Song, Donggil

Educational Background

- Extended Reality (XR) for Human Learning and Performance
- Human-Centered Virtual and Augmented Reality Systems
- Human-AI Collaboration in Immersive Environments

Excellence in Research Award, Sam Houston State University - 2022
Reviewer Excellence Award, Educational Technology Research and Development - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
Best Paper – R.W. Buddy Burniske Award. International Division, Association for Educational Communications and Technology - 2021
Young Researcher Award. Association for Educational Communications and Technology - 2017

D. Song, "How learners’ trust changes in generative AI over a semester of undergraduate courses," International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 35, 1445-1464, 2025.
J. Chiu, B. Castro, I. Ballard, K. Nelson, P. Zarutskie, K. Olaiya, D. Song, Y. Zhao, "Exploration of the role of ChatGPT in teaching communication skills for medical students: A pilot study," Medical Science Educator, 35, 1871-1882, 2025
J. Willis, K. Nicksic, C. Zientek, D. Song, "An analysis of school districts’ social media content patterns related to technology and their school performance," Educational Media International, 62(2), 197-214, 2025
N. Bui, J. Collier, Y.E. Ozturk, D. Song, "The effects of conversational agents on human learning and how we used them: A systematic review of studies before generative AI," TechTrends, 69, 628-644, 2025
D. Song, E. Oh, H. Hong, "The impact of teaching simulation computing with a conversational virtual agent with different attitudes on preservice teachers’ efficacy," Educational Technology & Society, 25(3), 46-59, 2022