Biography

University of Saskatchewan - Computer Science

Professor at University of Saskatchewan
Higher Education
Gordon
McCalla
Saskatchewan, Canada
Gord McCalla has nearly 40 years of experience in artificial intelligence research. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. His interests are in artificial intelligence in education (AIED), user modelling and personalization (UMAP), and related fields such as learner modelling, educational data mining, tutorial dialogue, and distributed AIED systems. To get an idea of his recent perspectives check out three papers: one on the fragmentation of culture and learning technology (IJAIED, 2000); one promoting the notion of "active" learner modelling, done just in time according to social and technical context (JUMUAl, 2001); and one on the "ecological approach" a data mining-based approach to e-learning (JIME, 2004).

Specialties: artificial intelligence, AIED, user modelling, personalization, UMAP, adaptive systems, educational data mining, educational recommender systems