This presentation explores the role of digital nudging in education. Digital nudging, a concept based on behavioral economics, can be seen as informational cues and signals that influence online learning behaviors positively. Informed by ongoing research initiatives, this presentation explores how digital nudges can be embedded in digital learning environments to guide learners. The talk also discusses perceptions, acceptability, ethical considerations, and future directions of digital nudges for research and practice, focusing on how digital nudging can be responsibly designed to foster personalized and meaningful learning experiences.

Chei Sian Lee is currently Professor of Information at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, where she is also the Associate Chair for Faculty and the Chair of the NTU Teaching Council. She heads the Laboratory for Online Information Research and Education, where she conducts research on human-computer interaction and information practices, and digital nudging for learning. She received a PhD in Management Information Systems from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Liautaud Graduate School of Business, as well as an M.Sc. and a B.Sc. in Computer and Information Science from the National University of Singapore.