The Learning Research Digest vol. 27

👋 Hello, fellow Learning Scientists!

Happy New Year, and welcome to the January 2025 edition of the Learning Science Digest.

This month, our featured research highlights the increasingly dynamic interplay between artificial intelligence, instructional design and inclusive education.

🔥 Hot Off the Research Press This Month:

• ChatGPT as a Learning Partner: Explore how ChatGPT, used as a teachable agent, is revolutionising programming education by enhancing student engagement, self-regulated learning, and understanding of complex concepts.

• Social Justice in Medical Education: Discover Brazil’s transformative "Pedagogy of Connection," an innovative framework integrating healthcare, equity, and education to prepare socially responsive medical professionals.

• Career Growth in Instructional Design: Delve into the career journeys of instructional designers, examining how Action Regulation Theory provides a roadmap for achieving professional goals and navigating challenges.

• Simulation in Emergency Medicine: See how Gagné’s instructional design principles are improving learning outcomes in obstetric emergency simulations, from enhanced knowledge retention to structured feedback loops.

Let’s go!