Speaker

Prof. Dr. Dragan Gasevic   
Professor of Learning Analytics in the Faculty of Information Technology and Director of the Centre for Learning Analytics
Monash University

Dr. Dragan Gasevic is a Professor of Learning Analytics at Monash University. Previously, he was a Professor and Sir Tim O'Shea Chair in Learning Analytics and Informatics in the Schools of Education and Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. He holds several honorary appointments in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, UK, and USA. A computer scientist by training and skills, Dragan considers himself a learning analyst developing computational methods that can shape next-generation learning technologies and advance our understanding of information seeking, sense-making, and self-regulated and social learning. Funded by granting agencies and industry in Australia, Canada, Europe, and USA,, Dragan is a recipient of several best paper awards at the major international conferences in learning and software technology. Currently serving as a founding editor of the Journal of Learning Analytics and a program co-chair of the Learning Analytics Summer Institute, Dragan is a (co-)author of numerous research papers and books and a frequent keynote speaker.