{"id":16634,"date":"2026-01-14T15:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/?post_type=event&#038;p=16634"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:07:48","slug":"7th-network-spotlight-2","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/events\/7th-network-spotlight-2\/","title":{"rendered":"7th Network Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cMore Than Cognition: Socio-Emotional Processes in Learning with Human and AI Tutors\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IT:U Fellow Professor <strong>Manuela Paechter<\/strong> will take you on a journey into the socio-emotional dimensions of learning and explore how human and AI tutors shape learning experiences across the lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She will address key discussion points such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learning as an integrated process involving cognitive, emotional, and social dimensions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The importance of learner\u2013instructor interactions for positive learning outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The growing role of artificial intelligence in supporting socio-emotional processes in education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implications of human and AI-based tutoring for the design of future learning environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>17:00<\/strong> \u2013 Welcome and Introduction by Daniel Cracau, Director Outreach &amp; Start-Ups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17:10<\/strong> \u2013 Keynote by Prof. Manuela Paechter, Fellow Professor of Computational Educational Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18:15<\/strong> \u2013 Open discussion and Q&amp;A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> January 27, 2026<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 17:00 \u2013 18:30<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Interdisciplinary Transformation University, Altenberger Stra\u00dfe 66c, 1st floor, 4040 Linz, Austria<br><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Prof. Manuela Paechter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMore Than Cognition: Socio-Emotional Processes in Learning with Human and AI Tutors\u201d IT:U Fellow Professor Manuela Paechter will take you on a journey into the socio-emotional dimensions of learning and explore how human and AI tutors shape learning experiences across the lifespan. 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