About Me

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Associate at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, and an Associated Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Research and Information. My research work involves advancing the field of Learning Analytics (LA), with a particular focus on developing and evaluating innovative tools to support data-informed educational practices.

As part of my doctoral work, I developed multiple tools, including OpenLAIR, a novel LA tool designed to empower course designers, educators, students, and researchers through intuitive dashboards and actionable learning indicators. My broader research explores the design, implementation, and evaluation of LA tools that enhance decision-making in learning design processes.

In addition, I am actively involved in researching and integrating Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Generative AI (GenAI) into LA applications to improve usability and adoption across educational settings.

Beyond research, I contribute to teaching at both the bachelor’s and master’s levels, including course instruction and supervision of student theses.

JOURNEY

• Postdoctoral Researcher at Goethe University Frankfurt - Germany (2024 - Present)

• Associated Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Research and Information - Germany (2019 - Present)

• PhD Candidate at Goethe University Frankfurt - Germany (2019 - Ph.D. anticipated August 2025)

• M.Sc. at RWTH Aachen University - Germany (2015 - 2018)

• B.Sc. at IIU Islamabad - Pakistan (2010 - 2014)

• Higher Secondary School Certificate - Pakistan (2008 - 2010) *(University Entrance Qualification)

• Secondary School Certificate - Pakistan (1996 - 2008)


Contact Details

Atezaz Ahmad
Eschersheimer Landstr. 155-157,
60323 Frankfurt am Main
Email 1: ahmad@sd.uni-frankfurt.de Email 2: a.ahmad@dipf.de

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PUBLICATIONS

  1. Ahmad, A.; Schneider, J.; Schmitz, M.; Schiffner, D. and Drachsler, H. (2024). Students Want to Experiment While Teachers Care More About Assessment! Exploring How Novices and Experts Engage in Course Design. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-697-2; ISSN 2184-5026, SciTePress, pages 15-26. DOI: 10.5220/0012537900003693 * Best paper nominee!
  2. Ahmad, A.; Schneider, J.; Schiffner, D.; Islamovic, E. & Drachsler, H. (2023). LAxplore: An NLP-Based Tool for Distilling Learning Analytics and Learning Design Instruments out of Scientific Publications. In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 1: KDIR, ISBN 978-989-758-671-2, ISSN 2184-3228, pages 230-239. DOI: 10.5220/0012163600003598
  3. Ahmad, A., Kiesler, N., Schiffner, D., Schneider, J., and Wollny, S. (2023). Caught in the Lifelong Learning Maze: Helping People with Learning Analytics and Chatbots to Find Personal Career Paths. In International Journal of Information and Education Technology. vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 423-429, 2023..
  4. Ahmad, A., Yordanov, I.I., Yau, J., Schneider, J., Drachsler, H. (2023). A Trusted Learning Analytics Dashboard for Displaying OER. In: Otto, D., Scharnberg, G., Kerres, M., Zawacki-Richter, O. (eds) Distributed Learning Ecosystems . Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38703-7_15
  5. Ahmad, A.; Schneider, J.; Weidlich, J.; Di Mitri, D.; Yau, J.; Schiffner, D. and Drachsler, H. (2022). What Indicators Can I Serve You with? An Evaluation of a Research-Driven Learning Analytics Indicator Repository. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1, ISBN 978-989-758-562-3, ISSN 2184-5026, pages 58-68.
  6. Ahmad, A., Schneider, J., Griffiths, D., Biedermann, D., Schiffner, D., Greller, W., Drachsler, H. (2022). Connecting the dots – A literature review on learning analytics indicators from a learning design perspective. Special Issues Article in Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12716
  7. Karademir, O., Ahmad, A., Schneider, J., Mitri, D. D., Jivet, I., & Drachsler, H. (2021, October). Designing the Learning Analytics Cockpit-A Dashboard that Enables Interventions. In International Conference in Methodologies and intelligent Systems for Techhnology Enhanced Learning (pp. 95-104). Springer, Cham.
  8. Ahmad, A., Schneider, J., & Drachsler, H. (2020, September). OpenLAIR an Open Learning Analytics Indicator Repository Dashboard. In European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (pp. 467-471). Springer, Cham.
  9. Ahmad, A., Schneider, J., Drachsler, H., (2020).Open Learning Analytics Indicator Repository., The 10th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference LAK20 (2020), pages 41-43. * Best poster award!
  10. Hiebl, J., Ahmad, A., Scharnberg, G., Drachsler, H., Heck, T., Hölterhof, T. (2019). Designing Multi-faceted Open Informational Ecosystems for Learning and Teaching. Forschungsworkshop auf der ECER 2019, Hamburg

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  • Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.

    Steve Jobs

  • No research without action, no action without research

    Kurt Lewin

  • Research is seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.

    Albert Szent-Györgyi

  • Research is creating new knowledge.

    Neil Armstrong

  • Research means that you don’t know, but are willing to find out

    Charles F. Kettering

  • As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

    Antoine de Saint Exupery

  • It is not enough to know – one must also apply. It is not enough to want – one must also do.

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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