David Gijbels is full professor of learning and instruction in the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Antwerp. He is co-founder of the Antwerp Social Lab and his research is situated within the EDUBRON research group. He teaches mainly in the 'education and training sciences' program (OOW). David serves the editorial boards of Educational Research Review, Contemporary Educational Psychology, Vocations and Learning, and the advisory board of the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.