Bodong Chen

Updated on 4/29/2025

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

Academic Rank

Associate Professor, Learning Sciences and Technologies
Division of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania

Address: 3700 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: cbd@upenn.edu
Website: https://bchen.net/

Education History

B.S., Beijing Normal University, 2006

M.Ed., Peking University, 2009

Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2014
- Program Area: Curriculum Studies & Teacher Development
- Collaborative program: Knowledge Media Design
- Dissertation: Promisingness Judgments as Facilitators of Knowledge Building in Elementary Science
- Committee: Marlene Scardamalia (advisor), Carl Bereiter, James D. Slotta, Earl Woodruff (internal-external examiner), Carolyn Rosé (external examiner)

Employment History

2022—Present, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
2019—2022, Co-Director & Co-Founder, Learning Informatics Lab, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
2019—2022, Associate Professor & Bonnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
2015—2019, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
2013—2014, Data Analyst (part-time), People for Education, Toronto
2012—2013, Research Analyst (part-time), Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Toronto
2009—2014, Graduate Assistant/Researcher, Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
2006—2009, Research Assistant, E-learning Future Lab, Peking University, Beijing
2007—2009, Research Assistant, Center for Educational Technology, Peking University, Beijing
2004—2006, Research Assistant, R&D Center for Knowledge Engineering, Beijing Normal University, Beijing

Membership in Professional Organizations

2011—Present, International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
2013—Present, Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)
2011—Present, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
2013—Present, Knowledge Building International (KBI)
2011—2015, Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
2011—2013, Canadian Society of Studies in Education (CSSE)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2025, Penn Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
2021, Best Overall Paper Award Nominee, The 29th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE)
2021, Best Student Paper Award (as PhD advisor & co-author), The 29th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE)
2021, Outstanding Article Award, Journal of Open Learning
2017, NSF CRII Award, National Science Foundation, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering
2016, Excellence Award–Innovation, Minnesota eLearning Summit
2015, Dissertation Award, Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
2015, Best Paper Award Nominee, 11th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
2015, Distinguished Alumnus, Graduate School of Education, Peking University
2015, Selected Attendee, Early Career Workshop, 11th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
2015, Selected Attendee, New Faculty Mentoring Program, AERA – Division C
2014, Selected Attendee, Doctoral Consortium, 4th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge
2013, Selected Attendee, The Inaugural Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI), Stanford University
2013, Best Student Paper Award Nominee, 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
2013, Mitacs-Accelerate Fellowship, Mitacs, $15,000
2013–2014, Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Province of Ontario, $15,000
2010, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, Chinese Scholarship Council, $5,000
2008, Best Conference Paper Award, Educational Technology International Forum

Grants and Contracts

External Sources

Investigator status: PI
Institute of Education Sciences (IES), R&D Center
Center for AI and Reading Engagement (CARE): Innovating Responsible and Critical Use of Generative AI for Reading in Postsecondary Classrooms
Project Period: 09/01/2025 – 08/30/2030
Status: Pending
Requested Amount: $9,999,320
Investigator status: Co-PI (PI: M. Chen, University at Albany)
National Science Foundation, RITEL Program
Collaborative Research: Learning on the Edge with AI Partnerships (LEAPs): Empowering Students to Advance Knowledge Frontiers with AI
Project Period: 07/01/2025 – 06/30/2028
Status: Pending
Requested Amount: Appx. $900,000
Investigator status: PI (sole)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology
InkSpire: Generative AI for Reading in Science Disciplines (#G-2025-25241)
Project Period: 9/1/2025 – 8/31/2026
Funded Amount: $49,961
Investigator status: Co-PI (PI: Ryan Baker)
Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences, Methods Training Program
Data Science Methods for Digital Learning Platforms Training Program
Project Period: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2025
Funded Amount: $795,312
Investigator status: Co-PI (PI: C. Scharber)
National Science Foundation, Discovery Research PreK-12
Supplement: DataX: Exploring Justice-Oriented Data Science with Secondary School Students
Project Period: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
Funded Amount: $89,664
Investigator status: PI (Co-PIs: C. Scharber and D. DeLiema)
National Science Foundation, Discovery Research PreK-12
DataX: Exploring Justice-Oriented Data Science with Secondary School Students
Project Period: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2023
Funded Amount: $449,199
Direct Amount: $310,712
Indirect Amount: $138,487
Investigator status: PI (Co-PIs: S. Varma, J. Konstan)
External Agency: The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation
Project title and Dates: Learning engineering: Instrumenting a large-scale Student Information System for research
Dates: 03/2020-12/2023
Funded Amount: $799,995
Investigator status: Co-PI
(PI: D. DeLiema; UMN Co-PIs: B. Chen and K. Varma; External Co-PIs: S. Salehi, M. Bernacki, and C. Anderson)
Carina Initiatives
Playful Problem Solving
Project Period: 9/1/2020 – 08/30/2023
Funded Amount: $990,700
Direct Amount: $927,994
Indirect Amount: $62,730

Investigator status: PI (sole)
External Agency: National Science Foundation
Program: CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)
Project title: CRII: Cyberlearning: Connecting Web Annotations and Progressive Online Discourse in Science Classrooms
Project Period: 07/01/17–03/31/2020
Award Number: 1657009
Funded Amount: $169,041
Investigator status: Co-PI
Name of PI: Stephanie Teasley, University of Michigan
External Agency: National Science Foundation
Program: Cyberlearn & Future Learn Tech
Project title: Doctoral Consortium for the 2016 Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference
Project Period: 6/1/2016–5/31/2017
Award Number: 1622831
Funded Amount: $24,930
Investigator status: Co-investigator
Name of PI: Qiong Wang, Peking University, China
External Agency: Digital Learning for Development (DL4D)
Project title: MOOCs for teacher professional development in underserved regions: Examining persistent teacher-learners in a Chinese MOOC
Project Period: 2016
Funded Amount: C$64,375.67

University Sources

2023-2026, Knowledge Building Innovation Network in Greater China: Education Towards a Sustainable Future, $133,812.81, Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program, University of Pennsylvania
2019, International Travel Grant Award, $1,500, Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota
2019–2020, DataExpedition: Supporting Youth Computational Thinking with Open Geoscience Data, $23,943, Grant-in-Aid Program, the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota
2018, Enriching an Online Course with Interactive Web Content and Learning Analytics, $1,000, Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota
2018, Discover open geoscience data to support Data Expedition in high school science, University Libraries Research Sprints, University of Minnesota
2016, International Travel Grant Award, $2,000, Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota
2016, “Stats Carpentry”, PI, $1,500, Partnership for Affordable Content Program, University of Minnesota Libraries
2015, Supporting Metadiscourse in Ideational Writing, PI (Co-PI: Cassie Scharber), $3,123.71, Center for Writing, University of Minnesota
2013, OISE Graduate Students Conference Travel Grant, $330, University of Toronto
2012, School of Graduate Studies Research Travel Grant, $3,000, University of Toronto
2012, OISE Graduate Students Conference Travel Grant, $725, University of Toronto
2011, School of Graduate Studies Conference Travel Grant, $666, University of Toronto
2011, OISE Graduate Students Conference Travel Grant, $705, University of Toronto

List of Grants and Contracts Submitted but not Funded

2024, Collaborative Research: Learning on the Edge with AI Partnerships (LEAPs): Empowering Students to Advance Knowledge Frontiers with AI, $900,000, National Science Foundation
2023, Student-Led Analytics, CHF 150’000, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship

Publications

^ Invited
† Student/Advisee
¶ Postdoc
‡ Classroom teacher

Journal Articles

Chen, B., Ma, L., & Leung, V. Y.† (2025). Seeing Our World Through Data: Sixth Graders Integrating Data Investigations in Collaborative Knowledge Building. Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/26939169.2025.2505431
Chen, B., Cheng, J., Wang, C., & Leung, V. (2025). Pedagogical biases in AI-powered educational tools: The case of lesson plan generators. The Social Innovations Journal, 30(2). https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/10004
Hong, H.-Y., Chen, M.-J., Chen, B., Guo, C.-Y., & Tseng, L.-T. (2025). Sense of promisingness: Towards creative expertise through knowledge-building discourse in online graduate education. Educational Technology Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10483-0
Chen, B. (2024). A framework for infrastructuring sustainable innovations in education. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 33(3), 583–612. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2024.2320159
Chen, B., & Chen, Z.¶ (2024). Why do students reply? Uncovering the socio-semantic entanglement in web annotation activities. Education and Information Technologies, 29(8). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-12187-5
(Impact Factor (2022): 5.5)
Zheng, L., Fan, Y., Gao, L., Huang, Z., Chen, B., & Long, M. (2024). Using AI-empowered assessments and personalized recommendations to promote online collaborative learning performance. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 0(0), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2024.2304066
Zheng, L., Fan, Y., Chen, B., Huang, Z., Gao, L. & Long, M. (2024). An AI-enabled feedback-feedforward approach to promoting online collaborative learning. Education and Information Technologies 29(9), 11385-11406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-12292-5
(Impact Factor (2022): 5.5)
Chen, B., Zhu, X.†, & Díaz del Castillo H., F.‡ (2023). Integrating Generative AI in Knowledge Building. Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence, 100184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100184
Chen, B. & Poquet, O. (2023). Uncovering socio-temporal dynamics in online discussions: An event-based approach. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 39(6), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.8618
(Impact Factor (2023): 4.1)
Zhu, X.†, Shui, H.†, & Chen, B. (2023). Beyond reading together: Facilitating knowledge construction through participation roles and social annotation in college classrooms. The Internet and Higher Education, 100919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2023.100919
(Impact Factor (2022): 8.6)
Kashi, S., Hod, Y., Lee, A. V. Y., Yuan, G., Cohen, E., Bielaczyc, K., Chen, B., & Zhang, J. (2023). Infrastructuring for Knowledge Building: Advancing a framework for sustained innovation. Qwerty - Open and Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology, Culture and Education, 18(1), 139-156. https://doi.org/10.30557/QW000068
Zheng, L., Long, M., Chen, B., & Fan, Y. (2023). Promoting knowledge elaboration, socially shared regulation, and group performance in collaborative learning: An automated assessment and feedback approach based on knowledge graphs. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 20(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00415-4
(Impact Factor (2022): 8.6)
Chen, B., Shui, H.†, & Håklev, S. (2022). Orchestrating the flow and advancement of knowledge artifacts in an online class. Instructional Science, 50(6), 903–931. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09596-3
Chen, B., & Poquet, O. (2022). Networks in Learning Analytics: Where Theory, Methodology, and Practice Intersect. Journal of Learning Analytics, 9(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2022.7697
Gan, Y., Hong, H.-Y., Chen, B., & Scardamalia, M. (2021). Knowledge building: Idea-centered drawing and writing to advance community knowledge. Educational Technology Research and Development, 69(5), 2423–2449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10022-7
Chen, B., Fan, Y., Zhang, G., Liu, M., & Wang, Q. (2020). Teachers’ networked professional learning with MOOCs. PLOS ONE, 15(7), e0235170. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235170
(Impact Factor 2020: 2.870. Indexing: SCI.)
Zhu, X., Chen, B., Avadhanam, R. M., Shui, H., & Zhang, R. Z. (2020). Reading and connecting: Using social annotation in online classes. Information and Learning Sciences, 121(5/6), 261–271. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-04-2020-0117
Rosenberg, J.M., Edwards, A., & Chen, B. (2020). Tools and strategies for engaging students in analyzing and interpreting complex data sources. The Science Teacher, 87(5), 30-34. https://doi.org/10.2505/4/tst20_087_05_30
Chen, B., & Huang, T. (2019). It is about timing: Network prestige in asynchronous online discussions. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 34, 503–515. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12355
Chen, B. (2019). Designing for Networked Collaborative Discourse: An UnLMS Approach. TechTrends, 63(2), 194–201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-018-0284-7
Hong, H.-Y., Lin, P.-Y., Chen, B., & Chen, N. (2019). Integrated STEM learning in an idea-centered knowledge-building environment. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 28(1), 63–76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-018-0409-y
Chen, B., Chang, Y.-H.†, Ouyang, F.†, & Zhou, W.† (2018). Fostering student engagement in online discussion through social learning analytics. The Internet and Higher Education, 37, 21–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2017.12.002
(Impact Factor 2017: 5.847)
Cai, Q., Chen, B., Wu, H., & Trussell, G. (2018). Using differentiated feedback to improve performance in introductory statistics. Innovations in Education and Teaching International. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2018.1508362
(Author order reflects writing contributions. Impact Factor 2017: 1.106)
Chen, B., Knight, S., & Wise, A. F. (2018). Critical issues in designing and implementing temporal analytics. Journal of Learning Analytics, 5(1), 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.18608/jla.2018.53.1
Fan, Y.,† Zhang, G.,† Chen, B., & Wang, Q. (2018). Why did they come back?: Analyzing motivations for repeated enrollment in MOOCs [in Chinese]. Journal Open Education Research, 24(2), 89-96.
(JOER is ranked the 6th among 37 educational science journals in the Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI). Author order reflects writing contributions. Role: project Co-PI, research design, and draft revisions.)
Li, C., Chen, B., & Gobert, J. (2018). Innovations in scaling and enhancing learning: Review on the Fifth Annual ACM Conference on Learning at Scale [in Chinese]. Journal of Open Learning, 23(5), 1-7. doi:10.19605/j.cnki.kfxxyj.2018.05.001
Chen, B. (2017). Fostering scientific understanding and epistemic beliefs through judgments of promisingness. Educational Technology Research and Development, 65(2), 255–277. doi:10.1007/s11423-016-9467-0
(Impact Factor 2017: 1.728)
Chen, B., Resendes, M., Chai, C.S., & Hong, H.-Y. (2017). Two tales of time: Uncovering the significance of sequential patterns among contribution types in knowledge-building discourse. Interactive Learning Environments, 25(2), 162–175. doi:10.1080/10494820.2016.1276081
(Impact Factor 2016: 1.674)
Knight, S., Wise, A. F., & Chen, B. (2017). Time for change: Why learning analytics needs temporal analysis. Journal of Learning Analytics, 4(3), 7–17. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2017.43.2
Chen, B.^ & Huang, T.† (2017). Unpacking Learning Analytics: An attempt to tilt the iceberg [in Chinese]. Journal of Open Learning, 22(4), 1-9. doi:10.19605/j.cnki.kfxxyj.2017.04.001
Chen, B., & Zhang, J. (2016). Analytics for knowledge creation: Towards epistemic agency and design-mode thinking. Journal of Learning Analytics, 3(2), 139–163. doi:10.18608/jla.2016.32.7
Chen, B., & Hong, H.-Y. (2016). Schools as knowledge-building organizations: Thirty years of design research. Educational Psychologist, 51(2), 266-288. doi:10.1080/00461520.2016.1175306
(Impact Factor 2015: 5.688)
Hong, H.-Y., Chen, B., & Chai, C. S. (2016). Exploring the development of college students’ epistemic views during their knowledge building activities. Computers & Education, 98, 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2016.03.005
(Author order reflects writing contributions. Role: Drafting and revising the manuscript. Impact Factor 2015: 2.881)
Chen, B., Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C. (2015). Advancing knowledge building discourse through judgments of promising ideas. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 10(4), 345-366. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11412-015-9225-z
(Impact Factor 2016: 3.469. Recognized in June 2017 by Springer as one of the Highly Cited Articles in Education & Language.)
Chen, B. (2015). Exploring the digital divide: The use of digital technologies in Ontario public schools. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie, 41(3), 1-23.
Resendes, M., Scardamalia, M., Bereiter, C., Chen, B., & Halewood, C.‡ (2015). Group-level formative feedback and metadiscourse. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 10(3), 309–336. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11412-015-9219-x
(Author order reflects writing contributions. Role: Designing and developing the feedback tool; analyzing data; and drafting the manuscript. Impact Factor 2016: 3.469)
Goggins, S., Xing, W., Chen, X., Chen, B., & Wadholm, B. (2015). Learning analytics at “small” scale: Exploring a complexity-grounded model for assessment automation. Journal of Universal Computer Science, 21(1), 66–92.
(Author order reflects research contributions. Role: Conceptual discussion and manuscript revision. Impact Factor 2017: 1.066)
Chen, B.^ (2015). From theory use to theory building in learning analytics: A commentary on “Learning analytics to support teachers during synchronous CSCL”. Journal of Learning Analytics, 2(2), 163–168. doi:10.18608/jla.2015.22.12
Zhang, Y., Chen, B., Scardamalia, M., & Bereier, C. (2012). From shallow to deep constructivism: Development of Knowledge Building theory and its application in China [in Chinese]. E-education Research, 9, 5-12.
(Contribution: 40%; the 1st and 2nd author contributed equally to writing. Role: Conceptual design; drafting the manuscript; and addressing review comments.)
Chen, B., Resendes, M., Chuy, M., Tarchi, C. & Bereiter, C. (2011). Identifying promising ideas in a knowledge-building discourse [in Italian: Identificare, selezionare e sviluppare le idee promettenti nel Knowledge Building]. QWERTY - Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology, Culture and Education, 6(2), 224-241.
Chuy, M., Resendes, M., Tarchi, C., Chen, B., & Scardamalia, M. (2011). Ways of contributing to an explanation-seeking dialogue in science and history [in Italian: Modi di contribuire ad un dialogo per la ricerca di spiegazioni]. QWERTY - Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology, Culture and Education, 6(2), 242-260.
(Author order reflects writing contributions. Role: Analyzing data; and drafting the manuscript.)
Chen, B., Jia, J., & Wang, A. (2007). An application framework of educational resources repository based on ontology and semantic web technologies [in Chinese]. China Educational Technology(251), 105-109.
Li, Q., Tang, H., Chen, B., Yang, S., & Huang, R. (2006). Development and application of an LMS SCORM 2004 engine [in Chinese]. Journal of Open Education Research, 12(6), 85-87.
(Author order reflects research and writing contributions. Role: Technology design & development; and drafting the manuscript.)

Book Chapters

Chen, G., Chan, C. K. K., & Chen, B. (2024). Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Theory, Design, and Technology. In A. O’Donnell, N. C. Barnes, & J. Reeve (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Educational Psychology (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199841332.013.26
Poquet, O., & Chen, B. (2024). Integrating Theories of Learning and Social Networks in Learning Analytics. In K. Bartimote, S. K. Howard, & D. Gašević (Eds.), Theory Informing and Arising from Learning Analytics (pp. 139–151). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60571-0_9
Chen, B. & Teasley, S. (2022). Collaboration Analytics. In Handbook of Learning Analytics (2nd Edition). Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR).
Chen, B., Håklev, S. & Rosé, C.P. (2021). Massive-scale collaborative learning. In U. Cress, C. Rosé, A. F. Wise, & J. Oshima (Eds.), International Handbook of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (pp. 163–181). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65291-3_9
Romero-Hall, E., Correia, A.P., Branch, R.M., Cevik, Y.D., Dickson-Deane, C., Chen, B., Liu, J.C., Tang, H., Vasconcelos, L., Pallitt, N., & Thankachan, B. (2020). Futurama: Learning, Design and Technology Research Methods. In Research Methods in Learning Design and Technology. Routledge.
Chen, B., & Lin, F. (2020). Representational affordances for collaborative learning in technology-enhanced environments. In P. Kendeou, P.V. Meter, A List, & D. Lombardi (Eds.), Handbook of Learning from Multiple Representations and Perspectives. Routledge.
Gutiérrez Braojos, C., Montejo-Gámez, J., Ma, L., & Chen, B. (2019). Exploring collective responsibility within a knowledge building community: Analysis of online peer feedback. In L. Daniela (Ed.), Didactics of Smart Pedagogy: Smart Pedagogy for Technology Enhanced Learning. Springer.
Chen, B., Chen, C.-M., Hong, H.-Y., & Chai, C. S. (2018). Learning analytics: Approaches and cases from Asia. In K. J. Kennedy & J. C.-K. Lee (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia (pp. 419–432). New York, NY: Routledge.
Chen, B., & Fan, Y. (2018). Learning analytics: Perspectives from Mainland China. In C. P. Lim & V. L. Tinio (Eds.), Learning analytics for the Global South (pp. 36–43). Quezon City, Philippines: Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development.

Full Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings

Zhu, X., Jung, Y., Chen, B., Hickey, D., Chartrand, G., Kalir, R., Hodgson, J., Andrews, C., Wise, A., Shui, H., Chen, P., & Avadhanam, R. M. (2024). Bridging Social Annotation Practice with Perspectives from the Learning Sciences and CSCL. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning—CSCL 2024 (pp. 331–338). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/10543
Liu, X., Hussein, B., Barany, A., Baker, R. S., & Chen, B. (2023). Decoding Player Behavior: Analyzing Reasons for Player Quitting Using Log Data from Puzzle Game Baba Is You. In G. Arastoopour Irgens & S. Knight (Eds.), Advances in Quantitative Ethnography (pp. 34–48). Springer Nature: Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47014-1_3
Chen, B. (chair), Scardamalia, M., Bereiter, C., Zhang, J., Park, H., Teo, C. L., Yuan, G., Lee, A. V., Hod, Y., Kashi, S., Cohen, E., Oshima, J., Oshima, R., Kawakubo, A. J., Kayagi, T., Yamashita, S., Kumazawa, R., Lu, J., Chan, C. K., … Bielaczyc, K. (2023). Infrastructuring in Knowledge Building Initiatives. In C. Damșa, M. Borge, E. Koh, & M. Worsley (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th international conference on computer-supported collaborative learning—CSCL 2023 (pp. 327–336). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Zhu, X.†, & Chen, B. (2023, June). Understanding Idea Creation in Collaborative Discourse through Networks: The Joint Attention–Interaction–Creation (AIC) Framework. In C. Damșa, M. Borge, E. Koh, & M. Worsley (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th international conference on computer-supported collaborative learning—CSCL 2023. International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Chen, B. (2022). Connectivity for knowledge building: A framework of socio-semantic network motif analysis. In A. Weinberger, W. Chen, D. Hernández-Leo, & B. Chen (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer—Supported Collaborative Learning—CSCL 2022 (pp. 19–26). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Zhang, J., Xiang, M., Guo, G., Huang, J., & Chen, B. (2021). Network analysis of themes and concepts in learning analytics. In Proceedings of the 20th International Forum on Educational Technology (IFET2021). : Jinhua, Zhejiang, China.
Zhu, X., Shui, H., & Chen, B. (2021). Designing Support for Productive Social Interaction and Knowledge Co-construction in Collaborative Annotation. In Rodrigo, M. M. T. et al. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computers in Education. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
(Best Student Paper Award & Best Research Paper Honourable Mention)
Chen, B., & Zhu, H. (2019). Towards Value-Sensitive Learning Analytics Design. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (pp. 343–352). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3303772.3303798
Lund, K., Chen, B., Gaudwin, S. (2018). The potential of interdisciplinarity in MOOC research: How do researchers in education and computer science compare?. In Proceedings of the 2018 Learning @ Scale Conference. London, UK: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3231644.3231661
(Overall Acceptance Rate: 22%)
Ma, L.†, Matsuzawa, Y., Chen, B., & Scardamalia, M. (2016). Community knowledge, collective Responsibility: The emergence of rotating leadership in three knowledge building communities. In C. K. Looi, J. L. Polman, U. Cress, & P. Reimann. (Eds.), Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2016, Volume 1 (pp. 615-622). Singapore: The International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Chen, B., Ma, L.†, Matsuzawa, Y., & Scardamalia, M. (2015). The development of productive vocabulary in knowledge building: A longitudinal study. In O. Lindwall, P. Hakkinen, T. Koschman, P. Tchounikine, & S. Ludvigsen. (Eds.), Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: The Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference 2015, Volume 1 (pp. 443-450). Gothenburg, Sweden: The International Society of the Learning Sciences.
(Note: Best Paper Award Nominee. Paper Acceptance Rate: 36%)
Chen, B., Chen, X., & Xing, W. (2015). “Twitter archeology” of Learning Analytics and Knowledge conferences. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge - LAK ’15 (pp. 340–349). New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi:10.1145/2723576.2723584
(Full Paper Acceptance Rate: 27%)
Resendes, M., Chen, B., Acosta, A., & Scardamalia, M. (2013). The effect of formative feedback on vocabulary use and distribution of vocabulary knowledge in a grade two Knowledge Building class. In N. Rummel, M. Kapur, M. Nathan, & S. Puntambekar (Eds.), To See the World and a Grain of Sand: Learning across Levels of Space, Time, and Scale: CSCL 2013 Conference Proceedings Volume 1 – Full Papers & Symposia (pp. 391-398). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
(Note: Best Student Paper Award Nominee)
Chen, B., Scardamalia, M, Resendes, M., Chuy, M., & Bereiter, C. (2012). Students’ intuitive understanding of promisingness and promisingness judgments to facilitate knowledge advancement. In J. van Aalst, K. Thompson, M. J. Jacobson & P. Reimann (Eds.), The future of learning: Proceedings of the 10th international conference of the learning sciences (ICLS 2012) – Volume 1, Full Papers (pp. 111-118). Sydney, Australia: ISLS.
Chen, B. & Wang, Q. (2010). Pursuing effective facilitating strategies: The effect of facilitator’s leadership behaviors on online learning. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2010 (pp. 2192-2199). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Technical Reports

Wang, Q., Chen, B., Fan, Y., & Zhang, G. (2018). MOOCs as an alternative for teacher professional development: Examining learner persistence in one Chinese MOOC. Final project report. Manila, The Philippines: Digital Learning for Development (DL4D).
Chen, B., Gallagher-Mackay, K., Kidder, A., & Proulx, K. (2014). Public education: Our best investment (Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools 2014). Technical report, People for Education, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Chen, B., Gallagher-Mackay, K., & Kidder, A. (2014). Digital learning in Ontario schools: The ‘new normal’. Technical report, People for Education, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Rolheiser, C., Chen, B., Håklev, S., Harrison, L., Najafi, H., & Teplovs, C. (2014). Hatch, match, and dispatch: Examining the relationship between student intent, expectations, behaviours and outcomes in six Coursera MOOCs at the University of Toronto. MOOC Research Initiative. Retrieved from http://www.moocresearch.com/reports

Software Development

Zhu, X., & Chen, B. (2023-2024). Knowledge Synthesis Lab [computer software]. Philadelphia, PA.
Shui, H., Zhu, X., & Chen, B. (2023-2024). Teacher Facing Dashboard for Social Annotation [computer software]. Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B., Encalada, B., Batu, W., & Chen, W. (2019-2024). DataX [computer software]. Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, W., Batu, W., & Chen, B. (2019). IdeaMagnets for Knowledge Forum 6 [computer software]. Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, W., & Chen, B. (2019). Personal Learning Compass [computer software]. Minneapolis, MN.
Liu, X., & Chen, B. (2015). WordWhispers for Knowledge Forum 6 [computer software]. Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2015). CanvasNet [Social learning analytics for Canvas]. Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2015). LexFreq [R-based computer software for computing Lexical Frequency Profiles]. Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2015). LagSeq [R-based computer software for Lag-sequential Analysis]. Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2011). Promising Ideas Tool of Knowledge Forum [computer software]. Toronto, ON: Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology.
Chen, B. (2011). Metadiscourse Tool of Knowledge Forum [computer software]. Toronto, ON: Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology.

Other Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings

Yuan, G., Chen, B., Teo, C. L., & Chan, C. K. K. (2024). Evaluating Metaspace as an Infrastructure for Teacher Cross-Community Collaboration in Knowledge Building. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning—CSCL 2024 (pp. 229–232). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/10518
Chen, B., DeLiema, D., Scharber, C., & Bartucz, J. (2024). Supporting Learning Pathways of Justice-Oriented Data Science in Secondary Science and History Classes: Teachers’ Perspectives. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences—ICLS 2024 (pp. 2243–2244). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/10956
Prieto, L., Viberg, O., Rodríguez-Triana, M.J., Jivet, I., Chen, B., & Scheffel, M. (2024). Culture and Values in Learning Analytics: A Human-Centered Design and Research Approach. In Companion Proceedings of the 14th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK’24) (pp. 451-454). Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR).
Shui, H., Zhu, X., & Chen, B. (2024). Tackling the Alignment Problem: The Design of a Learning Analytics Dashboard for Teacher Inquiry. In Companion Proceedings of the 14th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK’24) (pp. 239-241). Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR).
Zhu, X., Shui, H., & Chen, B. (2023). The Synthesis Lab: Empowering Collaborative Learning in Higher Education through Knowledge Synthesis. In CSCW ‘23 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2023 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, 245–248. https://doi.org/10.1145/3584931.3606996
Su, M., Olson, L. A., Jarratt, D. C., Varma, S., Konstan, J. A., Keller, R. J. L., & Chen, B. (2022). Re-envisioning a K-12 Early Warning System with School Climate Factors. In L@S ‘22: Proceedings of the Ninth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale (pp. 405–408). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491140.3528670
DeLiema, D., Goeke, M., Hussein, B., Valerie, J., Anderson, C., Varma, K., Chen, B., Salehi, S., & Bernacki, M. (2022). Playful learning following deviations: A mixture of tinkering, causal explanations, and revision rationales. In Chinn, C., Tan, E., Chan, C., & Kali, Y. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2022 (pp. 1421-1424). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Chen, B. Zhu, X., & Shui, H. (2022). Socio-Semantic Network Motifs Framework for Discourse Analysis. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3506860.3506893
Chen, B., Hussein, B., & Poquet, O. (2021). Modelling network dynamics in social annotation. In O. Poquet, B. Chen, M. Saqr, & T. Hecking (Eds.), Proceedings of the NetSciLA2021 workshop “Using Network Science in Learning Analytics: Building Bridges towards a Common Agenda” (NetSciLA2021) (No. 2868; pp. 9–15). http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2868/#article_3
Poquet, O., Chen, B., Saqr, M., & Hecking, T. (2021). Using network science in learning analytics: Building bridges towards a common agenda. In O. Poquet, B. Chen, M. Saqr, & T. Hecking (Eds.), Proceedings of the NetSciLA2021 workshop “Using Network Science in Learning Analytics: Building Bridges towards a Common Agenda” (NetSciLA2021) (No. 2868; pp. 1–2). http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2868/#article_1
Poquet, O., Saqr, M., & Chen, B. (2021). Recommendations for network research in learning analytics: To open a conversation. In O. Poquet, B. Chen, M. Saqr, & T. Hecking (Eds.), Proceedings of the NetSciLA2021 workshop “Using Network Science in Learning Analytics: Building Bridges towards a Common Agenda” (NetSciLA2021) (No. 2868; pp. 34–41). http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2868/#article_7
Chen, B. & Poquet, O. (2020). Socio-Temporal Dynamics in Peer Interaction Events. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3375462.3375535
Peri, S.S.S., Chen, B., Dougall, A.L., & Siemens, G. (2020). Towards Understanding the Lifespan and Spread of Ideas: Epidemiological Modeling of Participation on Twitter. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3375462.3375515
Poquet, O., Hecking, T., & Chen, B. (2020). The Modeling of Digital Learning Networks. In Companion Proceedings 10th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK20).
Huang, T.†, & Chen, B. (2018). Uncovering the rich club phenomenon in an online class. In Proceedings of the 2018 ICLS Conference. London, UK: ISLS.
de Jong, F., van den Ende, J., van Heijst, H., Matsuzawa, Y., Kirschner, P., Zhang, J., Chen, M., Chen, F., Rosé, C., Godinez, E. V., Ratté, S., Chen, B., … Wise, A. (2017). Making a Difference: Analytics for Quality Knowledge-Building Conversations. In B. K. Smith, M. Borge, E. Mercier, & K. Y. Lim (Eds.), Making a Difference: Prioritizing Equity and Access in CSCL, 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) 2017 (Vol. 2, pp. 711–718). Philadelphia, PA: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/cscl2017.114
Scardamalia, M., Bereiter, C., Laferrière, T., Bielaczyc, K., Chai, S., Chan, C. K. K., Chen, B., … Zhang, J. (2017). Toward a multi-level knowledge building innovation network. In B. K. Smith, M. Borge, E. Mercier, & K. Y. Lim (Eds.), Making a Difference: Prioritizing Equity and Access in CSCL, 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) 2017 (Vol. 2, pp. 703–710). Philadelphia, PA: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/cscl2017.113
Chen, B., Fan, Y.†, Zhang, G.†, & Wang, Q. (2017). Examining motivations and self-regulated learning strategies of returning MOOCs learners. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (pp. 542–543). New York, NY: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3027385.3029448
Hong, H., Chen, B., Tsai, C.-C., Lin, C.P., & Wu, Y.-T. (2016). Fostering more informed epistemic views among students through knowledge building. In C. K. Looi, J. L. Polman, U. Cress, & P. Reimann. (Eds.), Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2016, Volume 2 (pp. 787-790). Singapore: The International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Cai, Q., Wu, H., & Chen, B. (2016). Using differentiated feedback messages to promote student learning in an introductory statistics course. In C. K. Looi, J. L. Polman, U. Cress, & P. Reimann. (Eds.), Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2016, Volume 2 (pp. 795-798). Singapore: The International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Chen, B., Wise, A. F., Knight, S., & Cheng, B. H. (2016). Putting temporal analytics into practice. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge - LAK ’16 (pp. 488–489). New York, New York, USA: ACM Press. doi:10.1145/2883851.2883865
Chen, B. (2015). Devising technological and pedagogical supports for metadiscourse in knowledge building. In O. Lindwall, P. Hakkinen, T. Koschman, P. Tchounikine, & S. Ludvigsen. (Eds.), Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: The Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference 2015, Volume 2 (pp. 908-909). Gothenburg, Sweden: The International Society of the Learning Sciences.
(Note: Research summary for Early Career Workshop)
Knight, S., Wise, A. F., Chen, B., & Cheng, B. H. (2015). It’s about time: 4th international workshop on temporal analyses of learning data. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge - LAK ’15 (pp. 388–389). New York, NY, USA: ACM Press. doi:10.1145/2723576.2723638 (Note: Workshop paper)
Chen, B. (2014). Visualizing semantic space of online discourse: The Knowledge Forum case. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge - LAK ’14 (pp. 271–272). New York, New York, USA: ACM Press. doi:10.1145/2567574.2567595
(Paper Acceptance Rate: 30%)
Chen, B., & Resendes, M. (2014). Uncovering what matters: Analyzing transitional relations among contribution types in knowledge-building discourse. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge - LAK ’14 (pp. 226–230). New York, New York, USA: ACM Press. doi:10.1145/2567574.2567606
(Paper Acceptance Rate: 30%)
Xu, Z., Woodruff, E., & Chen, B. (2013). Efficacy of reward allotment on children’s motivation and learning. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Games Based Learning (pp. 748–755). Porto, Portugal: Academic Publishing.
Chen, B., Scardamalia, M., Acosta, A., Resendes, M., & Kici, D. (2013). Promisingness judgments as facilitators of knowledge building. In N. Rummel, M. Kapur, M. Nathan, & S. Puntambekar (Eds.), To See the World and a Grain of Sand: Learning across Levels of Space, Time, and Scale: CSCL 2013 Conference Proceedings Volume 2 – Short papers, Panels, Posters, Demos & Community Events (pp. 231-232). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Chen, B., Chuy, M., Resendes, M., Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C. (2011). Evaluation by grade 5 and 6 students of the promisingness of ideas in knowledge-building discourse. In H. Spada, G. Stahl, N. Miyake & N. Law (Eds.), Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL2011 Conference Proceedings. Volume II - Short Papers & Posters (pp. 571-575). Hong Kong: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Resendes, M., Chuy, M., Chen, B., & Scardamalia, M. (2011). Ways of contributing to a knowledge building dialogue in history. In H. Spada, G. Stahl, N. Miyake & N. Law (Eds.), Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCL2011 Conference Proceedings. Volume II - Short Papers & Posters (pp. 998-999). Hong Kong: International Society of the Learning Sciences.

Media Appearances and Interviews

Kristen de Groot. (2023, May 4). Symposium highlights breadth and depth of Penn Global research. Penn Today. Retrieved from https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/symposium-highlights-breadth-and-depth-penn-global-research
Chen, B., & Tan, S. (2020, September). A Principle-based Approach to Teaching and Learning. SingTeach. Retrieved from https://singteach.nie.edu.sg/issue74-a-principle-based-approach-to-teaching-and-learning/
Burger, Kevyn. (Reporter), & Chen, B. (Interviewee). (2020, May). Twin Cities homeowners turn to YouTube videos to learn repair skills. CEHD Connect. Retrieved from https://www.startribune.com/using-youtube-videos-to-repair-maintain-and-upgrade-your-home/569352942/
Frisch, Suzy. (Reporter), & Chen, B. (Interviewee). (2020, April). Understanding learning through data: A fresh way of developing new educational tools. CEHD Connect. Retrieved from https://connect.cehd.umn.edu/understanding-learning-through-data/
Frisch, Suzy. (Reporter), & Chen, B. (Interviewee). (2019, December). Acting on data: Professor Bodong Chen aims to help educators use analytics to improve teaching and learning. CEHD Connect. Retrieved from https://connect.cehd.umn.edu/acting-on-data/
Chao, Max. (Reporter), & Chen, B. (Interviewee). (2018, April 19). University of Minnesota professors use their free time to write free textbooks. Minnesota Daily. Retrieved from https://z.umn.edu/opentext
Harfield, T. (Interviewer), & Chen, B. (Interviewee). (2016, July 28). Social Network Analysis & Personal Responsibility. 2016 Minnesota eLearning Summit. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y12cS2ehg0&feature=youtu.be
Sinha, S. (Interviewer), & Chen, B. (Interviewee). (2016, June 5). The Inception of Revolutionary Learning: Blending Machine Learning & Learning Analytics from the University of Minnesota. Yellowdig Biweekly, First Edition. Yellowdig. Retrieved from https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2058153/FirstFinal_DailyDig.pdf
Helgeson, M. (Interviewer), & Chen, B. (Interviewee). (2016, January 12). How Technology and Learning Analytics Are Transforming Education, CEHD Vision 2020 Blog. Retrieved from http://cehdvision2020.umn.edu/cehd-blog/technology-and-learning-analytics/

Presentations, Posters, and Exhibits

Keynotes

Chen, B. (2019, December). Creating conditions for knowledge building for the public good. Theme-based Invited Speech at the 27th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2019), Kenting, Taiwan.
Chen, B. (2019, November). Promoting epistemic cognition in knowledge building: Discourse, tools, and analytics. Invited Speech at the 3rd International Conference for Personal Epistemology and Learning in Digital Age, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chen, B. (2016, October). Mapping the Terrain of MOOC Research. Keynote speech at the MOOC Doctoral Forum, Beijing, China.

Invited Talks

Chen, B. (2024, October). Epistemic Agency and Infrastructure in the GenAI Era. Invited lecture at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Chen, B. (2024, September). Panelist on AI Innovation and Impact, The 23rd Holon ‘Back to School’ Summit, New York.
Chen, B. (2024, June). Supporting Epistemic Agency in Collaborative Knowledge Building: A Continued Journey. Invited talk at the Centre for Information Technology in Education, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong. https://www.cite.hku.hk/event/20240619seminar/
Chen, B., & Zhu, X. (2023, September). Integrating Generative AI in Knowledge Building, Knowledge Building Connects, Virtual.
Baker, R., Chen, B., & Lester, J. (2023, June). Faculty panel on AI in education, The McGraw Center for Educational Leadership, Philadelphia, PA.
Chen, B. (2023, March). How will new developments in AI influence education? Webinar series on Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, and Education. Penn GSE Center for Professional Learning.
Chen, B. (2022, December). Panel: AI and Analytics for collaborative learning and knowledge building, Empowering Learners in AI 2022, Online.
Chen, B. (Guest Moderator), Garcia, C. (Panelist), Lindquist, M. (Panelist), & Zhu, X. (Panelist) (2020, December). Liquid Margins 15: Social Reading: Theory & Practice. Liquid Margins webinar series organized by Hypothes.is, Online.
Milligan, S., Winne, P., Gašević, D., Jovanović, J., Lund, K., & Chen, B. (2020, November). What Do We Mean by Rigour in Learning Analytics?. Panel presentation organized by the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR), Online.
Chen, B. (2020, October). Learning, Design, and Analytics in the Knowledge Society: A Research Agenda. An invited talk at the Graduate School of Education, Peking University, Online.
Chen, B. (2020, July). Learning analytics: Frontiers, trends, and challenges. Invited talk at the Symposium of Artificial Intelligence for Educational Innovation, East China Normal University, Online.
Chen, B. (2020, July). Sharpened tools for sharp minds: Knowledge management in academic research. Invited talk at the Fridays Zoom Seminar, Bejing Normal University, Online.
Poquet, O., & Chen, B. (2020, April). Analyzing Learning and Teaching through the Lens of Networks. Invited webinar organized by the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR).
Chen, B. (2019, November). Designing technology and analytics for knowledge building classrooms. Invited talk at the Center for Cognitive Sciences Symposium on Learning at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2018, November). Truly Social or Just Timely: Modeling Peer Interactions in a Social Media Environment. Invited Brownbag Lecture at the UC Irvine School of Education, Irvine, CA.
Chen, B. (2018, March). The Development of Productive Vocabulary and Rotating Leadership in Knowledge Building. Invited Presentation at the Graduate School of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Chen, B. (2018, March). Teachers’ Perpetual Learning in and with MOOCs. Invited Presentation at the Research Centre of Distance Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Chen, B. (2018, March). Fostering Online Discussion Through Social Learning Analytics. Invited Presentation at the School of Educational Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Chen, B. (2017, October). MOOCs for Teacher Professional Development in China. Invited Presentation at “Leveraging Digital Learnings for 2020”, 2017 mEducation Alliance Symposium, Washington D.C.
Chen, B. (2017, October). Learning Analytics for the Global South: A Chinese Perspective. Invited Presentation at “Include Us All! Directions for Adoption of Learning Analytics in the Global South”, 2017 mEducation Alliance Symposium, Washington D.C.
Chen, B. (2017, April). Dynamic Network Analysis of Knowledge-Building Discourse. Invited Presentation of the AIM Analytics Lecture Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Chen, B. (2016, October). Learning analytics in higher education: Promising practices and lessons learned. Invited presentation at the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open University, Manila, Philippines.
Chen, B., & Wang, Q. (2016, October). Learning analytics: An introduction. Invited pre-conference seminar at the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open University, Manila, Philippines.
Chen, B. (2013, May). Knowledge Building: Theory, pedagogy, technology, and its recent development. Invited Presentation, E-learning Forum Online Seminar (http://www.elearningforum.net/).
Chen, B. (2013, February). Promisingness judgments in knowledge building classrooms. Invited Presentation, Gimnasio La Montaña, Bogotá, Colombia.
Chen, B. (2012, August). Introduction to knowledge building principles. Invited Presentation, Baiyunyuan Elementary School, Nanjing, China.

Contributed Papers Presented at Professional Meetings, Conferences, etc.

International and National (refereed)

Chen, B., Cao, L., Cacciamani, S., Oshima, J., Tan, S. C., & Tan, Y. Y. (2024, October). Knowledge building and generative Al: A continued dialogue. Symposium presented at the 2024 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Singapore.
Seet, C. H., Chang, Y.-H., Chen, M., Chen, B., & Hong, H.-Y. (2024, October). Integrate design thinking and knowledge building for teacher professional development. Paper presented at the 2024 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Singapore.
Liu, D., Zandvakili, R., Santhanam, R., Tao, L., Chen, B. (2024, December). Designing a Gamified Generative AI Assistant For Learning Management System Users. Paper presented at he 34th Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS 2024), Bangkok, Thailand.
Chan, C., Lui, M., Oshima, J., Chen, B., Raes, A., Chen, W., Noroozi, O. (2024, June). Reimagining and Advancing CSCL Research and Building CSCL Community. Pre-conference Workshop presented at the ISLS Annual Meeting, Bufallo, NY.
Cao, L., Scardamalia, M., Bereiter, C., Zhang, J., Chen, M.-H., Chen, B., … (2024, June). Knowledge Building and Generative AI to Advance Community Knowledge. Pre-conference Workshop presented at the ISLS Annual Meeting, Bufallo, NY.
Zhu, X., Jung, Y., Chen, B., Hickey, D., Chartrand, G., Kalir, R., Hodgson, J., Andrews, C., Wise, A., Shui, H., Chen, P., & Avadhanam, R. M. (2024, June). Bridging Social Annotation Practice with Perspectives from the Learning Sciences and CSCL. Hybrid symposium presented at the 17th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning—CSCL 2024, Bufallo, NY.
Yuan, G., Chen, B., Teo, C. L., & Chan, C. K. K. (2024, June). Evaluating Metaspace as an Infrastructure for Teacher Cross-Community Collaboration in Knowledge Building. Paper presented at the 17th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning—CSCL 2024, Bufallo, NY.
Chen, B., DeLiema, D., Scharber, C., & Bartucz, J. (2024, June). Supporting Learning Pathways of Justice-Oriented Data Science in Secondary Science and History Classes: Teachers’ Perspectives. Poster presented at the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences—ICLS 2024, Bufallo, NY.
Rajesh, K., & Chen, B. (2024, April). Characterizing Data Literacy Instruction: Content Analysis of a High School Science and Social Studies Textbook. Paper presented at the AERA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Chen, B., Groos, D., & Zhu, X. (2024, April). Infrastructure to Bridge a Knowledge-Building Classroom With Public Discourse. Paper presented at the Structured Poster Session on “Advancing Understanding of Infrastructuring in the Learning Sciences” at the AERA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Chen, B., Bartucz, J., Scharber, C., Rao, V., & DeLiema, D. (2023, April). Towards a Framework for Justice-Oriented Data Science Education in K-12 Schools. Paper presented at the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting [Paper Session], Chicago, IL, United States.
Su, M., & Chen, B. (2023, April). School-Wide Approaches to Social Emotional Learning on Immigrant Students’ Development in the U.S. and Finland. Paper presented at the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting [Roundtable Session], Chicago, IL, United States.
Su, M., Olson, L. A., Jarratt, D. C., Varma, S., Konstan, J. A., Keller, R., & Chen, B. (2023, April). Integrating School Climate Factors in a K-12 Early Warning System: An Exploratory Study. Paper presented at the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting [Roundtable Session], Chicago, IL, United States.
Chen, Z., Chen, B., Konstan, J., & Varma, S. (2023, April). Quantifying Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Examining its Relationships with Students’ and Teachers’ Race/ethnicity and Gender. Paper presented at the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting [Roundtable Session], Chicago, IL, United States.
Chen, B. (2022, October). Toward a framework of infrastructuring for sustainable educational innovations. Paper presented at the 2022 AECT International Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Chen, Z., Chen, B. (2022). Integrating Lexical Networks and Word Embeddings to Quantify Idea Diversity in Knowledge Building Discourse. Paper presentation at the 8th International Conference on Computational Social Science, Chicago, IL, United States.
Chen, Z., Chen, B., Konstan, J., & Varma, S. (2022, September). The Elephant in the Room: Potential Selection Biases in Educational Digital Big Data. Paper presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), Arlington, Virginia. https://sree.confex.com/sree /2022/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/4170
Stewart, K., Aimone, E., Zhu, X.†, Shui, H.†, & Chen, B. (2021, May). Impact of a Social Annotation Platform on Knowledge Construction and Higher-Order Thinking Skills in an Online Global Health Ethics Graduate Course at Duke in Spring 2021. Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium, Online.
Chen, B., Chang, Y.-H.,† & Groos, D.‡ (2020, November) Crisscrossing Information Spaces with the IdeaMagnets Tool. Paper presented at the 2020 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Online.
Chen, B. (2020, Apr 17 - 21). Truly Social or Simply Coincident: Mining Peer Interaction in Asynchronous Online Discussions [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/snwqf5d (Conference Canceled)
Chen, B., Barbaro, V., Ma, L. & Peebles, B. (2020, Apr 17 - 21). Data Expedition in a Knowledge-Building Community [Structured Poster Session]. AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/yxobqlmd (Conference Canceled)
Teo, C. L., Chen, B., Ma, L., Wong, L. H., & Koh, E. (2019, December). Questions, Design, Indicators for CSCL. Panel presentation at the 27th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2019), Kenting, Taiwan.
Miao, J., Wang, Q., & Chen, B. (2019, April). Facilitating Collaborative Learning in a Teacher Professional Development MOOC. Paper presented in the “Innovating MOOC Pedagogies” Structured Poster Session at the AERA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
Chang, Y.-H.,† Chen, B., Ouyang, F.,† Groos, D.,‡ & Alton, J.‡ (2019, April). Teachers as Co-designers of a Knowledge Building Environment. Paper presented at the 2019 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Toronto, Canada.
Chen, B., Chang, Y.-H.,† Chen, W.,† Batu, W.,† Ouyang, F.,† & Groos, D.‡ (2019, April). IdeaMagnets: Towards Knowledge Building on the Open Web. Paper presented at the 2019 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Toronto, Canada.
Chen, B., & Zhu, H. (2019, March). Towards Value-Sensitive Learning Analytics Design. Paper presentd at the 9th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge, Tempe, AZ.
Dean, J., Kalir, R., Chen, B., Ma, J., & Wagstaff, S. (2018, October). Annotation as infrastructure for next generation digital learning environments. Presented at the 2018 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado.
Groos, D.,‡ & Chen, B. (2018, August). Designing and reflecting with analytics: A work in progress. Presented at the 2018 Knowledge Building Summer Institute: Knowledge Building: A Place for Everyone in a Knowledge Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chen, B., Ouyang, F.,† Shoberg, J.,^U^ & Reen, D.† (2018, June). Web annotation in classrooms as boundary play. Presented at the I Annotate 2018: At the Tipping Point: Annotation on the Web, San Francisco.
Chen, B., & Matsuzawa, Y. (2017, June). Deriving knowledge-building analytics through activity theory and dynamic network analysis. In CSCL 2017 Symposium: Making a Difference: Analytics for Quality Knowledge-Building Conversations, Philadelphia, PA.
Chen, B., Chang, Y.-H.†, Ouyang, F.†, & Zhou, W.^U^ (2017, April). Fostering Online Discussions Through Social Learning Analytics . Paper presented at the 2017 AERA Annual Meeting, Saint Antonio, TX.
Fan, Y.†, Chen, B., Wang, Q., & Zhang, G.† (2016, October). MOOC as an alternative for teacher professional development: Examining persistent teacher-learners in one Chinese MOOC. Paper presented at Learning with MOOCs III: Being and learning in a digital age, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Ma, L.†, Matsuzawa, Y., Chen, B., & Scardamalia, M. (2016, June). Community knowledge, collective Responsibility: The emergence of rotating leadership in three knowledge building communities. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Singapore.
Hong, H., Chen, B., Tsai, C.-C., Lin, C.P., & Wu, Y.-T. (2016, June). Fostering more informed epistemic views among students through knowledge building. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Singapore.
Cai, Q., Wu, H., & Chen, B. (2016, June). Using differentiated feedback messages to promote student learning in an introductory statistics course. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Singapore.
Chen, B., & Liu, X.† (2016, June). WordWhispers: A tool for bootstrapping vocabulary development in knowledge-building communities. Paper presented at the 2016 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Singapore.
Chen, B. (2015, September). Towards multimodal indicators of idea improvement in knowledge building. Paper presented at the 2015 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Trieste, Italy.
Chen, B., Ma, L., Matsuzawa, Y., & Scardamalia, M. (2015, June). The development of productive vocabulary in knowledge building: A longitudinal study. Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2015), Gothenburg, Sweden.
Chen, B., Chen, X., & Xing, W. (2015, March). “Twitter archeology” of learning analytics and knowledge conferences. Paper presented at the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge, Poughkeepsie, NY.
Xu, Z., Woodruff, E., & Chen, B. (2014, June). Children’s motivation in digital game-play: The effects of task-reward structure and the role of self-efficacy. Paper presented at the International Conference on Motivation 2014 (jointly organized by EARLI SIG 8 and the University of Helsinki), Helsinki, Finland.
Chen, B., Gallagher-Mackay, K., Kidder, A., & Proulx, K. (2014, May). Exploring the digital divide: The use of digital tools in Ontario public schools. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference (CSSE2014), St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
Gallagher-Mackay, K., Chen, B., Kidder, A., & Proulx, K. (2014, May). Issues of equity in special education identification and services in Ontario schools. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference (CSSE2014), St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
Proulx, K., Chen, B., Gallagher-Mackay, K., & Kidder, A. (2014, May). Social stratification and the role of subject choices in Ontario secondary schools. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference (CSSE2014), St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
Chen, B. (2014, March). Learning analytics for group knowledge building. Paper presented at the Doctoral Consortium of the 4th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK14). Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Chen, B., & Resendes, M. (2014, March). Analyzing sequential relations among contribution types in knowledge-building discourse. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK14). Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Chen, B., Håklev, S., Heikoop, W., Harrison, L,. Najafi, H., Rolheiser, C., & Teplovs, C. (2013, December). Hatch, Match and Dispatch: Examining the relationship between student intent, expectations, behaviours and outcomes in six Coursera MOOCs at the University of Toronto. Paper presented at MOOC Research Initiative Conference, Arlington, TX, USA. (Note: Authors are in alphabetical order.)
Xu, Z., Woodruff, E., & Chen, B. (2013, October). Efficacy of Reward Allotment on Children’s Motivation and Learning. Paper presented at the 7th European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL 2013). Porto, Portugal.
Chen, B., González, J.^T^, Díaz del Castillo, F.^T^, & Slotta, J. (2013, August). Promisingness judgments as facilitators of epistemic growth and conceptual change. Paper presented at the Knowledge Building Summer Institute 2013 (KBSI2013). Puebla, Mexico.
Hutton, K.S., Chen, B., & Moss, J. (2013, August). A knowledge building discourse analysis of proportional reasoning in Grade 1. Paper presented at the Knowledge Building Summer Institute 2013 (KBSI2013). Puebla, Mexico.
Resendes, M., Chen, B., Acosta, A., & Scardamalia, M. (2013, June). The effect of formative feedback on vocabulary use and distribution of vocabulary knowledge in a grade two knowledge building class. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2013). Madison, WI.
Chen, B., Scardamalia, M, & Resendes, M. (2012, August). Promisingness judgments by Grade 3 and 4. Paper presented at the 16th Knowledge Building Summer Institute (KBSI2012), Toronto, Canada.
Resendes, M., Chen, B., Chuy, M., & Scardamalia, M. (2012, August). The effect of meta-discourse on ways of contributing to an explanation-seeking dialogue in Grade 2. Paper presented at the 16th Knowledge Building Summer Institute (KBSI2012), Toronto, Canada.
Chen, B., Scardamalia, M, Resendes, M., Chuy, M., & Bereiter, C. (2012, July). Students’ intuitive understanding of promisingness and promisingness judgments to facilitate knowledge advancement. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS2012), Sydney, Australia.
Chen, B., & Resendes, M. (2012, May). Inviting students to reflect: Meta-discourse tool in Knowledge Forum. Paper presented at The Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference (CSSE2012), Waterloo, Canada.
Zhang, J., Zhao, N., Chen, B., & Childs, R. (2012, May). The relationship of home computer use with students’ cognitive skills and literacy. Paper presented at The Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference (CSSE2012), Waterloo, Canada.
Chen, B., Chuy, M., Resendes, M., Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C. (2011, July). Evaluation by Grade 5 and 6 students of the promisingness of ideas in knowledge-building discourse. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2011), Hong Kong, China.
Resendes, R., Chuy, M., Chen, B., Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (2011, July). Causal explanation: A way to achieve greater cognitive benefits from knowledge media. Enhancing the Social and Cognitive Benefits of Digital Tools and Media - Symposium conducted at the 9th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2011), Hong Kong, China.
Chuy, M., Chen, B., Resendes, R., van Aalst, J., Chan, C. K. K., Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C. (2011, July). Generic improvements in communication technology to enhance socio-cognitive gains. Enhancing the Social and Cognitive Benefits of Digital Tools and Media - Symposium conducted at the 9th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2011), Hong Kong, China.
Chen, B., Resendes, R., Chuy, M., Bielaczyc, K., Hong, H.-Y., Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C. (2011, July). Advancing the design of knowledge-building software. Paper presented at the Enhancing the Social and Cognitive Benefits of Digital Tools and Media Symposium at the 9th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2011), Hong Kong, China.
Chuy, M., Tarchi, C., Resendes, R., & Chen, B. (2011, July). Knowledge Building in Senior Kindergarten and Grade 1. Getting started and sustaining Knowledge Building. Paper presented at the Getting started and sustaining Knowledge Building Symposium at the 9th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2011), Hong Kong, China.
Chen, B. (2011, April). Is the backchannel enabled? Using twitter in academic conferences. Paper presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, Louisiana.
Chen, B. (2011, April). International cooperative projects for ICT application in basic education in China: A multiple-case evaluation study. Paper presented at the 19th Annual International Conference of Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association (CAERDA), New Orleans, Louisiana.
Chen, B., & Wang, Q. (2010, June). Pursuing effective facilitating strategies: The effect of facilitator’s leadership behaviors on online learning. Paper presented at ED-MEDIA 2010 – World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Toronto, Canada.
Chen, B., & Wang, Q. (2008, October). Building online communities of practice for teachers’ informal learning, Paper presented at the 2008 Educational Technology International Forum, Jinan, China.

Regional (refereed)

Chen, B., Chang, Y.-H., Ouyang, F., & Zhou, W. (2016, July). Fostering engagement and reflection through social learning analytics: A design-based research study. Paper presented at 2016 Minnesota eLearning Summit, Minneapolis, MN.

Non-refereed presentations

Chen, B. (2021, October). Modeling Network Dynamics in Social Web Annotation. Sub-forum on Complex Network Analysis and Modeling in Education Research at the 7th Forum on Empirical Education Research, Online.
Zhu, X.,† Shui, H.,† & Chen, B. (2021, June). Designing Support for Productive Social Interaction and Knowledge Co-construction in Collaborative Annotation. Panel presentation at the I Annotate 2021 Conference, Online.
Hmelo-Silver, C., Borge, M., Chen, B., Mercier, E., & Wise, A.F. (2017, April). Computer Supported Collaborative Learning: Theories, Methods, and Important Considerations. Cyberlearning 2017 Expertise Exchange Session, Arlington, VA.
Chen, B. (2016, November). Promises and potholes: Using Canvas in an undergraduate writing-intensive course. Talk presented at the Canvas Pilot Presentation Series, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B., Song, H., & Khanlari, A. (2014, December). What makes knowledge building analytics unique? A reflection on the Summer Institute symposium. Talk presented at the Advanced Learning Analytics Colloquium/Hackathon/Design Jam, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Chen, B. (2014, December). Visualize and re-visualize knowledge-building discourse with its semantic makeups. Talk presented at the Advanced Learning Analytics Colloquium/Hackathon/Design Jam, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Resendes, M., Chen, B., Acosta, A., McAuley, A., & Zhang, Y. (2013, August). Plenary: Next-generation Knowledge Forum and Building Cultural Capacity for Innovation. Panel presentation at Knowledge Building Summer Institute 2013, Puebla, Mexico.
Acosta, A., Chen, B., Resendes, M., Gachuhi, R. & Perreault, C. (2012, August). Workshop/Interactive Session: Knowledge Forum rebuild. Workshop presented at the 16th Knowledge Building Summer Institute (KBSI2012), Toronto, Canada.
Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C., & Chen, B. (2011, July). Next-generation knowledge building environments. Workshop at Knowledge Building Summer Institute 2011, Guangzhou, China.

Posters or Exhibitions

Zhu, X., Chen, P., Chen, B., & Shui, H. (2024, April). “I Felt Their Engagement Through Their Eyes”: Advancing College Students’ Social Reading Through Knowledge Synthesis. Poster presented at the 2024 AERA Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Shui, H., Zhu, X., & Chen, B. (2024, March). Tackling the Alignment Problem: The Design of a Learning Analytics Dashboard for Teacher Inquiry. Poster presented at the Fourteenth International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge. Kyoto, Japan.
B Hussein, H Johnson, B Chen, P. Schrater. (2022). iLearn: Supporting Goal-Driven Learning on the Web. Poster presentated at the Learning Informatics Research Symposium. Minneapolis, MN.
B Hussein, H Johnson, B Chen, P. Schrater. (2022). Exploring Student Challenges with Learning on the Web: Design Implications for iLearn. Poster presentated at the UMN CEHD Research Day. Minneapolis, MN.
J Valerie, M Goeke, B Hussein, K Varma, B Chen, D. DeLiema. (2021). Solving CHANGELESS by Changing the Problems: Problem Formation in a Video-Game Environment. Poster presentated at the Learning Sciences Graduate Student Conference (LSGSC ’21), Champaign, IL, United States.
Hussein, B.† & Chen, B. (2020, November). Intelligent Support for Knowledge Building Across Web Spaces. Poster presented at the 2020 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Online.
Chen, B., Chang, Y.-H.,† Groos, D.,‡ Chen, W.,† Batu, W.,† Costa, S.,† Peebles, B.,‡ Ma, L.† (2019, March) IdeaMagnets: Bridging Knowledge Building in Schools with Public Discourse. Poster presented at the CEHD Research Day, Minneapolis, MN.
Groos, D.,‡ & Chen, B. (2018, August). Knowledge Improvement Cycle and Map: Scaffolding the Grasp of the KB Principle, Improvable Ideas, Through Visualizations. Poster presented at the 2018 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lin, P.Y., Chang, Y.-H.,† & Chen, B. (2018, August). Exploring Novice Teachers’ Reflections and Design Practices on Knowledge-Building in Junior High School Classrooms. Poster presented at the 2018 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Gutiérrez-Braojos, C., Ma, L., Montejo-Gámez, J. & Chen, B. (2018, August). Knowledge Building: Indices of Impacting Builders to Assess the Collective Cognitive Responsibility. Poster presented at the 2018 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chen, B., Fan, Y.†, Zhang, G.†, Wang, Q. (2017, March). Examining motivations and self-regulated learning strategies of returning MOOCs learners. Poster presented the 2017 Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Vancouver, Canada.
Chen, B., Håklev, S., Harrison, L., Najafi, H., & Rolheiser, C. N. (2015, April). How Do MOOC learners’ intentions relate to their behaviors and overall outcomes?. Poster presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
Chen, B., & Resendes, M. (2014, April). Uncovering hidden patterns: Temporal analysis of productive and improvable knowledge-building discourse. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia, PA.
Chen, B. (2014, March). Visualizing semantic space of online discourse: The Knowledge Forum case. Poster presented at the 4th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK14). Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Chen, B., Scardamalia, M., Acosta, A., Resendes, M., & Kici, D. (2013, June). Promisingness judgments as facilitators of knowledge building. Poster presented at the 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2013). Madison, WI.
Chen, B., Scardamalia, M., & Resendes, M. (2013, April). Dynamics of promisingness judgments in knowledge-building work of 8-to-10-years-olds. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.
Chen, B., Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C. (2013, April). Towards a developmental understanding of promisingness judgments. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.
Chen, B., Scardamalia, M, & Bereiter, C. (2012, August). A developmental study of promisingness judgments. Poster presented at the 16th Knowledge Building Summer Institute (KBSI2012), Toronto, Canada.
Chen, B., Fu, J., & Scardamalia, M. (2012, August). Automated assessments for knowledge creation: A review of possibilities. Poster presented at the 16th Knowledge Building Summer Institute (KBSI2012), Toronto, Canada.
Resendes, M., Chen, B., Chuy, M., & Scardamalia, M. (2012, August). The effect of contributor roles in knowledge building discourse: Can expanding individual contribution repertoires lead to group knowledge advancement?. Poster presented at the 16th Knowledge Building Summer Institute (KBSI2012), Toronto, Canada.
Kariuki, N., Resendes, M., & Chen, B. (2012, August). Young students’ abilities to improve ideas. Poster presented at the 16th Knowledge Building Summer Institute (KBSI2012), Toronto, Canada.
Chuy, M., Resendes, M., Chen, B., Tarchi, C. & Scardamalia, M. (2011, August). Ways of contributing to a knowledge-building dialogue in elementary classrooms. Poster presented at the 14th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Resendes, M., Chuy, M., Chen, B., & Scardamalia, M. (2011, July). Ways of contributing to a knowledge building dialogue in history. Poster presented at the 9th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2011), Hong Kong, China.
Chen, B., Lee, K., Chuy, M., Resendes, M., & Scardamalia, M. (2011, May). Integrating knowledge-building discourse into Open Learning Initiative. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference (CSSE2011), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Resendes, M., Chuy, M., Chen, B., & Scardamalia, M. (2010, November). Integrating individual learning and group knowledge building in OER. Poster presented at the Mozilla Drumbeat Festival, Barcelona, Spain.
Chen, B., Chuy, M., Resendes, M. & Scardamalia, M. (2010, August). “Big Ideas Tool” as a new feature of Knowledge Forum. Poster presented at the 2010 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Toronto, Canada.

TEACHING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Courses Taught

EDUC 6116 - Foundations of Teaching and Learning, Penn GSE
- Fall 2022, Fall 2023
EDUC 6144 - Learning Sciences: Past Present and Future, Penn GSE
- Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025
EDUC 9999 - Research Apprenticeship Course, Penn GSE
- Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
EDUC 5910 - Applied Network Analysis in Learning
- Spring 2024, Spring 2025
EDUC 5913: Programming Fundamentals for Educational Research
- Fall 2024
EDEN 5050 - Foundations of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum: Digital Innovation for Learning
- Spring 2024, Spring 2025
CI 8134 - Foundations of Research in Curriculum and Instruction I, UMN
CI 8135 - Foundations of Research in Curriculum and Instruction II, UMN
CI 8371 - Applied Social Network Analysis in Education, UMN
CI 5371 - Learning Analytics: Theory and Practice, UMN
CI 5330 - Special Topics: Learning Analytics in the Knowledge Age, UMN
CI 5330 - Special Topics: Social Network Analysis in Education, UMN
CI 5301 - Foundations of Computer Applications for Business and Education, UMN
CI 4311W - Technology & Ethics in Society, UMN
CI 2311W - Introduction to Technology & Ethics in Society, UMN

Curriculum Development

2024, EDUC 5913: Programming Fundamentals for Educational Research, Penn GSE MSEd LST program
2023, EDUC 5910 - Applied Network Analysis in Learning, Penn GSE MSEd in Learning Analytics (online)
2023, EDEN 5050 - Foundations of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum: Digital Innovation for Learning in and out of School, Penn GSE Ed Ent program
2021, Graduate Certificate in Learning Analytics (as faculty lead), UMN
2021, Graduate Certificate in Learning Sciences (as faculty contributor), UMN
2018, New course development, CI 8371: Applied Social Network Analysis in Education, 3-credit
2018, New course development, CI 5371: Learning Analytics: Theory and Practice, 3-credit
2016, New course development, Special Topics: Social Network Analysis in Education, 3-credit
2015, New course development, Special Topics: Learning Analytics in the Knowledge Age, 3-credit

Curriculum Materials

Chen, B. (2024–2025). Applied Network Analysis in Learning. A public course website. Retrieved from https://penn-wonderlab.github.io/networks_book/.
Chen, B. (2018). Learning Analytics: Theory and Practice. A Course Website. Retrieved from https://colig.github.io/laumn/.
Chen, B. (2016). Social Network Analysis in Education. A Course Website. Retrieved from https://bookdown.org/chen/snaEd/.
(Note: It has attracted 15K page views 2K visitors by May 2018. It has been adopted in an edX MOOC as an additional resource.)

Unassigned Teaching

Yoon, S. & Chen, B. (2023, October). Learning Sciences and Technologies. Guest lecture at the GSE Doctoral Proseminar, Penn GSE.
Chen, B. (2023, September). Integrating AI to augment student thinking and collaboration. Workshop at the Introduction to Teaching with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Program, Penn GSE Center for Professional Learning.
Kellogg, S. B., Chen, B., Poquet, O., & McClure, J. M. (2023, August). An Introduction to Social Network Analysis and Education Research: Core Concepts and Applications with R. AERA 2023 Virtual Research Learning Series. https://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/2023-AERA-Virtual-Research-Learning-Series
Chen, B. (2023, July). Chat GPT and the Future of Education. Guest lecture at the Chief Learning Officer Program, Penn GSE.
Chen, B. (2022, October). Knowledge Building in Schools: An Infrastructuring Approach. Guest lecture at the Center for School Study Councils (CSSC), Penn GSE.
Chen, B. (2021, November). Knowledge Building. Guest lecture in Foundations of the Learning Sciences, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2021, November). Responsible artificial intelligence. Guest lecture in WRIT 8520 – Humane Futures: Augmentation Technologies & Technical Communication, Department of Writing Studies, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2021, September). Correlational research. Guest lecture in CI 8134 – Foundations of Research in Curriculum and Instruction I, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2021, September). Information ethics in learning analytics. Guest lecture in Digital Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN.
Chen, B. (2020, November). Regression and content analysis. Guest lecture in CI 8134 – Foundations of Research in Curriculum and Instruction I, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2018, October). Correlational research. Guest lecture in CI 8134 – Foundations of Research in Curriculum and Instruction I, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2019, November). Data Literacy. Guest lecture in the STEM Education in the 21st Century, an Online Professional Development Course offered by the New York Academy of Sciences. New York, NY.
Chen, B. (2018, November). Technology Integration in K-12 Schools in North America. Guest lecture at the Mingda Institute for Leadership Training, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Chen, B. (2018, June). Tutorial on Social Media Mining in Learning Contexts. 2018 Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI), New York, NY.
Chen, B. (2018, March). Knowledge Building and 21st century competencies. Guest lecture in “Instructional Design for 21st Century Competencies in the ICT Context” – a teacher professional development MOOC led by Drs. C.S. Chai and Z.M. Yan, Chinese University MOOC.
Chen, B. (2017, February). Knowledge Building. Guest lecture in Applied Learning Sciences, Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami.
Chen, B. (2015, February). Learning Analytics in the Knowledge Age. Guest lecture in CI 8350–Learning Technologies Collaborative, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota.
Chen, B. (2012, September). Promisingness judgments in knowledge building. Guest lecture in CTL1799H – Special Topics: 21 Century Competencies, Multiliteracies, and Assessment, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE/University of Toronto.
Chen, B. (2012, March). Knowledge Building. Guest lecture in Introduction to Knowledge Building, Department of Educational Technology, Nanjing Normal University.

Professional Development in Teaching

Participant, Early-Career Teaching Program, Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota, 2016–2017
Participant, Intercultural Pedagogy – Workshop for Supporting International Students, University of Minnesota, 2016
Participant, Treks Program, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, June 2016

ADVISING AND MENTORING

Postdoctoral Researchers

2021–2023, Mengchen Su (UMN)
2021–2023, Zixi Chen (UMN)

Graduate Student Activities

Doctoral Students (Ph.D.) Advised (Current)

2024–, Jiayu Cheng (Penn GSE LST)
2024–, Yuwei Liang (Penn GSE LST)

Doctoral Students (Ph.D.) Advised (Completed)

2019–2024, Xinran Zhu (Penn GSE & UMN)
2019–2024, Basel Hussein (UMN Learning Technologies)
2018–2024, Hong Shui (UMN Learning Technologies)
2019–2022, Patrick O’Leary (UMN Learning Technologies)
2016–2018, Alfonso Jose Sintjago (co-advised; UMN Comparative and International Development Education)
2015–2018, Fan Ouyang (co-advised; UMN Learning Technologies)

Doctoral Committees Served On (Current and Completed)

2025–, Shruti Mehta (Penn GSE LST), Dissertation Committee Chair
2025–, Nidhi Nasiar (Penn GSE LST), Dissertation Committee Chair
2024–, Joyce Zhang (Penn GSE LST), Dissertation Committee Chair
2024–, Noora Noushad (Penn GSE LST), Dissertation Committee Member
2025, Weiyi Xiao (University of Toronto, Canada), External Examiner
2024–, Andy Ng (National Institute of Education, Singapore), External Examiner
2022–, Min Lee (National Institute of Education, Singapore), External Examiner
2021–2024, Shiri Kashi (University of Haifa, Educational Technologies Program), Dissertation Committee Member
2024, Stefan Slater (Penn GSE LST), Dissertation Committee Member
2024, Thomas Richman (Penn GSE LST), Dissertation Committee Member
2024, Qianru Lyn (National Institute of Education, Singapore), External Examiner
2024, Sina Nazeri (Simon Fraser University), External Examiner
2023, Lele Sha (Monash University, Australia), External Examiner
2023, Elaine Farrow (University of Edinburgh, UK), External Examiner
2022, Nicolaas VanMeerten (UMN EPSY), Dissertation Committee Member
2023, Lixin Zhang (UMN OLPD), Dissertation Committee Member
2022, Patrick O’Leary, Learning Technologies, Dissertation Committee Member
Yu-Hui Chang, Learning Technologies
Christiane Reily, Learning Technologies
Jennifer Englund, Learning Technologies
David Groos, STEM Education
FangFang Zhao, STEM Education
Foster Graif, STEM Education
Kourtney Kromminga, School Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology
Kris Isaacson, Learning Technologies
Lana Peterson, Learning Technologies
Jing-Huey Lin, Learning Technologies
Ye Xiong, Informatics, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Derek Schwartz, Learning Technologies, 11/26/18
Fan Ouyang, Learning Technologies, 5/15/18
Alfonso Jose Sintjago, Comparative and International Development Education, 5/17/18
Shiyan Jiang, Applied Learning Sciences, University of Miami, 06/15/18
Wendy Knapp, Learning Technologies, 10/24/17
Jeni Henrickson, Learning Technologies, 05/17/16

Master’s Students Advised

2024–2025, Kenna Alexandra Barrett (Penn GSE)
2024–2025, Xinyue Cui (Penn GSE)
2024–2025, Meerim Kanatova (Penn GSE)
2024–2025, Zhiyao Ma (Penn GSE)
2024–2025, Jyoti Poonia (Penn GSE)
2024–2025, Xinyi Tang (Penn GSE)
2023–2024, Zhongqianhui Guan (Penn GSE)
2023–2024, Yue (Lydia) Li (Penn GSE)
2023–2024, Xiaoyan (Rose) Liu (Penn GSE)
2023–2024, Raweeratch (Rainy) Phrompechrut (Penn GSE)
2023–2024, Jingxuan Ren (Penn GSE)
2022–2023, Xiao, Yizhou (Penn GSE)
2022–2023, Nguyen, Yen (Penn GSE)
2022–2023, Li, Dengyin (Penn GSE)
2022–2024, Jiang, Xiping (Penn GSE)
2022–2023, Dong, Judy (Penn GSE)
2017, Fei Fang (UMN Learning Technologies)

Undergraduate Student Activities

University of Pennsylvania

2023–, Wenxi Chen, Penn Arts & Sciences

University of Minnesota

2020–2022, Hayden Johnson, Cognitive Science & Computer Science
2016, Wanying Zhou, Psychology

University of Toronto

2014, Younsu Woo, Statistics
2014, Leighton Du, Statistics
2013, Anton Bondar, Computer Science
2013, Abdullah Tabassum, Computer Science
2012, Franz Carlo Achacoso, Computer Science
2010, Saman Alvi, Computer Science

Visiting Scholars Hosted

Yu Gao, Ph.D. student from Central China Normal University, 11/2024–10/2025
Alwyn Lee, Fulbright Scholar, Lecturer from the National Institute of Education, Singapore, 08/2024-11/2024
Simone Luchini, PhD student from Penn State University LinDiv Program, 05/2024–10/2024
Mustafa Serkan Gunbatar, Associate Professor from Van Yuzuncu Yil University (Turkey), 01/2022–12/2022
Huanqing Wu, Associate Professor at QuFu Normal University (China), 03/2019–09/2019
Yizhou Fan, Ph.D. candidate from Peking University, 09/2017–12/2017
Tianhui Huang, Ph.D. student from Fudan University, 11/2016–12/2017

Other Mentoring Activities

Mentor, OISE Mentorship Program, February 28, 2017
Faculty Mentor, Doctoral Consortium, The 7th Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Vancouver, Canada, March 2017
Mentor, “Adopt a New Member” Program, International Society of the Learning Sciences, 2016
Faculty Mentor, Doctoral Consortium, The 6th Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, April 2016

SERVICE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH

Service to The Discipline/Profession/Interdisciplinary Area(s)

Editorships/Journal Reviewer Experience

Editorships / Editorial Board

Senior Editorial Board Member, Journal of Learning Analytics, 2024–
Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Learning Sciences (JLS), 2025–
Editorial Board Member, Internal Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (ijCSCL), 2024–
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Digital Learning Technologies [數位學習科技期刊], 2024-2026
Editorial Board Member, Learning: Research and Practice, 2020–
Editorial Board Member, Qwerty–Open and Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology, Culture and Education, 2019–
Editorial Board Member, The Internet and Higher Education, 2018–
Editorial Board Member, Information and Learning Science, 2018–
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Learning Analytics, 2018–2024
Associate Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2020–2023
Co-editor, Special Section on Networks in Learning Analytics, Journal of Learning Analytics, 2021–2022
Co-editor, Special Section on Temporal Analyses of Learning Data, Journal of Learning Analytics, 2016–2017

Journal ad-hoc reviewer

Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2014–
British Journal of Educational Technology, 2024–
Journal of Learning Analytics, 2015–
Computer & Education, 2015–
Educational Technology Research & Development, 2017–
The Internet and Higher Education, 2017–
Instructional Science, 2017–
Information and Learning Science, 2018–
IEEE’s Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2016–
Learning and Instruction, 2017–
Computers in Human Behavior, 2017–
International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2012
Big Data & Society, 2015
Scientometrics, 2017
Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2015–
Learning: Research and Practice, 2016
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018–
Journal of Open Learning (Chinese), 2018–
Open Education Research (Chinese), 2018–

Grant reviewer experiences

2025, Site Visit Team, National AI Institute program, National Science Foundation
2024, Panelist, National Science Foundation
2023, Site Visit Team, National AI Institute program, National Science Foundation
2022, Panelist, National Science Foundation
Reviewer, Israel Science Foundation, 2021/06
Reviewer, Call for Contributions to “CSCL in a Time of Crisis”, International Society of the Learning Sciences, 2020/11
Panelist, National Science Foundation, 2020/04
Panelist, National Science Foundation, 2020/03
Grant Reviewer, Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing, Center for Writing, University of Minnesota, 2016/04

Conference service experience

Mentor, AERA Division C Graduate Student Seminar, 2025
Reviewer, The ISLS Annual Meeting, 2021
Reviewer, Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, 2021
Meta Reviewer, International Conference on the Learning Sciences (ICLS), 2020
Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Official annual conference of the Knowledge Building International, 2020/09
Reviewer, 2019 AERA Annual Meeting, 2018/08
Senior Reviewer, Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, 2018
GCCCE 2017 - Sub-conference C7: Learning Analysis, Assessment, and Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2017/01
Learning @ Scale 2017, 2016/12
The 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL 2017), 2016/12
Learning with MOOCs III, 2016/06
The CAERDA Annual International Conference, 2016/01
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Division C, 2015/08, 2013/08
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, SIG-Learning Sciences, 2015/08
Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Official annual conference of the Knowledge Building International, 2015/08, 2013/08, 2012/07, 2010/08
IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2021, 2014, 2013
Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) CHI Conference, the world’s premiere conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2015/11, 2014/11
Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, 2014/03
International Conference on Learning Sciences, Official biannual conference of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2013/11
Annual International Conference of Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association, 2011/04

Book or book chapter reviewer experience

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Cases on Teaching with Online Discussions edited by Drs. Clare Brett and Lesley Wilton, IGI Global, 2019–2020
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, China Learning Project Report edited by Drs. J. Shang, R. Miao, A. Wang, R. Hu, Learning Sciences Lab, Peking University, 2019
Include them all!: Directions for Adoption of Learning Analytics in the Global South, White Paper commissioned by the DL4D Network, January 2016
International Handbook on Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining, Edited by George Siemens and Charles Long, March 2016
Educational Innovations for Sustained Knowledge Building:Pedagogical and Technological Innovations, edited volume proposed by Jianwei Zhang & Shengquan Yu, Springer, October 2015
Educational Stages and Interactive Learning: From Kindergarten to Workplace Training, edited volume by Dr. Jiyou Jia, April 2011

Committee or board memberships

2025, Program Co-Chair, The 18th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
2022, Program Co-Chair, The 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
2020-2022, Member-at-large (elected), Executive Committee of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)
2018-2022, Member (elected), CSCL Committee of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Co-Chair, Membership Committee of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), 2017–2020
Member, ICCE Best Student Paper Award Selection Committee, 2019
Co-Chair, Social Media Communications Committee, CSCL 2019, 2018–2019
Member, Program Committee, ICCE 2018 sub-conference on Computer-supported Collaborative Learning and Learning Sciences, 2017–2018
Co-Chair, GCCCE 2018 Doctoral Student Forum (DSF), 2018
Member, Outreach Advisory Board, Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2017
Member, Program Committee, Learning with MOOCs 2017, July 2017
Member, Program Committee, Doctoral Student Forum on MOOC Research at Peking University, July 2017
Member, Program Committee, LAK ‘17 Workshop - Integrated Learning Analytics of MOOC Post-Course Development, January 2017
Member, DL4D Expert Group on Learning Analytics, Digital Learning for Development, The Philippines, 2016
Co-Chair, Doctoral Consortium, 7th Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2017
Member, Program Committee, GCCCE 2017 - Sub-conference C7: Learning Analysis, Assessment, and Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2017
Member, Program Committee, 2017 Learning @ Scale, 2017
Member, Program Committee, Learning with MOOCs III, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
Member, Program Committee, the Fourth Annual ACM Conference on Learning at Scale (L@S), MIT, Boston, MA, 2017
Co-Chair, Publicity and Social Media Committee, 6th Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2016
Co-Chair, Doctoral Consortium, 6th Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2016
Member, International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Membership Committee, 2015–2020
Member, Program Committee, 15th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2015

Organization of conferences, workshops, panels, symposia

2024, Co-Chair, The 2nd International Design Jam on Generative AI for Knowledge Building, Online.
2023, Chair, Symposium on Infrastructuring in Knowledge Building Initiatives, ISLS Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.
2023, Chair, International Design Jam / Hackathon for Knowledge Building, Online
2021/10, Chair, Sub-forum on Complex Network Analysis and Modeling in Education Research at the 7th Forum on Empirical Education Research
Program Chair, CSCL Conference of the 2022 ISLS Annual Meetning, 2021-2022
Moderator, CSCL in Times of Crisis Webinars: Learning in and with Community, International Society of the Learning Sciences, 01/17/21
Session Chair, 2020 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Online, 2020/11
Session Chair, Session on Predictive and Privacy, the 2019 Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Tempe, AZ, 03/07/2019
Moderator, Panel on Learning Sciences: Design and analysis strategies that promote inclusion and increase access, the 2019 Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Tempe, AZ, 03/06/2019
Co-chair, Interactive Symposium on “Knowledge Building Analytics: From Analysis to Actionable Insights” at the 2018 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Co-chair, CSCL 2017 Pre-Conference Workshop Establishing a Foundation for Collaborative Process Evaluation and Adaptive Support in CSCL, CSCL 2017, Philadelphia, PA, USA, June 19, 2017
Co-organizer, CSCL 2017 New Members Session, CSCL 2017, Philadelphia, PA, USA, June 19, 2017
Discussant, 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL 2017), Philadelphia, PA, USA, June 21, 2017
Session Chair, 2017 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, Philadelphia, PA, June 2017
Session Chair, 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Singapore, June 2016
Session Chair, 2016 Knowledge Building Summer Institute, June 2016
Workshop Chair (with Wise, A. F., Knight, S., & Cheng, B. H.), Putting Temporal Analytics into Practice: The 5th International Workshop on Temporality in Learning Data, The Sixth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge (LAK ‘16), Edinburgh, Scotland, April 2016
Workshop Co-Chair (with Knight, S., Wise, A. F., & Cheng, B. H.), It’s About Time: 4th International Workshop on Temporal Analyses of Learning Data, The Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge (LAK ‘15), Poughkeepsie, NY, March 2015
Workshop Co-Chair (with Resendes, M., Kici, D., Ma, L., & Scardamalia, M.), “Light up the Curriculum”: Designs for Concurrent, Transformative and Embedded Assessments for Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Building Summer Institute 2014, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, August 2014
Workshop Chair (with Teplovs, C., Zhang, J., Matsuzawa, Y., Hong, H-Y., Perreault, C., Philip, D., Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C.), Knowledge building analytics: Where we were, where we are, and where we are headed, Knowledge Building Summer Institute 2014, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, August 2014
Workshop Chair (with Conley, C.), Data Visualization with R, Knowledge mobilization workshop as part of the Knowledge Network for Applied Education Research (KNAER) Data Visualization Project, Toronto, Canada, April 2013
Workshop Co-Chair (with Acosta, A., Resendes, M., Gachuhi, R., & Perreault, C.), Knowledge Forum Rebuild, Knowledge Building Summer Institute 2012, Toronto, Canada, August 2012
Session Chair, People for Education Conference, Toronto, November 2013
Session Chair, 16th Knowledge Building Summer Institute, August 2012

Advisory boards of federal grants

2015–2020, Advisory Board Member, “Superhero School: Harnessing the Power of Science, Literacy, and Media”, Twin Cities Public Television, $36,765,832, funded by the Ready to Learn program of the U.S. Department of Education

Service To The University/College/Department

University Service and Intercollegiate Service

Member, University-wide Generative AI Advisory Committee, University of Pennsylvania, 2023–2024
Member, Data Science Task Force, University of Minnesota, 2021–2022
- Chair, Curriculum sub-group
Faculty co-chair, Faculty Development for Online Teaching (FDOT), University of Minnesota, 2020–2021
Ad-hoc Participant, Cognitive Sciences Review Committee, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Minnesota, 2018/05
Co-Lead, UMN Learning Analytics Faculty Group, 2018–2020
Co-Facilitator, UMN Learning Analytics CoP, March 2017–August 2018
Presenter, WordWhispers in An Online Collaborative Discourse Environment, Center for Writing, University of Minnesota, November 11, 2016
Presenter, Canvas: Bells & Whistles + Improvables, Canvas Experiences Presentation Series, University of Minnesota Academic Technology Support Services, November 8, 2016
Consultant, “Investigating Student Learning in an Integrated Curriculum” project, University of Minnesota–Rochester, 2015–2017

Collegiate/School Service

Co-Convener, Collaborative Planning Initiative Steering Group 2: Supporting & Incentivizing Grant Activity, Penn GSE, 2025
Co-Chair, Open Rank Professor Search Committee, Penn GSE, 2024–2025
Member, Committee on Instruction, Penn GSE, 2024–ongoing
Member, Writing Commons Advisory Group, Penn GSE, 2023–2024
Member, EdPsy Psyc Foundations Tenure-Track Position Search Committee, University of Minnesota CEHD, 2018–2019
Faculty Adviser, Teacher Education Research Collaborative, University of Minnesota CEHD, 2015
Participant, “Speed Dating” with the Dean’s Advisory Board, University of Minnesota CEHD, October 8, 2015
Co-convener, Learning Sciences Reading Group, University of Minnesota CEHD, September 2015–December 2017

Division/Department Service

2023–, Faculty Director, MSEd program in Learning Sciences and Technologies, Penn GSE LTL Division
2023, Member, Senior Lecturer Search Committee, Penn GSE LTL Division
2022–, Member, AAPI Affinity Group, Penn GSE LTL Division
Moderator, C&I Pro-Seminar on “Presenting at Online Conferences”, University of Minnesota CEHD, 2020/12/04
Member, C&I Chair’s Advisory Council, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Minnesota CEHD, 2018–2019
Member, C&I Graduate Studies Committee, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Minnesota CEHD, 2016–2021
Chair, C&I Technology Committee, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Minnesota CEHD, August 2016–May 2017
Discussant, C&I Graduate Student Research Day, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Minnesota CEHD, April 1, 2016
Member, C&I Technology Committee, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Minnesota CEHD, 2015–2017
Panelist, “New Directions in STEM & LT Faculty Research: A Panel Presentation”, University of Minnesota CEHD, November 11, 2015
Discussant, C&I Graduate Student Research Day, University of Minnesota CEHD, March 27, 2015

Program Area Service

Program Coordinator, UMN Learning Technologies Program Area, 2021-2022
Program Coordinator, UMN Learning Technologies Program Area, 2019-2020
Course Coordinator, CI 5301 Course, UMN Learning Technologies Program, February 2016-2019
Member, P&A Search Committee, UMN Learning Technologies Program, November 2015
Member, UMN Learning Technologies Program Area Committee, 2015–2022
Member, P&A Search Committee, UMN Learning Technologies Program, August 2015
Organizer, Learning Analytics Speaker Event (Guest speakers: Drs. George Karypis and Jeff D. Grann), UMN Learning Technologies Program, March 2015

Community Service Activities

Member, Committee on Student Success Metrics, St. Anthony - New Brighton School District, 2021
Member, Minnesota Learning Commons (MnLC) Innovations Special Interest Group, 2017
Advisor, Mendeley Advisor Program, 2016–2017
Panelist, “Entrepreneurship, Ed Tech, Health & Wellness, Counseling Psychology”, Education Connection 2013, OISE/University of Toronto, November 2013

Other Service Activities

Invited Attendee, AERA-NSF Data Sharing and Research Transparency Workshop, Washington D.C., July 2017
Invited Attendee, Workshop on Building Interdisciplinary Capacity for Understanding and Supporting Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, funded by the NSF EAGER grant
- Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, February 2016
- Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, October 2016
Invited Attendee, Workshop on Educational Discourse Research, funded by the NSF Cyberlearning program (Award #: 1439520)
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2015
- University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, October 2015