Italo Masiello

With a research background in medical education, there I put to good use my knowledge in psychology, neuroscience and computer science, I try to understand the potential that digital technology has for teaching and learning, behaviour and communication. This is part of my new appointment as Professor of Educational Technology at Linnaeus University.

I lead a research group in Educational Technology placed at the intersection between digital technologies and learning science. Areas of interest connected to these efforts are knowledge creation, digital technology practices in education, learning analytics, mobile learning and teachers´ digital literacies just to mention of few. You can read more about our research at EdTechLnu

Educational technology is an interdisciplinary field of research and development where educational, technical, behavioural and design sciences meet. This makes it possible to study and explore different educational process and tools and mechanisms that support these in order to find answers to what gives value and efficiency for students and teachers.

Italo's vision of the future of EdTech

Teaching

Program Director of the master's program in Educational Technology (in Swedish) and teacher in a number of courses within the same program.

Research

I lead a large research program in educational technology. The program aims to change teachers' everyday practice and improve students' school results. This will be done by means of data-driven support and analysis combined with systematic competence development in close collaboration with teachers and school leaders and EdTech companies. You can read about it here at the program's website: Educational Technology in Schools

My research groups

My ongoing research projects

My completed research projects

Seed project: An Exploration of the Challenges and Possibilities of Multidimensional Visualization in the Context of Visual Learning Analytics The main objective for this seed project within Linnaeus…

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Masiello, I., Mohseni, Z., Palma, F., Nordmark, S., Augustsson, H., et al. (2024). A Current Overview of the Use of Learning Analytics Dashboards. Education Sciences. 14 (1).
Status: Published
Mohseni, Z., Masiello, I., Martins, R.M. (2023). Co-Developing an Easy-to-Use Learning Analytics Dashboard for Teachers in Primary/Secondary Education : A Human-Centered Design Approach. Education Sciences. 13 (12).
Status: Published
Nilsson, T., Masiello, I., Broberger, E., Lindström, V. (2023). Digital feedback during clinical education in the emergency medical services : a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education. 23 (1).
Status: Published
Masiello, I., Fixsen, D.L., Nordmark, S., Mohseni, Z., Holmberg, K., et al. (2023). Digital transformation in schools of two southern regions of Sweden through implementation-informed approach : A mixed-methods study protocol. PLOS ONE. 18 (12).
Status: Published
Masiello, I., Herault, R.C., Mansfeld, M., Skogqvist, M. (2022). Simulation-Based VR Training for the Nuclear Sector-A Pilot Study. Sustainability. 14 (13).
Status: Published
Mohseni, Z., Martins, R.M., Masiello, I. (2022). SBGTool v2.0: An Empirical Study on a Similarity-Based Grouping Tool for Students’ Learning Outcomes. Data. 7 (7).
Status: Published
Jafari, J., Karlgren, K., Moonaghi, H.K., Layegh, P., Bonacina, S., et al. (2021). Designing internet-enabled patient education for self-management of T2D diabetes : The case of the Razavi-Khorasan province in Iran. PLOS ONE. 16 (4).
Status: Published
Liu, J., Ponzer, S., Farrokhnia, N., Masiello, I. (2021). Evaluation of interprofessional teamwork modules implementation in an emergency department : A mixed-methods case study of implementation fidelity. BMC Health Services Research. 21 (1).
Status: Published
Liu, J., Palmgren, T., Ponzer, S., Masiello, I., Farrokhnia, N. (2021). Can dedicated emergency team and area for older people reduce the hospital admission rate? : An observational pre- and post-intervention study. BMC Geriatrics. 21 (1). 1-8.
Status: Published
Liu, J., Masiello, I., Ponzer, S., Farrokhnia, N. (2019). Interprofessional teamwork versus fast track streaming in an emergency department - An observational cohort study of two strategies for enhancing the throughput of orthopedic patients presenting limb injuries or back pain. PLOS ONE. 14 (7). 16.
Status: Published
Hadadgar, A., Changiz, T., Kononowicz, A.A., Safaeian, L., Mirshahzadeh, N., et al. (2018). Creating and validating e-cases as educational tools in general practitioners' continuing medical education context. Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems. 14 (1).
Status: Published
Liu, J., Masiello, I., Ponzer, S., Farrokhnia, N. (2018). Can interprofessional teamwork reduce patient throughput times? : A longitudinal single-centre study of three different triage processes at a Swedish emergency department. BMJ Open. 8 (4).
Status: Published
Husebø, S.E., Silvennoinen, M., Rosqvist, E., Masiello, I. (2018). Status of Nordic research on simulation-based learning in healthcare : an integrative review.. Advances in Science and Technology Research Journal. 3.
Status: Published
Masiello, I., Anna, M. (2017). Simuleringsträning ger ökad kunskap och bättre färdigheter : Men osäkerhet råder avseende klinisk nytta då många studier brister i evidens : [ Medical simulation training – an overview of the evidence ]. Läkartidningen. 114 (43-44). 1-5.
Status: Published
Ericson, A., Löfgren, S., Bolinder, G., Reeves, S., Kitto, S., et al. (2017). Interprofessional education in a student-led emergency department : A realist evaluation. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 31 (2). 199-206.
Status: Published
Renée, A., Magnus, B., Liisa, C., Samuel, E., Håkan, H., et al. (2017). Confident but not theoretically grounded : experienced simulation educators' perceptions of their own professional development. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 2017 (8). 99-108.
Status: Published
Bikmoradi, A., Masmouei, B., Ghomeisi, M., Roshanaei, G., Masiello, I. (2017). Impact of telephone counseling on the quality of life of patients discharged after coronary artery bypass grafts. Patient Education and Counseling. 100 (12). 2290-2296.
Status: Published
Iversen, M.D., Kiami, S., Singh, K., Masiello, I., Von Heideken, J. (2016). Prospective, randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of smart glasses on vestibular examination skills. BMJ Innovations. 2 (2). 99-105.
Status: Published
Hadadgar, A., Changiz, T., Masiello, I., Dehghani, Z., Mirshahzadeh, N., et al. (2016). Applicability of the theory of planned behavior in explaining the general practitioners eLearning use in continuing medical education. BMC Medical Education. 16.
Status: Published
Jafari, J., Karimi Moonaghi, H., Zary, N., Masiello, I. (2016). Exploring educational needs and design aspects of internet-enabled patient education for persons with diabetes : a qualitative interview study.. BMJ Open. 6. 1-7.
Status: Published
Hadadgar, A., Changiz, T., Dehghani, Z., Backheden, M., Mirshahzadeh, N., et al. (2016). A Theory-Based Study of Factors Explaining General Practitioners' Intention to Use and Participation in Electronic Continuing Medical Education. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 36 (4). 290-294.
Status: Published
Ahmady, S., Changiz, T., Masiello, I., Hamadanchi, A. (2016). Development and psychometrics properties of an instrument for assessing faculty development programs from a broader perspective. Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia. 13 (1). 319-325.
Status: Published
Shirazi, M., Emami, A.H., Mirmoosavi, S.J., Alavinia, S.M., Zamanian, H., et al. (2016). The effects of intervention based on supportive leadership behaviour on Iranian nursing leadership performance : a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nursing Management. 24 (3). 400-408.
Status: Published
Keshmiri, F., Ponzer, S., Sohrabpour, A., Farahmand, S., Shahi, F., et al. (2016). Contextualization and validation of the interprofessional collaborator assessment rubric (ICAR) through simulation : Pilot investigation.. Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 30. 742-749.
Status: Published
Zhu, E., Lilienthal, A., Shluzas, L.A., Masiello, I., Zary, N. (2015). Design of Mobile Augmented Reality in Health Care Education : A Theory-Driven Framework. JMIR medical education. 1 (2). 1-18.
Status: Published
Jafari, J., Moonaghi, H.K., Ahmady, S., Zary, N., Masiello, I. (2015). Readiness of diabetics to use the internet and mobile services : The case of a large city in a middle-income country. Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education. 5. 1-6.
Status: Published
Shirazi, M., Labaf, A., Monjazebi, F., Jalili, M., Mirzazadeh, M., et al. (2014). Assessing Medical Students' Communication Skills by the Use of Standardized Patients : Emphasizing Standardized Patients' Quality Assurance. Academic Psychiatry. 38 (3). 354-360.
Status: Published
Shirazi, M., Emami, A.H., Mirmoosavi, S.J., Alavinia, S.M., Zamanian, H., et al. (2014). Contextualization and standardization of the supportive leadership behavior questionnaire based on socio- cognitive theory in Iran. Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 28. 829-838.
Status: Published
Zhu, E., Hadadgar, A., Masiello, I., Zary, N. (2014). Augmented reality in healthcare education : an integrative review. PeerJ. 2.
Status: Published
Ericson, A., Masiello, I., Bolinder, G. (2012). Interprofessional clinical training for undergraduate students in an emergency department setting. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 26 (4). 319-325.
Status: Published
Masiello, I. (2012). Why simulation-based team training has not been used effectively and what can be done about it. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 17 (2). 279-288.
Status: Published

Conference paper (Refereed)

Mohseni, Z., Masiello, I., Martins, R.M. (2023). Towards a Teacher-Oriented Framework of Visual Learning Analytics by Scenario-Based Development. DCECTEL 2023 Doctoral Consortium of ECTEL 2023 : Proceedings of the Doctoral Consortium of the 18th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (DCECTEL 2023)co-located with the 18th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2023)Aveiro, Portugal, 4-8 September 2023. 12-17.
Holmberg, K., Andersson Gidlund, T., Masiello, I., Rack, J., Mohseni, Z. (2023). Teachers' approaches to digital technology : when organizations' and teachers' practices are not constructively aligned. Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA): Digitalization and Technologies in Education Opportunities and Challenges 15 -17 March, 2023.
Hamidi, A., Zerega, R., Tavajoh, S., Milrad, M., Masiello, I. (2022). Digital Competence & Computational Thinking for Preschool Pre-service Teachers : From Lab to Practice. Proceedings of Sixth APSCE International Conference on Computational Thinking and STEM Education 2022 : 5-17 June 2022, Delft, The Netherlands.
Mohseni, Z., Martins, R.M., Masiello, I. (2021). SAVis : a Learning Analytics Dashboard with Interactive Visualization and Machine Learning. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Volume 2985.
Mohseni, Z., Martins, R.M., Masiello, I. (2021). SBGTool : Similarity-Based Grouping Tool for Students’ Learning Outcomes. Proceedings of the 2021 Swedish Workshop on Data Science (SweDS).
Mohseni, Z., Martins, R.M., Milrad, M., Masiello, I. (2020). Improving Classification in Imbalanced Educational Datasets using Over-sampling. Proceedings of the 28th international conference on computer in education. 278-283.
Martins, R.M., Berge, E., Milrad, M., Masiello, I. (2019). Visual Learning Analytics of Multidimensional Student Behavior in Self-regulated Learning. Transforming Learning with Meaningful Technologies : EC-TEL 2019. 737-741.

Chapter in book (Refereed)

Masiello, I., Mohseni, Z., Nordmark, S. (2023). Trends and Issues of Digital Learning in Sweden. Trends and Issues of Promoting Digital Learning in High-Digital-Competitiveness Countries : Country Reports and International Comparison. Taiwan, Technological and Vocational Education Research Center (TVERC), National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan and K-12 Education Administration (K12EA), Ministry of Education, Taiwan. 311-347.

Article, review/survey (Refereed)

Kyaw, B.M., Saxena, N., Posadzki, P., Vseteckova, J., Nikolaou, C.K., et al. (2019). Virtual Reality for Health Professions Education : Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Digital Health Education Collaboration. Journal of Medical Internet Research. JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC. 21 (1).
Status: Published
Saxena, N., Kyaw, B.M., Vseteckova, J., Dev, P., Paul, P., et al. (2016). Virtual reality environments for health professional education. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. John Wiley & Sons. (19 February).
Status: Published
Kononowicz, A.A., Woodham, L., Georg, C., Edelbring, S., Stathakarou, N., et al. (2016). Virtual patient simulations for health professional education. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. John Wiley & Sons. (5).
Status: Published

Article in journal (Other academic)

Sarmasoğlu, Ş., Elçin, M., Masiello, I. (2018). Eğiticilerin Başarılı Mesleklerarası Eğitim Programlarına İlişkin Deneyimleri : Karolinska Enstitüsü Örneği. Hacettepe Universitesi Hemcsirelik Fakultesi Dergisi. 5 (1). 14-28.
Status: Published
Reeves, S., Kitto, S., Masiello, I. (2013). Crew resource management : How well does it translate to an interprofessional healthcare context?. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 27 (3). 207-209.
Status: Published

Chapter in book (Other academic)

Lazzari, C., Masiello, I., Shoka, A. (2017). Theoretical Models of Social Mind and Social Thinking in Interprofessional Education. Progress in Education : Volume 48. New York, Nova Science Publishers, Inc..
Lazzari, C., Masiello, I. (2016). Communication Neurosciences for Interprofessional Teams in Health Care. Communication Skills : Challenges, Importance for Health Care Professionals and Strategies for Improvement. Nova Science Publishers, Inc..
Lazzari, C., Shoka, A., Masiello, I. (2016). Maladaptive Behaviors in Inpatients with Borderline Personality Disorder : A Behavioral Game Theory Explanation. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) : Prevalence, Management Options and Challenges. Nova Science Publishers, Inc..

Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Läkartidningen, F., Masiello, I. (2017). 4 frågor till Italo Masiello. Läkartidningen. 114 (43-44).
Status: Published