Welcome to the McLearn Lab

We are a research group at Carnegie Mellon University, led by Professor Bruce M. McLaren, that studies learning sciences, educational technology, digital learning games, intelligent tutoring systems, collaborative learning, and e-learning principles.

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News:

September 2026


Marshall An presents at ECTEL 2026 in Valencia, Spain: 'Adapting Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Technical Workforce Training: A Case Study of Two Cybersecurity Tutor Designs'

July 2026
Professor McLaren was interviewed about his career journey and AI by his alma mater, University of Pittsburgh's School of Computing and Information (SCI)
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June 2026
Aditi Haiman had three papers published at AIED 2026 and presented one of the three: 'Gender Differences in Learning and Test-Taking Experiences with Digital Game-Based Assessment.'
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June 2026
Prof. McLaren's Blue Sky paper, 'VanLehn's Two Loops Aren't Enough: Toward Meta-Adaptive Control of Instructional Form', was presented at AIED 2026.
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June 2026
At the AIED 2026 conference in Seoul, South Korea, Prof. McLaren led the committee that presented the annual AIED Lifetime Achievement Award.
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