Balancing the Tension between Digital Technologies and Learning Sciences

Preface.- Part i: Cognitive Perspectives on Learning.- Part II: Technology-enhanced Classrooms.- Part III: Supporting Learning through Analytics.- Part IV: Case Studies.- Concluding remarks.- Index.

Dirk Ifenthaler (dirk@ifenthaler.info; www.ifenthaler.info) is Professor and Chair of Learning, Design and Technology at University of Mannheim, Germany and UNESCO Deputy Chair of Data Science in Higher Education Learning and Teaching at Curtin University, Australia. His previous roles include Professor and Director, Centre for Research in Digital Learning at Deakin University, Australia, Manager of Applied Research and Learning Analytics at Open Universities, Australia, and Professor for Applied Teaching and Learning Research at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He was a 2012 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, at the University of Oklahoma, USA. Dirk's research focuses on the intersection of cognitive psychology, educational technology, data analytics, and organisational learning. His research outcomes include numerous co-authored books, book series, book chapters, journal articles, and international conference papers, as well as successful grant funding in Australia, Germany, and USA. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Technology, Knowledge and Learning, Senior Editor of Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Education.

Demetrios G. Sampson (sampson@unipi.gr) is a Professor of Digital Systems for Teaching and Learning at the Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Greece.. He is the co-author of 350 articles in scientific books, journals and conferences, and the editor of 15 books, 35 special issues and 40 international conference proceedings. He has received 10 times Best Paper Award in International Conferences. He has been a Keynote/Invited Speaker/Lecturer in 100 International/National Conferences and/or Postgraduate Programs around the world. He has been project director, principal investigator and/or research consultant in 70 Research and Innovation projects with external