Prof. Dr. Martin Valcke is Emeritus Full Professor of Instructional Sciences at the Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium. He completed his PhD studies in Educational Sciences at Ghent University and served as Head of Department from 2000 to 2022. He has led and contributed to numerous national and international research and consultancy projects in Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia, and Asia. He has published widely in international journals and books, with more than 260 peer-reviewed ISI-indexed papers, and serves as an editor and reviewer for international academic journals. His teaching disciplines include instructional sciences, teacher education, and educational research methods, and his research interests include innovation in higher education, the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education, learning styles and learning approaches, educational performance indicators (TIMSS, PISA, PIAAC), and ICT in primary education. Martin Valcke’s ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9544-4197