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Members of FOI's Learning Analytics Laboratory (LA Lab) this year again took an active part in the Learning Analytics and Knowledge conference (LAK26…
Members of FOI's Learning Analytics Laboratory (LA Lab) this year again took an active part in the Learning Analytics and Knowledge conference (LAK26…
The kick-off and coordination meeting of the new Erasmus+ project SAILeR is taking place in Varaždin on December 4 and 5, 2025. The project…
The Faculty of Organization and Informatics University of Zagreb, will host the kick-off and coordination meeting of the new Erasmus+ project SAILeR…
These projects are led by Professor Blaženka Divjak, PhD, at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI), University of Zagreb, and both…
From 3 to 7 March 2025 the 15th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK25) was held in Dublin, organized by the…
A laboratory that leverages data, analytics and AI to improve learning, teaching and academic practices.
The Learning Analytics (LA) Lab of the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Organization and Informatics comprises an interdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners dealing with learning analytics, academic analytics, and related areas such as learning design.
Balanced Design Planning Tool
Developed by members of the Learning Analytics Lab, the BDP tool is an innovative, research-based learning design solution that integrates learning analytics, AI and pedagogical innovations to support evidence-informed course design and teaching practice.
Based on extensive research and international collaboration, the BDP tool is a constructive-alignment-oriented and modular solution grounded in learning outcomes and learner workload, enabling educators to design balanced, aligned and meaningful learning experiences.
Professor Divjak @ a conference on transforming education in the Persian Gulf countries
10/01/2025
On 5 and 6 November 2024, a conference on Challenges in Transforming Education and Enhancing the Future of Education in the Gulf Countries, organized by the Gulf Arab States Educational Research Center, was held in Kuwait.
Professor Divjak in a panel on future education with AI
26/11/2024
From 20 to 22 November 2024 Professor Blaženka Divjak participated in the 2024 Inter-Regional Research Symposium (IRRS) Transforming Higher Education:
Towards Sustainable Development, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Paper presented @ INFORMATICS'2024 conference
20/11/2024
On Friday, 15 November 2024, a paper entitled Automating the Comparison of Learning Design and Delivery Using Course Scaffolding in Moodle by Blaženka Divjak, Darko Grabar, Barbi Svetec and Petra Vondra was presented at the Informatics'2024 conference held in Poprad, Slovakia.
Papers presented @ CECIIS conference
16/10/2024
On 19 September 2024, at the 35th Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems, organized by the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin, members of the LA Lab presented two research papers. The papers were part of the section on Learning Analytics, AI and Technologies in Education.
TRUELA project meeting and workshop
02/10/2024
From 18 till 20 September 2024, back-to-back with the 35th Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS) organized by the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, several TRUELA project activities were held in Varaždin.
Upcoming TRUELA workshop on trustworthy LA and AI algorithms
12/09/2024
The workshop on trustworthy learning analytics and AI algorithms, as part of the TRUELA research project, will be held back-to-back with the 35th Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS), organized by the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, 18 - 20 September 2024 in Varaždin, Croatia.
Study visit by Dr Abhinava Barthakur from UniSA
11/09/2024
On Monday, 9 September 2024, the Faculty of Organization and Informatics hosted a study visit by Dr Abhinava Barthakur, a researcher from the University of South Australia in Adelaide. Dr Barthakur's research is focused on the development of novel human-centered assessment models for measuring complex competencies, based on learning analytics. This visit was part of the ongoing cooperation of prof. dr. sc. Blaženka Divjak and the LA Laboratory with the University of South Australia.
Professor Divjak @ University of Pretoria
29/08/2024
From 17 till 29 August 2024, Professor Blaženka Divjak visited the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Professor Divjak @ AIED2024
10/07/2024
Professor Blaženka Divjak held a keynote speech at the 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED2024), taking place from 8 till 12 July 2024 in Recife, Brazil, with the theme of "AI in Education for a World in Transition".
Study visit by Dr Mladen Raković from Monash University in Australia
17/06/2024
On Wednesday, 12 June 2024, Faculty of Organization and Informatics hosted Dr Mladen Rakovic, a researcher in the area of learning analytics and self-regulated learning, from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.