פרופ' גילה קורץ

הפקולטה לטכנולוגיות למידה
דקנית

Prof. Kurtz Gila
Faculty of Instructional Technologies
Dean

Education

  • 1977
    -
    1980
    Tel Aviv University
    B.A. -Sociology and Anthropology
  • 1984
    -
    1987
    Tel Aviv Unibersity
    M.A. - Public Policy
  • 1988
    -
    1995
    Bar Ilan University
    Ph.D - Political Science

Research Fields

  • Integrating advanced technologies in learning and training
    • Human computers interactions
    • Generative AI and education

Teaching Areas

  • Research methods
  • Social learning

Selected Publications

For all Publications Google Scholar
  • G. Kurtz, M. Amzalag, N. Shaked, Y. Zaguri, D. Kohen-Vacs, E. Gal, G. Zailer, E. Barak-Medina , (2024), Strategies for integrating generative AI into higher education: Navigating challenges and leveraging opportunities , Education Sciences, Special Issue - Imagine the Future of Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching and Learning, 14(5),, Link
  • G. Kurtz, D. Kohen-Vacs, (2022), Humanoid robot as a tutor in a team-based training activity, Interactive Learning Environments 30(6) ,
  • G. Kurtz, O. Kopolovich, E. Segev, E. Shar-Inbar, L. Gal, R. Hammer , (2022), Impact of an Instructor's Personalized Email Intervention on Completion Rates in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 20(3),, Link
  • Y. Peled, G. Kurtz, O. Avidov- Unger, (2021), Pathways to a knowledge society: A proposal for a hierarchical model for measuring digital literacy among Israeli pre-service teachers, The Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 19(3), Link
  • G. Kurtz, Y. Peled, (2016), Digital learning literacies – A validation study, Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 13, Link

Experiences

  • Vice President, Knowledge Channels, 1999-2000

Grants & Awards

  • Awarded as one of 30 Female Pioneers in Online Learning worldwide.
    Bainbridge, S., & Wark, N. (2022). The encyclopedia of female pioneers in online learning. Routledge.
  • Erasmus+ - 2019

    EU’s programme to support education, youth and sport in Europe

    Erasmus-Code: 996417854

    (with Prof. Dr. Ilona Buchem, Germany and Dr. Dan Kohen Vacs)

  • International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management (IIAKM) - 2021

    Best Research Idea Award: "SocialNAO – A personalized learning workshop for elderly guided by a humanoid robot" (together with Dr. Dan Kohen-Vacs), Knowledge Management Conference 2021, Leipzig,
  • International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management (IIAKM) - 2020

    Best Research Idea Award: "A team-based training game guided by a humanoid robot" (together with Dr. Dan Kohen-Vacs),

    Knowledge Management Conference 2020, Lisbon, Portugal,



  • Holon Institute of Technology, HIT, Holon, Israel - 2017-2018

    Distinguished Lecturer Award
  • University of Maryland U - University College, College Park, MD, USA - 2011

    Certificate of Recognition for notable scholarly activity in the area of professional publications
  • European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) - 2007

    Fellow for Excellence in professional practice of open, distance and E-Learning

  • University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD, USA - 2006

    Teaching Recognition Award - Stanley J. Drazek