Baker, Ryan S. (rsb2162)

Ryan Shaun Baker earned his Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University, and was a post-doctoral fellow in the Learning Sciences at the University of Nottingham. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree (Sc.B.) in Computer Science from Brown University. Dr. Baker has been Assistant Professor of Psychology and the Learning Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He previously served as the first Technical Director of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center DataShop, the largest public repository for data on the interaction between learners and educational software. He was the founding President of the International Educational Data Mining Society, and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Educational Data Mining. He has taught or co-taught three Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) in this area. His research combines educational data mining, learning analytics, and quantitative field observation methods in order to better understand how students respond to educational software, and how these responses impact their learning. He studies these issues within intelligent tutors, simulations, and educational games. In recent years, he and his colleagues have developed automated detectors that make inferences in real-time about students' motivation, meta-cognition, affect, and robust learning.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, US Program, Vital Behaviors and Skills Associated with Engagement Derived from Learning Analytics Topic. Towards an Engagement Pedometer for Everyone: Unobtrusive Assessment of Engagement and Disengagement. Baker, R.S.J.d. (PI).

National Science Foundation, Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF). SHF: Small: User Studies to Improve Novice Programming. Fisler, K. (PI), Baker, R.S.J.d. (Co-PI).  

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Classroom Environment, Allocation of Attention, and Learning Outcomes in K-4 Students. Fisher, A. (PI), Baker, R.S.J.d. (Co-PI).

National Science Foundation, Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST). Research: Predicting STEM Career Choice from Computational Indicators of Student Engagement within Middle School Mathematics Classes. Baker, R.S.J.d. (PI), Heffernan, N.T. (Co-PI). 

National Science Foundation, Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE). Empirical Research: Emerging Research: Using Automated Detectors to Examine the Relationships Between Learner Attributes and Behaviors During Inquiry in Science Microworlds. Gobert, J.G. (PI), Baker, R.S.J.d. (Co-PI).

National Science Foundation, Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE). Empirical Research: Emerging Research: Robust and Efficient Learning: Modeling and Remediating Students’ Domain Knowledge. Corbett, A.T. (PI), Baker, R.S.J.d. (Co-PI).  

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Promoting Robust Understanding of Genetics with a Cognitive Tutor that Integrates Conceptual Learning with Problem Solving. Corbett, A.T. (PI), Baker, R.S.J.d. (Co-PI).

National Science Foundation, Science of Learning Centers. Toward a Decade of PSLC Research: Investigating Instructional, Social, and Learner Factors in Robust Learning through Data-Driven Analysis and Modeling. Koedinger, K.R. (PI). Baker, R.S.J.d. (Senior Personnel).  

Best Student Paper Award (as co-author with Shimin Kai). 8^th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 2015.

Best Paper Award. 17^th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2015.

Best Technical Paper Award. 5^th International Conference on Learning Analytics, 2015.

Attendee Choice Award for Most Original Research. 10^th Annual Games+Learning+Society Conference Poster Session, 2014.

Best Paper Award. 11^th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 2012.

James Chen Best Student Paper Award (as co-author with Michael Sao Pedro). 20^th International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization, 2012.

AERA SIG-ATL Best Student Paper Award (as co-author with Michael Sao Pedro). Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, 2012.

People’s Choice Award for Best Oral Presentation. 10^th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 2010.

People’s Choice Award for Best Interactive Event. 10^th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 2010.

Best Paper Award. 8^th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 2006.