Manuel B. Garcia is a professor of information technology and the founding director of the Educational Innovation and Technology Hub (EdITH) at FEU Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines. Read More
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1607, FEU Tech Building,P. Paredes St, Sampaloc,
Manila, Philippines mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph
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Garcia, M. B. iD
Human–AI Interaction in a Socio-Educational Metaverse: Insights from a Developmental Evaluation of AI Avatars
Interactive Learning Environments, pages 1-18, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2026.2658204
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Adarkwah, M. A. iD, 
Tlili, A., 
Lucero-Prisno III, D. E. iD, 
Ahmed, M. M. iD, Garcia, P. S.
Socially Immersive Virtual Spaces and Student Well-Being: Insights into Mental Health, Belonging, and Social Connectedness in a Metaverse
2025 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Teacher Education, pages 143-149, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAITE68636.2025.11442527
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
Search for more papers by this author Adarkwah, M. A. iDAdarkwah, Michael Agyemang
michael.agyemang.adarkwah@uni-jena.deiD 0000-0001-8201-8965Institute of Education and Culture, Chair of Adult Education, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany
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ahmed.tlili23@yahoo.comSmart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, China
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don-eliseo.lucero-prisno@lshtm.ac.ukiD 0000-0002-2179-6365Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
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momustafahmed@simad.edu.soiD 0009-0006-5991-4052Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Somalia
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College of Nursing, Jose Rizal University, Philippines
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Yousef, A. M. F. iD, 
Happonen, A. iD, Crompton, H. iD
Less Watching, Less Learning? Investigating the Immediate Effects of AI-Generated Summaries in Video-Based Learning
2025 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Teacher Education, pages 176-182, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAITE68636.2025.11442516
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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ahmed.fahmy@fayoum.edu.egiD 0000-0003-0522-0734Faculty of Specific Education, Fayoum University, Egypt
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ari.happonen@lut.fiiD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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crompton@odu.eduiD 0000-0002-1775-8219Research Institute for Digital Innovation in Learning, Old Dominion University, USA
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Ofosu-Ampong, K. iD, , , 
Acut, D. P. iD, Vaithilingam, C. A., Happonen, A. iD, Garcia, M. B. iD
Determinants of Successful Integration and Adoption of AI in Education: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Artificial Intelligent Towards Sustainable Impact Accelerator through Education, Research and Advocacy, pages 1-29, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003633433-4
Ofosu-Ampong, K. iDCorresponding Author
Ofosu-Ampong, Kingsley
kingofosu11@gmail.comiD 0000-0003-0561-6376Business School, University of Ghana, South Africa
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sirdharel.acut@gmail.comiD 0000-0002-9608-1292College of Education, Cebu Technological University, Philippines
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chockalingamaravind.vaithilingam@taylors.edu.myFaculty of Innovation and Technology, Taylor’s University, Malaysia
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ari.happonen@lut.fiiD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Happonen, A. iD, Swapnil, A. M., , Van Berlo, Z. M., Garcia, M. B. iD
Creative Technologies & Augmented Reality for Business Sustainability - A Literature Review for Impacts, Opportunities and Benefits
2025 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Engineering, Science and Technology for Sustainable Development (ICEST), pages 1-8, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEST65883.2025.11428467
Happonen, A. iDCorresponding Author
Happonen, Ari
ari.happonen@lut.fiiD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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Amitav.Swapnil@lut.fiSchool of Engineering Science , LUT University, Finland
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z.m.c.vanberlo@uva.nl, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
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mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Virtual Selves and Embodied Learning: Enacting Simulated Lived Experience in the Metaverse as Critical Pedagogy in Higher Education
Higher Education Research & Development, Volume 45, Issue 2, pages 448-468, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2026.2617307
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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The Illusion of Presence and the Reality of Engagement: How Avatar Dynamics Define Social Interaction in an Educational Metaverse?
Interactive Learning Environments, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2025.2611127 | Citations: 2
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Yousef, A. M. F. iD, 
Yilmaz, R. iD, 
Chiu, T. K. F. iD, Sharma, R. C. iD, 
Damaševičius, R. iD
Assessment of Coding Skills and Programming Knowledge in the Age of Generative AI: Best Practices and Effective Strategies for Computer Science Education
Pedagogical Innovations in Computer Science Education, pages 275-304, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-6546-6.ch009
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
Search for more papers by this author Yousef, A. M. F. iDYousef, Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy
ahmed.fahmy@fayoum.edu.egiD 0000-0003-0522-0734Faculty of Specific Education, Fayoum University, Egypt
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ryilmaz@bartin.edu.triD 0000-0002-2041-1750Faculty of Science, Bartin University, Turkey
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tchiu@cuhk.edu.hkiD 0000-0003-2887-5477Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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iD 0000-0002-1371-1157School of Global Affairs, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, India
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robertas.damasevicius@gmail.comiD 0000-0001-9990-1084Department of Applied Informatics, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Happonen, A. iD, 
Agbo, F. J. iD, Adarkwah, M. A. iD, 
Kazanidis, I. iD, Chiu, T. K. F. iD, Damaševičius, R. iD, 
Semerikov, S. O. iD
Pedagogical Innovations for the Modern Computer Science Classroom: 50 Teaching Tips and Practical Strategies for Computing Education
Pedagogical Innovations in Computer Science Education, pages 1-42, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-6546-6.ch001 | Citations: 1
Garcia, M. B. iDCorresponding Author
Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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ari.happonen@lut.fiiD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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fjagbo@willamette.eduiD 0000-0002-9171-7175School of Computing & Information Sciences, Willamette University, United States
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michael.agyemang.adarkwah@uni-jena.deiD 0000-0001-8201-8965Institute of Education and Culture, Chair of Adult Education, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany
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kazanidis@cs.duth.griD 0000-0002-7199-9945Department of Informatics, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
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tchiu@cuhk.edu.hkiD 0000-0003-2887-5477Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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robertas.damasevicius@gmail.comiD 0000-0001-9990-1084Department of Applied Informatics, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
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semerikov@acnsci.orgiD 0000-0003-0789-0272Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, Ukraine
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Galamiton, N. S., Sim, M. J. C., Acut, D. P. iD, Olugbade, D., Hulus, A., Sharma, R. C. iD, Happonen, A. iD, Garcia, M. B. iD
Gender-Inclusive Pedagogies in Computer Science Education: Insights, Implications, and Future Directions
Pedagogical Innovations in Computer Science Education, pages 175-206, (2026)
doi https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-6546-6.ch006
Galamiton, N. S.Galamiton, Narcisan S.
College of Computer, Information and Communication Technology, Cebu Technological University, Philippines
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maryjanesim0828@gmail.comCollege of Education, Cebu Technological University, Philippines
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Acut, Dharel P.
sirdharel.acut@gmail.comiD 0000-0002-9608-1292College of Education, Cebu Technological University, Philippines
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dammiespecial@gmail.com, First Technical University, Nigeria
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asegulhulus@outlook.com, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
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iD 0000-0002-1371-1157School of Global Affairs, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, India
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ari.happonen@lut.fiiD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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mbgarcia@feutech.edu.phiD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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