About the DAN Study
Our Research Study
This research study helps us understand whether an English phrase appears meaningful based on its Parts-of-Speech pattern through statistical analysis and participant responses collected in this survey. Your participation helps advance our research into this topic area.
The following team members oversee the study, survey data management, and participant communication.
Meet the Research Team
Dr. Maiga Chang is a Full Professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems at Athabasca University ↗, Canada. His research mainly focuses on the following areas:
- Game-based learning, training and assessment
- Learning analytics and academic analytics
- Intelligent agent technology
- Health informatics
- Data mining
- Natural language processing
- Artificial intelligence
Dr. Chang has an extensive history of committee appointments:
- Chair (2018~2023) | IEEE Technical Committee of Learning Technology ↗ (TCLT)
- Executive Committee member | IEEE Computer Society Special Technical Communities ↗
- Executive Committee member (2017~2024, APSCE) | Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education ↗
- Executive Committee member (2016~2025, GCSCE) | Global Chinese Society for Computing in Education ↗
- Vice President (2022~) and Secretary and Treasurer (2019~2021) | International Association of Smart Learning Environments ↗ (IASLE)
- Chair (2021~2022) | Educational Activities Committee, IEEE Northern Canada Section
- Steering Committee member (2020~) | International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems ↗ (ITS)
- Chair (2014~) | Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning special interest group (DIGITEL SIG) for IEEE TCLT
Dr. Chang is involved with the following publications:
- Editor-in-chief (2019~) | Journal of Educational Technology & Society ↗ (an Open Access journal included in Web of Science's SSCI without publication fee)
- Editor-in-chief (2014~) | International Journal of Distance Education Technologies ↗ (an Open Access journal included in Web of Science's ESCI, SCOPUS, EI)
- Editor-in-chief (2020~) | Bulletin of Technical Committee on Learning Technology ↗ (an Open Access journal included in Web of Science's ESCI without publication fee)
Dr. Chang has given more than 110 talks and lectures in different events; He has participated in more than 310 international conferences and workshops as a Program Committee Member; and, he also has (co-)authored more than 227 edited books, book chapters, journal and international conference papers. He is an IEEE member since 1996.
Dan is a consultant in the Information Systems field, operating as Optimal Computer Solutions Inc. Over the years, Dan has worked on projects with organizations in Alberta, primarily:
- Computronix (2005 to 2017)
- Intuit Canada (2001 to 2005)
- TELUS (2001)
- City of Edmonton (1999 to 2001)
Dan is currently a Degree program candidate at Athabasca University ↗, Canada.
When Dan is not studying, he likes to pursue his many interests which include running, cycling, swimming, triathlon, hiking, racquet sports, photography, travel, language, and culture.
Contact the Research Team
If you have any questions about this study or your participation, please contact us through our Contact page.