PRISm 2026

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Learner

   • Attend regular virtual meetings with your assigned research buddy to discuss progress and receive guidance on your research work.
   • Work collaboratively with your research buddy to refine your research idea, design a study plan, and document your research process, including data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

   Take responsibility for drafting your research paper, incorporating feedback from your research buddy, and preparing it for submission to peer-reviewed conferences or journals. Actively participate in Discussion Forum activities to share insights, ask questions, and support fellow learners. Ensure timely completion of assignments, including idea proposals, study plans, and the final research paper, adhering to the programme schedule. After receiving conference or journal reviews, work with your research buddy to prepare the camera-ready version of the paper.
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2. Research Buddy

   Review the learning materials in the LMS and become acquainted with the concepts presented. Hold regular virtual meetings with assigned learners until the paper submission deadline. Guide the learners to improve their idea proposal, design the study plan, collect, analyse and interpret data and write research papers. Actively participate in Discussion Forum activities and keep track of learners’ progress, reporting to the coordination team as needed. When needed, provide guidance and direct learners to additional learning resources. Once the conference or journal reviews are out, research buddies should guide the mentees in preparing the camera-ready version. Overall, research buddies will serve as supportive partners and mentors to the learners, who will likely be not so familiar with ET research. Their dedication and expertise will be recognized with a certificate of appreciation from the EdTech Society. Additionally, research buddies have the opportunity to be considered as co-authors on submitted papers, subject to meeting co-authorship criteria.