Spotlight Research
UF partners on NSF-funded National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute focused on STEM learning
The National Science Foundation has selected a team of scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to lead a $20 million institute to advance artificial intelligence to promote STEM education.
UF’s AI in Education Workshop brings leading AI researchers together
During the University of Florida’s AI in Education Workshop, leading researchers discussed how artificial intelligence is changing the landscape of education, creating opportunities for personalized learning and enhancing experiences as we progress into the future.
IALT professor receives funding for AI project on mesocredentials and student learning
Rob Moore, assistant professor of educational technology and the director of the IDEATE Lab, recently received a Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant to examine learners’ intentions to complete the first MOOC in a mesocredential program.
Published Research
Toward Defining and Assessing Creativity in Sandbox Games
Abstract Digital sandbox games such as Minecraft can be used to assess and support creativity. Doing so, however, requires an understanding of what is deemed creative in this game context. One approach is to understand how Minecrafters describe creativity in their...
Teacher strategies to use virtual learning environments to facilitate algebra learning during school closures
Abstract After nationwide school closures due to COVID-19, virtual learning environments (VLE) have seen tremendous increase in usage. The current study identified teacher activities for orchestration using an Algebra VLE during school closures, and whether these...
Promoting Interdisciplinary Integration of Cybersecurity Knowledge, Skills and Career Awareness in Preservice Teacher Education
Abstract K-12 teachers and students are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks and mostly ill-prepared to deal with them. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased these risks because of the reliance on digital technology in education and increased free time young...