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.
Skills SA: Building Capability Projects Skills Gaps in the Advertising and Design Sector, SA Minister for Education, Training and Skills, 28/07/2022 - 01/05/2023
Examining the Impact of COVID-19 Teach to Reach Programme, The Geneva Learning Foundation, 07/07/2020 - 30/08/2021
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2023 |
6
|
2022 |
Open access
3
|
2017 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
|
2014 |
236
15
|
2013 |
Open access
|
Year | Output |
---|---|
2024 |
Open access
36
29
162
|
2024 |
Open access
31
22
172
|
2023 |
6
2
6
|
2023 |
Open access
72
29
|
2023 |
Open access
37
36
|
2022 |
Open access
113
145
|
2022 |
Open access
35
28
|
2021 |
Open access
34
28
8
|
2021 |
Open access
13
23
|
2020 |
Open access
14
|
2019 |
Open access
66
57
10
|
2019 |
20
16
4
|
2018 |
Open access
72
67
18
|
2018 |
Open access
38
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2015 |
Open access
119
291
32
|
2015 |
Open access
86
72
37
|
2015 |
Open access
3
|
2014 |
Open access
45
29
|
2014 |
Open access
233
40
1
|
2014 |
348
234
27
|
2013 |
Open access
734
514
|
2011 |
Open access
|
2010 |
Open access
|
Year | Output |
---|---|
2024 |
|
2020 |
23
|
2019 |
91
65
|
2018 |
Open access
27
|
2018 |
Open access
70
|
2017 |
Open access
8
|
2017 |
Open access
1
|
2017 |
Open access
3
|
2017 |
16
1
|
2016 |
8
8
1
|
2016 |
Open access
|
2016 |
103
74
|
2015 |
29
21
|
2014 |
175
3
|
2014 |
Open access
|
2012 |
624
|
2012 |
241
|
2011 |
1
1
|
Year | Output |
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2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2017 |
Open access
|
2013 |
Open access
|
2011 |
Open access
|
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
Athabasca University | CANADA |
Boeing | UNITED STATES |
Carnegie Mellon University | UNITED STATES |
Catholic University of Leuven | BELGIUM |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | MOROCCO |
Columbia University | UNITED STATES |
Comunet | AUSTRALIA |
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) | NETHERLANDS |
FOM University of Applied Sciences | CANADA |
Georgia State University | UNITED STATES |
Halmstad University, Sweden | SWEDEN |
Lafayette College | UNITED STATES |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
National Institute of Teaching | UNITED KINGDOM |
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 | UNITED KINGDOM |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Simon Fraser University | CANADA |
Stanford University | UNITED STATES |
Universite Paris Cite | FRANCE |
University College London | UNITED KINGDOM |
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 Mannheim | GERMANY |
University of Michigan | UNITED STATES |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | UNITED STATES |
University of Nebraska at Omaha | UNITED STATES |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Pennsylvania | UNITED STATES |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of St Andrews | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Texas | UNITED STATES |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
Vrije University Brussel | BELGIUM |
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 MemberIntel Education |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberNational Institute of Digital Learning, Dublin City University |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberSmart Sparrow |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberDeakin Digital, Melbourne |
2017 |
Advisory Board MemberCivitas Learning, Austin |
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 MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2017 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2017 |
Editor, Open Educational DatasetsJournal of Learning Analytics |
2016 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberJournal of Interactive Media in Education |
2016 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
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 MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2015 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
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 MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2014 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2014 |
Conference ChairAnalytics, Big Data and the Cloud II Conference, Edmonton |
2013 |
Conference ChairLearning Analytics Summer Institute, Stanford University |
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 MemberJournal of Interactive Media in Education |
2012 |
Editorial Advisory Board MemberInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments |
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 MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2011 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
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 MemberGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
2010 |
Steering Committee MemberWorld Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) |
2010 |
Steering Committee MemberCanada Collaboration for Online and Higher Education and Research (COHERE) |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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144 - Experiences of Language Teachers in using AI | Current |
AI-powered ePortfolios in English as a Foreign Language Education | Current |
Developing computational thinking | Current |
Towards Responsible AI: A Study on the Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence | Current |