Dr. Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan | Microlearning | Best Researcher Award Posted on 17/02/202517/02/2025 by ScienceFather Dr. Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan | Microlearning | Best Researcher Award Doctorate at The University of Texas at Austin, United States Profiles Orcid Google Scholar Education Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology – Indiana University, Bloomington (2022) Dissertation: Influence of Microlearning Approach on Introductory Database Programming Concepts M.S.Ed. in Instructional Systems Technology – Indiana University, Bloomington (2021) M.S. in Training and Development – Illinois State University (2017) B.Tech. in Information Technology – Anna University, Chennai, India (2005) Professional Experience Lecturer & Postdoctoral Fellow – University of Texas at Austin (2022 – Present) Research Assistant – Indiana University Graduate School (2021 – 2022) Faculty Doctoral Fellow – Indiana University School of Education (2018 – 2021) Project Manager – Humana Inc., Louisville, Kentucky (2017) Technical Test Lead / Technology Lead – Infosys Limited, Lisle, Indiana (2012 – 2016) Senior Application Consultant – IBM, RTP, North Carolina (2007 – 2012) Analyst Programmer – Ramco Systems Limited, Chennai, India (2005 – 2007) Fellowships & Awards Best Proposal Award – Texas Association of Higher Education Assessment Conference (2024) Provost Early Career Fellowship – University of Texas at Austin (2023) Emissary Award – Indiana University (2022) Jerrold E. Kemp IST Fellowship – Indiana University (2021 – 2022) L.C. Larson Award – Indiana University (2020 – 2021) Global Learning Fellowship – Indiana University (2018) Outstanding Performance Award – IBM (2007) Research Interests Instructional Systems Technology Microlearning & Digital Badging Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education Collaborative Learning & Problem-Solving Learning Analytics & Educational Assessment Invited Talks Overview of Generative Artificial Intelligence Research Tools – 2024 Technology-Enhanced Learning Symposium, University of Texas at Austin (Aug. 2024) Small Bites, Big Impact: Research-Based Insights on Microlearning – University of Bergen, Norway (Feb. 2023) Professional Affiliations Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Texas Association for Higher Education Assessment (TxAHEA) Research Grants Curriculum Enhancement Grant – Co-PI with Shamima Mithun, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Texas at Austin ($5,000, 2022) Publications Exploring the role of a microlearning instructional approach in an introductory database programming course: an exploratory case study Authors: Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan, Mohan Yang, Kyungbin Kwon Journal: Journal of Computing in Higher Education Year: 2024 Microlearning in diverse contexts: A bibliometric analysis Authors: Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan, Javier Leung, Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb, Grace Seo, Ahmed Lachheb Journal: TechTrends Year: 2023 Investigating Instructional Designers’ Expressed Needs during the Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study Using Natural Language Processing Authors: Javier Leung, Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb, Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan, Ahmed Lachheb, Grace Seo Journal: TechTrends Year: 2023 Learning analytics as a tool for improvement and reflection on instructional design practices Authors: Tanner Phillips, Ahmed Lachheb, Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan, Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb Journal: A practitioner’s guide to instructional design in higher education Year: 2021 Learning Presence and the Reconceptualization of Language and Literacy Teachers’ Online Professional Development. Authors: Faridah Pawan, Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan, Rodney Myers, Dorcas Miao Journal: Online Learning Year: 2021