Dragan Gašević is Professor of Learning Analytics at Monash University. He is a researcher in learning analytics and co-developed several software systems such as P3,[1] rBPMN Editor,[2] LOCO-Analyst,[3] OnTask,[4] OVAL,[5] and ProSolo.[6] He is recognized as Australia's field leader in educational technologies.[7]
Early life and education
Gašević obtained a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Military Technical Academy in Belgrade, Serbia, and a masters in computer science (software engineering) & a doctorate in computer science (artificial intelligence) both from the University of Belgrade.[8] His doctoral supervisor was Vladan Devedžić.
Career
Gašević worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University, as Assistant to Full Professor (January 2007 - January 2015) at Athabasca University, as Professor and Sir Tim O'Shea Chair in Learning Analytics and Informatics (February 2015 - February 2018) at the University of Edinburgh, and as Professor of Learning Analytics at Monash University (February 2018 – present). He served as the Canada Research Chair in Semantic and Learning Technologies at Athabasca University (January 2009 - January 2014).[9] He served as Co-Director (Learning Analytics) of the Centre for Research in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh (November 2015 - February 2018).[10]
Role in Development of Learning Analytics Field
He is a co-founder and was the President (2015-2017) of the Society for Learning Analytics Research.[11] He served as a founding program chair of the International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK) in 2011 and 2012 and the general chair in 2016 and as a founding program chair of the Learning Analytics Summer Institute in 2013 and 2014. He served as a founding editor of the Journal of Learning Analytics (2012-2017)[12][13] and as an editor of the Handbook of Learning Analytics.[14]
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