Giving learners on‑demand AI assistance can erode practice, productive struggle and long‑term skill growth – even when they know it harms their learning.

In this inquiry we draw on Activity Theory as a conceptual framework to get at the contextual nature of the phenomenon we are studying; specifically, we use it to develop data collection tools and to ...

What qualities of professional development (PD) support teachers’ learning and practice? Much attention has been focused on how to best conceptualize and approach teachers' early and on-going ...

In today’s educational landscape, self-regulation stands out as a fundamental skill for learners across all contexts. However, for those engaged in Open and Distance Learning (ODL), it becomes ...

“Almost nonexistent” is how one educator describes current students’ self-regulation skills. It is a sentiment that is apparently shared by many others. Self-regulation, or the ability to understand ...

Research indicates that learners are rather poor keepers of records about how they study. Also, learners aren’t very accurate when they judge how well they’ve learned material that they’ve studied. As ...

Research in pedagogy and education shows that four key self-initiated student behaviors are crucial for developing, progressing, and enhancing positive intrinsic learning qualities. These essential ...

Moving from school to university can feel like a giant leap. This is a time of change, of new experiences and feelings of uncertainty amplified by the various expectations on university students. You ...