Tag: edtech
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Presentation: How Embodiment Changes AI Tutoring: Comparing Student Perceptions of Text and AI Human Avatar-Based Chatbot Systems
Slides from our presentation at HCII 2026 conference. In this research, we investigate how a human-like avatar influences students’ perceptions and use of an AI tutoring system. The results show that embodiment strengthens the AI tutor’s role as a communication partner, while information seeking remains the dominant learning behaviour. Audio was perceived as more useful…
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Master’s thesis: A comparison of educational videos featuring AI avatars and real people in a school context
On 24 June 2026, Belinda Uhl successfully defended her Master’s thesis. As part of her research, she investigated how lower secondary school pupils perceive educational videos presented by different characters: their own teacher, a digital robot character, or an AI-generated personal avatar of an unknown person. To this end, nine educational videos were produced on…
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Presentation: Guiding Innovation with Rapid EdTech User Experience Research Nodes
At EdMedia 2026, the Special Interest Group “Emerging Technologies for Learning and Teaching” focussed in the workshop “Guiding Innovation with Rapid EdTech User Experience Research Nodes (RETURN)” on the RETURN Manifesto, shared selected EdTech case studies, and discussed rapid user experience research implications for educational technology contexts.
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Presentation: Digital Equipment Evolution and IT Activity of TU Graz study beginners (2011-2025)
Over the past 13 years, more than 14,000 freshmen at TU Graz have participated in the annual “Welcome Days” survey. Our latest study (2011–2025) reveals major shifts in students’ digital habits, including rising use of AI tools and tablets, alongside declining use of Wikipedia and open-source software. The findings highlight new challenges for digital sovereignty…
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Master Thesis: Topic-Aware Semantic Segmentation and Learning Objective Induction
On March 12, 2026, Thomas Plangger successfully defended his master’s thesis. In his work, he developed an end-to-end pipeline that transforms unstructured educational PDFs into structured learning content. The system applies large language models to identify semantic boundaries in texts and segment them into coherent chunks. These are subsequently grouped into higher-level Learning Objectives, forming…
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Keynote for Unite! EmpowerAI at TU Graz: Developments in Educational Technology for the AI Future
AI is transforming the way we learn, teach and generate knowledge. This keynote explores how educational technology can empower students for a future with AI, through chatbots, generative tools, and AI literacy. As well as technical skills, the focus is on responsibility, creativity, and active co-creation, so that learners become shapers of tomorrow’s education rather…
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Presentation: Enhancing Synchronous Collaborative Learning with AI-Supported Audience Response Systems: The echoQuiz Approach
Slides from the presentation of our paper at 28th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning54th IGIP International Conference on Engineering PedagogyInnovation via Collaborative Learning in Engineering Education
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Workshop at AI Camp
On September 18, 2025, we were able to participate in the AI Camp Study and Teaching 2025 at TU Darmstadt in the session “Studying, Researching, and Working.” AI and teaching at Graz University of Technology in Austria: pilot projects and practical applicationBenedikt Brünner MEd How can artificial intelligence be integrated into university teaching in a…
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Presentation: Exploring genAI Chatbots in MOOCs: Student Interactions and Self-Regulated Learning
Slides from the presentation of our paper at the 9th European MOOCs stakeholders Summit 2025 Our Session at EMOOCs is part of the research track: Generative AI and chatbots to support learning
