Dragan Gasevic


Dragan Gašević is Professor of Learning Analytics at Monash University. He is a researcher in learning analytics and co-developed several software systems such as P3, rBPMN Editor, LOCO-Analyst, OnTask, OVAL, and ProSolo. He is recognized as Australia's field leader in educational technologies.

Early life and education

Gašević obtained a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Military Technical Academy in Belgrade, Serbia, and a masters in computer science & a doctorate in computer science both from the University of Belgrade. His doctoral supervisor was Vladan Devedžić.

Career

Gašević worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University, as Assistant to Full Professor at Athabasca University, as Professor and Sir Tim O'Shea Chair in Learning Analytics and Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, and as Professor of Learning Analytics at Monash University. He served as the Canada Research Chair in Semantic and Learning Technologies at Athabasca University. He served as Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh.

Role in Development of Learning Analytics Field

He is a co-founder and was the President of the Society for Learning Analytics Research. He served as a founding program chair of the International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge in 2011 and 2012 and the general chair in 2016 and as a founding program chair of the Learning Analytics Summer Institute in 2013 and 2014. He served as a founding editor of the Journal of Learning Analytics and as an editor of the Handbook of Learning Analytics.