Author: Bibeg Limbu

Guest LectureBy Bibeg Limbu

Yannic Jaeckel’s guest lecture “The paradox of the Mighty Pen and the wasted Potential of digital notes.”

The paradox of the Mighty Pen and the wasted Potential of digital notes. We were delighted to have Yannic Jaeckel from  Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education (DIPF) at Colaps, Univeristy of Duisburg-Essen present his research of Notetaking trends among PhD researchers. Yannic is a doctoral researcher in Educational Computer Science at DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education. His research examines how researchers capture, […]

Read more
newsBy Bibeg Limbu

Colaps at the ECTEL 2026 Conference

Paella-istic Contributions of Colaps at the ECTEL 2026 Conference “And with that, I declare EC-TEL 2026 in session..” With these words, the director of National University of Distance Education (UNED), Alejandro Cerdá, opened their doors for the participants of the 21st European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning (ECTEL) held from 14-18 September in Valencia, Spain. This year, ECTEL once again brought together leading researchers in educational technology, practitioners, educational developers, entrepreneurs, […]

Read more
newsBy Bibeg Limbu

AugMENTOR: Augmented Intelligence for Pedagogically Sustained Training and Education

In December 2025, we at the Colaps Group at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) successfully concluded the European H2020 AugMENTOR project (https://augmentor-project.eu) AugMENTOR’s project was led by an international consortium of thirteen (13) European Institutions. The Colaps augMENTOR team consisted of Prof. Dr. Irene-angelica Chounta, Bibeg Limbu, and Lisa van der Heyden.  AugMENTOR adopts an augmented intelligence approach to develop personalised and collaborative learning paths that promote both foundational and […]

Read more
Guest LectureBy Bibeg Limbu

Lecture on “The Effects of Yoga on Sports Performance and Health”

The Effects of Yoga on Sports Performance and Health Lecture by Dr. Tilak Raj (https://www.tiyayoga.org/)   Yoga is much more than stretching or relaxation—it’s a complete system that reshapes how we move, think, and recover. Over the past decade, research has started to catch up with what practitioners have long known: yoga improves both the body’s mechanics and the mind’s resilience. In this talk, Dr Tilak Raj (PhD, Lincoln University; Level 4 […]

Read more
Guest LectureBy Bibeg Limbu

Lecture on “Measuring Educational Innovation”

Lecturer: Erna Engelbrecht  Evaluating educational innovations is essential for determining their impact and potential for broader implementation. However, current course evaluation practices in higher education tend to emphasize student satisfaction and grades, often reducing evaluations to diagnostic tools. These approaches frequently overlook the perspectives of diverse stakeholders and lack a scholarly foundation due to their reliance on standardized metrics. Consequently, opportunities for individualized professional development among educators and impactful improvement […]

Read more
Guest LectureBy Bibeg Limbu, , ,

Lecture on VR based Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Long-distance Running- by Fernando Cardenas

Lecturer: Fernando Cardenas   Fernando presents his study, which investigates the impact of a virtual reality (VR) based mental training on long-distance runners preparing for races. Six participants took part in two different running races: the first without any mental training and the second after completing the virtual reality-based mental training. They used a single-subject multiple baseline design across individuals. Each participant received a virtual reality (VR) headset with an […]

Read more
Guest LectureBy Bibeg Limbu, ,

Lecture on “Introduction to Scien… <80200053>” – by Dr. Jan Schneider

Lecturer: dr. Jan Schneider  The presentation is an introductory lecture on conducting scientific research in Educational Technologies. Using the analogy of construction and building, this presentation aims to work as a site clearance or site preparation. This involves clearing the land of any existing structures, vegetation, and debris to make way for new construction. It often includes demolition, excavation, and grading to ensure the land is suitable for building foundations. […]

Read more
Guest LectureBy Bibeg Limbu,

Lecture on Attention biases- by Ali Soleymani

Lecturer: Ali Soleymani Attention biases—systematic tendencies to attend to certain stimuli over others—play a significant role in various psychological conditions, including substance use disorders and eating disorders. In this presentation, Ali will discuss the development and application of a free-viewing multi-stimulus eye-tracking task designed to assess attention biases toward disorder-specific cues. This task has demonstrated satisfactory reliability and criterion validity in measuring attention bias for alcohol versus soda cues. Building […]

Read more