Sung, Hanall

I am interested in understanding students’ learning processes that interact with instructional materials in individual and collaborative learning environments by analyzing multiple streams of data.

Herder, Tiffany

My research is currently focused on how teachers customize immersive learning environments to create authentic STEM learning experiences.

Swiecki, Zach

My research focuses on the design of innovate assessment, measurement, and visualization techniques for collaborative learning and team performance.

Eagan, Brendan

My research focuses on natural language processing techniques, the reliability and validity of automated coding methods, and ways to combine epistemic network analysis and social network analysis.

Siebert-Evenstone, Amanda

I am interested in how sense of place in an online learning environment may affect cognitive, affective, and behavioral changes in students.

Rau, Martina

I investigate the social, perceptual, and conceptual processes involved in learning with external representations with the goal to establish design principles for adaptive educational technologies that support these processes.

Research Interests

Learning with multiple representations | Representational competencies | Human-computer interaction | Learning analytics | Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Williamson Shaffer, David

My research interests are in the areas of learning analytics and research methods. My lab develops theories, methods, and tools for assessing complex, and collaborative thinking by combining qualitative analysis and quantitative modeling.

Research Interests

Learning Analytics; Quantitative ethnography; Discourse Analytics; Scientific modeling; Educational assessment

Puntambekar, Sadhana

Our mission is to design and implement innovative, technology-rich learning environments to foster deep and engaging science and engineering knowledge for middle school students.

Research Interests

Scaffolding; Distributed Scaffolding, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning; Learning from physical and virtual models; Design-Based Research