SEERNet
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SEERNet is a network of platform developers, researchers, and education stakeholders working together to create and expand the capacity of digital learning platforms (DLPs) to enable rigorous education research. www.seernet.org
In response to the IES RFI around education research, members of SEERNet share their submitted comment, which focuses on the opportunity to do research at scale that carries practical importance and DLPs as research infrastructure. Read more here:
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SEERNet's Response to IES Request for Information
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November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In response to the IES RFI around education research, members of SEERNet share their submitted comment, which focuses on the opportunity to do research at scale that carries practical importance and DLPs as research infrastructure. Read more here:
www.seernet.org/en/custom/re...
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📣ICYMI: Do you have the right tools to pursue your education research questions? A FREE fellowship in Data Science Methods for Digital Learning Platforms is available from @PennGSE, @UF_COE and @DigitalPromise. Learn more and apply here: shorturl.at/O2JrU 📚📊
Data Science Methods for Digital Learning Platforms
Prepare to become an education researcher capable of leveraging large-scale data using data science methods, improving education quality with digital learning platforms.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
📣ICYMI: Do you have the right tools to pursue your education research questions? A FREE fellowship in Data Science Methods for Digital Learning Platforms is available from @PennGSE, @UF_COE and @DigitalPromise. Learn more and apply here: shorturl.at/O2JrU 📚📊
🎉 Congrats to Cristina Heffernan on IES-funded Seedlings to Scale grant! Her team at ASSISTments is building TAAIT—an AI tutor delivering instant feedback on open-response math for Title I schools. Exciting research on AI, equity, and education innovation. Read more: shorturl.at/GKUja
#EdTech #AI
#EdTech #AI
Supporting Math Understanding in Title I Schools: Creating a Text Answer-AI-Tutor (TAAIT) | IES
Research has shown that immediate feedback is useful for learning, but over 40% of the problems in the Illustrative Math curriculum are open-response and students do not get immediate feedback in ASSI...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🎉 Congrats to Cristina Heffernan on IES-funded Seedlings to Scale grant! Her team at ASSISTments is building TAAIT—an AI tutor delivering instant feedback on open-response math for Title I schools. Exciting research on AI, equity, and education innovation. Read more: shorturl.at/GKUja
#EdTech #AI
#EdTech #AI
Do you have the right tools to pursue your education research questions? A FREE fellowship in Data Science Methods for Digital Learning Platforms is available from @PennGSE, @UF_COE and @DigitalPromise. Learn more and apply here: shorturl.at/O2JrU
Data Science Methods for Digital Learning Platforms
Prepare to become an education researcher capable of leveraging large-scale data using data science methods, improving education quality with digital learning platforms.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Do you have the right tools to pursue your education research questions? A FREE fellowship in Data Science Methods for Digital Learning Platforms is available from @PennGSE, @UF_COE and @DigitalPromise. Learn more and apply here: shorturl.at/O2JrU
📢 ICYMI: Apply now to the Penn GSE program at Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania! Join a 16-week fellowship with top experts using cutting-edge research. Apply by 11/17/25. #learninganalytics
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
📢 ICYMI: Apply now to the Penn GSE program at Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania! Join a 16-week fellowship with top experts using cutting-edge research. Apply by 11/17/25. #learninganalytics
Apply now to the Penn GSE Data Science Methods for DLPs program! Learn from leading experts during this FREE 16 week fellowship.. Apply by 11/17/25. #learninganalytics
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Apply now to the Penn GSE Data Science Methods for DLPs program! Learn from leading experts during this FREE 16 week fellowship.. Apply by 11/17/25. #learninganalytics
Join the 2nd Annual LERN Convening, Feb 3–4, 2026, hosted by ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute! Connect with researchers & innovators advancing Learning Engineering from cognitive science to AI.
Share insights, solutions, & shape education’s future together.
🌟 Details & RFP: shorturl.at/M5Ilq
Share insights, solutions, & shape education’s future together.
🌟 Details & RFP: shorturl.at/M5Ilq
2026 Learning Engineering Research Network Convening | ASU Events
Join us for the 2nd Annual LERN Convening!The Learning Engineering Research Network (LERN) Convening is an ongoing conference dedicated to fostering top-quality research within the field of Learning E...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Join the 2nd Annual LERN Convening, Feb 3–4, 2026, hosted by ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute! Connect with researchers & innovators advancing Learning Engineering from cognitive science to AI.
Share insights, solutions, & shape education’s future together.
🌟 Details & RFP: shorturl.at/M5Ilq
Share insights, solutions, & shape education’s future together.
🌟 Details & RFP: shorturl.at/M5Ilq
📢 ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute is hiring a Postdoc!
Help evaluate real-world AI tools in higher ed. Work with an interdisciplinary team shaping the future of learning.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 9, 2025 | 📍 Tempe, AZ
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Help evaluate real-world AI tools in higher ed. Work with an interdisciplinary team shaping the future of learning.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 9, 2025 | 📍 Tempe, AZ
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October 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
📢 ASU’s Learning Engineering Institute is hiring a Postdoc!
Help evaluate real-world AI tools in higher ed. Work with an interdisciplinary team shaping the future of learning.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 9, 2025 | 📍 Tempe, AZ
🔗 apply.interfolio.com/173633
#AI #EdTech #Postdoc #Research
Help evaluate real-world AI tools in higher ed. Work with an interdisciplinary team shaping the future of learning.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 9, 2025 | 📍 Tempe, AZ
🔗 apply.interfolio.com/173633
#AI #EdTech #Postdoc #Research
📢 Job Opportunity: UC Berkeley School of Education seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor focused on STEM education, AI, and learning sciences.
Ideal candidates study AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and equity in K–12 & higher ed.
Apply by Oct 23: lnkd.in/gE9Z9e25
Ideal candidates study AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and equity in K–12 & higher ed.
Apply by Oct 23: lnkd.in/gE9Z9e25
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October 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
📢 Job Opportunity: UC Berkeley School of Education seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor focused on STEM education, AI, and learning sciences.
Ideal candidates study AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and equity in K–12 & higher ed.
Apply by Oct 23: lnkd.in/gE9Z9e25
Ideal candidates study AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and equity in K–12 & higher ed.
Apply by Oct 23: lnkd.in/gE9Z9e25
SEERNet members (L-R: Sarah Miller, Avery Closser, Jeremy Roschelle, Ben Motz, Xin Wei, Debshila Basu Mallick, Steve Ritter) made a strong impact at SREE 2025, sharing how digital learning platform data and infrastructure can be leveraged for effective teaching & learning.
Learn more: seernet.org
Learn more: seernet.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
SEERNet members (L-R: Sarah Miller, Avery Closser, Jeremy Roschelle, Ben Motz, Xin Wei, Debshila Basu Mallick, Steve Ritter) made a strong impact at SREE 2025, sharing how digital learning platform data and infrastructure can be leveraged for effective teaching & learning.
Learn more: seernet.org
Learn more: seernet.org
💡 New blog alert! Working with Digital Learning Platform (DLP) data? It’s not just about code—context, ethics & collaboration matter. Drs. Xin Wei & Avery Closser share 5 practical tips for researchers navigating DLPs like ASSISTments, MATHia & Khan Academy.
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#EdTech #SEERNet
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#EdTech #SEERNet
Getting Started with Digital Learning Platform Data: 5 Practical Tips for Researchers
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October 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
💡 New blog alert! Working with Digital Learning Platform (DLP) data? It’s not just about code—context, ethics & collaboration matter. Drs. Xin Wei & Avery Closser share 5 practical tips for researchers navigating DLPs like ASSISTments, MATHia & Khan Academy.
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#EdTech #SEERNet
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#EdTech #SEERNet
New blog alert! As SEERNet enters our final year, we celebrate:
🔷 Scalable, secure research infrastructure
🔷 New IES-funded teams + expanded methods
🔷 Insights shared across 12+ events & papers
Grateful to our partners—and excited for the year ahead!
#EdResearch #SEERNet
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🔷 Scalable, secure research infrastructure
🔷 New IES-funded teams + expanded methods
🔷 Insights shared across 12+ events & papers
Grateful to our partners—and excited for the year ahead!
#EdResearch #SEERNet
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SEERNet Year in Review
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October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
New blog alert! As SEERNet enters our final year, we celebrate:
🔷 Scalable, secure research infrastructure
🔷 New IES-funded teams + expanded methods
🔷 Insights shared across 12+ events & papers
Grateful to our partners—and excited for the year ahead!
#EdResearch #SEERNet
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🔷 Scalable, secure research infrastructure
🔷 New IES-funded teams + expanded methods
🔷 Insights shared across 12+ events & papers
Grateful to our partners—and excited for the year ahead!
#EdResearch #SEERNet
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📣 Help shape the future of ed-research! IES has posted a RFI requesting input on how to modernize its programs, processes, and priorities. Digital platforms are now core to learning—it's time our research catches up. Comments due Oct 15! 📅 #edresearch #SEERNet #IESRFI #edtech
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October 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
📣 Help shape the future of ed-research! IES has posted a RFI requesting input on how to modernize its programs, processes, and priorities. Digital platforms are now core to learning—it's time our research catches up. Comments due Oct 15! 📅 #edresearch #SEERNet #IESRFI #edtech
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Our friends at the National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) are hosting a free 5-part RPP 101 workshop series this fall for researchers + educators 🍂! New to research-practice partnerships? Learn the basics with Director Paula Arce-Trigatti! shorturl.at/tYfKE
RPP 101 Workshop Series Flyer Fall 2025.pdf | Powered by Box | National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) – Rice University
Our RPP 101 series starts next Thursday, 10/2! Join us for five free sessions this October to learn about research-practice partnerships or get a refresher on the most up-to-date thinking on RPPs! You...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Our friends at the National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) are hosting a free 5-part RPP 101 workshop series this fall for researchers + educators 🍂! New to research-practice partnerships? Learn the basics with Director Paula Arce-Trigatti! shorturl.at/tYfKE
🎉 Excited about the TOPSAIL initiative? Head over to Ben Motz’s post to find more about the NSF-funded initiative with @IndianaUniv + @CanvasLMS that moves from talking about AI and student learning research to actually doing it.
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#AIed #EdTech #NSF
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Introducing TOPSAIL: A Collaborative Effort for AI Research in Student Learning | Benjamin Motz posted on the topic | LinkedIn
There's a lot of talk about the need for better research on AI and student learning. That's why I'm excited to announce TOPSAIL -- a collaborative effort to move the conversation from "we need this re...
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September 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
🎉 Excited about the TOPSAIL initiative? Head over to Ben Motz’s post to find more about the NSF-funded initiative with @IndianaUniv + @CanvasLMS that moves from talking about AI and student learning research to actually doing it.
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#AIed #EdTech #NSF
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#AIed #EdTech #NSF
💻 Digital learning platforms offer more than content—they provide real-time insights that help tailor instruction. Our latest blog shares 5 takeaways for using DLPs ethically, effectively, and equitably in schools. Read + share: shorturl.at/b9YxQ
#EdTech #K12
#EdTech #K12
Leveraging Digital Learning Platforms to Support Learners: 5 Takeaways for Practitioners
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September 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
💻 Digital learning platforms offer more than content—they provide real-time insights that help tailor instruction. Our latest blog shares 5 takeaways for using DLPs ethically, effectively, and equitably in schools. Read + share: shorturl.at/b9YxQ
#EdTech #K12
#EdTech #K12
🎉 Big congrats to Ben Motz and the IU team! NSF is funding TOPSAIL — a first-of-its-kind testbed to evaluate AI in education, in partnership with Instructure. A huge step for evidence-based innovation in learning! 👏 #AIed #NSF #TOPSAIL #IU psych.indiana.edu/news-events/...
Indiana University and Instructure receive NSF funding to develop TOPSAIL, the first-of-its-kind infrastructure for testing AI tools in education
Indiana University and Instructure receive NSF funding to develop TOPSAIL, the first-of-its-kind infrastructure for testing AI tools in education.
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September 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🎉 Big congrats to Ben Motz and the IU team! NSF is funding TOPSAIL — a first-of-its-kind testbed to evaluate AI in education, in partnership with Instructure. A huge step for evidence-based innovation in learning! 👏 #AIed #NSF #TOPSAIL #IU psych.indiana.edu/news-events/...
🚀 Congrats to the NC State Data Science Academy, who received a $130K gift from COMAP to expand K-12 data and math! The funding supports training, curriculum, and classroom support for the new CS30: Intro to Data Science course. #DSA #COMAP #NCed 📊🍎 #DataScienceEd #NCed #COMAP #DSA shorturl.at/sS3M4
DSA Receives COMAP Gift to Advance K-12 Data Science and Mathematical Modeling Education - NC State Data Science and AI Academy
The NC State Data Science and AI Academy (DSA) is thrilled to announce a major gift of $130,000 from the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP). This support builds…
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September 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🚀 Congrats to the NC State Data Science Academy, who received a $130K gift from COMAP to expand K-12 data and math! The funding supports training, curriculum, and classroom support for the new CS30: Intro to Data Science course. #DSA #COMAP #NCed 📊🍎 #DataScienceEd #NCed #COMAP #DSA shorturl.at/sS3M4
📢 OpenAI’s $50M People-First AI Fund is now open! Seeking U.S. nonprofits advancing AI literacy, civic tech, & economic equity. Unrestricted grants, including early-stage ideas. Apply by Oct 8. #AIpolicy #EdTech #CivicTech 👉 openai.com/blog/people-...
A People-First AI Fund: $50M to support nonprofits
Applications are now open for OpenAI’s People-First AI Fund, a $50M initiative supporting U.S. nonprofits advancing education, community innovation, and economic opportunity. Apply by October 8, 2025,...
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September 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
📢 OpenAI’s $50M People-First AI Fund is now open! Seeking U.S. nonprofits advancing AI literacy, civic tech, & economic equity. Unrestricted grants, including early-stage ideas. Apply by Oct 8. #AIpolicy #EdTech #CivicTech 👉 openai.com/blog/people-...
Big congrats to @ASSISTments & @OKOLabs on their new partnership! 🎉 We love to see like-minded organizations collaborating! . Here’s to making math more fun, engaging & impactful! #EdTech #MathEducation #K12 www.linkedin.com/posts/the-as...
OKO Back-to-School 2025 Product Update and Demo | ASSISTments
We love collaborating with likeminded organizations, and proud to have OKO leverage our high quality math problems to support their collaborative learning model!
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September 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Big congrats to @ASSISTments & @OKOLabs on their new partnership! 🎉 We love to see like-minded organizations collaborating! . Here’s to making math more fun, engaging & impactful! #EdTech #MathEducation #K12 www.linkedin.com/posts/the-as...
ICYMI on the SEERNet blog: What happens when researchers try to access learning data from EdTech platforms? 🤔 At 1Edtech’s Learning Impact Conference, Ben Motz led a panel diving into the barriers, breakthroughs & promise of research with real-world relevance. Read more: shorturl.at/dPhsk
Bringing Learner Data into the Research Lab: From EdTech to Researchers - SEERNet
Given that contemporary educational technologies are recording student learning data, then these data should ideally be put to good use, building actionable insights, driving evidence-based innovation...
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September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
ICYMI on the SEERNet blog: What happens when researchers try to access learning data from EdTech platforms? 🤔 At 1Edtech’s Learning Impact Conference, Ben Motz led a panel diving into the barriers, breakthroughs & promise of research with real-world relevance. Read more: shorturl.at/dPhsk
📣✨ Early registration for #SREE2025 ends Friday! Don’t miss your chance to connect with education researchers & practitioners shaping the field of educational effectiveness.
👉 Register now: www.sree.org/2025-registr...
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September 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
📣✨ Early registration for #SREE2025 ends Friday! Don’t miss your chance to connect with education researchers & practitioners shaping the field of educational effectiveness.
👉 Register now: www.sree.org/2025-registr...
👉 Register now: www.sree.org/2025-registr...
📢 ICYMI: New blog by Danielle McNamara (@ASU) explores how institutional hurdles—not tech—can block learning research at scale. Essential read for anyone dealing with IRBs, FERPA, or data ethics. 👉 bit.ly/4ozQfrM
#EdResearch #LearningAtScale
#EdResearch #LearningAtScale
When Technology Isn’t the Problem: Navigating Institutional Barriers to Learning at Scale - SEERNet
By Danielle McNamara, Principal Investigator and Executive Director of the Learning Engineering Institute at Arizona State University I’ve spent the last few years helping lead a project called Learni...
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August 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📢 ICYMI: New blog by Danielle McNamara (@ASU) explores how institutional hurdles—not tech—can block learning research at scale. Essential read for anyone dealing with IRBs, FERPA, or data ethics. 👉 bit.ly/4ozQfrM
#EdResearch #LearningAtScale
#EdResearch #LearningAtScale
📢 ICYMI: Our latest paper is out! "Researching DLPs: Foundations, Methods, & Policy Recommendations" explores the rise of DLPs as research infrastructure to connect data with AI for leading insights.
Check it out! 👇https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/aafb2b73-681e-4752-ba89-831298968061
Check it out! 👇https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/aafb2b73-681e-4752-ba89-831298968061
August 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
📢 ICYMI: Our latest paper is out! "Researching DLPs: Foundations, Methods, & Policy Recommendations" explores the rise of DLPs as research infrastructure to connect data with AI for leading insights.
Check it out! 👇https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/aafb2b73-681e-4752-ba89-831298968061
Check it out! 👇https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/aafb2b73-681e-4752-ba89-831298968061
🚨 New paper alert: Researching DLPs: Foundations, Methods, & Policy Recommendations! We highlight the growing DLP-as-research-infrastructure movement—linking platform data with theory, methods, & AI to drive actionable insights. Read more: digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/aafb2b...
August 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨 New paper alert: Researching DLPs: Foundations, Methods, & Policy Recommendations! We highlight the growing DLP-as-research-infrastructure movement—linking platform data with theory, methods, & AI to drive actionable insights. Read more: digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/aafb2b...