Dragan Gasevic

Dr. Dragan Gašević
Gasevic ICDE Presidents' Summit
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsLearning analytics
InstitutionsMonash University, University of Edinburgh, Athabasca University, Simon Fraser University
Academic advisorsVladan Devedžić

Dragan Gašević is Professor of Learning Analytics at Monash University. He is a researcher in learning analytics and co-developed several software systems such as P3,[1] rBPMN Editor,[2] LOCO-Analyst,[3] OnTask,[4] OVAL,[5] and ProSolo.[6] He is recognized as Australia's field leader in educational technologies.[7]

Early life and education

Gašević obtained a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Military Technical Academy in Belgrade, Serbia, and a masters in computer science (software engineering) & a doctorate in computer science (artificial intelligence) both from the University of Belgrade.[8] His doctoral supervisor was Vladan Devedžić.

Career

Gašević worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University, as Assistant to Full Professor (January 2007 - January 2015) at Athabasca University, as Professor and Sir Tim O'Shea Chair in Learning Analytics and Informatics (February 2015 - February 2018) at the University of Edinburgh, and as Professor of Learning Analytics at Monash University (February 2018 – present). He served as the Canada Research Chair in Semantic and Learning Technologies at Athabasca University (January 2009 - January 2014).[9] He served as Co-Director (Learning Analytics) of the Centre for Research in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh (November 2015 - February 2018).[10]

Role in Development of Learning Analytics Field

He is a co-founder and was the President (2015-2017) of the Society for Learning Analytics Research.[11] He served as a founding program chair of the International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK) in 2011 and 2012 and the general chair in 2016 and as a founding program chair of the Learning Analytics Summer Institute in 2013 and 2014. He served as a founding editor of the Journal of Learning Analytics (2012-2017)[12][13] and as an editor of the Handbook of Learning Analytics.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "P3 - Petri net tool".
  2. ^ "rBPMN Editor project page".
  3. ^ "LOCO-Analyst website".
  4. ^ "The OnTask Project".
  5. ^ "Using Video Annotation Software to Develop Student Self-Regulated Learning".
  6. ^ "ProSolo Technologies Inc".
  7. ^ "Australia's Research Field Leaders". Research. The Australian. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Dragan Gasevic's home page - Education".
  9. ^ "Dragan Gasevic's home page".
  10. ^ "Dragan Gasevic profile page at Monash University".
  11. ^ "Teasley elected as SoLAR leader".
  12. ^ Gašević, Dragan; Mirriahi, Negin; Long, Phillip; Dawson, Shane (2014). "Editorial – Inaugural Issue of the Journal of Learning Analytics". Journal of Learning Analytics. 1 (1): 1–2. doi:10.18608/jla.2014.11.1.
  13. ^ Hershkovitz, Arnon; Knight, Simon; Jovanovic, Jelena; Dawson, Shane; Gašević, Dragan (2017). "Research with Simulated Data". Journal of Learning Analytics. 4 (1): 1–2. doi:10.18608/jla.2017.41.1. hdl:10453/145061.
  14. ^ Lang, Charles; Siemens, George; Wise, Alyssa; Gašević, Dragan, eds. (2017). Handbook of Learning Analytics. Edmonton, AB, Canada: Society for Learning Analytics Research. ISBN 978-0-9952408-0-3.