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Overview

Vitomir Kovanović is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia. Their research work spans the intersection of computer science and social sciences, focusing on applications of computer science within educational contexts.

The main fields of study covered in Kovanović's research include:

  • Computer Science
  • Social Sciences

Within these broad areas, the prominent subfields of study are:

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Education
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

Kovanović's research topics center primarily on themes related to online education and learning analytics. The main topics are:

  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices
  • Team Dynamics and Performance

Among the scientist's recent papers are:

  • Learning Analytics for Primary and Secondary Schools (2021), published in the Journal of Learning Analytics
  • Learning theories for artificial intelligence promoting learning processes (2023), published in the British Journal of Educational Technology
  • Digital education strategies around the world: practices and policies (2022), published in Irish Educational Studies
  • Assessing program-level learning strategies in MOOCs (2020), published in Computers in Human Behavior
  • Exploring non-traditional learner motivations and characteristics in online learning: A learner profile study (2022), published in Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence

Kovanović has published books through Springer International Publishing, including Unobtrusive Observations of Learning in Digital Environments (2023).

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kovanović include:

  • Srécko Joksimovíc
  • Ian Jones
  • Reda Sadki
  • Alan D. Brooks
  • François Gasse

The primary publication venues are diverse, with multiple contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Learning Analytics
  • Computers & Education
  • Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
  • British Journal of Educational Technology

Best Publications

  • Where is Research on Massive Open Online Courses Headed? A Data Analysis of the MOOC Research Initiative

    Dragan Gaševic;Vitomir Kovanovic;Vitomir Kovanovic;Srecko Joksimovic;Srecko Joksimovic;George Siemens

  • Social presence in online discussions as a process predictor of academic performance

    Srecko Joksimovic;Dragan Gasevic;Vitomir Kovanovic;Bernhard E. Riecke

  • Analytics of communities of inquiry: Effects of learning technology use on cognitive presence in asynchronous online discussions

    Vitomir Kovanovic;Dragan Gasevic;Srecko Joksimovic;Marek Hatala

  • Tools for Educational Data Mining A Review

    Stefan Slater;Srećko Joksimović;Vitomir Kovanovic;Ryan S. Baker

  • Externally-facilitated regulation scaffolding and role assignment to develop cognitive presence in asynchronous online discussions

    Dragan Gasevic;Olusola O. Adesope;Srecko Joksimovic;Srecko Joksimovic;Vitomir Kovanovic;Vitomir Kovanovic

  • How do we model learning at scale?: A systematic review of research on MOOCs

    Srećko Joksimović;Oleksandra Poquet;Vitomir Kovanović;Nia Dowell

  • What public media reveals about MOOCs: A systematic analysis of news reports

    Vitomir Kovanović;Srećko Joksimović;Dragan Gašević;George Siemens

  • Learning at distance

    Srećko Joksimović;Dragan Gašević;Thomas M. Loughin;Vitomir Kovanović

  • Towards automated content analysis of discussion transcripts: a cognitive presence case

    Vitomir Kovanović;Srećko Joksimović;Zak Waters;Dragan Gašević

  • Penetrating the black box of time-on-task estimation

    Vitomir Kovanović;Dragan Gašević;Shane Dawson;Srećko Joksimović

  • Does Time-on-task Estimation Matter? Implications on Validity of Learning Analytics Findings

    Vitomir Kovanovic;Dragan Gaševic;Shane Dawson;Srecko Joksimovic

  • Piecing the learning analytics puzzle: a consolidated model of a field of research and practice

    Dragan Gašević;Vitomir Kovanović;Srećko Joksimović

  • What changes, and for whom? A study of the impact of learning analytics-based process feedback in a large course

    Lisa Angelique Lim;Sheridan Gentili;Abelardo Pardo;Vitomir Kovanović

  • Exploring communities of inquiry in Massive Open Online Courses

    Vitomir Kovanović;Srećko Joksimović;Oleksandra Poquet;Thieme Hennis

  • Translating network position into performance: importance of centrality in different network configurations

    Srećko Joksimović;Areti Manataki;Dragan Gašević;Shane Dawson

  • Modeling Learners' Social Centrality and Performance through Language and Discourse.

    Nia M. Dowell;Oleksandra Skrypnyk;Srecko Joksimovic;Arthur C. Graesser

  • Roles of Course Facilitators, Learners, and Technology in the Flow of Information of a CMOOC

    Oleksandra Skrypnyk;Srećko Joksimović;Vitomir Kovanović;Dragan Gašević

  • Social Presence in Massive Open Online Courses.

    Oleksandra Poquet;Vitomir Kovanović;Pieter de Vries;Thieme Hennis

  • Understand students' self-reflections through learning analytics

    Vitomir Kovanović;Srećko Joksimović;Negin Mirriahi;Ellen Blaine

  • How do you connect?: analysis of social capital accumulation in connectivist MOOCs

    Srećko Joksimović;Nia Dowell;Oleksandra Skrypnyk;Vitomir Kovanović

  • Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Educational Data Mining

    Nia Dowell;Oleksandra Skrypnyk;Srecko Joksimovic;Arthur Graesser

Frequent Co-Authors

Dragan Gasevic
Dragan Gasevic Monash University
Marek Hatala
Marek Hatala Simon Fraser University
George Siemens
George Siemens The University of Texas at Arlington
Shane Dawson
Shane Dawson University of South Australia
Arthur C. Graesser
Arthur C. Graesser University of Memphis
Jelena Jovanovic
Jelena Jovanovic University of Belgrade
Ryan S. Baker
Ryan S. Baker University of Pennsylvania
Abelardo Pardo
Abelardo Pardo University of Adelaide
Carlos Delgado Kloos
Carlos Delgado Kloos Carlos III University of Madrid
Caitlin Mills
Caitlin Mills University of Minnesota

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