Language and Learning Analytics Lab
@LaLAlab_UCI
LaLA-Lab: Where AI meets collaboration and psychology. Led by @NiaDowell, we innovate in learning analytics & AI for inclusive education. #EdTech #AI #Learning
Congratulations to all of our wonderful undergraduates who presented their work at UROP last Friday! We're so proud of all that you've accomplished! #UROP #LaLALab #UCIrvine



๐จ๐ฃ UMichigan is currently recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to join the team (PI @DrJMatth & co-PI @NiaDowell) on exciting projects at the intersection of AI and education. ๐ข๐จ Please share to eligible candidates who might be interested! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/263โฆ
Work hard, play hard ๐ This past weekend, our lab had a fun time bonding on the pickleball court - good games, even better company! #LaLALab #UCIrvine




Exciting discussion on AI & education! ๐๏ธ Dr. Nia Nixon joined Bill Tomlinson & Rebecca Black for a dialogue on "AI for Personalized and Culturally Relevant Learning." The conversation highlighted AIโs potential to enhance inclusive, student-driven learning.๐ #Education #AI



Congratulations to the members of our AI Collaborator Team who presented their work this week at the MSWE Capstone Showcase!๐๐ฅณ๐

Happy Thanksgiving from our lab family to yours! ๐ฆ๐ฅง We are grateful for a year of collaborations, insights, and research questions worth asking. May your holiday be filled with warmth and joy ๐งก๐ฅ

๐ Exciting news from our lab! Our PI @NiaDowell has been named a @Foundation_JF Research Fellow! ๐โจ Check out the article and celebrate this incredible achievement with us: bit.ly/3OoYSEU ๐ @UCIEducation #ResearchExcellence
Happy Halloween ๐๐ซ from the LaLA Lab! Nothing is as scary as all of our upcoming deadlines. Stay posted for updates very soon :)



Today is our first lab meeting of fall quarter! Take a look at some of the things we'll be working on today! #LaLA_Lab #UCI

๐Are you a PhD student doing learning analytics research? Do you want feedback on your PhD project from experts in the field? Start working on your submission for the #LAK25 Doctoral Consortium. Deadline: 7 Oct. See: solaresearch.org/events/lak/lakโฆ @lakconference
Some of our LaLA Lab undergrads are cooking up something fun! So keep a look out in the following weeks! ๐ @UCIEducation @uciantrepreneur




A day on the water ๐ with the LaLA Lab to cap off a fantastic academic year! A perfect day with an amazing crew. Weโre recharged and ready to sail into the next big finding โต๏ธ. It's all smooth seas & fun research ahead!




A huge congrats to the amazing, accomplished Dr. Yiwen Lin for successfully defending her PhD ๐๐dissertation! Youโve made us all so proud, and we canโt wait to see where your brilliance takes you next. Here's to the next chapter in your life ๐ฅ๐ฅณ



With the academic year over, it's time for some matcha โ๏ธ board games ๐ฒ and, of course, a charcuterie board! ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ซ Here's to another fun and successful year of the LaLA Lab! #LaLA_Lab




More Congratulations are in order!๐ฅณ๐ Congrats to Yiwen Lin on presenting her work "STEM Pathways on a Global Online Course: Are Male and Female Learners Motivated the Same?" at this year's Learning @ Scale Conference in Atlanta! #las24ed


Congratulations to our very own, Amin Samadi, for presenting his poster "Cultural Diversity in Team Conversations: A Deep Dive into its Effects on Cohesion and Team Performance" at the #EducationalDataMining 2024 Conference in Atlanta this past week! ๐๐

Explore the past, present, and future of AI in education with #UCIEducation assistant professors Shayan Doroudi and Nia Nixon on the latest episode of The UCI Podcast. Learn about tech evolutions and their impact on teaching and learning. Listen โฌ๏ธ news.uci.edu/2024/04/22/theโฆ