Ravelijn

prof.dr. S.E. McKenney (Susan)

Full Professor
BMS-LDT-ELAN
Ravelijn 5430
susan.mckenney@utwente.nl
+31534892890
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I am especially interested in exploring and supporting the interplay between curriculum development and teacher professional development. This includes the supportive role of technology in curriculum and teacher development, as well as particular attention for these issues in the fields of science education, citizenship development, and early childhood literacy. I am also committed to exploring how educational research can serve the development of scientific understanding while also developing solutions to real problems in educational practice. Since educational design research lends itself to these dual aims, I work on developing and explicating ways to conduct design research. Much of my work has been carried out in collaboration with organizations in developing countries, but I also enjoy research and consultancy in the Netherlands, the USA and Europe.

For current engagements, announcements and comprehensive listings of scientific work, please visit http://www.EducationalDesignResearch.org.

Expertise

  • Social Sciences

    • Teachers
    • Technology
    • Learning
    • Curriculum
    • Research
    • Research Design
    • Literacy

  • Computer Science

    • Design

Organisations

Ancillary activities

  • North-West University (NWU)Extraordinary Professor

Publications

2025

Eerste baan of carrièreswitch: Hoe staat het met het beroepsmatige welzijn van beginnende leraren in het voortgezet onderwijs? (2025)Tijdschrift voor lerarenopleiders, 46(4), 77-104. Spiele, S., van der Linden, S., Timmer, M. & McKenney, S.https://doi.org/10.63379/8m95pz70Investigating the Impact of a Collaborative Conversational Agent on Dialogue Productivity and Knowledge Acquisition (2025)International journal of artificial intelligence in education, 35(4), 2254-2280. de Araujo, A., Papadopoulos, P. M., McKenney, S. & de Jong, T.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-025-00469-7Teaching and Learning Chemical Bonding in a Cutting-edge Research Context (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. van Dulmen, T. H. H.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036566353Student and teacher experiences using cutting-edge research as learning context (2025)Research in science & technological education (E-pub ahead of print/First online). van Dulmen, T. H. H., Visser, T. C., Pepin, B. & McKenney, S.https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2025.2517590Educational design research for relevant & robust scholarship (2025)Journal of computing in higher education, 37(2), 614-638. McKenney, S. & Reeves, T. C.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-025-09456-2Supporting Reflection-in-Action: What Happens When Pre-service Teachers Practice Facilitating Accountable Talk among their AI-simulated Learners (2025)In AECT 2025 International Convention: Proceedings. The Association for Educational Communications and Technology, AECT (Accepted/In press). van der Linden, S., Seufert, S. & McKenney, S.Goede ondersteuning voor beginnende leraren (2025)Didaktief, 2025. Spiele, S., van der Linden, S., Timmer, M. & McKenney, S.https://didactiefonline.nl/artikel/goede-ondersteuning-voor-beginnende-leraren

2024

Could you elaborate more on what your partner just said?: Guiding dialogue in science education using a conversational agent (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. de Araujo, A.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036563154A learning analytics-based collaborative conversational agent to foster productive dialogue in inquiry learning (2024)Journal of computer assisted learning, 40(6), 2700-2714. de Araujo, A., Papadopoulos, P. M., McKenney, S. & de Jong, T.https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.13007Fostering Teachers’ Learning through Materials Featuring Research on Early Cancer Diagnosis as a Context (2024)Journal of chemical education, 101(11), 4651-4660. van Dulmen, T. H. H., Visser, T. C., Pepin, B. & McKenney, S.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01084

Other contributions

Books

McKenney, S. & Reeves, T. (2019). Conducting Educational Design Research, 2nd Ed. London: Routledge.

McKenney, S. & Reeves, T. (2012). Conducting Educational Design Research. London: Routledge.

Van den Akker, J., Gravemeijer, K., McKenney, S. & Nieveen, N. (2006). Educational design research. London: Routledge.

Special issues

West, R., Ertmer, P. & McKenney, S. (Eds.) (2020). The Role of Theory in Learning Design and Technology Research and Practice. Special issue: Educational Technology Research & Development.

McKenney, S. & Visscher, A. (Eds.) (2019). Technology for teacher learning and performance. Special issue: Technology, Pedagogy and Education.

Könings, K. & McKenney, S. (Eds.) (2017). Participatory design of (built) learning environments. Special issue: European Journal of Education.

Kopcha, T. J., Schmidt, M. & McKenney, S. (Eds.) (2015). Educational Design Research. Special issue: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology.

Kali, Y., McKenney, S. & Sagy, O. (Eds.) (2015). Special issue. Teachers as Designers of Technology-Enhanced Learning. Instructional Science. 

Voogt, J., McKenney, S., Fisser, P. & van Braak, J. (Eds.) (2012). Special Issue on Research-Practice Interactions in Education. Pedagogische Studiën, 89(6).

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Courses academic year 2025/2026

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Courses academic year 2024/2025

Address

University of Twente

Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 5430
Hallenweg 17
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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