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:

April 2026
Professor McLaren participated in a podcast about digital learning games and AI in Stockholm, Sweden. Thank you to Professor Olga Viberg for hosting Professor McLaren's stay in Sweden!
[ Watch the podcast ]

April 2026
Professor McLaren was an invited speaker at Digital Futures in Stockholm, Sweden. Title of talk: 'Digital Game-Based Learning from Childhood to Adulthood: Evidence, Insights, and Future Directions,'' Stockhom, Sweden | April 16, 2026
[ See announcement ] [ Watch the invited talk ]

March 2026
Professor McLaren did an interview with the American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) Sciline on the topic of AI in education.
[ Link to interview ]
[ Link to DC News Now segment covering interview ]

February 2026


The McLearn Lab has started a new project with Learnvia: Integrating a Socratic Reflection Dialogue Component in Calculus Content
We are looking for calculus instructors to collaborate with!

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