Techno-Pedagogical Design to Prepare Future-Ready Collaborative Learners
As we prepare the students to tackle the complex challenges, it is imperative to design and sustain meaningful computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments within authentic classrooms. A/P Chen Wenli’s research focuses on strengthening the nexus between CSCL research and its practical implementation in authentic classrooms. Drawing her extensive experiences in design-based research, A/P Chen Wenli will share her insights on how to integrate CSCL theories, pedagogical know-how and educational technologies to design and implement computer-supported collaborative argumentation in classrooms. In addition to the applied translation of learning sciences and CSCL theories to classroom practices, Wenli has tested her learning designs in lab settings using a multi-modal learning analytics approach to better understand how and when CSCL works. The talk covers these learning analytics-informed design principles that contribute to effective collaborative learning experiences. In addition, this talk discusses the her recent work in designing human-AI collaboration to augment human capabilities
Dr. Chen Wenli is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Office for Research at National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Her specialization lies in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) and learning analytics. Wenli has won a dozen Best Paper Awards at international conferences. She was presented with the Distinguished Researcher Award by the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education in 2020. She has received the "Excellence in Research Commendation", "Excellence in Teaching Commendation”, and "Nanyang Education Award" from NIE and NTU. Wenli serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Computers in Education, and Learning: Research and Practice. She also serves as an Associate Editor for Instructional Science, and Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning. She is a member of Board of Director of the International Society of the Learning Sciences, an executive committee member of the Asia Pacific Society of Computers in Education, and the Global Chinese Society of Computers in Education.