Manuel B. Garcia is a professor of information technology and the founding director of the Educational Innovation and Technology Hub (EdITH) at FEU Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines. Read More
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Transparency, Ethical Framing, and User Agency as Determinants of Trust in AI-Mediated Assessment: Informing the Design of Trustworthy Systems
Evaluation Review, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X261451124
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Crompton, H. iD, Burke, D. iD, 
Bozkurt, A. iD, Nickel, C. iD, , Pegrum, M. iD, , Parsons, D. iD, , , Garcia, M. B. iD, Chigona, A. iD, , Bellas, F. iD, Benali, M. iD, , Palalas, A. iD, Machado, A. d. B., Tinmaz, H. iD, Kim, J. iD, Velander, J. iD, Xiao, J. iD, Singh, L. iD, , Samsudin, M. A. B. iD,
A Framework for Generative AI Policy and Guidelines in K-12 Education
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, pages 1-22, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2026.2661641
Crompton, H. iDCrompton, Helen
crompton@odu.eduiD 0000-0002-1775-8219Research Institute for Digital Innovation in Learning, Old Dominion University, USA
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iD 0000-0002-8214-0386, Old Dominion University, USA
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arasbozkurt@gmail.comiD 0000-0002-4520-642XDepartment of Distance Education, Anadolu University, Turkey
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iD 0009-0009-6420-3716, Old Dominion University, USA
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iD 0000-0003-1577-4642, University of Western Australia, Australia
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mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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iD 0000-0002-4293-8190, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
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iD 0000-0001-6043-1468, Universidade da Coruña, Spain
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iD 0000-0003-3064-0757, Regional Center for Education and Training Professions in the Oriental Region, Morocco
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iD 0000-0001-9408-1152, Athabasca University, Australia
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, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
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iD 0000-0003-4310-0848, Woosong University, South Korea
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iD 0000-0002-3365-7354, Old Dominion University, USA
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iD 0000-0002-4144-6012, Linnaeus University, Sweden
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iD 0000-0002-5316-2957, Open University of Shantou, China
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lenandar.singh@uog.edu.gyiD 0000-0002-8550-4237Department of Computer Science, University of Guyana, Guyana
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iD 0000-0001-8231-5775, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
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Human–AI Interaction in a Socio-Educational Metaverse: Insights from a Developmental Evaluation of AI Avatars
Interactive Learning Environments, pages 1-18, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2026.2658204
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Virtual Selves and Embodied Learning: Enacting Simulated Lived Experience in the Metaverse as Critical Pedagogy in Higher Education
Higher Education Research & Development, Volume 45, Issue 2, pages 448-468, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2026.2617307
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The Illusion of Presence and the Reality of Engagement: How Avatar Dynamics Define Social Interaction in an Educational Metaverse?
Interactive Learning Environments, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2025.2611127 | Citations: 2
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mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Multilingual Language Learning in a Multimodal Metaverse: A Multidimensional Study of Communicative, Affective, and Cognitive Development
Innovation In Language Learning and Teaching, pages 1-27, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2026.2621262 | Citations: 2
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Doctoral Student Attrition Among All-but-Dissertation Students: A Case Study in the Doctor of Information Technology Program
Journal of Further and Higher Education, Volume 50, Issue 3, pages 513-535, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2026.2614014
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Metaverse Experience and Technology Acceptance (META): A Framework for Decoding Digital Existence in Virtual Worlds
Education and Information Technologies, Volume 31, Issue 6, pages 1581-1610, (2025)
doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13860-7 | Citations: 3
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Self-Coded Digital Portfolios as an Authentic Project-Based Learning Assessment in Computing Education: Evidence from a Web Design and Development Course
Education Sciences, Volume 15, pages 1-18, (2025)
doi https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15091150 | Citations: 14
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Text Mining as an Educational Evaluation Methodology: Analyzing Textual Data Extracted from Online Learning Environments
Learning Environments Research, (2025)
doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-025-09547-y
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