Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel
Nikol Rummel is a full professor of Educational Psychology and Technology at the Institute of Educational Research at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. She is also an Adjunct Professorin the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA. Currently (2022-2027) she directs a research program on Educational Technology andArtificial Intelligence at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in Bochum. Her research interests lie at intersection of educational psychology, learning sciences, and educational technology, with four focuses: collaborative learning and, specifically, computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL); adaptive instructional support for learning as provided, for instance, in intelligent tutoring systems; and teacher-student-AI hybrid partnerships and co-orchestration. Nikol has published over 60 journal articles in leading international research journals, as well as numerous refereed book chapters and conference papers on her work. She is associate editor of the International Journal of CSCL and of Instructional Science. She is past president (2016-2017) of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) and was awarded ISLS Fellow in 2019.
The research group examines principles and conditions of learning in different domains and settings. The goal is to gain a better understanding of learning mechanisms and to derive implications for educational practice. In our research group, we investigate cognitive, motivational, and social aspects of learning by employing experimental research methods in laboratory and field studies. A main research focus is on developing and evaluating digital, instructional support. In our studies, we are using adaptive instructional support to optimize learning in digital settings. We use learning analytics methods to examine both problem solving as well as collaborative processes. More information about the research group: http://pp.rub.de