Professor Kim Kyung of Korea University of Energy and Technology Selected for International Fellowship by the American Educational Research Association

Professor Kim Kyung of Korea University of Energy and Technology (Dean of the College of Energy Engineering, Director of the Center for Educational Innovation) has been selected for the Robert deKieffer International Fellowship by the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) in the United States. He is scheduled to receive the award at the AECT conference in Florida this October.

According to Korea University of Energy and Technology on the 2nd, the AECT is the most prestigious international academic organization in educational technology, awarding the AECT Fellowship annually to one overseas educational technology researcher worldwide.

The selection process involves recommendations from society members and a rigorous review by the Fellowship Committee, resulting in the selection of one recipient. Professor Kim’s achievement is significant as he is the first Korean and the first from a domestic university to receive the AECT International Fellowship.

Professor Kim is a leading researcher in the ‘multi-modal learning analytics system,’ which collects and analyzes various learner data generated during the learning process to provide personalized learning feedback to individual learners. He has independently developed various learning analytics systems and is leading empirical research in this field.

Currently, as the Director of the Center for Educational Innovation at Korea University of Energy and Technology, he is implementing the multi-modal learning analytics system in the Active Learning Classroom (ALC) and is in the process of establishing an empirical system.

Professor Kim stated, “The ALC multi-modal learning analytics system is a technology first attempted not only in Korea but also worldwide in classroom settings. It reflects Korea University of Energy and Technology’s educational philosophy and commitment to ‘personalized education that does not miss a single student.’ I am very honored that the future value of multi-modal learning analytics research has been recognized through this AECT Fellowship selection.”

Meanwhile, through his pioneering research in multi-modal learning analytics, Professor Kim has already received the ‘2019 Outstanding Young Researcher Award,’ ‘2021 Outstanding Development Award,’ and ‘2022 Outstanding Research Award’ from AECT. Through these achievements, he also became the first Korean to receive the ‘2022 Outstanding Young Researcher Award’ from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the world’s largest educational research society.

The KENTECH ALC was honored with the Bronze Award at the 2023 A’ Design Award & Competition in Italy.

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