Robin discusses serious games with experts at the Serious Games Arcade.
TLC Lab member Robin Sharma shared his experience of creating educational games for mathematics, game-based learning resources for teachers, and the overall potential of serious games at the Serious Games Arcade 2025 at Concordia University. The panel...
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Congrats to Dr. Tan!
Weâre thrilled to announce that Tania Tan has successfully defended her PhD in Learning Sciences! đ„ł Her incredible work with the Technology, Learning, and Cognition (TLC) Lab has advanced our understanding of how flow and SRL shape learning and engag...
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TLC Lab Member Co-Authors Report with Children & Screens on AI and Childrenâs Wellbeing
We are proud to share that Nandini Bharadwaj has co-authored a report for Children & Screen's Institute of Digital Media and Child Development. The report was submitted to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to inform the development of a natio...
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New Article Alert! Pearson and Dubé Examine How Maker Activities Foster Self-Directed Learning
We are thrilled to announce the publication of a new peer-reviewed article by TLC Lab members Heather Ann Pearson and Dr. Adam DubĂ© in the International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. The article, titled âDeveloping Maker Activities to Enhance ...
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TLC Lab's projects highlighted in WIKIT report.
The latest report by the International Centre for EdTech Impact; WiKIT features eight case studies of Academia-Industry Collaborations in EdTech. Three of eight cases highlight projects from the TLC Lab. This publication champions the industry leading ...
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Robin presents his work at the ISM Colloqium.
TLC lab member Robin Sharma presented his work on the design and development of a digital game to build mathematical understanding of middle school children at the XXVIIth ISM Graduate Student Colloquium. Organized by the Institut des Sciences Mathémat...
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Dr. Dubé's Keynote and TLC Lab Posters at the 3rd AIM Summit.
Dr. Adam Dubé opened the 3rd Assessment and Instruction for Mathematics (AIM) Collective Summit with his keynote on TLC lab's program of research studying how digital tools are being used to support children's mathematical cognition. His talk addressed...
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TLC Lab at AERA 2025 in Denver.
We presented our work on educational apps, digital games, and 3D printing at AERA 2025 in Denver. Links to AERA's online paper repository will be available soon.
Dr. Dube interviewed by CBC news about Quebec misinformation law
Dr. Dube was interviewed by CBC news about a new Quebec law prohibiting people from knowingly creating or sharing misinformation during an election campaign. While well-intended, Dr. Dubé is concerned the law sets a high bar for everyday citizens who h...
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Dr. Dubé featured as panelist for Webinar on AI in Education
Dr. DubĂ© was a featured panelist for Children and Screens latest #AsktheExperts Webinar, âNew School? Promises and Risks of AI in the Classroomâ on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Included here is a Webinar Recording.Â
New Article on Assassinâs Creed Curriculum Guides!
TLC Lab Publishes Paper on Teacher Support for Game-Based Learning We are excited to announce the publication of a new article, Guiding Teachersâ Game-Based Learning: How User Experience of a Digital Curriculum Guide Impacts Teachersâ Self-Efficacy a...
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TLC has a chapter in Handbook of Children and Screens!
We are thrilled to announce the publication of a new book chapter, "Childrenâs Understanding and Use of Voice-Assistants: Opportunities and Challenges," co-authored by Dr. DubĂ©. This chapter is part of the influential volume Handbook of Children's and ...
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TLC lab member presents at McGill Neuroscience Seminar
Nandini Asavari Bharadwaj delivered a talk âWeaving a theory of artificial mindsâ at Integrate and Fire, a seminar series in McGillâs Integrated Program in Neuroscience. The talk considers how exposure to AI systems might affect how children think and ...
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Rasel Babu receives IDRA award
We are thrilled to announce that Rasel Babu has been awarded the highly coveted 2024 International Doctoral Research Award (IDRA) by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in collaboration with Universities Canada. This award recognizes e...
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Robin Takes the Title of TLC Lab Game-Off Champion!
Over the course of the semester, the TLC Lab hosted an epic Game-Off organized by Emma, featuring a variety of games like Halo, Mario Party, Trivia Murder Party, and other thrilling mini-games. After weeks of friendly competition, Robin emerged victori...
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TLC Member is featured in the AERA TACTL SIG Newsletter
As the AERA TACTL SIG Student Representative, TLC Member Heather Pearson was selected by the TACTL Committee to be the first âStudent Member Spotlightâ in the bi-monthly newsletter.Â
TLC Lab Member Presents Research on Mobile Learning at the AECT International Convention
During October 19-23, Jie Gao attended the AECT 2024 International Convention as a presenter in Kansas City, USA. Her research was âStudying Mobile Learning Experience via Text Mining of App Store User Reviews.â This study used the Natural Language Pro...
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Lab Member Awarded SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship
Lab Member Emma Liptrot was awarded a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship for her research proposal: Assessing the Quality of Educational App Selection in Schools.Â
TLC Lab Member and Dr. Dubé interviewed on CHED 630 Radio Edmonton
Emma Liptrot and Dr. DubĂ© were interviewed by CHED 630 Radio Edmontonâs This Morning, hosted by Stacey Brotzel. They discussed their recent article in The Conversation Canada on how parents and teachers can choose good apps for kids. The interview addr...
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TLC Lab Writes for The Conversation Canada
Emma Liptrot and Dr. DubĂ© wrote a news piece for The Conversation Canada entitled: âEducational apps for children: What parents and educators should look for and ignore.â The piece aims to give parents and educators guidance on what to look for when br...
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TLC Lab Member Presents Research on Technology Integration at the 10th Annual Digital Pedagogy Institute Conference
TLC lab member Rasel Babu and Dr. Adam Dube presented a paper titled âQuaternary contradictions and their influence on technology integration by university teachersâ in the 10th Annual Digital Pedagogy Institute Conference held online between 13-15 Aug...
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TLC Member Awarded the Jackie Kirk Fellowship
TLC Member Heather Pearson was awarded the Faculty of Educationâs Jackie Kirk Fellowship for her research supporting girlsâ education and female teachers. She ran a 3D printing project at an all-girls school aimed to empower high school girls to become...
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TLC Lab Member Shares Insights on Bangladeshi Teachersâ EdTech Readiness at CSSE 2024 in Montreal
Rasel Babu and Dr. Adam Dube presented a paper titled âBangladeshi teachersâ readiness to integrate educational technology for teaching language and Mathematicsâ in the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Conference 2024 which was held b...
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TLC lab member awarded impact fellowship at Children and Screens (USA)
Nandini Asavari Bharadwaj was awarded participation in a year-long (2024-25) research impact fellowship at Children and Screens, Institute of Digital Media and Child Development (USA). This remote fellowship is intended to advance and support institute...
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TLC Member Rasel Babu Earns Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
 Rasel Babu, in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, received a McGill Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for their research topic: "Pedagogues' Readiness to Integrate Educational Technology for Teaching Language and Mathematics in...
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TLC Member Presents at SALTISE Conference
TLC Member Heather Pearson presents initial findings from her dissertation work âUsing 3D Printing to Foster Self-Directed Learning in Adolescents: Initial Insights from School-Based Researchâ as a talk at SALTISE.Â
TLC Lab Member Presents Paper at the SALTISE 2024 Conference
Rasel Babu and Dr. Adam Dube presented a paper titled âPolicies to enhance online learning during the post-pandemic eraâ in the SALTISE 2024 Conference held between 3-4 June at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.Â
TLC lab member presented at CHI 2024 workshop at on Theory of Mind in Human-AI Interaction
Nandini Asavari Bharadwaj presented a paper at a CHI 2024 workshop on Theory of Mind in Human-AI Interaction. The paper entitled âWeaving a theory of Artificial Mindsâ is a synthesis of multidisciplinary approaches describing childrenâs understanding o...
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TLC Lab member writes for The Conversation Canada
Nandini Asavari Bharadwaj and Annie Shiau (Ph.D. Student, School/Applied Child Psychology Program, ECP) collaborated on an article published in The Conversation Canada and France entitled âAI products for kids promising friendship and learning? 3 thing...
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TLC Lab member awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada Graduate Scholarship â Doctoral 2024-2027
Nandini Asavari Bharadwaj was awarded the SSHRC CGS-D scholarship to support her work investigating the impact of digital assistant use (e.g., Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Siri) on childrenâs learning and understanding of conversational art...
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TLC Member Awarded Certificate of Appreciation from AERAâs TACTL SIG
TLC Member Heather Pearson was awarded the Certificate of Appreciation for her work as the Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning (TACTL) SIGâs Graduate Student Representative.Â
TLC Member presents at AERA Philadelphia and Co-Hosts TACTL SIG Graduate Student Social
Heather Pearson presented her work âFostering adolescents self-directed learning through making: The development of an integrated modelâ as a roundtable at AERA. As the TACTL Graduate Student Representative, she co-hosted the TACTL Graduate Student So...
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TLC Members Attend and Present Posters at American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting
Armaghan Montazami and Emma Liptrot presented research exploring factors influencing app selection at a recent event. Armaghan's poster, titled "Why This App: Do App Store Ratings, Rankings, and Educational Features Affect Parentsâ App Selection?", exa...
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TLC Lab Member Receives the 2023 International Doctoral Research Award
 TLC Lab member Robin Sharma received the International Doctoral Research Award (IDRA) 2023. The award aims to strengthen the research capacity of doctoral students enrolled at Canadian universities. The award will support his field research studying t...
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TLC lab delivers the âPlaying to Learnâ Workshop in collaboration with UNESCO
TLC Lab members Gulsah Kacmaz and Robin Sharma designed and delivered an interactive workshop in collaboration with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP). 50 teachers and students participated in the...
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Dr. Dubé and TLC Member Awarded the Innovate-Ed Project Grant for Dissertation Research
Dr. DubĂ© was one of two recipients for the Faculty of Educationâs Innovate-Ed Project Grant, which aims to strengthen partnerships with schools focused around innovations in STEAM and technology practices. The grant supported Heather Pearsonâs disserta...
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TLC Lab Member Presents Paper at SALTISE 2023 Conference
Rasel Babu presented a paper titled âUse of educational technology in resource constrained contextsâ in the SALTISE 2023 Conference held between 12-13 June at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.Â
TLC Member Presents at SALTISE in Montreal
Heather presented a talk âFostering Adolescents' Self-Directed Learning Through Making: The Development of an Integrated Modelâ at SALTISE.Â
TLC Member Awarded EGSSâs Academic Excellence Award
TLC Member Heather Pearson was selected as one of the top four doctoral students in the Faculty of Education.Â
TLC Member Awarded SSHRCâs Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral
TLC Member Heather Pearson was selected as one of the top recipients for the Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for her dissertation work entitled âUsing 3D Printing to Enhance Ad...
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TLC Member Awarded the Graduate Mobility Award to Attend Workshops at MIT
TLC Member Heather Pearson was issued the award from the Faculty of Education to attend making and digital fabrication workshops at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologyâs (MIT) Edgerton Center. The workshops were run by the K-12 Maker Lab.Â
TLC Member co-presents with Dr. Krista Muis at AERA in Chicago
Dr. Muis and Heather Pearson presented findings from âA design-based intervention to develop elementary students' digital literacy skillsâ as a talk at AERA.Â
TLC Member Awarded the Certificate of Appreciation from AERAâs TACTL SIG
Heather Pearson was awarded the Certificate of Appreciation for her work as the Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning (TACTL) SIGâs Graduate Student Representative.Â
McGill Learning Sciences Students at AERA in Chicago
McGill Learning Sciences graduate student gathered at AERA in Chicago, including TLC members Heather, Armaghan, Tania, and Run. They also attended AERA TACTL SIGâs Graduate Student Social co-host by Heather, who is the TACTL Graduate Student Representa...
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TLC Lab at AERA Conference 2023
TLC Lab members presented their work at American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference 2023 inperson at Chicago (April 13-16) and online (May 4-5). Armaghan presented a poster entitled "Study of the Most Popular Learning Theories Guiding ...
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TLC Lab Member at Quarterly Knowledge Exchange on Gamification and Gaming
TLC lab member Robin Sharma was invited to speak at Quarterly Knowledge Exchange on Gamification and Gaming organized by the United Nations Development Program on 30th March 2023. The purpose of this meeting was to create a dialogue, learn, and inspire...
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Feature in EdWeek Article: "What Weâve Learned About Technology and Learning in the Last 3 Years"
TLC Lab's work on how teachers choose the apps they use in class was featured in a recent article in Edweek. This study was led by Armaghan Montazami, Heather Pearson, Dr. Adam DubĂ©, Gulsah Kacmaz, Run Wen, and Dr. Sabrina Shajeen Alam.Â
Dr. Dubé at Bad Game Arcade Symposium 2023, Concordia University
Dr. Dube was a panelist for a discussion entitled "Where itâs Made? Educational Games in Academia and Beyond" as part of the Bad Game Arcade Symposium held in Montreal. The Bad Game Arcade is a symposium about educational games hosted by Concordia Univ...
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TLC Lab Members at 2022 Annual Antiquity in Media Studies Conference
TLC Lab member Chu Xu, and Robin Sharma presented the Discovery Tour Curriculum Guides at the 2022 Annual Antiquity in Media Studies Conference on 10th December 2022. The presentation was followed by a 45-minute Q&A session with practitioners, teachers...
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Dr. Dubé at Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit 2022
Dr. Dubé was a featured speaker at the recent Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit held in Montreal, Canada. The summit, The State of EdTech in Canada: Driving Innovation Through Evidence-based Research was a partnered event between MindShare Learning and...
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Dr. Krista Muis and Heather present at APA in Minneapolis
 Dr. Krista Muis and Heather Pearson presented their findings for âFostering Digital Literacy in Elementary Students: A Design-Based Interventionâ at the American Psychological Associationâs Conference.Â
TLC Member Awarded Quebecâs FRQSC Doctoral Scholarship
TLC Member Heather Pearson was awarded Quebecâs FRQSC Doctoral Scholarship to support her dissertation research.Â
TLC Members Present at AERA in San Diego
TLC Members Heather Pearson and Run Wen present separate papers on educational apps at AERA. Heather presented "Why this app: Can a Video-Based Intervention Help Parents Identify Quality Educational Apps?"Â
TLC Lab Member selected as "Gamechanger" for 2021 Games for Peace Challenge
Robin Sharma was selected as one of the final 22 âGamechangersâ from the Asia Pacific at the 2021 Digital Games for Peace Challenge co-organized by three agencies of the United Nations, UNESCO, UNOCT, and UNAOC. He collaborated with other participants ...
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TLC Lab Member Interviewed by VoicED Radio Canada
Sabrina Alam was interviewed by the Voiced Radio Canada where she talked about her PhD research study. She suggested that there should be an optimum integration between formal and informal learning contexts for better instructional plan.
TLC Lab Membersâ AERA Paper is Nominated for the Best Paper Award
Heather Pearsonâs first authored-paper âWhy this app: Can a Video-Based Intervention Help Parents Identify Quality Education Apps?â was nominated as one of the 10 highest rated papers submitted to AERA TACTL SIG. The paper was co-authored by Armaghan a...
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TLC Member presents at her first AERA online during the pandemic
Heather Pearson presented work from her M.Ed. âWhy this app? How educators choose good educational appsâ at AERA Online.Â
TLC Lab Collaboration with Ubisoft Discovery Tour Game
Since January 2021, Chu Xu and Robin Sharma, under the direction of Adam DubĂ©, have collaborated with Ubisoftâs Discovery Tour game development and web development teams to create curriculum guides for Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and...
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Dr. Dubé Presents Tips for Remote Learning on CTV News
Dr. Dubé was interviewed by CTV News on remote learning. He provided some insightful tips on learning from home.
Dr. Dubé hosts webinar on At-Home Learning during Covid-19
Dr. Adam Dubé and Professor Sam Bruzzese of McGill Education's Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology held a webinar about how to best take advantage of available educational technology to learn during COVID-19 for students of all ages
Announcement: GPD Learning Sciences
TLC lab is proud to announce that Dr. Adam Dubé will serve as Graduate Program Director for the Learning Sciences and Health Professions Education Programs for the upcoming academic year 2020-2021!
Learning from home: How to record a presentation using zoom
In response to COVID-19, conferences and classes are moved to online. If you have no idea how to present your work virtually, please check out this video. Dr. Dubé has made a guide outlining how you can record your own presentations from home using Zoo...
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Schools are closing: How to spot a good elementary educational app for your child?
This study was done to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of educational phone and tablet apps for children. A survey was sent out to parents and caregivers, asking them to judge 10 popular apps and decide which ones should be downloaded for educat...
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2020 Faculty of Education Teaching Awards
TLC lab is proud to announce that Dr. Adam Dubé is the winner of 2020 Faculty of Education Distinguished Teaching Award! Dr. Adam Dubé has been recognized for his engaging learning environment in different forms, including large lectures and seminars.
2020 Games For Change Virtual Festival
At the virtual Games For Change Festival 2020, Robin co-presented design examples for developing digital curriculum around commercial-off-the-shelf games for building Social-Emotional Skills. The session titled âGamestorming Curriculaâ also discussed r...
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s Industry Guidelines on Digital Learning: Discussion Draft
TLC lab is proud to announce that Dr. Dubé was invited by UNESCO to write a guideline on digital learning. This guideline provides a holistic system of characteristics and skills that are important in delivering engaging learning through digital educat...
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Tablets as Elementary Mathematics Education Tools: Are They Effective and Why
More parents and teachers are referring tablets as mathematics learning tools. Are they effective in terms of improving elementary mathematics? Find out TLC Lab's latest systematic review of the tablets' effectiveness in Mathematical Learning and Cogni...
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AERA-SRCD Early Career Research Fellowship in Middle Childhood Education and Development
Congratulations for Dr. Adam Dubé being selected to receive the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) Early Career Research Fellowship in Middle Childhood Education and Development!! T...
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Nominated for American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2019 Best Paper Award
The TLC lab paper âMathematics apps in the App Store: Low transparency impedes educatorâs ability to find quality appsâ was accepted for presentation in an AERA Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning (TACTL) SIG session for the 2019 ...
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Effective Parenting 2018 (Public lecture series)
This public lecture series focused on topics of concern for parents/guardians/grandparents in our fast-paced world and digital age. On April 17th, Dr. Adam Dubé presented the topic on "Helping your child navigate and learn online in a time of Facebook ...
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Interview on CityTV's Breakfast Television--Strategies for Modern Parenting
Dr. Adam Dubé was interviewed by CityTV's Breakfast Television on March 29th. He talked about the upcoming parenting series put on by the department of educational and counselling psychology. Dr. Dubé's interview addressed how learning online has chang...
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Interview on CJAD Radio's Real Parents--Helping Kids Navigate Social Media in the Era of Fake News
Dr. Adam Dubé was interviewed by CBC on March 25th. He shared tips for parents on helping kids navigate social media in the era of fake news.
Understanding Tablets from Early Childhood to Adulthood: Encounters with Touch Technology