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Learning Sciences & Technologies

Transforming education through cutting-edge research and technologies. Whether we’re creating interactive learning environments, examining the impact of digital innovations on student engagement, or leveraging data to drive high-quality decisions, we provide educators and policymakers with the insights and resources to enhance teaching and learning.

  • Artificial Intelligence & Education Lab

    Penn GSE’s Artificial Intelligence & Education (AIED) Lab, led by Professor Seiji Isotani, bridges artificial intelligence, learning sciences, and education policy to design AI-enabled technologies that are pedagogically grounded and responsive to real-world contexts—particularly in underserved and resource-constraint environments.

  • Knowledge Building Innovation Network

    The Knowledge Building Innovation Network (KBIN) connects members of knowledge building’s global community to continuously innovate on infrastructures for learning and knowledge building.

  • Penn Center for Learning Analytics

    The Penn Center for Learning Analytics uses a blend of large-scale and small-scale research methods, from analytics and data mining to ethnographic and field observation methods, to study learning and engagement.

  • The Penn AI Pedagogy Initiative

    A research-informed initiative grounded in the principle that AI integration must be context-specific and driven by the unique features of academic disciplines. The project aims to provide a low-risk, high-support environment for faculty to engage critically with AI pedagogy.

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Li Jiang Wins Beijing Film Festival Prize

The Learning Sciences and Technologies master’s student was celebrated for her short VR documentary, “Dreams of Blindness,” about the inner worlds of the visually impaired.

Penn GSE Faculty, Staff Earn National Recognition for Research, Leadership, and Innovation

Honors from AERA, Penn AI, Penn Alumni, and national organizations highlight faculty and staff contributions across education research, artificial intelligence, and public engagement.

IN THE CLASSROOM: “Adaptive Learning Systems”

A course taught by Associate Professor Seiji Isotani, the faculty director of the Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Program, explores intelligent tutoring systems, large language models, and personalized learning.

From Lab to Classroom: Penn GSE Graduates Are Expanding Access to Mechanobiology

Through virtual reality, online professional development, and hands-on curriculum design, Learning Sciences and Technologies alumni are partnering with the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology and the School District of Philadelphia to bring interdisciplinary STEM to life.

Penn GSE Announces Expansion of ‘Pioneering AI in School Systems’ Program to School Districts in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey

At Penn GSE, SMART Students Turn Research into Real-World Innovation

Annie Yang and Sora Cha developed an AI-powered platform for families of autistic children that earned recognition at a recent global hackathon and is now starting pilot testing.

Our Top Stories of 2025

The Penn GSE stories from this year that got the most attention from readers like you!

Five Ways to Design Assignments for the AI Era

Digital literacies expert Amy Stornaiuolo provides a framework to help teachers design writing assignments that ethically incorporate—or creatively dissuade—use of generative AI.

Advancing Communication for Students on the Spectrum

Learning Sciences and Technologies master’s student Ashley Zingillioglu won the Daniel Walden Prize for an interactive social story she first developed as an undergraduate and is now continuing to refine at Penn GSE.