Established in 2010, the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U) is Georgia Tech's living laboratory for fundamental educational change.
Serving as a research arm of the Division of Lifetime Learning, C21U's technologists and researchers support the Institute's innovation mission by pushing the boundaries of what is already done in higher education to bring learners the most impactful resources and technologies.
We serve as a nexus of collaboration and communication and a catalyst for innovation, bringing together an array of internal and external partners across various disciplines.
Through a sustained and systemic program of research, experimentation, design, prototyping, and implementation, C21U serves the Institute in thought leadership, educational technology design, community building, and support of Georgia Tech stakeholders of all ages.
Featured Research
The global pandemic accelerated the shift to remote teaching, leading to a rise in digital course materials such as textbooks. However, existing literature indicates limited research on how online students utilize digital textbooks and the features they find valuable for their online learning experiences and desire to aid their learning. Therefore, this research aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions among diverse online students and then draw implications for designing future intelligent textbooks.
Recent News
"The Whole Elephant" Features Dr. Warren Goetzel
The Whole Elephant podcast episode 3 features Dr. Warren Goetzel, director of Georgia Tech's Digital Learning team, and C21U's external and faculty engagement. He shares his insights on remote collaboration and strategies for building strong teams. Hosted by Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Lee Hibbard and headed by Dr. Mary-Lynn Realff, the podcast showcases the Effective Team Dynamics Initiative work at Tech.
AI-ALOE: AI for Reskilling, Upskilling, and Workforce Development
Our chief scientist, Ashok Goel, and AI-ALOE team members Chris Dede, Myk Garn, and Chaohua Ou authored this article that sheds light on the AI-powered learning and teaching assistants developed to improve adult reskilling and upskilling and revolutionize workforce development.
C21U’s LLMs in Education Project Highlights
C21U researchers are excited about LLMs' potential to transform education by offering personalized learning experiences to students at scale. Their findings provide unique insights by analyzing individual learners' processes and outcomes and constructing predictive models to identify potential improvement areas and enhance learner engagement and success.
XR in Higher Education: Adoption, Considerations, and Recommendations
As extended reality continues to be adopted in colleges and universities, higher education leaders need to consider regulatory and ethical implications. The authors offer a three-phased implementation approach.
Moving Microcredentials Forward: How Universities Are Incubators and Early Adopters
Education innovation will transform lifetime learning in two main ways: compacting instruction into digestible bites and standardizing how microcredentials are used and delivered in (and beyond) higher education.
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