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Dr George’s research focusses on the impact of AI on society and education and, the use of digital technologies in education. Her other interests include public education about AI; cross-disciplinary education and educational resources; and project management.
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Stella George, BSc.(hons), Ph.D. is research and teaching faculty in the School of Computing and Information Systems at Athabasca University. She joined the School of Computing and Information Science at Athabasca University in 2019. Dr George’s research focusses on the impact of AI on society and education and, the use of digital technologies in education. Dr George gained her PhD from the University of Exeter, UK in 1995 and worked in the application of AI to banks, credit card organizations and stock exchanges world wide. Her other interests include public education about AI, cross-disciplinary education and project management.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Exeter
… → 1995
External positions
Available supervisor for the following programs
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
- Doctor of Education in Distance Education
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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TWO-EYED SEEING: VR LEARNING WITH INDIGENOUS RELEVANCE
Soosay, T. & George, S., 2024, Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age, CELDA 2024. Sampson, D. G., Ifenthaler, D., Ifenthaler, D., Isaias, P., Isaias, P. & Rodrigues, L. (eds.). p. 379-384 6 p. (Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age, CELDA 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published Conference contribution › peer-review
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Preparing Lifelong Learners for a Diversifying Economy Through Micro-Credentials and Laddering at Athabasca University
Zenteno, S., Scott, J., Munyikwa, K., MacLeod, D., Kumar, V., George, S., Rae, M. & Kristin, M., Sep. 2022, Lifelong Learning,Micro-Credentials,Artificial Intelligence (AI),Online Learning.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published Conference contribution › peer-review
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Socio-technical Infrastructure Norms for Fair Use of Artificially Intelligent Education Companions: A Work in Progress
George, S., 28 Nov. 2022, 30th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference, ICCE 2022 - Proceedings. Iyer, S., Shih, J.-L., Shih, J.-L., Chen, W., Chen, W., Khambari, M. N. M., Abdul Aziz, N. A., Chang, M., Diwakar, A., How, S. P., Jiang, B., Kaewsa-Ard, A., Kim, M. S., Lai, C.-L., Lee, V. Y. A., Liu, L. Y., Ogata, H., Omar, M. K., Shu, H., Song, Y. & Yun, W. (eds.). p. 456-461 6 p. (30th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference, ICCE 2022 - Proceedings; vol. 2).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published Conference contribution › peer-review
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Towards interactive and collaborative online learning environments: Tutoring at a distance online with text-based conversational agents
George, S. & Heller, R., 27 Apr. 2021, Conversational Agents as Online Learning Tutors. p. 153-180 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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From sex and therapy bots to virtual assistants and tutors: How emotional should artificially intelligent agents be?
George, S., 22 Aug. 2019, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, CUI 2019. 19. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published Conference contribution › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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Teen relevant and open access health information for building vaccine confidence
George, S., Blomgren, C. & Cook, K.
8/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
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