Special Session 3: Research Centre for AIED (RC4AIED) Research Showcase
专题分会3：人工智能教育研究中心 (RC4AIED) 研究成果展示
The Research Centre for AIED (RC4AIED) Research Showcase is a special session dedicated to presenting research findings from RC4AIED-funded projects and engaging the broader AIED community in future research collaboration. The session will showcase empirical studies, design frameworks, and prototype systems developed across RC4AIED initiatives, highlighting practical and research-driven approaches to integrating AI into teaching, learning, and educational innovation.
In addition to research presentations, this session will formally introduce the RC4AIED Annual Research Fund, including the Centre’s research strategy, priority areas, and detailed guidance for prospective applicants. This component is designed to support researchers in understanding RC4AIED’s strategic direction and preparing competitive fund applications.
A key focus of the session is the Fishbone Digital Learning Design (FDLD) system, developed by RC4AIED to support teachers’ instructional design and innovation. Conference papers that report research conducted using the FDLD system will be eligible for a limited number of rewards, including free conference registration (covering paper publication, presentation, and conference participation). Eligible submissions will be reviewed and selected by RC4AIED through an organized evaluation process.
Related topics include AI-supported instructional design, intelligent learning environments, human–AI collaboration in teaching, and design-based research in AIED.
Submission System: https://www.zmeeting.org/submission/icaie2026
Special Session Organizer
Assoc. Prof. Na Li (Acting Head, and Director of the EdD Programme in the Department of Educational Studies at the Academy of Future Education (AoFE))
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Email: na.li@xjtlu.edu.cn
Research Areas: AI and Education
Dr. LI Na is a Senior Associate Professor, Acting Head, and Director of the EdD Programme in the Department of Educational Studies at the Academy of Future Education (AoFE), Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). She also serves as Co-Director of the Research Centre for AI and Education within the AoFE. A Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA), Dr. Li is widely recognised for her leadership in higher education and for her interdisciplinary research at the intersection of technology and learning.
She holds editorial roles with several top SSCI Q1 journals: Triage Editor for the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) and Associate Editor for the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET), European Journal of Education (EJED), and Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Springer Nature). She is also Lead Guest Editor for BJET’s 2024–2025 special issue on AI and emotions in education, and Guest Editor for Developing Academic Practice on AI in teaching and learning.
Dr. Li earned her PhD in Education from the University of Liverpool, jointly supervised with XJTLU, and was the first PhD graduate from AoFE, receiving awards for both thesis excellence and academic performance. Her research focuses on Virtual Learning Environments (VLE/LMS), Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) and HeXie Leadership. Three of her papers were listed in XJTLU’s September 2025 ESI Top Cited/Hot Paper ranking.
Her innovations include the Digital Escape Room, which won the 2023 Advance HE Global Impact Award and was featured in the EDUCAUSE Horizon Report, and an interest-based algorithm for capstone project selection, published in Computers in Human Behavior. She also developed the Fishbone Digital Learning Design Method and proposed the four-stage model of edtech adoption (Habituation–Meaning-Making–Objectification–Sedimentation), offering new perspectives on technology integration in education.