UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan was appointed to serve on a National Science Foundation (NSF) steering committee focused on shaping the future of mathematics learning and education. Nathan Titled the Collaboratory to Advance Math Education and Learning …
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UW–Madison’s Karumbaiah awarded American Family Insurance funding for research on bias in artificial intelligence
Shamya Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, has been awarded new funding for her research aimed at identifying harmful biases in artificial intelligence tools. Karumbaiah Karumbaiah’s project will …
UW–Madison’s Puntambekar and Karumbaiah examine how AI can help teachers and students succeed
By Laurel White For the past 20 years, School of Education faculty member Sadhana Puntambekar has worked with teachers and middle school students across Wisconsin to build technology-enhanced learning environments for science learning and teaching, from …
WCER’s Bell interviewed by Wisconsin State Journal on standards-based grading system
The Wisconsin State Journal utilized the expertise of UW–Madison’s Courtney Bell in a recent article about Madison East High School’s new “standards-based” grading system. Bell is the director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research …
David Williamson Shaffer offers expertise on artificial intelligence on CBS58, Spectrum News 1
School of Education faculty member David Williamson Shaffer recently offered his expertise on artificial intelligence in and out of the classroom to news stories aired on CBS58 in Milwaukee and the statewide Spectrum News 1 …
Gao, Xunyi
Xunyi Gao (Annie) is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences area within the Department of Educational Psychology. She is working in the Epistemics Analysis Lab, advised by Dr. David Williamson Shaffer. She obtained her Master’s in Education Data Science at Stanford University and her bachelor’s in Statistics and Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is generally interested in understanding learners’ learning processes. She currently focuses on developing methodology and tools of quantitative ethnography and learning analytics.
Kim, Chaeyeon
Chaeyeon Kim is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences area within the Department of Educational Psychology, advised by Dr. Mitchell Nathan. Broadly, Chaeyeon is interested in immersive learning environment design and development, such as virtual and augmented reality-based learning. She has designed and implemented various types of immersive learning simulations. Her scholarly work primarily revolves around the assessment of students’ performance and engagement in 3D simulation-based learning environments. Her future research aims at designing and developing an adaptive simulation-based learning system through embodied design and multimodal learning analytics in immersive settings.
UW-Madison’s Shaffer speaks about AI and education on WTMJ and WMTV
School of Education faculty member David Williamson Shaffer recently lent his expertise on artificial intelligence and the changing landscape of education to two Wisconsin television news segments. Shaffer is the Sears Bascom Professor of Learning …
School of Education welcomes nine new faculty members to campus
The UW–Madison School of Education is bringing another talented and diverse cohort of new faculty members to campus for the start of the upcoming fall semester. To welcome these newest members of our community — …
Four things an educational psychologist wants you to know about AI in the classroom
By David Williamson Shaffer, originally published by University Communications. It’s back-to-school time, and as the school year begins, some parents and educators have been wondering about how to handle artificial intelligence in the classroom. As …