Learning Scientist | Educational Technologist
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
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Xinran Zhu
I’m an assistant professor in Learning Design & Leadership and Instructional Design, Technology, & Organization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Education. I earned my Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technologies from the University of Pennsylvania, working with Dr. Bodong Chen.
My research interests lie at the intersection of learning technologies, learning sciences, learning analytics, and human-computer interaction. Grounded in research-practice partnerships, I develop pedagogical designs, technological innovations, and empirical understandings of learning in authentic settings. My recent work involves designing web applications to support computer-supported collaborative learning, conducting computational research to derive actionable insights for educational practice, and investigating the applications of AI in augmenting human knowledge creation.
Recent News:
- 📣 I am recruiting one PhD student starting Fall 2025. Please apply to the “Learning Design & Leadership” concentration by Dec 1st. In your application, please mention my name. Details can be found here. 📣
- I will attend ISLS 2024 in Buffalo in this June, presenting a symposium: Bridging Social Annotation Practice with Perspectives from the Learning Sciences and CSCL [︎preprint]. Check out our website at: https://social-annotation-ed.pubpub.org/isls24-symposium.
- I will attend AERA 2024 in Philadelphia in this April.
- I will attend CSCW 2023 in Minneapolis in this October. [︎preprint]
- I will attend ISLS 2023 in Montreal this summer [︎preprint]
When I have no idea about my data and/or writing, I do:
- Road trips
- Amateur filmmaking
- Photography
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