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New Pub: Competent Usage of AI and Digital Technology in Education
June 10, 2026
How can teachers and learners use AI and digital technology competently, critically and safely in education? Simply using AI tools and digital technology in...
[New Pub] Analyzing students’ conceptual understanding over the course of a teaching unit: Tracking changes in knowledge structures over time
June 10, 2026
In a recent study, we explored how students’ conceptual understanding develops throughout a digitally supported chemistry unit on chemical kinetics. Working wit
Workshop on Educational NLP at the 20th EATEL Summer School
May 29, 2026
At this year's JTEL Summer school, Sebastian Gombert and Amir Rajabi from DIPF hosted a workshop on Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Education and Research...
[New Pub] Automatic Short Answer Grading with LLMs: From Memorization to Reasoning
May 27, 2026
On 01. Mai, Longwei Cong presented his paper “Automatic Short Answer Grading with LLMs: From Memorization to Reasoning” at the 16th International Conference on
[New Pub] Are rubrics all you need? Towards rubric-based automatic short answer scoring via guided rubric-answer alignment
May 27, 2026
Rubrics are everywhere in education — but surprisingly, most AI systems for grading short answers barely use them. In our recent paper, Are Rubrics All You Need
🤖 Robots in the Classroom — Sebastian Wollny on the “Sitzenbleiben” Podcast
May 21, 2026
What do soccer-playing robots, telepresence droids, and 3D printers have in common? They're all reshaping what education looks like — and our very own Sebastian
How AI Systems Impact Mathematics Achievement in Rural Areas
May 12, 2026
On Friday, May 8, 2026, Rashmi Khazanchi successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, "Artificial Intelligence in Education: Impact of AI-Based Systems on M...
Hendrik Drachsler Receives Outstanding Community Work Award from SoLAR
May 12, 2026
In recognition of his outstanding dedication to the Learning Analytics community, Hendrik Drachsler was presented with the Outstanding Community Work Award by t... Contact Us
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