# BSHub Research Lab

> Dr. Jean Baptiste Mbanzabugabo’s BSHub Research Lab: instructional design, curriculum development, learning analytics, AI in education & IT consultancy for Rwanda and the world.

Founder and director: Dr. Jean Baptiste Mbanzabugabo: Learning technologist, computer scientist and higher-education leader working on AI-generated feedback, learning analytics and instructional design. Profile: https://my.bshub.us/people/jean-baptiste-mbanzabugabo. CV: https://my.bshub.us/cv

## Expertise
- Instructional design expert: Systematic instructional design using ADDIE and evidence-based learning science, from single courses to institution-wide online learning strategies.
- Curriculum development & accreditation expert: Needs assessment, curriculum design and review aligned with industry demand and national accreditation standards, including Rwanda’s Higher Education Council (HEC).
- Educational systems & higher education leadership: Fifteen years inside Rwandan higher education as lecturer, ICT director, dean and acting deputy vice chancellor. Strategy, quality assurance, academic governance and digital transformation, seen from the inside.
- IT training & consultancy: Digital literacy and ICT capacity-building programmes, training of trainers, MIS and ERP projects, and ICT strategy for governments, central banks, utilities and universities.
- Learning analytics & AI in education: Research and products on AI-generated adaptive feedback, early-warning learning analytics, NLP for discussion and argumentation, and generative AI policy for education.
- Canvas & Moodle LMS engineering: Design, deployment, administration and integration of self-hosted Canvas and Moodle platforms, plus the faculty development that makes them succeed.
- AI policy & ICT standards: Contributing to national adoption of ISO/IEC information-technology standards and to capacity building for AI policymakers.

## Research areas
- [Learning Analytics & Early Warning](https://my.bshub.us/research#learning-analytics): Turning everyday activity in online courses into timely, explainable signals that help instructors act before a student falls behind.
- [AI-Generated Adaptive Feedback](https://my.bshub.us/research#adaptive-feedback): When AI feedback helps learning and when it gets in the way, including the timing question: real-time or delayed.
- [NLP for Educational Discourse](https://my.bshub.us/research#nlp-discourse): Automated analysis of online discussions and argumentation, so instructors can see the quality of thinking, not just the volume of posts.
- [Computer Vision & Computational Imaging](https://my.bshub.us/research#computer-vision): Image restoration and visual recognition, from despeckling synthetic-aperture radar and ultrasound images to recognising instructional activity in classroom video.
- [Self-Directed & Technology-Mediated Learning](https://my.bshub.us/research#self-directed-learning): Designing technology that strengthens learners’ own decisions (goals, pacing, mastery) instead of making those decisions for them.
- [Computational Mixed Methods & Concept Mapping](https://my.bshub.us/research#mixed-methods): Combining causal concept maps, network analysis and qualitative insight to understand how learners connect ideas and think critically.
- [Instructional Design & Curriculum Innovation](https://my.bshub.us/research#instructional-design): Systematic, evidence-based design of courses, programmes and multilingual learning experiences, including how AI changes the design process itself.
- [AI Policy, Standards & Digital Transformation](https://my.bshub.us/research#ai-policy): Institutional AI policy, international ICT standards, and digital transformation in higher education and government.

## Products
- [EduGauge](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/edugauge): Early-warning learning analytics for online courses. Problem: Instructors learn a student is struggling only after it’s too late.
- [Ask JB](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/ask-jb): An AI learning companion that waits for mastery. Problem: AI chatbots hand over answers instead of building understanding.
- [Dual Learning: Learn Together](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/dual-learning): Teachers and parents grow their English while they teach. Problem: Teachers must teach in English while still building their own fluency.
- [EduFadder](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/edufadder): Evidence at your fingertips when an education myth appears. Problem: Popular but unsupported education myths spread faster than research.
- [Bridge](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/bridge): Aligning what universities teach with what the world needs. Problem: Curricula update every few years; industry skill needs change every few months.
- [jMAP](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/jmap): Seeing how learners connect ideas. Problem: Concept maps reveal thinking, but analysing many by hand is slow.
- [CodeCubs](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/codecubs): Playful coding, logic and science for ages 4–10. Problem: Young children rarely get playful ways to learn computational thinking.
- [WeCare](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/wecare): One workspace for care agencies. Problem: Small care agencies juggle care, records and compliance on paper.
- [JBT Course Translator](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/jbt-translator): One course, many languages. Problem: Courses written in one language exclude learners who think in another.
- [School Management System](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/school-management-system): Every school record, one system. Problem: Many schools still run on paper and scattered spreadsheets.
- [POS System](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/pos-system): Point of sale for shops and campus outlets. Problem: Small businesses need sales and stock control without enterprise prices.
- [Canvas LMS: Self-Hosted](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/canvas-lms-self-hosted): Your own Canvas, fully under your control. Problem: Institutions want Canvas but face licence costs and data-control concerns.
- [Moodle: Self-Hosted](https://my.bshub.us/portfolio/moodle-self-hosted): Moodle that is set up right and actually used. Problem: Moodle is free, but a reliable, well-adopted Moodle isn’t automatic.

## Services
- [Instructional Design](https://my.bshub.us/services#instructional-design): Systematic, evidence-based design of courses, programmes and training, from needs analysis to evaluation, using ADDIE and current learning science.
- [Training & Capacity Building](https://my.bshub.us/services#training): Practical, hands-on training and training-of-trainers programmes that leave lasting capacity inside the organisation.
- [Education & IT Consultancy](https://my.bshub.us/services#consultancy): Advice grounded in years of running faculties, ICT directorates and university-wide systems, plus doctoral-level research.
- [LMS Infrastructure](https://my.bshub.us/services#lms-infrastructure): Self-hosted Canvas and Moodle, end to end: deployment, security, integration, migration, support and training.
- [Research, Analytics & Evaluation](https://my.bshub.us/services#research-evaluation): Rigorous quantitative, qualitative and computational mixed-methods research and evaluation for education and technology programmes.

Serving Rwanda, East Africa, the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Contact: https://my.bshub.us/contact