EduTech Xp

A discussion with Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel about her latest research!

We continue with the second part of our interview with our guest Prof. Dr. Schwan. Learn more about the integration of educational technology in museums.

This is the first part of our interview with our guest Prof. Dr. Schwan. He has always been passionate about museums and explains why they are a great way of informal learning, and highlights the possibilities that educational technologies offer in this field.

In this pre-episode, Smardar and Despoina talk about how virtual museums make museum trips an engaging, immersive and accessible learning experience. They also prepare you for the next episode where we will interview an expert on this topic.

The wait is over! We are back with a new season of EduTech Xp. Get to know the new faces of the podcast in this episode, and look forward to a fresh start with new ideas, interesting topics, and amazing podcast guests.

This week, we welcome Dr. Marius Schönberger as our esteemed guest on EduTech Xp. Marius is extensively experienced in the fields of information systems, business administration and computer science. We talk to him about the opportunities of AI in education, and add to the growing discourse on how higher education institutions can adopt AI tools in their educational practices, without compromising...

Educational Psychologist and PhD researcher at Saarland University - Kristin Altmeyer provides valuable insights into the various methods of measuring cognitive load, and how a device as simple as a pen can be used to assess learners' cognitive load. She also finishes the episode with some brilliant recommendations for existing and budding researchers.

Students pursuing the EduTech MSc. program at Saarland University (generation of 2022) engage in a candid dialogue and share their experiences from the course, their learnings and how they perceive the current and future trends in the field of educational technology.

In this episode, Paul Kirschner shares his valuable insights on how the field of instructional design is developing, current trends in this area and what prospective educators and instructors should be mindful of in their work.

In the second part of our interview with Tomohiro Nagashima, he gives a glance on his forthcoming research interests and the next steps of his work in ITS.

We dive into the world of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) with expert learning scientist Tomohiro Nagashima. What role do these systems play in education? And how do students respond to them?  

Expert educator and psychologist Dr. Sarah Malone talks about the buzzword we can't get enough of nowadays - Augmented Reality (AR). How can AR be successfully implemented in education? And what do teachers and students think about it?

Did our latest episode spark many interesting questions? How does all of this link with EduTech? For us it was so great we couldn't get enough! Tune in for the second part of the interview with the man who developed cognitive load theory: Dr. John Sweller! Dr. Sweller is a globally known cognitive psychologist, and we are so excited to have the opportunity to chat with him.

Join us as we delve into John Sweller's pioneering work on cognitive load theory and its impact on education. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation!

This special episode will wrap up the most listened-to episodes of the year! Wanna find out which ones were top favorites in 2022? 

Our guest professor Stavros Demetriadis in the first part of the interview guided us through the main concepts of conversational agents. The second part of this interview will show how these technologies are already helping professors and students.

With new developments in machine learning , conversational agents are evolving and are able to engage with learners in many efficient ways. Our guest professor Stavros Demetriadis guides us through the main concepts of CA and how can they be incorporated into learning settings. 

In this episode, we talk to Prof. Niels Pinkwart, vice-president of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, about how AI can be used in education, its advantages, and its potential threats.

In this episode, we talk to Pierre Dillenbourg, professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) about the role of robotics in education, how to orchestrate these activities and what are the uses, challenges and possibilities for further research.

In this episode, to celebrate our first anniversary, we talk to Professor Armin Weinberger, head and founder of the EduTech department at Saarland University. He gives some insights into his latest research and gives an outlook on what could be the upcoming needs and research topics in the future of the field.

In this special episode, we talk to Anish, Erin and Saroj, students from the EduTech masters degree at Saarland university. We explore their motivations, experiences and future plans in relation to their different academic backgrounds.

In this episode, we talk to Lavine Lima Silva Cunha who is part of a Brazilian group that is doing research on multiliteracy. In this second part of the interview series, Lavine will be talking about hypertexts and how technology enhances lifelong learning.

In this episode we talk to João Luiz Pereira da Costa Ferreira and Letícia Telles da Cruz, who are part of a Brazilian group that is doing research about multiliteracy in schools. In this first part of the interview, they will focus on critical racial literacy and memes and how they can help to foster multiliteracy.

In this episode we talk to David Kofoed Wind, doctor and co-founder of Eduflow. Eduflow is a tool that allows you to create learning experiences in different ways. Eduflow provides solutions to integrate content using different LMS's but the main feature we will be looking at in the podcast is Peer Reviewing. We will discuss how peer reviewing can change the approach to online learning.

In this episode, we talk to professor Essi Vuopala, head of the international master’s degree in Learning, education and technology, from the University of Oulu about innovative ways to implement maker culture, design-driven education and collaborative learning involving technology in classroom settings.