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Barbara Lillehaug

Professor, Director, Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology
  • E-postbarbara.wasson@uib.no
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    5020 Bergen

Research Interests

Artificial Intelligence and Education (AIED), Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), Learning Analytics, ICT & Learning, mobile learning, learning games, intelligent tutoring systems, e-assessment, teacher inquiry, pedagogical agents, and socio-cultural perspectives on learning.

Short Bio

Barbara Wasson, Director of the Centre for The Science of Learning and Technology (SLATE), University of Bergen, Norway is a full Professor in the Department of Information Science & Media Studies. Currently she is a member of the Ministry of Education's expert task force on learning analytics, a member of the Council of Europe expert group on AI and Education, on the steering committee of UiB AI, and a member of the UiB steering committee on Digital knowlege and competence. She is also the Program Co-Chair for the 14th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge 2024 (LAK24), Kyoto, Japan.

Wasson was one of the founders of Kaleidoscope, a European Network of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning, sat on the executive committee, and was leader of its CSCL SIG with over 400 members. Wasson is often used as and Expert evaluator by the European Commission. She is currently on the editorial board of the Italian Journal of Educational Technology (iJET).  Wasson has been involved in research on technology enhanced learning since her Masters research starting in 1983. While a Ph.D student in Canada she was involved in AI and Educatin, specifially the design of intelligent pedagogical agents for content planning in Intelligent Tutoring Systems. This work received wide attention within the International community and she was invited to numerous International workshops to present the work. Before moving to Norway in 1991, Wasson was an advanced educational research specialist on Marlene Scardamalia and Carl Bereiter's Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environment (CSILE) Project at OISE, University of Toronto, Canada, the first funded research project in the area of networked learning in the classroom. Subsequent to moving to Norway, Wasson’s research has focused on collaborative learning in distributed settings, mobile learning, interaction design, computer support for collaborative learning (CSCL), mobile learning, learning games, intelligent tutoring systems, e-assessment, teacher inquiry, learning analytics, and pedagogical agents.  In 2003 Wasson obtained the contract for her previous research centre, InterMedia, to develop the ICT-based system to deliver the Norwegian National Tests in English for the Norwegian Ministry of Education (BITE-IT project). Wasson is/has been PI for numerous national and international projects and has over 120 publications in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning.

INVITED KEYNOTES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS (selected)

UiB AI Seminar on ChatGPT – Threats or Possibilities? Invited Talk, February 2023

            Consequences of CHATGPT Elicit.org for Research

Fagskole Frokost Seminar, Invited Talk & 2 Podcast Interviews, February 2023

            Introduksjon til læringsanalyse

Centre for Connective Intelligence, Invited Talk, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, December 2022 

            Learning Analytics: Some Central Dilemmas (Norwegian white paper)

ISO SC36/WG8 Workshop, Invited Talk, November 2022

            Introduction to Learning Analytics

ISO SC36/WG8 Workshop, Invited Talk, November 2022

            Implementing Learning Analytics in Norway

ISO SC36/WG8 Workshop, Invited Talk, November 2022

            National Expert Group on Learning Analytics: Interim Report Findings

National Institute of Education, Invited Talk, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,Nov 2022

            Implementing AI in Education and Learning Analytics in Norway

Natur & Kultur, Stockholm, Invited Talk, October 2022

            Implementing Learning Analytics in Norwegian Schools

Annual Meeting for Learning Technology, KEYNOTE, University of North Texas, October 2022 

            Data, learning analytics & AI in Education

SEIS Graduate School on Games & Learning, Invited Talk, September 2022

            Games & LA Research at SLATE

Learning Analytics Symposium, University of Oslo, Invited Talk, September 2022

            Implementing Learning Analytics 

Legevakt Medisin Seminar, Invited Talk, April 2022

            Research at SLATE

Expert Group on Learning Analytics, Norwegian Ministry of Education, Invited Talk, March 2022

            Aktivitetsdata for Vurdering og Tilpassning

Norwegian Naval Academy, Invited Talk, March 2022

            Technology Enhanced Learning: Games and Learning (Analytics)

Kunstig Intelligens og Læringsanalyse i Utdanning, National Symposium, February 2022

            KI og LA i Utdanning

Kunstig Intelligens og Læringsanalyse i Utdanning, National Symposium, February 202

            Aktivitetsdata for Vurdering og Tilpassning

EDULEARN, KEYNOTE, Online, July 2021

            DATA & Learning Analytics

Spanish Learning Analytics Summer Institute, KEYNOTE, Online, July 2021

          Learning Analytics 

ICALT, KEYNOTE, Online, June 2021 

Implementing Learning Analytics for Adaptive Learning in Schools 

UNESCO Mobile Learning Week 2020, ICDE Workshop, Paris, February 2020 (Panel)

            Inclusion through AI: Models for online, open and distance learning

OEB Shaping the Future of Learning, Berlin, November 2019 (Presentation & Panel)

            How Will Emerging Technologies Influence Personalisation, Efficiency, Costs, Ethics and Trust in                    

            Online, Open and Distance Education?

SETTdagene, Lillestrøm, November 2019

            Hvordan bør AI brukes innen dagens og fremtidens utdanning?

Utdanningspolitisk toppmøte, Oslo, November 2019

            Teknologiutvikling og læring gjennom hele utdanningsløpet

BI Personnel Meeting, Oslo, November 2019

            Learning Analytics in Higher Education

Learning Analytics in Higher Education, National Symposium, October 2019

            Introduction to Learning Analytics

NAUS 2019: The Digital Worksplace – Skills for a Changing World, Tromsø, August 2019

            Artificial Intelligence Meets Learning Analytics

Digitaliseringskonferansen for høyere utdanning og forskning, NTNU, June 2019

            The Role of Learning Analytics in Digitalisation of Higher Education

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, Amsterdam, June 2019

            Learning Analytics and its Role in Education

Italian Learning Analytics Conference, Rome, May 2019

            What is Learning Analytics

Digital transformation of society – key challenges and knowledge needs, CeDIT, U. of Agder, April 2019

            Digital Transformation of Education (presentation & expert panel)

Goethe Institute, Oslo, November 2018

            Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Language Learning

UDIT, Svalbard, September 2018

            Learning Analytics: What is it and what is its role in Education?

SHEILA Conference, Brussels, June 2018 (Expert Panel member)

            Experience with Learning Analytics at the University of Bergen

Profesjonene i Digitaliseringsens Tid - tar Maskinene Over? Årskonferanse, Senter for Profesjonsstudier,  

             OSLOMET, December 2018

            Artificial Intelligence in Education

Assessment in Higher Education, Kristiansand, October 2017

            Learning Analytics, What is it for?

VIZRT AS (International Leader Seminar), MediaCity, Bergen, October 2017

            What is Learning Analytics?

ICDE Leadership Summit, Nancy, France, May 2017

            Learning Analytics, What is it for?

UNESCO Visionary Leadership Summit, UNESCO, Paris May 2017

            Learning from the Past

IT Women in New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada, January 2014

            Technology Enhanced Learning Research

INFO900 Introduction to Learning Analytics (PhD course)

INFO352 Research topics on Technology Enhanced Learning (Masters course)

DIGI110: Fantastiske data (Bachelor course, every semester)

LSCI651: Fantastiske data (EVU, Continuing Education course)

LSCI650: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence (EVU, Continuing Education course)

2023

Misiejuk K., Ness I.J., Gray R. & Wasson, B. (2023) Changes in online course designs: Before, during, and after the pandemic. Frontiers in Education, 7, 996006. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2022.996006

 

2022

Breien, F.S. & Wasson, B. (2022). eLuna: A Co-Design Framework for Narrative Digital Game-Based Learning that Support STEAM, Frontiers in Education, 6:775746. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.775746

Datatilsynet (2022). AVT: Sluttrapport fra sandkasseprosjektet med KS, SLATE ved UiB og Utdanningsetaten i Oslo kommune. Temaer: Rettslig grunnlag, personvernkonsekvensvurdering (DPIA) og åpenhet. https://bit.ly/3Ekn3PX   (Wasson participated in the work and contributed to the final report)

Holmes, W., Persson, J., Chounta, I-A, Wasson, B. & Dimitrova, V. (2022). Artificial Intelligence and Education. A critical view through the lens of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Council of Europe. ISBN 978-92-871- 9236-3. https://www.coe.int/en/web/education/-/new-isbn-publication-artificial-i...  

Klašnja-Milićević, A.,  Ivanović, M.,  Vesin, B., Satratzemi, M. & Wasson. B. (2022). Learning Analytics – Trends and Challenges. Editorial. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, vol 5. ISSN 2624-8212 https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2022.856807

Ministry of Education (June 2022). Læringsanalyse – noen sentrale dilemmaer. Delrapport fra ekspertgruppen for digital læringsanalyse. Kunnskapsdepartement. https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/laringsanalyse-noen-sentrale-dilemmaer/id2916747/  (Wasson is Expert group member and contributor to the report)

 

2021

Misiejuk, K. & Wasson, B. (2021). Backward Evaluation in Peer Assessment: A Scoping Review, Computers & Education, 175, Article 104319, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104319 

Misiejuk, K., Wasson, B. & Egelandsdal, K. (2021) Using learning analytics to understand student perceptions of peer feedback. Computers in Human Behaviour, 117, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106658

Samuelsen, J., Chen, W. & Wasson, B. Enriching context descriptions for enhanced LA scalability: a case study. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (RPTEL) 16, 6 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41039-021-00150-2

Vindenes, J. & Wasson, B. (2021). Postphenomenological Framework for Studying User Experience of Immersive Virtual Reality. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2, 10.3389/frvir.2021.656423

2020

Breien, F.S. & Wasson, B. (2020). Narrative Categorization in Digital Game-Based Learning: Engagement, Motivation & Learning.  British Journal of Educational Technology, 52(1) 91-111). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13004

Misiejuk, K. & Wasson, B. (2020). DigiTrans: Trends in Learning Design in Canvas Courses after Covid-19. SLATE Research Report 2020-3, Bergen, Norway: Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE). ISBN: 978-82-93789-07-9

Viberg, O., Wasson, B., & Kukulska-Hulme, A. (2020). Mobile Assisted Language Learning through Learning Analytics for Self-Regulated Learning (MALLAS): A Conceptual Framework. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 1-18. DOI: 10.14742/ajet.6494

Wasson, B. & Kirschner, P. (2020) Learning Design: European Perspectives. TechTrends. Springer.                        DOI: 10.1007/s11528-020-00498-0 (ranked 7th in the NIDL 2020 top 10 articles on digital learning) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-020-00498-0

 

2019

Ferguson, R., Coughlan, T., Egelandsdal, K., Gaved, M., Herodotou, C., Hillaire, G., Jones, D., Jowers, I., Kukulska-Hulme, A., McAndrew, P., Misiejuk, K., Ness, I. J., Rienties, B., Scanlon, E., Sharples, M., Wasson, B., Weller, M. and Whitelock, D. (2019). Innovating Pedagogy 2019: Open University Innovation Report 7. Milton Keynes: The Open University.

Hansen, C.J.S. & Wasson, B. (2019) As vendors and teachers see it: Opportunities and challenges in the use of learning analytics. In Proceeding of the 3rd Annual Learning & Student Analytics Conference (LSAC 2019). 22-23 Oct. Nancy, France.

Hansen, C.J.S., Netteland, G., Wasson, B., Wake, J. (2019). Inquire Competence for better Practice and Assessment (iComPAss): Sluttrapport. SLATE Research Report 2019-2, Bergen, Norway: Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE). Available at: https://bora.uib.no/handle/1956/21355

Morlandstø, N.I., Hansen, C.J.S., Wasson, B., Bull, S. (2019). Aktivitetsdata for vurdering og tilpasning: Sluttrapport. SLATE Research Report 2019-1, Bergen, Norway: Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE). ISBN: 978-82-994238-7-8 Available at: https://bora.uib.no/handle/1956/20825

Samuelsen, J., Chen, W. & Wasson, B. (2019). Integrating multiple data sources for learning analytics—review of literature. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 14:11 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41039-019-0105-4

Wake, J.D., Wasson, B., Bjørgen, E.P., & Heimsæter, F. (2019). Supporting firefighter training through visualising indoor positioning, motion and time use data. In: Z. Franco, J.J. Gonzales & J.H. Canos: Proceedings of the 16th ISCRAM Conference, (pp. 1173 - 1182), Valencia, Spain, May,  2019.

Wasson, B., Morlandstø, N.I. & Hansen, C.J.S. (2019). Sammendrag av SLATE Research Report 2019-1: Aktivitetsdata for vurdering og tilpasning (AVT), Bergen, Norway: Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE).Available at: https://bora.uib.no/handle/1956/20189

Wasson, B., Morlandstø, N.I. & Hansen, C.J.S. (2019). Summary of SLATE Research Report 2019-1: Activity Data for Assessment and Activity (AVT), Bergen, Norway: Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE). Available at: https://bora.uib.no/handle/1956/20187

 

2018

Glăveanu, V., Ness, J., Wasson, B., & Lubart, T. (2018). Sociocultural Perspectives on Creativity, Learning, and Technology. In C. Mullin (Ed.) Creativity Under Duress in Education? Creativity Theory and Action in Education, 3, (pp. 63-82).  Cham, Switzerland: Springer.​

Guribye, F., Selander, S., Åkerfeldt, A., Bergdahl, N., Cerrato-Pargman, T., & Wasson, B. (Eds.)(2018). Design & Learner-Centric Analytics. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Designs for Learning. Bergen, Norway.

Netteland, G., Hansen, C.J.S. & Wasson, B. (2018). Professional Competence Development of future Healthcare Leaders. In E. Ugon, D. Karlsson, G.O. Klein, & A. Moen, (Eds.), Proceedings of the Medical Informatics Europe Conference (MIE 2018). Gothenburg, Sweden.

Vindenes, J., de Gortari, A. O., & Wasson, B. (2018). Mnemosyne: Adapting the Method of Loci to Immersive Virtual Reality. In L.T. De Paolis, & P. Bourdot (Eds.) International Conference on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Computer Graphics. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 205-213). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

Wake, J..D., Guribye, F. & Wasson, B. (2018). Learning through Collaborative Design of Location-based Games. International Journal of Computer Support for Collaborative Learning. International Journal of Computer Support for Collaborative Learning  (ijcscl), 13 (2), 167-187; doi:10.1007/s11412-018-9278-x.  http://ijcscl.org/?go=contents&article=291#article291

Wake, J.D, Morlandstø, N., Pham, K. & Wasson, B. (2018). The Learning Analytics Portal: The Development of a National Community Resource for Learning Analytics. In: A. Pardo, K. Bartimote-Aufflick, G. Lynch, S. Buckingham Shum, R. Ferguson, A. Merceron, X. Ocho (Eds). Companion Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK 2018), 76-83. Sydney, Australia: Society for Learning Analytics Research.

 

2017

Hansen, C.J.S., Wasson, B., Skretting, H., Netteland, G. & Hirnstein, M.  (2017).  When Learning is High Stake.  LAK '17 Proceedings of the Seventh International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference, 564-565. Vancouver, BC, Canada; March 13 - 17.  http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3029461

Mieisjuk, K. & Wasson, B. (2017). State-of-the-Field Report on Learning Analytics & Knowledge. SLATE Research Report 2017-2. Bergen: Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE). ISBN:978-82-8088-417-6  https://bora.uib.no/handle/1956/17740 

Oliver, M., Avramides, K., Clark, W., Hunter, J., Luckin, R. Hansen, C.J.S. & Wasson, B. (2017). Sharing teacher knowledge at scale: teacher inquiry, learning design and the representation of teachers' practice. Teacher Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13664530.2017.1381642

 

2016

Bull, S. & Wasson, B. (2016). Competence visualisation: Making sense of data from 21st-century technologies in language learning. ReCALL, 28(2),147-165.

Hansen, C., Netteland, G. & Wasson, B. (2016). Learning analytics and open learning modelling for professional competence development of firefighters and future healthcare leaders. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 1601, 87-90.

Hansen, C. & Wasson, B. (2016). Teacher inquiry into student learning: The TISL heart model and method for use in teachers' professional development. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy, 10, 24-49. 

Luckin, R., Hansen, C., Wasson, B., Clark, W., Avramides, K., Hunter, J. & Oliver, M. (2016).  Teacher Inquiry into Students' Learning: Researching Pedagogical Innovations. In P. Reimann, S. Bull, M. Kickmeier-Rust, R. Vatrapu & B. Wasson (Eds) Measuring and Visualizing Learning in the Information-Rich Classroom. Routledge, 74-91. ISBN 9781138021136

Netteland, G., Wasson, B., Hansen, C. & Hirnstein, M. (2016).  Learning analytics and open learning modelling for professional competence development. In NOKOBIT - Norsk konferanse for organisasjoners bruk av informasjonsteknologi, 24(1) Suppl. NOKOBIT, 1-5.

Reimann, P., Bull, S., Kickmeier-Rust, M., Vatrapu, R. & Wasson, B. (2016). Measuring and Visualizing Learning in the Information-Rich Classroom. Routledge. ISBN 9781138021136

Reimann, P., Bull, S., Kickmeier-Rust, M., Vatrapu, R. & Wasson, B. (2016). Introduction. In P. Reimann, S. Bull, M. Kickmeier-Rust, R. Vatrapu & B. Wasson (Eds) Measuring and Visualizing Learning in the Information-Rich Classroom. Routledge, ix-xvi. ISBN 9781138021136

Reimann, P., Bull, S., Kickmeier-Rust, M., Vatrapu, R. & Wasson, B. (2016). Preface. In P. Reimann, S. Bull, M. Kickmeier-Rust, R. Vatrapu & B. Wasson (Eds) Measuring and Visualizing Learning in the Information-Rich Classroom. Routledge, vii-viii. ISBN 9781138021136

Sørensen, B. H., Selander, S., Wasson, B. & Wenneström, S. (2016). Designs for Learning – Taking a Step Forward. Designs for Learning, 8(1), 23-24

Wasson, B. & Hansen, C. (2016). Data Literacy and Use for Teaching. In P. Reimann, S. Bull, M. Kickmeier-Rust, R. Vatrapu & B. Wasson (Eds) Measuring and Visualizing Learning in the Information-Rich Classroom. Routledge, 56-73. ISBN 9781138021136s

Wasson, B. & Hansen, C. (2016).  Inquire Competence for better Practice and Assessment (iComPAss). Poster @ Utdanningskonferanse 2016, Oslo, 11 November.

Wasson, B., Hansen. C. & Mor, Y. (2016). Grand Challenge Problem 11: Empowering Teachers with Student Data. I: Grand Challenge Problems in Technology Enhanced Learning II: MOOCs and Beyond, 55-58. Springer 2016 ISBN 978-3-319-12561-9

Wasson, B., Hansen, C. & Netteland, G. (2016).  Data literacy and use for learning when using learning analytics for learners. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 1596, 38-41.

DIRECTOR

Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE)

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

EU funded

Scaling Up Educational Innovation in Schools (SEIS)

Accelerating Digital Innovation in Schools (iHubs4Schools)

NOS-HS funded

Artificial Intelligence in Nordic School Life (aiLife)

HK-dir funded

DataReisen  (online course + EVU kurs), Kompetanse Norge (project leader)

KS funded

Aktivitetsdata for Vurdering og Tilpasning-2 (AVT2)

UiB funded

It Takes a Community – The Digitalization of UiB (DigiTrans) (project leader)

SLATE funded

Artificial Intelligence in Education

eSports in Nordic Schools (eSportNS)

LA in Higher Education: Case study at the University of Bergen

Teacher Inquiry into Student Learning (TISL)

Learning Analytics in Higher Education (LA in HE) 

    Erasmus + funded:

    Data Literacy for Citizenship (DALI) (coordinator)

    European Network for Virtual Lab & Interactive Simulated Online Learning 2027 (ENVISION)

    Remote Intelligence Access to Labs in Higher Education (RIALHE)

     

    PREVIOUS PROJECTS

    Aktivitetsdata for Vurdering og Tilpasning (AVT)

    Adaptive Learning in Mathematics (ALMAT): Gyldendal Multi Smart Øving

    Inquire Competence for Better Practice and Assessment (iComPAss)

    Open Educational Resources in Computational Biomedicine (OERCOMPBIOMED)

    State-of-the-Field LAK

    Norgesuniversitetet funded:

    Next Generation Teaching, Education and Learning for Life (NEXT-TELL)

    SCY (March 2008 - February 2012)

         The Science Created by You (SCY) EU-project develops a system for constructive and productive learning of science and technology by using a flexible and adaptive pedagogical approach to learning.

    KALEIDOSCOPE Network of Excellence

          KALEIDOSCOPE focused on Concepts and methods for exploring the future of learning with digital technologies.

    PhD Students

    Rosaline Barendregt

    Kamila Misiejuk

    Jeanette Samulesen

    Fredrik Sundt Breien

    Joakim Vindenes

     

    Masters students

    Andrey Belinskiy

    Stian Botnevik

    Astrid Hamre-Os

    Stine Olsen Helland (MIX)

    Jobathan Lindø Meling (MIX)

    Daniel Ostnes

    Maria Ovchinnikova

    Magnus Rambech

    Ole Anders Smith

     

    Recent Masters Students

    Edvard Pires Bjørgen «Using beacons and indoor positioning to enhance firefighter’s training scenarios»

    Fredrik Heimsæter  «Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons: Providing movement tracking for firefighter smoke diving training»

    Nicolai Gulbrandsøy  «Gamification of Drivers Ed Theory»

    Kine Lohne de Nijs   «eGovernment in Norway: Are Older Users Included?»

    Gry Nagl «Use of Eye Tracking for eSports Analytics in a MOBA Game»

    Jay Poltakova «Child-Computer Interaction in Digital Literature Dissemination for the Pre-adolescent Public Library Users»

    Sigve Solvaag «Learners in the Data Mist: Visualizations for Optimization of Learning Environments»

    Hans Skretting «READINESS: En App For å  Støtte Beslutningstaking for Lagledere i Brannvesenet»

    Joakim Vindenes  «A Virtual Mind Palace: Adapting the Method of Loci to Virtual Reality»

    Audun Håkon Klyve Gulbrandsen «Håndgripelig brukergrensesnitt i Mixed Reality»

     

     

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