One of the research challenges we faced was about tackling the perception that instruction through online learning was subpar to the instruction at brick-and-mortar universities. Then, why top universities in the world are resorting to online instruction as supplemental to regular classroom instruction? Interview Part One We can think of this as flipped-research, research driven…
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Dr. Kinshuk discusses: geographic, cultural and linguistic background; responsibilities with exposure; relation between informatics and educational technology; electronic exposure and its influence on interactions; stations from the past to the present; research interests and their motivations; instigation for area of teaching; power and responsibility that comes with the associate dean position; Canada Research Chair developments;…
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Dr. Kumar joined Athabasca University in 2008. Over the years, he has emerged as international leader in learning analytics. Vive(k)’s research centers around Technology-Enhanced Teaching, Learning, and Research that extends to mixed-initiative human-computer interaction, causal modelling, model tracing, automated instructional design, lifelong learning, cognitive modelling of self-regulated and co-regulated learning, semantics of online learning interactions,…
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Held at the Banff Center from September 28 to 30, some of our researchers had the opportunity to attend as well as to present at the CyberSummit 2015. David Boulanger and Jeremie Seanosky gave a 3-hour workshop on Big Data Learning Analytics with OpenACRE. Their presentation has been extremely well received and the feedback was…
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Held from September 25 to 27, the AU Graduate Student Conference provided students with the opportunity to enjoy an enriching experience of sharing research ideas with fellow students as well as faculty. Many researchers within our Learning Analytics research group were able to attend and enjoyed some time together!
TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – October 12, 2015) – Access to data and key information for the purpose of Analytics has been a constant in the Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences / Health Care industries, and this has been true for a great deal of time. Recent industry challenges such as declining R&D productivity, increased levels of regulatory…
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由和平区教育信息化管理中心创办的和平教育信息化微信公众号（微信号为：hpjyxxh），重点推送目前教育信息化相关政策法规、国际前沿的技术应用、各类教育信息化相关案例及区内信息化建设的宝贵经验分享等。 2015年9月8日，和平区教育局召开了智慧教育示范区国际交流研讨会。加拿大阿萨巴斯卡大学计算机和信息系统学院院长Kinshuk教授现场做了专题报告。 See more pictures and read full article!
The Associate Dean of AU’s Faculty of Science, Dr. Kinshuk, currently holds an NSERC/iCORE/Xerox/Markin Industrial Research Chair for Adaptivity and Personalization in Informatics, and has more than 300 research publications in referreed journals. With all this going on, The Voice Magazine is very happy that he was able to take the time to be interviewed…
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The Voice Magazine previously interviewed Dr. Kumar in April of 2014. That interview looked more at his background, while this time, Marie Well interviews him about some of this theories and accomplishments. The full interview in PDF Interview Part 1 Interview Part 2 Interview Part 3
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