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 2022
In the upcoming 2022 Annual Meeting for Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) in…
Presentations at AERA 2022
In the upcoming 2022 Annual Meeting for American Educational Research Association (AERA) in April 21-26,…
PUBLICATIONS
Publication on Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs in Technology Integration
Lu, G., Liu, Q., Xie, K., Long, T., Zheng, X. (online first). Quality or quantity:…
Publication on Multilevel Latent State-Trait Models
Vongkulluksn, V.W. & Xie, K. (2022). Multilevel latent state-trait models with experiential sampling data: An…
RECENT NEWS
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…
Mitchell Shortt and Zilu Jiang won 2022 Awards
Congratulations to doctoral students in our lab who recently won significant awards. Mitchell Shortt received the Chair’s Award for Commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice. Zilu Jiang received the Graduate Teaching Award. These awards fully demonstrate the excellence of these students.
Students Deserve an Answer When They Ask, “When Will I Ever Use This?” In Math Class
By Margaret A. Bowman, Ph.D., Academic Designer at McGraw Hill Here’s How Technology Can Help Every math teacher has likely heard it before: “When am I ever going to use this?” While some students quickly pick up anything mathematical, others mumble through class about how…
2020-2021 Graduates Sharing Job Searching Tips
For recent and upcoming graduates looking to start their careers, the 2020-2021 job market was daunting. Looking for work during the COVID-19 pandemic meant parsing through an unusually small number of opportunities and carrying out much more of the interview process virtually. During these uncertain…
When life schools us
Stories by Robin Chenoweth | Illustrations by Joseph Carrington Education experts share lessons on K–12 students’ learning that will outlast the pandemic. Seven-year-old Renee is all too aware of the challenges of learning during a pandemic. In October, with hybrid education in full swing because…