Research Themes

• 🤖 Generative AI in Education & Self-Regulated Learning – Exploring how AI tools can enhance motivation, strategy use, and learner agency.

• 💬 Chatbot-Assisted & Personalized Learning – Designing intelligent tutoring systems that adapt to students’ needs.

• 📊 Learning Analytics - Using data insights to support academic success and evidence-based teaching.

• 🤝 Active Learning & Peer Review – Fostering collaboration, feedback, and engagement in digital environments.

• ✍️ Argument Visualization & Academic Writing – Supporting critical thinking and structured reasoning through visual tools.

🎓 Graduate Student & Research Opportunities

📢 Paid Graduate Research Assistantships (RAships) for MAEd/RMA Thesis Students Under My Supervision — 2027

I anticipate recruiting up to two full-time MAEd or RMA thesis students whom I would supervise at MSVU for part-time paid Research Assistant appointments connected to my SSHRC Insight Grant and the AIEDU Lab.

Applicants may apply while seeking admission. Before an appointment begins, the successful applicant must be formally admitted, registered full-time in an eligible thesis-based MAEd or RMA program, and formally approved to complete their thesis under my supervision.

1. Initial appointment: one academic term

2. Commitment: up to 15 hours per two-week pay period

3. Compensation: $22 per hour, plus applicable vacation pay

4. Potential renewal: one academic term at a time, subject to satisfactory performance, continued eligibility, project needs, and funding, for a cumulative maximum of 24 months; renewal is not guaranteed.

👉 View the paid RAship eligibility, responsibilities, compensation, and application requirements

Graduate Supervision

I supervise Master of Education (MEd) students at MSVU, primarily in Curriculum Studies, including the Educational Technology concentration. I support research-intensive graduate projects and, where permitted, independent or directed studies. I also supervise thesis-based Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) and Research Master of Arts students whose interests align with my research.

My research community currently includes MEd and MAEd students, an incoming postdoctoral researcher, and research assistants affiliated with partner institutions in Canada and internationally. Participation in particular projects depends on research fit, funding, supervisory capacity, and relevant ethics or data-access requirements.

👉 View MAEd/RMA thesis-supervision information

👉 Current and past MSVU MEd students: research mentoring and project roles

👉 Explore all graduate student and research opportunities

🌍 Collaborations & Research Partners

I collaborate with colleagues globally:

• Canada (Simon Fraser University, Athabasca University, Dalhousie University, BCIT, KPU)

• U.S.A. (Fairleigh Dickinson University, George Mason University)

• Taiwan (National Formosa University, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Taichung University of Education, National Changhua University of Education)

• Spain (Polytechnic University of Valencia)

These partnerships may create opportunities students with access to global perspectives, multidisciplinary expertise, and opportunities to join international research projects.

📰 News & Updates

Congrats to our AIEDU Lab for securing 2 SSHRC Grants (IG & IDG)

Call for Paper - Special Issue - Education Sciences

Open: Volunteer Research Opportunities with the AIEDU Lab — (View details)

Now accepting thesis students for MA Education at MSVU (Details here)

Tri-Council funded projects underway – opportunities for research assistants when available