• Computer-supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
• Instructional design & Educational effectiveness
• Inquiry learning in STEM education

Recent projects

• None (Pre-doctoral program) (14/07/2026 - 14/07/2030) - Promotor
• Investigating Teacher Well-Being and Its Impact on Student Engagement at Can Tho University (08/12/2025 - 28/02/2030) - Co-promotor
• Co-orchestration of collaborative learning in synchronous hybrid education (01/10/2025 - 30/09/2029) - Promotor
• Co-Orchestration of Collaborative Learning in Synchronous Hybrid Education (01/10/2025 - 01/10/2029) - Promotor
• Acceptance of technology-enhanced learning materials in medical and healthcare education (26/05/2025 - 26/05/2029) - Co-promotor
• Use of AI in Flemish education in 2025 (15/05/2025 - 14/05/2026) - Co-promotor
• The educator's role in virtual learning environments for anatomical and clinical skills training (01/05/2025 - 01/05/2029) - Co-promotor
• Explanations in Artificial Intelligence to strengthen Learning Analytics for higher education (01/10/2024 - 01/10/2028) - Promotor
• Explanations in Artificial Intelligence to strengthen Learning Analytics for higher education (01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028) - Co-promotor
• DigCompEduMa : concretisering en implementatie van het DigCompEdu-kader in de EduMa (01/09/2024 - 31/08/2026) - Promotor

Selection of publications

• launch Raes, A., Pieters, M., Vens, C. (2022). Teaching through collaborative problem solving to make teaching more interactive, student-based and future-proof. A teacher-researcher collaboration in medicine education. In: P. Blessinger, E. Sengupta (Eds.), ICT and Innovation in Teaching Learning Methods in Higher Education, (11-30). (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning). Emerald Group Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-80043-265-9.
• launch Raes, A. (2022). Exploring Student and Teacher Experiences in Hybrid Learning Environments: Does Presence Matter? Postdigital Science and Education, 4 (1), 138-159. doi: 10.1007/s42438-021-00274-0
• launch Van Schoors, R., Elen, J., Raes, A., Depaepe, F. (2021). An overview of 25 years of research on digital personalised learning in primary and secondary education: A systematic review of conceptual and methodological trends. British Journal Of Educational Technology, 52 (5), 1798-1822. doi: 10.1111/bjet.13148 via repository
• launch Raes, A. (corresp. author), Depaepe, F. (2020). A longitudinal study to understand students’ acceptance of technological reform. When experiences exceed expectations. Education and Information Technologies, 25 (1), 533-552. doi: 10.1007/s10639-019-09975-3
• launch Raes, A., Vanneste, P., Pieters, M., Windey, I., Van Den Noortgate, W., Depaepe, F. (2020). Learning and instruction in the hybrid virtual classroom: An investigation of students’ engagement and the effect of quizzes. Computers & Education, 143, Art.No. 103682. doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103682 via repository
• launch Raes, A., Detienne, L., Windey, I., Depaepe, F. (2019). A systematic literature review on synchronous hybrid learning: Gaps identified. Learning Environments Research, 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s10984-019-09303-z via repository
• launch Montrieux, H., Raes, A., Schellens, T. (2017). "The best app is the teacher' Introducing classroom scripts in technology-enhanced education. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 33 (3), 267-281.