Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel is a research professor and heads the research program Educational Technologies and Artificial Intelligence at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), where she deals with questions around the dynamic interaction of teachers, learners and supporting technologies. Her research focuses on issues related to the design and technical implementation of digital learning environments and the challenges and opportunities of learning and teaching in digital environments.
Curriculum Vitae
- Since 2010: Professor at the Chair of Educational Psychology and Educational Technology at the Ruhr-University Bochum.
- 2010: Habilitation in Psychology at the University of Freiburg, Germany
- Since 2008: Associate Professor at the Human Computer Interaction Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
- 2004: Doctorate in Psychology at the University of Freiburg
- 2002: Diploma in Psychology at the University of Freiburg
- 2000: Master of Science in Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Selected Publications:
- Radtke, A., & Rummel, N. (2025). Generative AI in academic writing: Does information on authorship impact learners’ revision behavior? Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 8, Article 100350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100350
- Strauß, S., & Rummel, N. (2021). Promoting regulation of equal participation in online collaboration by combining a group awareness tool and adaptive prompts. But does it even matter? International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 16, 67–104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-021-09340-y
- Van Leeuwen, A., Knoop-van Campen, C. A. N., Molenaar, I., & Rummel, N. (2021). How teacher characteristics relate to how teachers use dashboards: Results from two case studies in K–12. Journal of Learning Analytics, 8(2), 110–124. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2021.7118
- Olsen, J. K., Sharma, K., Rummel, N., & Aleven, V. (2020). Temporal analysis of multimodal data to predict collaborative learning outcomes. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(5), 1527–1547. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12982
- Rummel, N. (2018). One framework to rule them all? Carrying forward the conversation started by Wise and Schwarz. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 13(1), 123–129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-018-9273-2
Selected Talks:
- Rummel, N. (2025, May 6). AI Support for Collaborative Learning [Invited Talk]. Smart Data & Digital Technology in Education project meeting, OECD Centre for Educational Research & Innovation (CERI), Paris, France.
- Rummel, N. (2024, February 6). Invited Speaker at OECD Online Webinar “Decoding the hype: Can AI help create accessible and inclusive student learning?” https://oecdedutoday.com/oecd-education-webinars/
- Rummel, N. (2024, November 20). Künstliche Intelligenz in der Bildung: Möglichkeiten, Chancen und eine kritische Diskussion [Talk]. BI.teach – Tag für die Lehre 2024, Bielefeld, Germany. https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/lehre/biteach/bi.teach-2024/keynotes/
- Rummel, N. (2024, September 2). Dynamische Wechsel zwischen individuellem und kooperativen Lernen im Klassenzimmer ermöglichen: Ergebnisse aus einem drei (fünf) jährigen NSF-Projekt zur Ko-Orchestrierung durch KI und Lehrkraft [Invited Talk]. Fachtagung KI Bildung und Künstliche Intelligenz 2024, Zentrum für Schulqualität und Lehrerbildung Baden-Württemberg, Esslingen.
- Rummel, N. (2024, September 4). AI for Future Generations? [Invited Talk]. AI24 The Lamarr Conference, Dortmund.
- Rummel, N. (2024, September 11–13). What it takes to shape the future of education: Reflections on a five-year research program on co-orchestration between teachers and an AI system [Invited Keynote]. EARLI SIG 16 Conference on Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning, Heidelberg.