Twentieth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning
Two Decades of TEL: from Lessons Learnt to Challenges Ahead
Newcastle and Durham, UK, 15-19 September 2025
Research track papers
| Impact of Immediate Feedback on Students’ Learning in a Virtual Reality Environment for Chemical Education. | Valentin Midez, Audrey Serna, Florent Diet, Victor Oliva and Elise Lavoué |
| Knowledge Scaffolding Recommendation System for Supervising Term Papers | Nghia Duong-Trung, Xia Wang, Rahul Rajkumar Bhoyar, Angelin Mary Jose, Silke Elisabeth Wrede, Lars van Rijn, Theresa Panse, Claudia de Witt and Niels Pinkwart |
| Exploring the Impact of LLM-Based Scaffolding on Academic Performance and the Mediating Roles of AI Literacy and Prior Knowledge | André C. A. Nascimento, Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Jean François Parmentier, Isabel Hilliger, Gabriel Ferrettini and Rafael Ferreira |
| Empowering Equitable Learning with LLMs: Enhancing Writing Skills in Low-Resource Contexts | Rafael Ferreira Mello, Lenon Anthony, Jamilla Lobo, Fabiola Goncalves Coelho Ribeiro, Cleon Xavier, Newarney Torrezão da Costa, Dragan Gasevic and Luiz Rodrigues |
| Automatic Large Language Models Creation of Interactive Learning Lessons | Jionghao Lin, Jiarui Rao, Yiyang Zhao, Yuting Wang, Ashish Gurung, Amanda Barany, Jaclyn Ocumpaugh, Ryan S. Baker and Kenneth R. Koedinger |
| LLM-Generated Feedback Supports Learning If Learners Choose to Use It | Danielle R Thomas, Conrad Borchers, Shambhavi Bhushan, Erin Gatz, Shivang Gupta and Kenneth R Koedinger |
| Detecting LLM-Generated Short Answers and Effects on Learner Performance | Shambhavi Bhushan, Danielle R Thomas, Conrad Borchers, Isha Raghuvanshi, Ralph Abboud, Erin Gatz, Shivang Gupta and Kenneth Koedinger |
| Generating Video Narratives for Learning Following Subsumption Links | Abrar Mohammed and Vania Dimitrova |
| Goal Setting Engages More Caregivers in Online Math Homework Than Instructional Support | Conrad Borchers, Ha Tien Nguyen, Paulo F. Carvalho, Kenneth R. Koedinger and Vincent Aleven |
| Is More Gamification Better? Evaluating Playful Interactions and Narratives for Algebra Learning | Conrad Borchers, Tomohiro Nagashima, Pinyang Liu, Martha W. Alibali and Vincent Aleven |
| The Effect of Unplugged and Plugged-in Programming with Influencing Factor of Collaborative versus Individual Work regarding the Impact on Computational Thinking in Preschoolers | Connie Claerhout and Nardie Fanchamps |
| Code-aware LLM prompting in deductive qualitative analysis: A study in multi-framework analysis of learning designs | María Jesús Rodríguez-Triana, Mohamed Saban, Juan I. Asensio-Pérez, Luis P. Prieto, Inmaculada Haba-Ortuño, Cristina Villa-Torrano and Denis Gillet |
| Accessible Design in Integrated Development Environments: A Think Aloud Study Exploring the Experiences of Students with ADHD | Luke Halpin, Phillip Benachour, Tracy Hall, Ann-Marie Houghton and Emily Winter |
| Improving Text Readability to Support Student Comprehension and Learning: An LLM-Powered Approach | Guilherme Marques Pascoal, Marlinde van den Bosch, Olga Viberg, Jacqueline Wong and Carrie Demmans Epp |
| Human Teacher vs. LLM-Generated Feedback in Secondary Education: A Comparative Study on Student Perceptions | Cleon Xavier, Newarney Torrezao da Costa, Ana Karoline Silva Mendanha Valdo, Gabriel Alves, Luiz Rodrigues, Luiz Fernando Barbosa Rodrigues, Matheus Vieira Silva, Rodrigues Neto, Taciana Pontual Falcão, Dragan Gasevic and Rafael Ferreira Mello |
| Prompt vs. Supervise: A Case of Using Language Models to Assess Students’ Science Explanations | Shamya Karumbaiah, Ananya Ganesh and Shanglin Yang |
| Detect and Remedy Deceptive Overgeneralization in Adaptive Learning | Marshall An and John Stamper |
| CRAFT: A Course Recommendation Advisor for Future Talent | Fatemeh Fathi, Tao Wu and Stefan Decker |
| Towards Automated Characterization of Revision Events in Student Writing | Léo Nebel, François Bouchet, Vanda Luengo and Mathilde Couraud |
| Does providing programmers feedback using gaze and stress help them? | Anahita Golrang and Kshitij Sharma |
| Optimizing Mastery Learning by Fast-Forwarding Over-Practice Steps | Meng Xia, Robin Schmucker, Conrad Borchers and Vincent Aleven |
| Augmenting Active Learning with GenAI: Enhancement or Impairment? Evidence from a Data Visualisation Course | Vladimir Macko, Abdessalam Ouaazki, Natalia Bartłomiejczyk, Barbara Monteiro, Pascal Felber and Adrian Holzer |
| Structured Prompts, Better Outcomes? Exploring the Effects of Structured Interface with ChatGPT in a Graduate Robotics Course | Jérôme Brender, Laila El-Hamamsy, Kim Uittenhove, Francesco Mondada and Engin Bumbacher |
| Empowering Teachers to Enhance Student High Order Thinking Skills with Artificial Intelligence Educational Tools | Merike Saar, Aleksandra Ljalikova, Emily Theophilou, Shatha Alkhasawneh and Davinia Hernández-Leo |
| Automated Approaches for Concept Map Assessment: A Systematic Review | Laís Pisetta Van Vossen, Joice Luiz Jeronimo, Elaine Harada Teixeira de Oliveira and Isabela Gasparini |
| Assessing Computational Thinking Using Log Data: A Scoping Review | Cristiana Mergianian, Ninja Hienonen, Muhterem Dindar and Mari-Pauliina Vainikainen |
| Toward Realistic AI-Generated Student Questions to Support Instructor Training | Francesco Cardia, Viviana Pentangelo, Stefano Lambiase, Carmine Gravino, Fabio Palomba and Mirko Marras |
| Using Log Data to Analyze the Impact of Adaptive Support on Self-Regulated Learning in Adult Online Education | Katharina Teich, Conrad Borchers and Nikol Rummel |
| Integrating Generative AI into Instructional Design Practice: Effects on Graduate Student Learning and Self-Efficacy | Steven Moore, Lydia Eckstein, Christine Kwon and John Stamper |
| Challenges and Design Opportunities for AI-based Tutoring and Assessment Software in Special Education: An Interview Study with Teachers | C.Naomie Williams, Margaret Ellen Seehorn, Haiyi Zhu and Vincent Aleven |
| Differences in VLE adoption: longitudinal and large-scale analysis of contextual effects on French teachers’ TEL practices | Christine Michel, Laëtitia Pierrot, Frédéric Oru and Olivier Vigneau |
| Enhancing Student Focus and Problem-Solving with Real-Time LLM Feedback on Compiler Errors | Maciej Pankiewicz and Ryan S. Baker |
| Evaluating The Impact of Debriefing Techniques on Student Outcomes after CSCL Activities | Carola Theißen and Davinia Hernandez-Leó |
| Enhancing Engagement and Social Capital Through an AI-generated Summary-driven Learning Design in Online Discussion Forums | Xinyuan Hao and Mutlu Cukurova |
| AI-based Multimodal Biometrics for Detecting Smartphone Distractions: Application to Online Learning | Alvaro Becerra, Roberto Daza, Ruth Cobos, Aythami Morales, Mutlu Cukurova and Julian Fierrez |
| Leveraging AI to Support Virtual Students in Intelligent Tutoring Systems | Miguel Arevalillo-Herráez, Aladdin Ayesh, Houman Dario Rezakhanlou-Alarte, Pablo Arnau-González, Sergi Solera-Monforte and Naeem Ramzan |
| Reframing Computational Thinking for AI Education | Valentina Ferraioli, Francesco Mondada and Victoria Abou-Khalil |
Blue-sky track papers
| A Web Application and Authoring Tool for Supporting the Generation of Ai-Based Avatars for Communication Scenarios | Maximilian C. Fink, Lars Walter, Bettina Eska and Bernhard Ertl |
| Educator Professional Development Through LA and AIED Participatory Design: A Missing Link | Tanya Nazaretsky |
| Teaching with AI: The role of Teachers in the Hybrid Intelligent System | Tobias Ley, Mutlu Cukurova, Justin Edwards, Ann-Christin Falhs, Sanna Järvelä, Reet Kasepalu, Inge Molenaar, Gerti Pishtari, Nikol Rummel, Jörgen Ivar Sikk, Wannapon Suraworachet, Kairit Tammets, Paraskevi Topali and Qi Zhou |
| Generating Change: AI as an Opportunity to Address Long-standing OER Challenges | Ioannis Anastasopoulos and Zach Pardos |
Industry track papers
| Turning Competency Data into Actionable Insights for Teachers | Lara Roosens, Ivania Donoso-Guzmán, Grzegorz Meller, Robin De Croon, Jad Najjar and Katrien Verbert |
| A Citizen Science Approach to Co-Designing Hybrid Learning Scenarios in the Context of Vocational Secondary Education | Gabriela Brezowar, Tobias Ley, Alexandra Gössl, Andrea Schlager and Marlene Wagner |
Posters
| A Systematic Review of Integrating Knowledge Graphs with Large Language Models: Applications, Models, Evaluation Methods, and Opportunities | Wenting Sun |
| Investigating the Effects of Motivational Pedagogical Agents on Student Learning and Choice Making in an Adaptive Learning System | Man Su, Katharina Bonaventura, Shintaro Sato and Tomohiro Nagashima |
| Human-Agent Interaction and Collaboration in Education: A Review and Future Research Prospects | Wenting Sun |
| Towards developing a guideline for optimizing interface design of Intelligent Tutoring Software | Shintaro Sato, Qingzhi Zhang, Man Su and Tomohiro Nagashima |
| Leveraging LLMs to Assess Tutor Moves in Real-Life Dialogues: A Feasibility Study | Danielle R. Thomas, Conrad Borchers, Jionghao Lin, Sanjit Kakarla, Shambhavi Bhushan, Erin Gatz, Shivang Gupta, Ralph Abboud and Kenneth R. Koedinger |
| How Expertise Levels Shape Preferences and Reflection Needs: Towards AI Reflection Systems for Teacher Empowerment | Ann-Christin Falhs, Conrad Borchers, Vanessa Echeverria, Kexin Yang, Nikol Rummel and Vincent Aleven |
| Classifying Students’ Meta-Cognitive Comments | Christian Hoffmann, Madou Koné, Nassim Bouarour and Sihem Amer-Yahia |
| Multimodal Late Fusion Model for Problem-Solving Strategy Classification in a Machine Learning Game | Clemens Witt, Thiemo Leonhardt, Nadine Bergner and Mareen Grillenberger |
| Exploring the Complex Analytics Interplay of LMS Design, Usage, Academic Outcomes, and Perceived Workload: A Case Study | Ariel Ortiz-Beltrán, Francielle Marques and Davinia Hernández-Leo |
| Devil’s Advocates Wear AI: exploring the assistive role of AI in assessment, in a meaningful way | Catarina Lelis |
| CodeFarm: An application for the development of computational thinking through video games in early educational stages | Gema Jiménez-González, Estefania Martín-Barroso and María Zapata-Cáceres |
| Reimagining TEL – redesigning technology for the promotion of students’ sense of belonging | Carlos Santos, Luís Pedro, Mónica Aresta and Ana Raquel Carvalho |
| Exploring Human-AI Collaboration in Flipped Learning Design: A Comparative Study of Generative AI and Pedagogical Patterns | Shatha N. Alkhasawneh and Davinia Hernández-Leo |
| Developing a survey on motivations, attitudes, and challenges of non-native participants in English-taught MOOCs | Pauline Jadoulle, Tanguy Dubois, Pauline Degrave and Magali Paquot |
| Partnering with AI: A Pedagogical Feedback System for LLM Integration into Programming Education | Niklas Scholz, Manh Hung Nguyen, Adish Singla and Tomohiro Nagashima |
| Assessing the effect of performance prediction on students perceptions of courses | Sebastián Luarte, Julio Guerra and Eliana Scheihing |
| Scaffolding Classroom Learning Scenarios with Generative AI: Socializing a Socratic Chatbot with Researchers and Practitioners | Isabel Hilliger, Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Esteban Villalobos, Rafael Ferreira Mello and Carlos González |
| Supporting Learning Design for Sustainable Development Using Large Language Models | Patrick Ocheja, Shatha Nawaf Alkhasawneh, Emily Theophilou, Hiroaki Ogata and Davinia Hernandez-Leo |
| Can Large Language Models Identify Locations Better Than Linked Open Data for U-Learning? | Pablo García-Zarza, Juan I. Asensio-Pérez, Miguel L. Bote-Lorenzo, Luis F. Sánchez-Turrión, Davide Taibi and Guillermo Vega-Gorgojo |
| Transparent Risk Predictions and Explanatory Feedback: Boosting Engagement and Course Achievement in Online Professional Learning | Mouaici Mohamed |
| Students’ use of digital technologies to support emotion regulation when learning online | Jake Hilliard, Karen Kear and Helen Donelan |
| Designing a study to evaluate the Impact of WebXR with GenAI on Student Engagement in Distance Education | Kamran Mir, Geraldine Gray, Ana Schalk and Muhammad Zafar Iqbal |
| Are Students’ Evaluations of Auto-graders Biased by Their Grades? | Yufan Zhang, Jaromir Savelka, Heather Burte, Christopher Bogart, Seth Goldstein and Majd Sakr |
| Error Classification in Stoichiometry Tutoring Systems with Different Levels of Scaffolding: Comparing Rule-Based Classification and Machine Learning | Hendrik Fleischer, Conrad Borchers, Sascha Schanze and Vincent Aleven |
| KinderGPT: Promoting Children’s AI Literacy Through Conversational AI – Usability Evaluation and Practical Insights | Rebecca Pape and Kateryna Zabolotna |
| Generating AI Images for the OER Conversion Tool “convOERter” | Lubna Ali, Zongxin Liu, René Röpke and Ulrik Schroeder |
| Teacher Agency in Implementing Automated Writing Evaluation Systems in a Science Classroom: A Focus Group Study | Yitong Fu, Shamya Karumbaiah, Xunyi Gao, Jais Brohinsky, Dana Gnesdilow and Sadhana Puntambekar |
| Assisting Teachers in the Design of Feedback for Online Learning Using Large Language Models: A Theory-Driven Approach | Paraskevi Topali, Alejandro Ortega-Arranz, Miguel L. Bote-Lorenzo and Juan I. Asensio-Perez |
| Towards Capturing Teacher Agency Manifestations within Orchestration Activities: A Conceptual-Analytical Framework | Víctor Alonso-Prieto, Yannis Dimitriadis, Luis P. Prieto, Gustavo Zurita and Claudio Álvarez |
| Temperature is All You Need: Approximating Human Mathematics Hint Efficacy with LLMs | Zach Pardos and Shreya Bhandari |
| Assessing Confusion’s Impact in Entrepreneurial Learning with Electrodermal Activity | Jan-Martin Geiger |
| Designing the Course Load Analytics Platform | Conrad Borchers, Shreya Sheel, Anirudh Pai, Sher Shah and Zachary A. Pardos |
Demos
| SIMBA: A Tool for Designing Generative AI Agents for Reflective Learning and Critical Thinking | Gabriel Ferrettini, André C. A. Nascimento, Mar Pérez-Sanagustín and Isabel Hilliger |
| MAESTRO: Multi-Agent Educational System for Tutoring and Recommendation Orchestration | Rémi Saurel, Franck Silvestre, Jean-Baptiste Raclet and Emmanuel Lescure |
| myScripting as Educational Design Assistant | Claude Müller and Jennifer Erlemann |
| Design and evaluation of an open-source, locally deployed chatbot system for higher education | Daniel Reichenpfader, Denis Moser and Kerstin Denecke |
| Tutoria: Delivering Personalized Feedback at Scale with Artificial Intelligence | Newarney Torrezao da Costa, Cleon Xavier, Fabíola Gonçalves Coelho Ribeiro, Gabriel Alves de Albuquerque Junior, Luiz Rodrigues, Taciana Pontual da Rocha Falcão and Rafael Ferreira Mello |
| Escreva Mais: A mobile application to enhancing writing skills in resource-constrained classrooms | Rafael Ferreira Mello, Gabriel Barbosa, Silas Augusto, Lenon Anthony, Jamilla Lobo, Cleon Xavier, Newarney Torrezão da Costa and Luiz Rodrigues |
| In-House GenAI for Corrective Formative Feedback in Higher Education | Michael Hanses, Heike Karolyi, Joachim Wöhrle and Claudia De Witt |
| Is My Conversation Really Constructing Knowledge? Epistemic and Transactivity Group Awareness Widgets to Raise Participant Awareness During Online Discourse | William Pfannenstiel, Saroj Sharma, Albulene Grajcevci and Armin Weinberger |
| Development and Evaluation of a Personalised Toolkit to Support Primary School Teachers with Digital Literature Literacy | Bilal Ahmad |
| Make an IMPECT on the Dancefloor!: An Immersive Learning Environment for the Development of Dance Choreography Skills. | Khaleel Asyraaf Mat Sanusi, Doğa Mine Taçalan, Patrick Handwerk, Jan Schneider and Roland Klemke |
| Minds-On: supporting the learning of science concepts and reasoning skills | Joanna Holt, Bert Bredeweg, Tom van Eijck, Patricia Kruit, Monique Pijls, Anders Bouwer, Anna Hotze, Asma Ouchchahd, Edith Louman and Ilham Bouisaghouane |
| Developing PeACE: A Pedagogical Agent for Children’s Emotions | Tyler Colasante, Eric Roldan Roa, Kristina Raave, Juan Carlos Ramos, Hongtao Li, Tina Malti and Sayan Mukherjee |
| Play My Math: Design and Implementation of a Course Creator Tool within a Mathematical Musician Digital Learning Platform | Eric Roldan-Roa, Hongtao Li, Juan Carlos Javier Ramos Martínez, Doris Krisitna Raave, Nina Politimou, Tyler Colasante, Tina Malti, Marcus Specht and Julia Mori |
| PromptHive: Demonstrating Collaborative, Human-Centered OER Creation with LLMs | Zach Pardos, Shreya Bhandari and Ioannis Anastasopoulos |
| ReflectionApp: AI-Driven Assistant for Scaffolding Student Reflections | Gerti Pishtari |
| Doctoral Educational Technology (DET): A GenAI-enhanced Platform to Support Doctoral Student Progress and Well-being through Single-case Analytics | Mohamed Saban, Luis P. Prieto, Henry Benjamín Díaz-Chavarría and Yannis Dimitriadis |