Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE)
Recent Submissions
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Initial (March 2023) uses and perceptions of ChatGPT in a sample of students and instructors at the University of Bergen (UiB), Norway
(SLATE Research Report;2023-1, Research report, 2023-06)The spring semester of 2023 in higher education was impacted by the release of Large Language Models (LLMs) to the general public. OpenAI’s ChatGPT was at the forefront, with Google's Bard, Microsoft’s Bing, and others ... -
Understanding privacy and data protection issues in learning analytics using a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The field of learning analytics has advanced from infancy stages into a more practical domain, where tangible solutions are being implemented. Nevertheless, the field has encountered numerous privacy and data protection ... -
In the nexus of integrity and surveillance: Proctoring (re)considered
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted higher education in many ways, such as the move to Emergency Remote Online Teaching and Learning (EROTL), often including a move to online assessments and examinations. With ... -
The use and application of learning theory in learning analytics: a scoping review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Since its inception in 2011, Learning Analytics has matured and expanded in terms of reach (e.g., primary and K-12 education) and in having access to a greater variety, volume and velocity of data (e.g. collecting and ... -
Learning Analytics in Collaborative Online Lab Environments: A Systematic Scoping Review
(Conference poster, 2022)With the increase in online education arises the challenge of replicating physical laboratories and teamwork online. This poster presents a brief overview of a scoping review of the current research within the area of ... -
What Does Twitter Say About Self-Regulated Learning? Mapping Tweets From 2011 to 2021
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Social network services such as Twitter are important venues that can be used as rich data sources to mine public opinions about various topics. In this study, we used Twitter to collect data on one of the most growing ... -
John Dewey
(Chapter, 2021)The American philosopher John Dewey and the tradition of pragmatism is often connected to the concept of experience. This entry explores John Dewey’s pragmatism with a particular emphasis on experience as transformative ... -
Meta-intelligence: understanding, control, and interactivity between creative, analytical, practical, and wisdom-based approaches in problem solving
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A deeper understanding of the processes leading to problem framing and behind finding solutions to problems should help explain variability in the quality of the solutions to those problems. Using Sternberg’s WICS model ... -
Game Transfer Phenomena and Problematic Interactive Media Use: Dispositional and Media Habit Factors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The study of the effects of interactive media has mainly focused on dysregulated behaviors, the conceptualization of which is supported by the paradigms of addiction. Research into Game Transfer Phenomena (GTP) examines ... -
Social Media Responses to the Pandemic: What Makes a Coronavirus Meme Creative
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The current pandemic and the measures taken to address it, on a global scale, are unprecedented. Times of crisis call for creative solutions, and these are not reduced to the work of scientists or politicians. In everyday ... -
New Frontiers in Creativity, Learning, and Technology Research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article offers a brief introduction to the special issue ‘New frontiers in creativity, learning, and technology research’ by situating the topic and explaining the events and previous publications that led to this new ... -
Learning Analytics in a Time of Pandemics: Mapping the Field
(Chapter, 2021)The coronavirus pandemic has impacted global society in many ways, not least education, with schools and universities moving many teaching and learning practices online. This paper examines the response of educational ... -
Who Are the Students of MOOCs? Experience from Learning Analytics Clustering Techniques
(Chapter, 2021)Clustering in education is important in identifying groups of objects in order to find linked patterns of correlations in educational datasets. As such, MOOCs provide a rich source of educational datasets which enable a ... -
A Postphenomenological Framework for Studying User Experience of Immersive Virtual Reality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Virtual Reality (VR) is a remarkably flexible technology for interventions as it allows the construction of virtual worlds with ontologies radically different from the real world. By embodying users in avatars situated in ... -
Enriching context descriptions for enhanced LA scalability: a case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Learning analytics (LA) is a field that examines data about learners and their context, for understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs. Integration of multiple data sources, an important ... -
Capacity Building for a Stronger Workforce in the Public Healthcare Sector
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In a more and more demanding sector, healthcare leaders are in need of relevant and up-to-date competencies. The paper describes the iComPAss-project that aimed to increase the quality of a Master’s programme for healthcare ... -
Validating an Instrument to Measure Teachers’ Preparedness to Use Digital Technology in their Teaching
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In order to effectively integrate digital technology into education, it is necessary to examine and understand teachers’ preparedness to use digital technology in education. The objective of this pilot study is to validate ... -
Scoping the Emerging Field of Quantitative Ethnography: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions
(Chapter, 2021)Quantitative Ethnography (QE) is an emerging methodological approach that combines ethnographic and statistical tools to analyze both Big Data and smaller data to study human behavior and interactions. This paper presents ... -
DigiTrans kortrapport: Studentenes opplevelse av studiesituasjonen under nedstengingene av UiB høsten 2020
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Universitetsforelesningen og responsteknologi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Artikkelen gir en historisk presentasjon av hvordan universitetsforelesningen har forandret seg over tid, og dens nåværende status i det 21. århundre. Den diskuterer hvordan responsteknologi kan bidra til å endre og bevare ...
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