The Learning Research Digest vol. 30
👋 Hello, fellow Learning Scientists!
Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the Learning Research Digest!
This month, the research spotlight shines on learning design in the age of AI, creativity in education, instructional redesign for real-world impact, and the urgent need for deeper, theory-driven practice.
🔥 Hot Off the Research Press This Month:
Redesigning learning protocols using AI, concept mapping and multimodal reasoning.
Rethinking construction safety training through learning theory and design.
Moving beyond comparison: why instructional research must explain, not just compare.
Problem posing as mathematical modelling in expert instructional design.
Inquiry-based lab redesigns that boost engineering students' critical thinking.
PBL and PjBL transforming motivation and outcomes in graphic engineering.
Vygotsky’s creativity theory applied to 21st-century technology-enhanced learning.
Human-centered AI: the ethical future of learning design and technology.
Let’s dive in 🚀