Professor George Siemens researches networks, analytics, and human and artificial cognition in education. He has delivered keynote addresses in more than 35 countries on the influence of technology and media on education, organizations, and society. His work has been profiled in provincial, national, and international newspapers (including NY Times), radio, and television. He has served as PI or Co-PI on grants with funding from NSF, SSHRC (Canada), Intel, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Boeing, and the Soros Foundation. He has served as a collaborator on international grants in European Union, Singapore, Australia, Senegal, Ghana, and UK. He has received numerous awards, including honorary doctorates from Universidad de San... Read more
About me
Professor George Siemens researches networks, analytics, and human and artificial cognition in education. He has delivered keynote addresses in more than 35 countries on the influence of technology and media on education, organizations, and society. His work has been profiled in provincial, national, and international newspapers (including NY Times), radio, and television. He has served as PI or Co-PI on grants with funding from NSF, SSHRC (Canada), Intel, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Boeing, and the Soros Foundation. He has served as a collaborator on international grants in European Union, Singapore, Australia, Senegal, Ghana, and UK. He has received numerous awards, including honorary doctorates from Universidad de San Martín de Porres and Fraser Valley University for his pioneering work in learning, technology, and networks. He holds an honorary professorship with University of Edinburgh. Professor Siemens is a founding President of the Society for Learning Analytics Research. In 2008, he pioneered massive open online courses (sometimes referred to as MOOCs).
About me
Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability University of Aberdeen
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Examining the Impact of COVID-19 Teach to Reach Programme, The Geneva Learning Foundation, 07/07/2020 - 31/03/2021
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2017 |
Open access
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2015 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2014 |
129
15
|
2013 |
Open access
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Year | Output |
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2020 |
Open access
1
|
2019 |
15
14
3
|
2019 |
2
4
1
|
2018 |
Open access
32
32
23
|
2018 |
Open access
13
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
119
240
40
|
2015 |
Open access
55
48
42
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2014 |
Open access
30
23
|
2014 |
Open access
165
146
1
|
2014 |
169
115
31
|
2013 |
Open access
355
270
26
|
2011 |
Open access
|
2010 |
Open access
|
Year | Output |
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2020 |
4
1
|
2019 |
21
16
|
2018 |
Open access
15
|
2018 |
Open access
18
|
2017 |
4
|
2017 |
Open access
|
2017 |
2
|
2017 |
7
1
|
2016 |
5
5
1
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2016 |
40
25
|
2015 |
17
14
|
2014 |
112
2
|
2014 |
Open access
|
2012 |
379
6
|
2012 |
152
14
|
2011 |
1
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Year | Output |
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2017 |
Open access
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2013 |
Open access
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2011 |
Open access
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
Athabasca University | CANADA |
Carnegie Mellon University | UNITED STATES |
Catholic University of Leuven | BELGIUM |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | FRANCE |
Columbia University | UNITED STATES |
Delft University Of Technology | NETHERLANDS |
Georgia State University | UNITED STATES |
Lafayette College | UNITED STATES |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
National Institute of Technology Karnataka | INDIA |
National Research Council of Italy | ITALY |
National University of Singapore | SINGAPORE |
Open Universiteit | NETHERLANDS |
Open University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Simon Fraser University | CANADA |
Stanford University | UNITED STATES |
University of Applied Sciences | CANADA |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Belgrade | SERBIA |
University of British Columbia | CANADA |
University of Edinburgh | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Hannover | GERMANY |
University of Manitoba | CANADA |
University of Michigan | UNITED STATES |
University of Pennsylvania | UNITED STATES |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Texas | UNITED STATES |
UNSW Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Editorial Board MemberMERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) |
2018 |
Advisory Board MemberDeakin Digital, Melbourne |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberCivitas Learning, Austin |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberIntel Education |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberSmart Sparrow |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Institute of Digital Learning, Dublin City University |
2017 |
Advisory Committee MemberEinztein |
2017 |
Editor, Special Issue on Learning AnalyticsIEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, IEEE Press |
2017 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
2017 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberJournal of Interactive Media in Education |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberMERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) |
2017 |
External ExpertCOGGNO |
2017 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2017 |
Steering Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2017 |
Editor, Open Educational DatasetsJournal of Learning Analytics |
2016 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
2016 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberJournal of Interactive Media in Education |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberMERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) |
2016 |
Program ChairLearning with MOOC III, University of Pennsylvania |
2016 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2016 |
Steering Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2016 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
2015 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberJournal of Interactive Media in Education |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberMERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) |
2015 |
Honorary ProfessorshipUniversity of Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
2015 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2015 |
Steering Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2015 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
2014 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberJournal of Interactive Media in Education |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberMERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) |
2014 |
Executive CommitteeLearning Analytics Summer Institute, Harvard University |
2014 |
Honorary DoctorateFraser Valley University, British Columbia, Canada |
2014 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2014 |
Steering Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2014 |
Conference ChairLearning Analytics Summer Institute, Stanford University |
2013 |
Conference ChairAnalytics, Big Data and the Cloud II Conference, Edmonton |
2013 |
Editor. Special Issue: MOOCs in EducationMERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) |
2013 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
2013 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberJournal of Interactive Media in Education |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberMERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) |
2013 |
Steering Committee member2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, Vancouver |
2013 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2013 |
Steering Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2013 |
Editor, Special issue: Learning Analytics and KnowledgeJournal of Educational Technology and Society |
2012 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
2012 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberJournal of Interactive Media in Education |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberMERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) |
2012 |
Honorary DoctorateUniversidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, Peru |
2012 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2012 |
Steering Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2012 |
Conference Chair1st International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, Banff |
2011 |
Editor, Special Issue: Connectivism: Design and delivery of social networked learningInternational Review of Research in Distance and Open Learning |
2011 |
Editor, Special Issue: The Impact of Social Networks in Teaching and LearningRevisita de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento |
2011 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
2011 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberJournal of Interactive Media in Education |
2011 |
OLNet FellowshipOpen University, United Kingdom |
2011 |
Recognition of Significant Contribution to ICT in EducationFoundation Telefonica |
2011 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2011 |
Steering Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2011 |
Conference ChairSocial Media and Learning, Edmonton |
2010 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
2010 |
Editorial Board MemberInnovate Journal |
2010 |
Lifetime Leadership AwardWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA), Toronto, Canada |
2010 |
Steering Committee MemberCanada Collaboration for Online and Higher Education and Research (COHERE) |
2010 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2010 |
Steering Committee MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2010 |