NUDGED
Project
Enhancing Student Engagement and Performance Through Digital Nudges
NUDGED develops an AI-driven digital nudging system to support student engagement, academic performance and retention in higher education. Combining behavioural science with learning analytics, it delivers timely, personalised prompts through existing learning management systems to identify disengagement and encourage effective study habits. Students and educators contribute to co-design and pilots across partner universities, with particular attention to first-generation learners, low-income students and students with disabilities. The project develops educator training, open educational resources, an Ethical Use Framework and a European Scaling Blueprint. Data protection, algorithmic transparency, bias monitoring and accessibility guide development and testing, while open-access guidance and a community of practice support adoption by other institutions.
ACEEU's Role: Dissemination and Evaluation Leader
ACEEU leads international dissemination and partnership development, connecting project findings with educators, institutional leaders, researchers and policymakers through its higher education networks. Drawing on its accreditation and quality assurance expertise, it supports quality assurance implementation and guides ethical considerations relating to privacy, consent, transparency and responsible AI adoption. It works with university and SME partners to consolidate pilot evidence, coordinate feedback and inclusivity assessment, and translate findings into practical guidance for replication. ACEEU also contributes to scaling approaches and ethical guidance that address different institutional and cultural contexts. Its contribution supports wider uptake of the nudging system and the integration of responsible AI practices into institutional quality assurance and advisory services.
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