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TUM Center for Educational Technologies
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We promote the new learning and teaching with @tum.de's Educational Technologies

Website: www.edtech.tum.de
The @tum.de professorship for Learning Sciences and Educational Design Technologies is launching a series of symposia on the Future(s) of Educational Design. The first event starts with five expert talks and a discussion about #AI as Co-Creator. Join the event on 25 November: tinyurl.com/yexzaye5
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We are happy to welcome Prof. Courtney Bell from the #University of #Wisconsin for a Guest Talk on 13 November 25. She will give insights into a new #simulation capability that leverages #mixed-reality #simulation of conversations between #teachers and #students. Register here: tinyurl.com/4x23pyuk
October 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Do your #students feel comfortable sharing their #LearningData? A new #study by @louislongin.bsky.social, Deisy Briceno and @spoq.bsky.social (2025) with 60 #university #students reveals surprising results: Read our short summary: tinyurl.com/5n6md9d3 #NewsNugget
October 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Prompts like short hints, questions, or feedback can guide attention, self-regulation, and engagement. But how well do they really work?

📊 Read more about the new meta-analysis (68 studies, 1999–2022): www.edtech.tum.de/effective-sc...

#EdTech #DigitalLearning #LearningSciences #EducationResearch
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our newest #Newsnugget is here! Let's learn how #MLLMs will transform #scienceeducation 🌟

📚 Reference: doi.org/10.1016/j.li...

Read more: www.edtech.tum.de/how-can-mult...
August 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Join us on July 16th for our upcoming Guest Talk with Prof. Lisa Bardach, where she'll share insights on strategies for #digitallearning. Don’t miss it!
July 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
For the spontaneous people among you: Today at 5pm, Prof. Dr. Frank Reinhold will give a lecture at @tum.de
on Understanding How #Digital #Tools foster #Mathematical #Learning. See all details and registration info in the flyer: tinyurl.com/3sxs4c23 #EDU #SkylineLecture
July 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🤖 Can imagination training support VR learning?
A new study explored pre-training in a Michelangelo VR app. No major score boost—yet enjoyment, overload, and spatial skills mattered.

🔗Read more: shorturl.at/szBCF

#VRlearning #EdTech #CognitiveLoad #ImaginationTraining
May 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#Immersive #virtualreality (I-VR) is transforming education, moving beyond its origins in flight simulation to become a valuable learning tool. A meta-analysis by Coban et al. (2022) investigates whether immersive learning environments provide advantages over conventional teaching approaches.
April 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Plass & Pawar (2020) propose a taxonomy of adaptivity to support the design and research of adaptive learning systems.

Swipe through to explore how adaptivity works and what designers should consider!
Full article: tinyurl.com/taxonomy-ada...
#AdaptiveLearning #EdTech #TUMEdTech
April 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Did you know AR can enhance language learning? A review by Schorr et al. (2024) found it boosts engagement, reduces stress, and improves vocabulary retention!

📚 Read more: www.edtech.tum.de/foreign-lang...

🔗 Full paper: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
March 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The TUM Think Tank and TUM EdTech Centre are hosting interactive workshops for Girls’ Day 2025, giving schoolgirls aged 13 and older the chance to explore careers in AI and future technologies. 📅 April 3, 2025 📍 TUM Think Tank, Richard-Wagner-Straße 1, 80333 München tinyurl.com/4zv9dc6h
March 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We are delighted to invite you to our Guest Talk by Prof. Gregorio Robles (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid). He will present Dr. Scratch 2.0: a tool for helping in the evaluation of computational thinking.

📅 March 28th, 2025 | 11 AM - 1:30 PM
📍 Room 137, Marsstraße 20

#ailearning #edtech #tum
March 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We are pleased to invite you to the guest talk of Prof. Dr. Alexander Pretschner. He will present TUMTutor, an AI-powered learning tool transforming student engagement and digital education.

📅 April 1st, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM
📍 Room 604, Marsstraße 20
March 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
How much do university students know about AI? A study by Hornberger et al. (2023) developed a test to assess students' understanding of AI applications, machine learning, ethics, and data literacy. 📚✨
📚 Reference: tinyurl.com/yp4rzrm9
#AI #AILiteracy #EdTech #DigitalLearning #ArtificialIntelligence
February 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🤔 How do students build confidence in using AI? A recent study by Bewersdorff et al. (2024) reveals that building #AI #self-efficacy goes beyond just “knowing the tech.” It’s about attitudes, interest, and literacy coming together.
🌐 Read more: tinyurl.com/3dzuefap
📚 Reference: tinyurl.com/yp4rzrm9
February 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🤖 How is AI shaping higher education? A new meta-systematic review by Bond et al. (2024) explores AI’s impact on learning, teaching, and assessment, calling for ethics, collaboration, and rigorous research in AI adoption.
🌐 Read more: shorturl.at/mRSLr
📚 Reference: doi.org/10.1186/s412...
February 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Tina Seidel on becoming the new president of the #GEBF #conference for the next two years The next GEBF conference in March 2026 will take place at @tum.de. Stay updated! @gebf.bsky.social @gebf25.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🤔 Ever wonder if #AI tools might be doing a litte too much of the thinking for us? This recent study by Stadler and colleagues (2024) explores how #LLMs can lighten the #cognitiveload for students, potentially at the expense of deep reasoning. Read more: bit.ly/40GEs0M Reference: bit.ly/4hpN9Cx
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM