To foster a forward-thinking, interdisciplinary, and context-aware ecosystem in India that advances research, practice, and policy in Technology-Enhanced Learning, Learning Analytics, Multimodal Learning Analytics, Educational Data Mining, and Artificial Intelligence-in,-of,-for,-across-Education, with a commitment to equity, ethics, and evidence-based innovation in education.
Advanced Research and Practice: Promote high-quality, contextually relevant research and innovative practice in TEL, LA, MMLA, and AIED across Indian education systems.
Facilitate Knowledge Exchange: Create regular opportunities for dialogue, collaboration, and dissemination through webinars, conferences, workshops, and publications.
Support Capacity Building: Build capacity among educators, researchers, administrators, and policy stakeholders to understand and utilize educational technologies and analytics responsibly.
Influence Policy and Strategy: Act as a thought partner for national and state education bodies in shaping informed and ethical policies related to TEL and educational data use.
Promote Ethical and Responsible Innovation: Advocate for human-centered, context-sensitive, and ethical use of AI, data, and analytics in education.
Encourage Multimodal and Interdisciplinary Approaches: Push for integrating multimodal data (gesture, gaze, speech, interaction logs, etc.) and interdisciplinary methods (cognitive science, data science, education) in understanding learning.
Build a National Community of Practice
Connect stakeholders from academia, government, NGOs, and industry who are working at the intersection of education and advanced technologies.
Develop Shared Resources
Co-create and maintain an open repository of datasets, tools, frameworks, best practices, and case studies.
Establish Collaborative Research Clusters
Facilitate inter-institutional and inter-disciplinary research groups aligned with national and regional educational priorities.
Publish Position Papers & Policy Briefs
Produce and share white papers and policy briefs to influence national and state education strategies.
Mentor Emerging Researchers & Practitioners
Launch mentorship programs for PhD scholars, early-career researchers, and educators interested in LA, TEL, MMLA, and AIED.
Organize Flagship Events
Host annual conferences, thematic symposiums, and student-led colloquia to spotlight cutting-edge work in the field.
Active Member - a member who actively participates in the group meetings and leads a few events. New members will become active members after a period.
Peripheral Participants - newly joined members. This includes newcomers learning the ropes, people with only tangential interests, or experienced members with minimal time.
Thought Partners
We welcome educators, students, researchers, technologists, policymakers, and organizations who are passionate about advancing the responsible and effective use of AI in education in the Indian context.
Why?
Connect with a vibrant community of experts and practitioners
Collaborate on research and outreach projects
Contribute to shaping India's AI in Education ecosystem
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