Collaboration Projects
Learning analytics system design and validation
- Developing trainer-facing learning analytics to track autistic individuals' social interaction-related dynamics
- Multimodal data analytics on pre-service teachers' collaboration activities in a college math course
- Data analytics to track MBA students' collaboration dynamics in an asynchronous and gamified online course
Literature synthesis as to learning experience design in immersive environments (Games and VR)
- Systematic literature review on scenario-based learning in virtual reality-based learning environments
- Systematic literature review on eye tracking-based assessment and its integration in virtual reality-based learning environmennts.
Generative artificial intelligence-empowered immersive learning environment design (AI and VR)
- Design and development of generative AI-empowered agent in virtual learning environments
- Ongoing Project: GEAR-UP (sites.google.com/view/gearup-ai)
Immersive Learning Environment Design in Engineering Education (XR and Engineering Education)
- Immersive virtual reality-powered simulation-based learning environment design
Collaboration Partners
We are conducting multiple research projects through partnerships with other UA departments and universities. Here is the list of partners we are currently working together.
Affiliated UA Institutes
UA Department
- Dr. Jee Kyung Suh (Curriculum and Instruction)
- Drs. Laura McNeill, André Denham, and Omid Noroozi (Instructional Technology, ELPTS)
- Dr. Siyuan Song's Lab at the College of Engineering
Universities and Institutes
- United States
- Florida State University (FL): Dr. Fengfeng Ke
- University of Cincinnati (OH): Dr. Gi Woong Choi
- State University of New York, Albany (NY): Dr. Haesol Bae
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL): Dr. Joo Young Seo
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL): Dr. Christopher Edmonds
- IUPUI (IN): Dr. Soo Hyeon Kim
- University of Oklahoma (OK): Dr. Yong Ju Jung
- New York University (NY): Dr. Daeyeoul Lee
- International
- University of Manchester: Dr. Chen Sun - Game design and problem-solving
- Korea Educational Development Institute (South Korea): Dr. Jaewoo Do - Innovative Learning Environment Research and Practice SIG
- Daegu National University of Education (South Korea)
- Dr. Sheunghyun Yeo - Game-based learning and teacher analytics
- Dr. Jieun Lim - VR + Scenario-based learning literature synthesis
- Leiden University (The Netherland): Dr. Yeonjoo Joy Lee & Minjung Jo - VR + Eye-tracking literature synthesis
- Wageningen University & Research (The Netherland): Dr. Kazem Banihashem - Multimodal data analytics
- Enuma (EduTech Company): Unggi Lee (Generative AI for and in Education Research)
- Immersive Learning Environment Design for Autistic Learners: Drs. Noah Glaser (Univ. of Missouri), Michael Schmidt (Univ. of Georgia), and Nigel Newbutt (Univ. of Florida)