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The ethics of using pedagogical agents in intelligent tutoring systems

Artificial intelligence in educational research and practice

Recognising that learning is a social activity, intelligent tutoring systems enable learners to engage in (virtual) face-to-face social interactions with autonomous animated software characters,...

What does ‘Artificial Intelligence’ mean for educational research

Artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere at the moment, but it is hard to pin down exactly what this means for educational research. These events will: To map out the current research...

Research Ethics Case Studies: 1. Twitter, data collection & informed consent

Research Ethics Case Studies

BERA’s Research Ethics Case Studies series begins by looking at the ethical issues that can arise when using social media as a means to recruit participants or gather data. To what extent are...

What are the drivers to inspire more girls to study computer science?

As our 21st century society evolves, computer science (CS) proves fundamental (Cotteleer & Sniderman, 2018) to our global communities’ economic growth, national security, sustainability and...

Experience, represent, apply (ERA): A heuristic for digital engagement in the early years

Presenting a powerful new mechanism for encouraging play-based learning that reflects a more up-to-date and holistic view of technology use in the early years.

Artificial intelligence and multimodal data in the service of human decision-making

Artificial intelligence in educational research and practice

The question, ‘What is an appropriate role for Artificial Intelligence(AI)?’, is the subject of much discussion and interest. There is little doubt about the great potential and the disruptive...

Dimitris Parapadakis

Principal Lecturer

Dimitris has 30+ years developing software, 20+ years of experience teaching and assessing university modules at all levels in software development, artificial intelligence, computer security and...

Sandra Leaton Gray

Associate Professor

Sandra Leaton Gray is Associate Professor of Education at University College London, Institute of Education. She is an applied sociology of education specialist who has published extensively on...

Technology-mediated learning theory: A holistic and field-specific referent for the analysis of technology-enhanced learning

The recent 50th anniversary special section of the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) on ‘Developing Critical and Theoretical Approaches to Educational Technology Research and...

Bridging existing teen engagement in social media with academic will

Teens are engaged. The challenge educators face is influencing, not controlling, the direction of teen engagement. One way for educators to tackle this challenge is to understand the existing...

Linking school teachers’ practice with research in educational technology: A call to action

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET), Melissa Bond (University of Oldenburg), Dr Olaf Zawacki-Richter (University of Oldenburg) and Dr Mark...

Artificial and Human Intelligence

Over the last 30 years, the academic study of intelligence has been in a process of decline, but recently this has changed dramatically. The main catalyst for this change has been the growth of...