Project 13: AI and Project Fair Allocation

AI and Project Fair Allocation

The aim of this project is to develop a personalized, and AI-assisted project recommendation system based on the Moodle fair allocation plugin to promote the effectiveness and satisfaction of students' Final Year Project learning experiences.

Project Leader: Song, Pengfei  (Department of Mechatronics and Robotics, School of Advanced Technology, XJTLU), Li, Na (Academy of Future Education, XJTLU)

Project Members:

Lim, Eng Gee (Dean, School of Advanced Technology, XJTLU); Leach, Mark (Deputy Dean, School of Advance Technology); Zhang, Xiaojun (Chief Officer of Education; Leader of Entrepreneur College (Taicang) Leadership Team; Executive Dean, Academy of Future Education; Acting Dean, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Hub, XJTLU);

Research Grant:

• 2024 Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China Programme - General Programme 2024年度江苏省高等学校自然科学研究面上项目
  
• 2024 Humanities and Social Science Program of Ministry of Education of PRC (MoE) Young Scientists Fund: Theoretical construction and empirical research on artificial Intelligence promoting fair allocation of project-based learning resources 2024年教育部人文社会科学青年基金：人工智能促进项目式学习资源公平分配的理论构建与实证研究

Journal paper:

• Li, N., Lim, E. G*., Leach, M*., Zhang, X*., & Song, P.* (2022). Role of perceived self-efficacy in automated project allocation: measuring university students’ perceptions of justice in interdisciplinary project-based learning. Computers in Human Behavior, 136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107381
• Yuan, H., Yuan, W., Duan, S., Yong, R., Jiao, K., Wei, Y., Leach, M., Li, N*., Zhang, X., Lim, E. G*., & Song, P*. (2024). Navigating the uncertainty: the impact of a student-centered final year project allocation mechanism on student performance. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03324-7

Dataset:

• Li, N., Lim, E. G., Leach, M., Zhang, X., & Song, P. (2022). University students' perceived self-efficacy and justice datasets in a PBL project allocation context at a Sino-British international university in China Mendeley Data. https://doi.org/10.17632/w2kzmvfhb2.1

Research outreach:

• Li, N., Lim, E. G., & Leach, M (2024). Practical strategies for overcoming challenges in interdisciplinary project-based learning. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/practical-strategies-overcoming-challenges-interdisciplinary-projectbased-learning
• Li, N., Zhang, X., & Song, P. (2023). Students with strong self-belief are happier and more successful – as our study shows. https://theconversation.com/students-with-strong-self-belief-are-happier-and-more-successful-as-our-study-shows-199645
• Li, N., Lim, E. G., Leach, M., Zhang, X., & Song, P. (2022). 大学生学习公平性和自我效能感：教育技术支持下的自动化跨学科项目分配https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3OSOYzLURN724cUSWnlVbQ

Conference presentations:

• Li, N., Lim, E. G*., Leach, M*., Zhang, X*., & Song, P.* (2022). Using Moodle for Fair and Effective Project-Based Learning: a Case Study in China. The Learning Ideas Conference 2022.