PhD Student

Knowledge Technology Laboratory
Science and Technology Education Center
School of Education
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Phone: +972-3-6407799
E-mail: mosheleiXYZYXpost.tau.ac.il
(for sending an e-mail, please put @ instead of the XYZYX)

Research Interests

• Educational Data Mining
• Web Based Learning and Instruction
• ICT in Science Education
• Mathematical Problem Solving and Higher Order Cognitive Skills
• ICT in Teachers' Professional Development
• ICT in Higher Education

Education

• MA (Magna cum Laude), School of Education, Tel Aviv University, 2005. Thesis title: Web Usage Patterns and Learning Styles in an Academic Course in Engineering (supervised by Prof. Rafi Nachmias)
• B.Sc.TE, School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 2003. Project title (Cum Laude): Measurments and simulation of a near field radiation in a MRI selenoide antena (supervised by Prof. Solange Akselrod and Dr. Haim Mezner)
• Science Teaching Certificate, School of Education, Tel Aviv University, 2003

Awards and Scholarships

• Netvision Scholarship, Netvision Institute for Internet Studies (2008)
• Rector's Scholarship, Tel Aviv University (2007-2008)
• Rector's scholarship, Tel Aviv University (2006-2007)
• Best Graduate Student Paper Award, ICICTE, University College of the Fraser Valley, Canada (2006)
• MA Magna cum Laude Scholarship, Tel Aviv University (2005)

Scientific Activities

• Member of the publications committee of the International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education (ICICTE), Crete, Greece, 2007 - 2009
• Member of the organizing committee of European Virtual Nano2Life University (EVNU) Workshop, Swizerland, January, 2008
• Member of the organizing committee of European Virtual Nano2Life University (EVNU) Workshop, Israel, January, 2007

Publications

• Mioduser, D., Nachmias, R., Benayahu, Y., Zuzovsky, R., Leiba, M., Zurel, D., & Ram, J. (2010). Learning Marine Biology Using Qualitative Modeling Interactive Environment, The 7th annual conference of the Israeli Association of Aquatic Studies, Eilat, Israel .
• Mioduser, D., Nachmias, R., Benayahu, Y., Zuzovsky, R., Leiba, M., Zurel, D., & Ram, J. (2010). Learning Science Using Qualitative Modeling Interactive Environment (Poster), Chaise Conference - Research in Learning Technologies, The Open University, Israel .
• Ben-Zadok, G., Leiba, M., Nachmias, R., & Mintz, R. (2010). Anywhere, Anytime? Evaluating Characteristics of Online Learning at Home vs. School, Using Data Mining Techniques, Chaise Conference - Research in Learning Technologies, The Open University, Israel, 38-46 .
• Ben-Zadok, G., Leiba, M., Nachmias, R. &, and Mintz, R. (2009). Anywhere and Anytime: Evaluating Students' Behaviors in Science Web Based Learning Environment Using Log File Analysis, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education (ICICTE 2009), Corfu, Greece..
• Leiba, M. & Nachmias, R. (2007). Using Web Mining to Asses Usage Patterns in an Academic Course, The Second Conference on Internet and Technology for PhD Students, Ramat Gan, Israel.
• Hershkovitz, A., Leiba, M., Cohen, A., & Nachmias, R. (2007). Educational Data Mining (Panel), The Second Conference on Internet and Technology for PhD Students, Ramat Gan, Israel.  
• Nachmias, R., Leiba, M., & Ram, J. (2007). European Virtual N2L University (EVNU) – Educational Exchange in Nano2Life - a Network of Excellence, European Distance and E-Leartning Network (EDEN) Conference, Naples, Italy.
• Nachmias, R., Leiba, M., & Ram, J. (2007). European Virtual N2L University (EVNU): Educational Repository in Nano2Life, A Network of Excellence, MEITAL 5th Conference – ICT in Higher Education, HIT, Israel.
• Leiba, M. & Nachmias, R. (2006). A Knowledge Community – Constructing A Knowledge Model Through The Process Of Concept Mapping In Academic Instruction, 4th IEEE International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education (ITRE 2006), Tel-Aviv, Israel.
• Leiba, M. & Nachmias, R. (2006). Web Usage Patterns and Learning Styles in an Academic Course in Engineering, in Fernstrom, K. & Tsolakidis K. (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education (ICICTE 2006), Rhodes, Greece, 11-16.
• Leiba, M. & Nachmias, R. (2006). Web Usage Patterns and Learning Styles of Engineering Students, Chaise Conference - Research in Learning Technologies, The Open University, Israel (in Hebrew).
• Leiba, M. & Nachmias, R. (2005). Using Online Concept Maps in Introduction to Biology Course, MEITAL 4th Conference - ICT in Higher Education, Ben Gurion University, Israel.

Deliverables

• Mioduser. D. (ed.), Salles, P., Noble, R., Zitek, A., Benayahu, Y., Zurel, D., Leiba, M., Zuzovsky, R. and Nachmias, R. (2010). Lessons and assignment schemata. DynaLearn, EC FP7 STREP project 231526, Deliverable D7.1.
• Nachmias, R., Leiba, M., & Ram, J. (2007). EVNU - European Virtual N2L University - Workshop Report. Nano2Life, EC FP6 NoE project.