Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, @IUPsychBrain @IndianaUniv.

Joined December 2012
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 research" to "let's figure out how can we do this research together."
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ManyClasses 2 is now released as a preprint! 🥳 osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/3x…
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Celebrating last week's convening of the INTERACT Incubator at @IUBloomington! 42 of the most amazing researchers, teachers, administrators, and technology leaders, all got together to brainstorm research needs for improving equity in STEM at scale. interactincubator.indiana.ed…
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Concentration toward the mode: Estimating changes in the shape of a distribution of student data osf.io/6p9td/
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Calling all #SXSWEDU enthusiasts: Don't pick your 👃, Pick this panel instead!
Don't delay, vote for this #SXSWEDU 2024 panel on how federal partnerships are transforming ed R&D with @DrJLMooreIII, Joanna Cannon, Aparna Ramanathan, and @benmotz! Cast your vote by 8/20. buff.ly/3OvwksO
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I am proud of this work, and so appreciative for the amazing team. I now give you ...🥁... our first article about Terracotta!
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'Learning Analytics, as a field, should ultimately strive to make strong causal inferences, identifying the specific interventions that optimize and improve learning' learning-analytics.info/inde… @RobertGoldston5 @joshdeleeuw @paulo_fcarvalho @BenMotz
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"What is Terracotta?" -- We're glad you asked! Check out our amazing new explainer video, courtesy of @Pieholetv! terracotta.education
“Within-participant statistics in cognitive science”, new Forum in @TrendsCognSci with Jim Kay, @schynsphilippe doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2022.… Statistics in psychology and neuroimaging focus on the average. But this can miss important differences between individuals. 1/5
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It makes no sense for us to test interventions that improve students' learning outcomes if we can't also advocate for evidence-based interventions that will save students' lives. At Terracotta, we support gun control. Please join us in writing to your senators.
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"The growing prominence of digital technologies in higher education creates a futile ground for collection, analysis, and use of digital data." 🤣Someone get the fertilizer! doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.202…
Pre-Print: Expectations for Rhythmic Sounds Increase Bottom-Up Visual Attention psyarxiv.com/b2uaj/ on @PsyArXiv By @BenMotz @aina_puce #RhythmPerception #CognitiveNeuroscience
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"SALMON" is an acromanteau of the words "StrAnge Lexical coMpOuNd" (credit to @rahullinger for suggesting the word "acromanteau"). I've geeked out on this. It's slow and inefficient, but you can now make your own acromanteau too: github.com/bmotz/acromanteau
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How will IU resolve overlapping responsibilities for data driven student success (UITS LT, Institutional Analytics, New VP for Student Success, Student Arrairs…) #SWIT22
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Can you share some ways that students can participate in IT decision making? #SWIT22
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Ben Motz retweeted
Don’t miss the opening keynote of the 2022 Unizin Summit. @BenMotz leads a faculty panel discussing breakthrough research to support student success using the UDP. It all starts on 4/26 at 11AM CT. Free registration now open: web.cvent.com/event/deeb93a7…
I feel seen. On learning analytics, we just posted edarxiv.org/bzahw/
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