Personal Social Knowledge Network and cMOOC
Duan, J., Xie, K., Hawk, N., Yu, S., & Wang, M. (2018, online first). Exploring…
RECENT NEWS
2018: A Full Year of Impactful Research and Teaching
The Research Laboratory for Digital Learning (RLDL) has had another productive year in 2018. We continued and expanded a rigorous research program that prioritizes practical applications of empirically-tested tools and methods in context-specific digital learning environments. Here is a brief look at our accomplishments this…
Engagement at AECT2018 Kansas City
In the 2018 Annual Meeting for Association for Educational Communication and Technologies (AECT) at Kansas City, MO, our lab members fully engaged in various programs and presentations. Four excellent presentations were made by our lab members: (1) Effects of ability and value beliefs on technology integration:…
Spencer Foundation Supports Information Literacy Research
Information literacy is crucial for success in schools, and for effective functioning as informed citizens. With increasing availabilities of web 2.0 technologies in the classroom, students need to be able to critically evaluate information to learn effectively. This competency is particularly important in science education…
Engagement at AERA2018 New York City
In the 2018 Annual Meeting for American Educational Research Association (AERA) at New York City, NY, lab members were engaged in various programs and presentations. The lab members had five presentations including (1) Paper Session: Teacher Demographic Characteristics, Value Beliefs, and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)…
Xie offers Keynote Address at IFET2017 in China
Lab director, Dr. Kui Xie, was invited to make a keynote address at the 16th International Forum of Educational Technology (IFET), Xuzhou, China. Dr. Xie presented his research on the topic of “The interactions between motivation and engagement in digital learning environments.”