FoL 2026
EDM

Discourse and Inquiry

Tue Jun 30, 10:45 AM–12:00 PM · North 209
NLP & Discourse Analysis Educational Data Mining Methods
★ Notable speakers
René Kizilcec ★★ — Learning at scale; algorithmic fairness and equity in digital education
Kirk Vanacore ★ — Learning analytics; educational data mining; causal inference in tutoring; AI annotation of learning discourse at scale
Narges Norouzi ★ — AI-driven personalized learning in CS education; human-centered machine learning for education

EDM #5 | Long/Short Paper Session

4 talks in this session

LLM Reasoning Predicts When Models Are Right: Evidence from Coding Classroom Discourse
Bakhtawar Ahtisham, Kirk Vanacore, Zhuqian Zhou, Jinsook Lee, Rene Kizilcec
Generative AI & Large Language Models Automated Assessment & Scoring NLP & Discourse Analysis
Cross-Context Urgency Detection in MOOC Forums
Shreya Singhal
Affect & Engagement Detection NLP & Discourse Analysis Learning at Scale & MOOCs
The Medium is the Message: How Lecture Q&A Channel Structure Shapes Student Questioning
Meenakshi Mittal, Kaden Tang, Christopher Mach, Narges Norouzi
Network & Process Analytics NLP & Discourse Analysis Learning at Scale & MOOCs
Mining how curiosity spreads in student-led online discussions
Farhan Ali
Network & Process Analytics NLP & Discourse Analysis Collaborative Learning & CSCL