Research Programme: EdTEch&AI – Educational Technologies and Artificial Intelligence
With expertise spanning Education, Educational Psychology, Media Psychology, and Computer Science, the research program investigates various aspects of using digital technologies & Artificial Intelligence (AI) in educational contexts.
Determine the quality of cooperation with learning analytics
Self-regulated learning in adult education
From the perspective of the research programme, the role of technology and AI in education is to complement human skills rather than replacing them. The researchers recognize the use of technology and its potential to facilitate learning and teaching through personalized support. However, they also acknowledge the challenges and limitations of using technology in education and strive to take a critical and realistic approach to its implementation.
Learning with AI-generated texts
Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel
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Research areas
In the area of Learning with technology & AI, the research program is interested in individual and small group learning across diverse educational settings such as schools, universities, vocational education as well as non-formal learning settings (e.g. museums).
- Conversational AI in education (Alisa Maksimova) Promoting the ability to work together in higher education (Sebastian Strauß)
- Understanding learning processes and supporting skills development (Sebastian Strauß)
- Improve revision capabilities when revising AI-generated texts (Anna Radtke)
- Small group work in hybrid university courses: Challenges and effective support measures (Sabine Schermeier)
In the area of Teaching with technology & AI, the researchers explore competencies and needs of teachers. The researchers identify opportunities and challenges that educators encounter when teaching in digital environments, examining how they adapt digital learning materials. Particularly, the researchers investigate the role of teacher dashboards, how they can inform the teacher and how teachers can use them to improve their teaching.
- Supporting teachers in the use of digital learning systems in an educational context (Ann-Christin Falhs)
At the intersection of learning and teaching, the researchers explore how Learning Analytics can support both learners and educators in schools, university settings, as well as out of school settings. Furthermore, the team scrutinizes the ethical and privacy implications associated with AI tools.
- Learning with and about AI in museums (Alisa Maksimova)
Projects
Self-regulated learning in online continuing education courses through adaptive support
Online courses are particularly attractive in adult education as they offer a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, which is made possible by self-directed formats.
Small group work in hybrid university courses – specific challenges and effective support measures
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, online teaching and learning settings have become increasingly popular at universities.
Improve revision capabilities when revising AI-generated texts
AI-based text generation programmes have undergone massive development in recent years. The chat dialogue program ChatGPT was the last major breakthrough in this area.
Supporting teachers in the use of digital learning systems in an educational context
The use of digital technologies in schools has been a topic of interest to a wide range of stakeholders for a number of years.
Understanding learning processes and supporting skills development
In science and maths lessons, the aim is to confront learners with scientific explanations for phenomena.
Learning with and about AI in museums
In this project, Dr Alisa Maksimova is investigating learning about and with artificial intelligence (AI) in informal learning environments.
Promoting cooperation skills in higher education
The ability to work together is becoming increasingly important in today’s working world, in which interdisciplinary collaboration and problem solving are highly valued.
Conversational AI in education
This project looks at the potential and challenges of using conversational AI in education.
Third-party funded research projects
Teacher-AI Complementarity (TAICo). A Horizon Europe Project on AI and the future of the teaching profession.
Partners: University for Continuing Education Krems (Austria), University of Oulu (Finland), Tallinn University (Estonia), Radboud University (The Netherlands), University College London (United Kingdom), European Edtech Alliance (Germany), Education and Youth Board (Estonia), European Digital Learning Network (Italy), The European Trade Union Committee on Education (Associated Partner) (Belgium)
The Teacher-AI Complementarity (TAICo) project will explore the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in complementing teachers’ skills across various educational contexts. With the increasing presence of AI technologies in education, it is critical to understand how AI can support rather than replace the human element in teaching, particularly in the development of essential skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, and self-regulation. Funded by the EU Horizon program, this initiative spans six countries: Austria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. TAICo will engage directly with practitioners across primary, secondary, higher education, and continuing education sectors. The project focuses on how AI technologies can align with human teaching tasks, augmenting teachers’ strengths while maintaining their critical role in the learning process. The project’s goal is to provide evidence-based guidelines for integrating AI tools into classrooms, ensuring they effectively support teaching practices. TAICo’s participatory approach, involving teachers, policymakers, and EdTech developers, will ensure that AI solutions are both practical and ethically sound, meeting the evolving needs of modern educational environments.
Further Information: https://taico-project.eu/
How Modes of Social Regulation Emerge and Impact Learning from Collaboration (MoRe)
Partners: Interim Prof. Dr. Sebastian Strauß (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Isis Tunnigkeit (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel (CAIS)
In cooperative learning, regulation is required both at the individual level and at the group level. Based on theories of self-regulated learning, Co-Regulation of Learning (CoRL) and Socially Shared Regulation of Learning (SSRL) have been described as additional modes of social regulation. These differ in the degree of transactivity within the interactions between learners. The planned project aims to further develop the precise measurement of the social regulation modes CoRL and SSRL, to systematically investigate the conditions under which these modes occur, and to explore their relationship to individual learning success. To address these research questions, laboratory experiments will be conducted in which students collaborate in pairs (dyads) within a digital simulation. Particular attention in these studies will be paid to the composition of the dyads with respect to various learner characteristics, such as domain-specific prior knowledge or learning goals, and how these factors influence both the cooperation process and the knowledge acquisition of the group members.
Latest news
Insights on AI-support for transitions between individual and collaborative learning
Prof. Nikol Rummel speaks at the University of Oslo about the interplay between AI and teachers in the learning process.
Talk on the Educational Benefits of AI in the Learning Process
Astrid Wichmann highlights the effective use of AI in educational promotion in a keynote lecture at the DEI.
EU project TAICo explores how AI can effectively support teachers
The Horizon Europe project TAICo will kick off at CAIS from March 24 to 26, 2025. It explores how artificial intelligence can be ethically and...
Nikol Rummel is one of the most productive authors in the field of CSCL research
The study “A Topical Review of Research in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Questions and Possibilities” found that Nikol Rummel is one of the most productive authors...
Generative AI in academic writing: Does information on authorship impact learners’ revision behaviour?
In December 2024, Anna Radtke and Nikol Rummel published an article in Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence presenting empirical findings on learners’ revision behavior when...
Keynote speech at ‘BI.teach – Day for Teaching’ on artificial intelligence in education
Nikol Rummel gave a lecture on artificial intelligence in education at the ‘BI.teach – Tag für die Lehre’ (Bielefeld University). The title of her keynote...
New article on AI in museum exhibitions published
Alisa Maksimova has published her article “Negotiation of Dominant AI Narratives in Museum Exhibitions” in the journal AI & Society.
Social inclusion of learners in hybrid small group work compared to F2F and remote group work
Sabine Schermeier will present partial results of her dissertation study on hybrid small group work at the Earli SIG 6&7 conference “Instructional Design and Technology-Enhanced...
Guest on the cirde podcast of the PH Freiburg
Prof Dr Nikol Rummel is a guest on the cirde podcast on the topic of “#2 AI in the classroom: How technology can support teachers...
New chapter by Radtke, Rummel and colleagues in the KI project
Anna Radtke, Nikol Rummel and other researchers have published a chapter in the anthology of the AI project that deals with learning analytics and the...
Research on adaptive support in adult education presented
At the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII) in Washington D.C., Katharina Teich presented her research on a user-centred, adaptive support system for online-supported...
Best Paper Award for the EDM Paper: Which chat interactions improve learning rates during AI-assisted peer tutoring?
Der Titel des Papers lautet: “Combining Dialog Acts and Skill Modeling: What Chat Interactions Enhance Learning Rates During AI-Supported Peer Tutoring?”.
Teacher training on the topic of artificial intelligence
The topic of the lecture is: “Teaching and learning with artificial intelligence:
Opportunities and challenges in the classroom”. The lecture will take place on 28...
Adaptive support for adult learners: New findings from Teich and Rummel
Katharina Teich and Nikol Rummel have published a paper on the user-centred design of adaptive support in continuing vocational training, presented at the International Conference...
Workshop by Astrid Wichmann on AI in the classroom
Astrid Wichmann will be speaking at “Ökonomie Hautnah 2024” about the opportunities and challenges of AI-supported learning in the classroom.
Analysis of process-related behavioral data using learning analytics: Current and future significance for teaching science
The article outlines research on learning analytics and uses specific examples to illustrate the potential of learning analytics approaches for the further development of learning...
Learning processes in the context of digitalisation – current findings from large-scale assessments
The symposium at the GEBF conference on “Understanding Education – Achieving Participation – Shaping Transfer” at the University of Potsdam provided an exciting insight into...
“Decoding the hype: can AI help create accessible and inclusive student learning?”
On February 6, 2024, join Nikol Rummel, Research Professor, as she explores the role of AI in fostering accessible and inclusive student learning. The OECD...
Podcast episode on artificial intelligence
In a 90 minute podcast episode Sebastian Strauß talks with the Heinefunk podcast from the Heinrich-Heine Gymnasium Oberhausen.
Tagesschau Interview with Nikol Rummel
This morning (13 December), the ARD financial editorial team will be talking to Professor Nikol Rummel online in a live interview on the live television...
Several publications by BKI together with Colleagues at CMU, Pittsburgh
The research program: Educational Technologies and Artificial Intelligence released some publications together with the CMU in Pittsburgh.
Workshop: The future of democracy
From 13 to 14 November, Christoph Bieber will be taking part in the Future of Democracy workshop in Barcelona (the current European Capital of Democracy).
“Machinic wonders: AI imaginaries in museum exhibitions”
A paper presented by Alisa Maksimova titled “Machinic wonders: AI imaginaries i museum exhibitions” on the 24th and 25th of October.
Accompanying learning paths (digitally): Intelligent Tutorial Systems
With a blog post at the Lamarr Institute, Ann-Christin Falhs, Astrid Wichmann and Nikol Rummel work in cooperation.
Multimodal Analytics for Collaborative Teacher Reflection of Human-AI Hybrid Teaching
At ECTEL 2023 Alisa Maksimova and Nikol Rummel publshed a new publication about Collaborative Teacher Reflection on AI.
New Podcast with Nikol Rummel and Laurenz Wiskott
In a new podcast episode, Nikol Rummel and Laurenz Wiskott talk with QUA-LiS NRW about Learning Technolgoies and AI.
The EdTech&AI Research team presented their academic work at EARLI 2023
At the EARLI 2023 several academic works have been presented with the participation of the research program: Education technologies and AI.
Poster at EdTech Research Forum 2023 on Teacher Dashboards
At the EdTech Research Forum 2023 a poster of Teacher Dashboard has been presented by Ann-Chstin Falhs and Lena Borgards (RUB).
VHS Kamp-Lintfort Vortrag über AI und Bildung
Astrid Wichmann with a talk about learning and teaching with Artificial Intelligence at the VHS Kamp-Lintfort on the 1st of September.
Measuring Collaboration Quality Through Audio Data and Learning Analytics
Sambit Praharaj summarized his PhD thesis in a latest book chapter with the title: Measuring Collaboration Quality Through Audio Data and Learning.
CAIS Symposium – AI in Education in Germany: Current State and Future Developments
The symposium aims to facilitate discussions on the current state of AI in education research and implementation in Germany, while also highlighting key issues, challenges,...
Participatory design of teacher dashboards
New journal publication by N. Rummel & colleagues on teacher dashboards
BKI research program team strongly represented at international conference
The EdTech&AI Research Programm will be presenting their research at ISLS 2023.
Nikol Rummel is keynote speaker at ISLS 2023
Nikol will be one of the keynote speakers at ISLS 2023 from 10 to 15 June 2023.
Prof. Nikol Rummel speaks at the Jacobs Foundation Conference
Prof. Nikol Rummel among the invited experts at the Jacobs Foundation Conference.
New Podcast on Multimodal Learning Analytics
Episode 19: Multimodal Learning Analytics featuring Dr. Mutlu Cukurova (Associate Professor, University College London, UK) and Dr. Sambit Praharaj.
Technolinguistics in Practice
Alisa Maksimova will present a paper on May 24 during the conference “Technolinguistics in Practice”.
The mAI at CAIS: Get to know our AI research
May 2023 will be AI Month across Germany. On 17 May 2023, we will provide three key insights into our AI research.
“The main thing is digitalisation?”
Anne Goldmann with her contribution: “Hauptsache Digitalisierung? Zur Positionierung der Parteien im Bereich Digitalpolitik im Vorfeld der Bundestagswahl 2021” is now available.
Team-Retreat “Educational Technologies and AI”
The team of the research program “Educational Technologies and Artificial Intelligence” went on a retreat from March 15 to March 16.
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