{"id":183,"date":"2020-04-14T19:23:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T19:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwdev.smca.ucf.edu\/research\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2025-12-12T21:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:27:22","slug":"learning-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/learning-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology is constantly changing and so is the way we use it to learn. UCF\u2019s Learning Sciences cluster not only develops new technology to improve learning outcomes but also explores how we interact with and learn using machines.<\/p>\n<p>Unlocking the human potential within every learner will result in harnessing intellectual capital for solving society\u2019s most challenging problems and saving billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>This cluster focuses on how people learn across their lifespan in formal and informal settings and leverages theory, research and applied knowledge from the fields of education, educational psychology, learning sciences, cognitive psychology, human factors, computer science, engineering, learning analytics, Artificial Intelligence, philosophy and design.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations Dr. Roger Azevedo!<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Azevedo has been named as a 2025 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)! The AERA Fellows Program honors scholars for their exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research. Nominated by their peers, the 2025 Fellows were selected by the Fellows Committee and approved by the AERA Council, the association\u2019s elected governing body. See the official AERA press release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aera.net\/Newsroom\/AERA-Selects-29-Exemplary-Scholars-as-2025-Fellows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.aera.net\/Newsroom\/AERA-Selects-29-Exemplary-Scholars-as-2025-Fellows<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Technology is constantly changing and so is the way we use it to learn. UCF\u2019s Learning Sciences cluster not only develops new technology to improve learning outcomes but also explores how we interact with and learn using machines. 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