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Summary
| Successful research funding (external): | $ 2,095,946 | |
| Successful research funding (internal): | $ 390,803 |
Funding Organizations:
Current Funded Research Projects and Grants
External Funding
Title |
Funding Organization & Funding Program |
Period |
Amount |
Position |
|
| Multimedia Object Research Platform Host for Adaptive and Mobile Learning | Canada Foundation for Innovation (Infrastructure Operating Fund) | Aug 2018 - Jul 2024 | $ 107,260 | Principal Investigator | |
| Mining educational data to provide intelligent information and personalized recommendations | NSERC (Discovery Grant Program - Individual) | Apr 2020 - Mar 2027 | $ 287,000 | Principal Investigator | |
Academic Analytics Infrastructure  |
Canada Foundation for Innovation (John R. Evans Leaders Fund) and Government of Alberta (Research Capacity Program) | May 2021 - Apr 2025 | $ 187,030 | Principal Investigator | |
| Developing a Personalized Model for Identifying Students at Risk of Failing | NSERC (Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Program) | May 2023 - Apr 2024 | $ 17,500 | Supervisor (Graduate student: Moustafa Mahmoud) |
Past Funded Research Projects and Grants
External Funding
Title |
Funding Organization & Funding Program |
Period |
Amount |
Position |
|
| Evaluating and extending an educational game to improve meta-cognitive skills | NSERC (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Rob Schmidt) | |
| Form and Function(s): A Sustainable Design meets Computation OER Sprint | Callysto (Funding Program for Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding) | Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 | $ 36,950 | Co-Principal Investigator | |
| A Lifestyle-Integrated Learning Support Tool to Foster Attainment of Effective Online Learning Skills | NSERC (Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Program) | May 2019 - Apr 2020 | $ 17,500 | Supervisor (Graduate student: Tamra Ross) | |
| Combining User Profiling and Context Modelling to Provide Advanced Adaptivity and Personalization | NSERC (Discovery Grant Program - Individual) | Apr 2012 - Mar 2020 | $ 152,000 | Principal Investigator | |
| Using Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining to Evaluate an Educational Game |
NSERC (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Sep 2019 - Dec 2019 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Scott McQuoid) | |
| Enhancing an Online Educational Game with Advanced Game Interfaces and Mechanisms |
NSERC (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Scott McQuoid) | |
| Improving Recommender Systems for Learning through Web Mining to Discover Relevant Learning Objects from the Web | Alberta Innovates Technology Future (Graduate Student Scholarship) | Sep 2016 - Aug 2018 | $ 10,000 | Supervisor (MSc student: Mohammad Belghis-Zadeh) | |
| Improving meta-cognitive skills of Canadians through a community-based educational online game |
Canada Internet Registration Agency (Community Investment Program) | Jul 2017 - Jul 2018 | $ 50,000 | Principal Investigator | |
| Multimedia Object Research Platform Host for Adaptive and Mobile Learning (MORPH) | Canada Foundation for Innovation (Leaders Opportunity Fund) and Government of Alberta – Enterprise and Advanced Education (Small Equipment Grants) | Sep 2013 - Jul 2018 | $ 715,078 | Principal Investigator | |
| Smartphone Application for Invasive Plant Identification and Reporting in Alberta |
City of Edmonton | Jan 2013 - Jan 2018 | $ 12,000 | Principal Investigator | |
| Facilitating Research in Learning Analytics through Expanding the Academic Analytic Tool |
NSERC (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Tamra Ross) | |
| A large scale analytical study about students’ behaviour and the effectiveness of learning strategies, teaching strategies and course/learning designs through technical innovation in learning analytics | Big Data Center for Technology-Mediated Education at Beijing Normal University (BNU), China (Collaborative Research Partnership) | Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 | $ 20,026 | Principal Investigator | |
| Enabling Large-Scale Usage of Advanced Adaptivity and Personalization in Learning Management Systems | NSERC (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Jan 2017 - Apr 2017 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Jean-Frederic Savage) | |
| Building a predictive model to detect students at risk of not successfully completing a course | NSERC (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | May 2016 - Sep 2016 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Chris Cameron) | |
| Advanced Learning Analytics – Going Broad |
NSERC (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | May 2016 - Sep 2016 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Tamra Ross) | |
| Personalization of Learning Experiences based on Context-Aware Adaptive Learning Interfaces and Learning Profile Information | Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (Graduate Student Scholarship) | Sep 2014 - Aug 2016 | $ 20,000 | Supervisor (MSc student: Slobodan Jovicic) | |
| Smartphone Application for Weed Identification in Alberta |
Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (Graduate Student Scholarship) | Sep 2014 - Aug 2016 | $ 20,000 | Supervisor (MSc student: Elinam Richmond Hini) | |
| Adaptive Learning based on a Collaborative Student Model | Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (Graduate Student Scholarship) | Sep 2014 - Aug 2016 | $ 20,000 | Supervisor (MSc student: Jeff Kurcz) | |
| Advanced Learning Analytics by Combining Complex Analytical Functionality with Enhanced Usability |
National Science and Engineering Research Council, Canada (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Jun 2015 - Sep 2015 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Tamra Ross) | |
| Using Intelligent Mechanisms to Enahnce Adaptive Learning Systems | Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (Graduate Student Scholarship) | Sep 2013 - Aug 2015 | $ 20,000 | Supervisor (MSc student: Charles Jason Bernard) | |
| Advanced Adaptivity and Personalization in Learning Systems through Collaborative Recommendations | Mitacs (Elevate Program) | Mar 2013 - Feb 2015 | $ 65,000 | Supervisor (Postdoc: Hazra Imran) | |
| Advanced Learning Analytics through Utilizing Data from Different Systems |
NSERC (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | May 2014 - Aug 2014 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Jeremie Seanosky) | |
| Personalized and Adaptive Systems | Anonymous donor (funded after research proposal review) | Mar 2012 - Mar 2014 | $ 100,000 | Principal Investigator | |
| Adaptivity and Personalization based on Learning Styles and Cognitive Traits | NSERC/iCore/Xerox/Markin Research Chair, Canada (Research Assistantships) | Mar 2012 - Mar 2014 | $ 29,435 | Principal Investigator | |
| Adaptive Learning in Moodle 2.x | Albert Distance Learning Centre & NSERC/iCore/Xerox/Markin Research Chair | Mar 2011 - Mar 2014 | $ 21,134 | Principal Investigator | |
| Advanced Learning Analytics through Easy Access to Educational Log Data |
NSERC (Undergraduate Student Research Award) | May 2013 - Aug 2013 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Jeremie Seanosky) | |
| Extending Moodle for Incorporating Learning Styles | NSERC/iCore/Xerox/Markin Research Chair, Canada(Research Assistantships) | Dec 2009 - Apr 2010 | $ 24,593 | Principal Investigator | |
| Bringing Technology to Market - Lyryx Learning & Athabasca University Online Learning Project | Government of Alberta, Canada - Advanced Education & Technology (Alberta Innovation Voucher Program) | Jul 2009 - Mar 2010 | $ 67,000 | Co-Principal Investigator | |
| An Adaptive Mechanism for Enhancing e-Learning |
FWF Austrian Science Fund (Erwin-Schroedinger Fellowship) | May 2009 - Aug 2009 | $ 13,587 (EUR 9,225) |
Principal Investigator | |
| Automatic Student Modelling for Providing Adaptivity with Respect to Learning Styles | National Science Council of Taiwan (Postdoctoral Researcher Program) | Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 | $ 31,450 (TWD 1,030,200) |
Principal Investigator | |
| Adaptivity in Learning Management Systems Focusing on Learning Styles | Siemens Austria & Faculty of Informatics at Vienna University of Technology, Austria (PhD Scholarship for Short-term Research Periods Abroad) | Jul 2007 - Sep 2007 | $ 6,190 (EUR 4,000) |
Principal Investigator | |
| Adaptivity in Learning Management Systems Focusing on Learning Styles - Analysis and Evaluation of the Developed Concepts | Austrian Research Association (Scholarship for Short-term Research Periods Abroad) | Jul 2006 - Aug 2006 | $ 1,547 (EUR 1,000) |
Principal Investigator | |
Internal Funding |
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Title |
Funding Organization & Funding Program |
Period |
Amount |
Position |
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| Using Data Analytics to Investigate the Effectiveness of the Mobile Version of an Educational Game Considering Users’ Behaviour, Performance and Usage of the Game |
Athabasca University (IDEA LAB) | Nov 2021 - Mar 2022 | $ 5,000 | Principal Investigator | |
| Academic Analytics Infrastructure |
Athabasca University (Matching funding for CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund) | May 2021 - Apr 2023 | $ 22,457 | Principal Investigator | |
| Game Design for Desktop and Mobile Devices – Scalable User Interfaces for Educational Games |
Athabasca University (Academic Research Fund) | Oct 2019 - Mar 2020 | $ 6,000 | Principal Investigator | |
| Using Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining to Evaluate an Educational Game |
Athabasca University (Matching funding for NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Sep 2019 - Dec 2019 | $ 6,274 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Scott McQuoid) | |
| Enhancing an Online Educational Game with Advanced Game Interfaces and Mechanisms |
Athabasca University (Matching funding for NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 | $ 6,274 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Scott McQuoid) | |
| Multimedia Object Research Platform Host for Adaptive and Mobile Learning (MORPH) | Athabasca University (Matching funding for CFI's Leaders Opportunity Fund) | Sep 2013 - Jul 2018 | $ 232,730 | Principal Investigator | |
| Extending an Educational Game with Motivational Techniques and Learning Analytics Features |
Athabasca University (Academic Research Fund) | Oct 2017 - Jan 2018 | $ 6,000 | Principal Investigator | |
| Facilitating Research in Learning Analytics through Expanding the Academic Analytic Tool |
Athabasca University (Matching funding for NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 | $ 6,274 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Tamra Ross) | |
| Increasing Motivation in Online Courses | Athabasca University (Academic Research Fund) | Oct 2016 - Mar 2017 | $ 6,000 | Principal Investigator | |
| Enabling Large-Scale Usage of Advanced Adaptivity and Personalization in Learning Management Systems | Athabasca University (Matching funding for NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Jan 2017 - Apr 2017 | $ 5,620 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Jean-Frederic Savage) | |
| Building a predictive model to detect students at risk of not successfully completing a course | Athabasca University (Matching funding for NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Award) | May 2016 - Sep 2016 | $ 5,675 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Chris Cameron) | |
| Advanced Learning Analytics – Going Broad |
Athabasca University (Matching funding for NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Award) | May 2016 - Sep 2016 | $ 5,675 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Tamra Ross) | |
| Investigating Relevant Factors for Identifying Students at Risk of Not Successfully Completing a Course | Athabasca University (Academic Research Fund) | Nov 2015 - Feb 2016 | $ 5,992 | Principal Investigator | |
| Advanced Learning Analytics by Combining Complex Analytical Functionality with Enhanced Usability |
Athabasca University (Matching funding for NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Award) | Jun 2015 - Sep 2015 | $ 5,675 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Tamra Ross) | |
| Towards Personalization based on Motivational Aspects - Creating a Learning Environment to Enhance the Motivation of Learners | Athabasca University (Mission Critical Research Fund) | Nov 2013 - Dec 2014 | $ 5,992 | Principal Investigator | |
| Advanced Learning Analytics through Utilizing Data from Different Systems |
Athabasca University (Matching funding for NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Award) | May 2014 - Aug 2014 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Jeremie Seanosky) | |
| Research Incentive Grant | Athabasca University, Canada | Nov 2009 - Oct 2013 | $ 30,000 | Principal Investigator | |
| Advanced Learning Analytics through Easy Access to Educational Log Data |
Athabasca University (Matching funding for NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Award) | May 2013 - Aug 2013 | $ 4,500 | Supervisor (Undergraduate student: Jeremie Seanosky) | |
| Personalization of Learning Experiences based on Learning Styles through Mobile Technology | Athabasca University, Canada (Graduate Student Mission Critical Research Fund) | Nov 2011 - Jun 2013 | $ 826 | Supervisor (MSc student: Richard Tortorella) | |
| Enhancing the Accessibility of Educational Log Data for Investigating Effective Course Design and Teaching Strategies |
Athabasca University (Mission Critical Research Fund) | Nov 2012 - Mar 2013 | $ 5,992 | Principal Investigator | |
| Adaptation Issues in E-Learning Systems | Vienna University of Technology, Austria (Scholarship for short-term research periods abroad) | July 2005 - Aug 2005 | $ 1,127 (EUR 760) |
Principal Investigator | |
Other Project Involvements |
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Title |
Funding Organization & Funding Program |
Period |
Position |
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| Natural Language Processing for the Semiautomatic Grading of Tasks (PLeNTaS) | Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja | Jul 2020 - Jun 2023 | International Collaborator/Advisor | ||
| Open Co-Creation: Collaborative creation of open educational resources and practices for diversity | Ministry of Economy (Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad), Spanish Government | Jan 2015 - Dec 2017 | International Collaborator/Advisor | ||
| RAIM: Implementing a framework supported mobile and augmented reality technologies for ubiquitous, adaptive, accessible and interactive learning environments for all |
Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Colciencias), Colombia | Aug 2013 - Sep 2016 | International Collaborator/Advisor | ||
| NSERC/iCORE/Xerox/Markin Industrial Research Chair in Adaptivity and Personalization in Informatics |
National Science and Engineering Research Council, Canada | Apr 2010 - Mar 2015 | Project Associate | ||
| iCORE/Xerox/Markin Industrial Research Chair in Adaptivity and Personalization in Informatics | iCORE, Xerox, Markin Foundation, Athabasca University, Canada | Jul 2008 - Jun 2013 | Project Associate | ||
| Moodle Activity Data Collection and Analysis - DataMart Project | Government of Canada (Knowledge Infrastructure Program - Open Knowledge Environment) | Jul 2009 - Mar 2011 | Project Associate | ||
| Learning Communities Project | Allan Markin Research Funding, Canada | Mar 2007 - Jun 2008 | Project Associate | ||