Task-unrelated Thought and Gaze: Understanding the Complex Relation

Daniel Ebbert

PhD candidate at the University of South Australia

I am a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia’s Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning. Prior to my doctoral studies, I worked as a Research Associate and Systems Administrator supporting university lecturers with educational technology in Germany. My doctoral research explores the intersection of self-regulated learning and mind wandering during video-based learning, specifically examining how learners adapt their learning processes after recognizing mind wandering episodes. This research aims to develop evidence-based recommendations for effective responses to mind wandering during learning. Following my PhD, I plan to expand my research beyond video-based contexts to investigate the conditions under which self-regulated learners engage in task-level, ad-hoc adaptation of their learning processes.