LDT Student Portfolios

Altamirano Jr., Angel
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Mindality
Areas of Interest: Math Education, Higher Education, Computational Education, Human Learning, Knowledge Acquisition, Language, Diversity and Equity, Access, Philosophy of Education, Emergent Technologies/AI in Education

Arcibal, John “Jomo”
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Stream
Areas of Interest: Social and Emotional Learning, Computer Science Education, STEAM Education, Children's and Family Media, Animation, Edutainment, Storytelling, Game Design, Increasing Diversity in Computer Science

Asif, Shaan
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Chimera
Areas of Interest: Secretly Educational Games, 21st Century Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Storytelling, Informal Learning Environments, Entrepreneurship in Education

Cerit, Merve
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Tingets
Areas of Interest: SEL, Wellbeing in Education, Online Learning Communities,Creative Learning, STEAM Education in informal settings, Computational Fluency, AI, Computer Vision, Educational Policy Development, Engineering Education, Upskilling, Teacher Education

Chen, Mina
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Crowd Note
Areas of Interest: Learning Analytics, Learning at Scale, Human-Computer Interaction, Informal Learning

Eloy, Adelmo
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Design Data
Areas of Interest: Teacher Learning, Professional Development, Computer Science Education, Computational Thinking, Design-based Research, Human-centered Design, Learning Analytics

Hsu, Kevin
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Chimera
Areas of Interest: Educational Games, Game Design, Informal Learning, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, STEAM Education, UI/UX Design, Augmented Reality, Digital Design

Jacobs, Lyle
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Lakota Life Skills
Areas of Interest: Native American Education, Equality, EdTech, Teaching, Design Thinking, Storytelling, Project-Based Learning, Culturally Authentic Curriculum

Jiang, Haotong
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Bibliophilia
Areas of Interest: School Reform, International Schools, Technology in Classrooms, Pedagogical Strategies, Curriculum Construction, Assessment, College Readiness, Leadership, Informal Learning, Social and Emotional Learning, Product Management, Game Design, Entrepreneurship in Education

Koren, Tal
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Debriefly
Areas of Interest: Cognition of Learning, Reflective Learning, Assessment of Understanding, STEM Education, Human–Computer Interaction, Visual Design, Product Management

Langston, Chloe
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Sustainable Stories
Areas of Interest: STEAM Education, Environmental Education, Social and Emotional Learning, Safe and Inclusive Learning Spaces, Design Thinking, Hands-on and Project-based Learning

Ómarsson , Ingvi
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Class.Board
Areas of Interest: Creativity, Design, Education, Teaching, Design Thinking, Kindergarten, EdTech, Equality, Learning Spaces, Sketch-noting, Art in Education, Play, Storytelling

Penot, Mathieu
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Dowit
Areas of Interest: Creative Learning, Early Childhood Education, Making & Tinkering, Design Thinking, Product Design, 21st Century Skills, Storytelling, User Experience Design, Game Design

Russo, Renato
Class: 2020
Master's Project: EQODE
Areas of Interest: Teacher Training, Informal Learning Environments, Online Learning Experiences, Educational Technology, Design Thinking, Learninig, Curriculum Design, Creative Confidence, Technology in Classrooms, Human-Centered Design

Scranage-Carter, Clarissa
Class: 2020
Master's Project: ProduceHER
Areas of Interest: Music Education, Equity

Singh, Meenu
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Round Up!
Areas of Interest: Creativity, Learning, Design thinking, Curriculum design, Course design, Learning experiences, Behavior change, Needfinding, Design synthesis, Equity, Innovation mindsets, Creative confidence, Coaching, Creative problem-solving, Helping people and organizations try on new ways of thinking and doing

Stevens, Heymitch
Class: 2020
Master's Project: The Interesting Project
Areas of Interest: Design, Storytelling, Design Thinking, Immersive Design, Architectural Design, Creativity, Illustration, Imagination, Play, Curiosity/Wonder, Mindfulness

Thennakoon, Kavindya
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Tilli
Areas of Interest: Design Anthropology, Film and Media, Civic Entertainment, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Learning Experience Design, UX Design/Research, Equity and Accessibility in Education Technology, Change-maker tools

Vainer, Daniela
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Tingets
Areas of Interest: Product Design, Play, Maker Education, Creativity, Growth Mindset, Design Thinking, UX Design, SEL, Imagination

Villarreal, Daniel
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Launch
Areas of Interest: Human-centered Design, Learning Sciences, Improving Education in Carceral Settings, Interrogating Toxic Masculinity, Parenting

Whitney, Kate
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Stream
Areas of Interest: User Experience Research, Human-Centered Design, STEAM Education, Early Childhood Education, Informal Learning Environments, Museum Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Social and Emotional Learning, Women in STEM, Parent-Child Interactions, Growth Mindset

Worlanyo, Sedinam
Class: 2020
Master's Project: Design Data
Areas of Interest: Problem-solving, Design Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Equity in Education, STEAM education, Product Management, Educational Technology, Designing Online Learning Experiences, Informal Learning Environments

Beaton, Lauren
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Robiotics
Areas of Interest: STEAM Education, Informal Learning, Educational & Cognitive Neuroscience, Collaborative Learning, 21st-Century Skills, Mindfulness, Growth Mindset, Early Childhood Education, Museum Education, Data Visualization, Women in STEM, User Experience Research/Design, Creative Agency, Maker Movement, Graphic Design, Design Thinking

Caldwell, Sara
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Tell Me More
Areas of Interest: Educational Technology, User Experience, Adoption of New Technologies, Educational Equity and Access, Curriculum Development, Teacher Preparedness/Training

Fernandez, Kenneth
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Sketch & Learn
Areas of Interest: Product design, children's media, educational equity and access, human-centered design, participatory design, user experience design, graphic design, data visualization, visual storytelling

Graber, Brian
Class: 2019
Areas of Interest: Language Acquisition & Assessment, Educational Lingusitics, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, VR, Military Culture, Military Intelligence, National Security

He, Jiayu (Joyce)
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Sketch & Learn
Areas of Interest: Adult Learning, Life-long Learning, Personalized Learning, Adaptive Scaffolding, Neuroscience, Human-computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Social-Emotional Learning, Teacher Training, Educational Equity and Access, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Mindfulness

Huertas, Diego Sierra
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Inspireo
Areas of Interest: Equity, Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Longevity, Industrial Transformation, Accelerated Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Learning Analytics, Social Networks, Leadership, Change Management, Design-Based Research.

Huff, Isabel
Class: 2019
Master's Project: lifely
Areas of Interest: STEM/STEAM education, storytelling, identity, family learning and connection, design thinking, teacher education, 21st century skills, transmedia curricula, media literacy and digital citizenship

Jiang, Rundong (Andy)
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Wolfgang
Areas of Interest: Educational Technology, Music Education, Serious Games, Science Museums, Informal Learning Environments, User Experience Research, Design Thinking, Artful Design, Entrepreneurship in Education, College Readiness, Engineering Education

Ma, Tianxing
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Octans
Areas of Interest: STEAM Education, Women in STEM, Teacher Training, Social and Emotional Learning and Wellbeing, lnformal Learning Environments, Learning Analytics, Creative Collaboration, Digital Media Literacy, Personalized Learning, Life-Long Learning, Storytelling

Mészáros, Eszter
Class: 2019
Master's Project: BOND
Areas of Interest: Early Childhood Education, Language and Mind, Language Acquisition, Cross-generational Communication, Speech Recognition, Social-emotional Learning, Community based learning, Education Technology, Mental Health

Pak, Melody
Class: 2019
Master's Project: lifely
Areas of Interest: Educational Technology, Adoption of New Technologies, Product Design, Women in the Workplace, Professional Learning and Development

Rapada, Emily Elizabeth
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Beyond the Game
Areas of Interest: User Experience Design, Product Design, User Research, Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking, STEM Education, Arts Education, Social Emotional Learning, Identity Development, Special Education, Mental Health, Education Equity and Access, Sports Education

Semeyko, Elena
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Recollect
Areas of Interest: Personal Learning Assistants, AI and data ownership in Education, Learning Analytics, lifelong learning mindset, adult education, parents as learning partners, student-centered learning environments, learning behavior across cultures, knowledge sharing culture at workplace, disruptions in K-12 and Higher Ed

Sthapit, Irina
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Robiotics
Areas of Interest: Women in STEM, Education Technology, Learning in Informal settings, Design Thinking, User Experience Design, Experiential Learning, Curriculum Design, Makerspaces, Wearable Technologies, Robotics, Storytelling, Mindfulness

Yao, Yuqi
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Nartshell
Areas of Interest: User Research, User Experience Design, Emerging Technology, STEAM Education, Parental Involvement, Social Emotional Learning, Mental Health, Depression, Universal Design, Early Childhood Education, Informal Learning, Toy&Game Design, Digital Art, Education Equity and Access,

Zhang, Luyi
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Nails on Ninth
Areas of Interest: Adult Learning, Serious Games, Criminal Justice Reform, Social Emotional Learning, Intersectionality, Politics and Media, Critical Theory, Advocacy

Zhang, Stephanie
Class: 2019
Master's Project: Hello, Muzu
Areas of Interest: Growth mindset interventions, Computational thinking, Augmented Reality, STEAM Education, Cognitive Neuroscience, Design-based research, 21st century skills, Learning analytics, Natural Language Processing

De-Eknamkul, Ning
Class: 2018
Master's Project: PaperHat
Areas of Interest: Systems design, Wayfinding, Purpose Learning, Learner Agency, Experiential Learning, Diversity, Intercultural Education, Product Development, Life Design, Authentic Learning Experiences

Forshaw, Tessa
Class: 2018
Master's Project: PeopleMap
Areas of Interest: Future of Work, Workforce Reskilling, Artificial Intelligence for Learning, AR/VR for Learning, Design Thinking, Tech4Good, Learning and Talent Development Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Philanthropy, Social Ventures, Social Investing, Organizational Behavior, Change and Culture

Garcia, Diego
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Connect
Areas of Interest: Career Pathways, Diversity and Inclusion, Social Emotional Learning, User Experience, Design Research, Evaluation

Hua, Wenyan
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Magnote
Areas of Interest: Educational Technology, Financial/Digital/Media Literacy, Entrepreneurship Education, VR/AR, UX/UI, Human-centered Design

Liu, Yuxi
Class: 2018
Master's Project: PeerHouse
Areas of Interest: Educational Technology, Educational Equity and Access, Early Childhood Education, Human-Centered Design, Social Emotional Learning, User Experience

Macedo, Livia
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Diverso
Areas of Interest: Technology in Education, Constructionism, Teacher Trainning, Technology equity in education, Curriculum Design, Human-Centered Design

Maples, Bethanie
Class: 2018
Master's Project: PeopleMap
Areas of Interest: Product Design, Natural Language Processing, Enterprise Tech, Project Management, Data Visualization, Data analytics, storytelling, Team leadership/people management, Analyst Relations, Public Relations, Artificial Intelligence, intelligence augmentation, distributed learning, Human-Computer Interfaces, science fiction, extreme sports, wearable technologies, learning technologies, VR, AR, learning environments, bio-hacking, virtual reality, augmented reality

McCabe, Andrew
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Diverso
Areas of Interest: Civic Education, Civic Engagement, Joint Media Engagement, Human Computer Interaction, Community based participatory research, Social emotional learning

Mongkhonvanit, Kritphong
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Foo
Areas of Interest: Educational Technology, Digital Literacy, Computer Science Education, MOOC, AR, VR, AI

Rivera, Eileen
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Electristitch
Areas of Interest: Metacognition, Maker Technologies, Learner Agency, Educational Equity and Access, UX Research

Rizwan, Aymen
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Basheer
Areas of Interest: Educational Technology, Educational Equity and Access, Human Computer Interaction, UI/UX, Product Design

Rong, Feixiao
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Project Faye
Areas of Interest: Informal Learning in Museums; Curatorial Design; Online Learning; Educational Technology; Educational Activity/Game Design; Contrastive Linguistics; Machine Translation

Rosas, Sergio
Class: 2018
Master's Project: PeopleMap
Areas of Interest: Workforce & Talent Development in Tech, STEM Career Pathways, Diversity & Inclusion, Partnership Development, Education Technology, Online Learning, Experiential & Work-Based Learning, Design Thinking, Human Center Design, User Experience

Rubin, Julia
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Carlo
Areas of Interest: Learning Sciences, Literacy, Educational Equity, Curriculum and Instructional Design, Teacher Education, Technology in the Classroom, Informal Learning, Collaboration in Makerspaces

Salvatierra, Diego
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Peloton
Areas of Interest: International education, MOOCs, Educational Equity & Access, Foreign language learning, Social Emotional Learning, Project-Based Learning, Experiential Education

Shelar, Swati
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Baatein
Areas of Interest: Product Design for Learning tools, Technology in Education, Social Emotional Learning, Mental Health, Early childhood education, Gender equity, Design research, Systems design, Play based learning

Shroff, Aashna
Class: 2018
Master's Project: domino
Areas of Interest: Technology in Education, International Education, Education and Equity, Constructionism, Diversity in STEM, Artificial Intelligence and Education

Slote, Nina
Class: 2018
Master's Project: Peloton
Areas of Interest: Educational Equity, STEM Learning, Design Thinking, User Experience, Curriculum Design, Human-Centered Design, Urban School Reform, Environmental Education, Language Acquisition

Woerthmueller, Cecilia
Class: 2018
Master's Project: PaperHat
Areas of Interest: What: Workforce (Re/Up-)skilling, Talent Development, 21st century literacies (e.g., information, technology, data, financial), Access to Education, Education in Refugee Camps, Poverty Reduction, Learning Agility and Ownership, Learning to Learn How: Personalized Learning, Adaptive Learning Technologies, Machine Learning for Education, Inquiry-based Learning, Blended Learning Environments (virtual, augmented, physical)

Azhar, Ali
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Simurg
Areas of Interest: Entrepreneurship, Educational Technologies, Business model innovation in education, storytelling, AR/VR, Equity and Access in Education, International Education, Early Childhood Education, Design Thinking

Campos, Fabio
Class: 2017
Master's Project: MyHood
Areas of Interest: Learning Sciences, Creativity, Digital Media / Media Making in Education. Affordable solutions for low income urban communities. Curriculum design. Gamification. Digital citizenship and identity. Education nonprofits.

Chan, Monica
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Comrade Companion
Areas of Interest: Makerspaces, Learning Technologies, STEM Education, Constructionist methods, Middle school education, Technology equity in education, Curriculum design, Game design, Human-centered design, Entrepreneurship

Chilvarquer Citron, Renata
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Leap
Areas of Interest: Educational equity, Edtech, Social-Emotional Learning, Curriculum Design, Teacher Education, Scalable educational solutions, entrepreneurship education

Doshi, Sonia
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Huddle
Areas of Interest: Informal Learning, Gameful Design, UI/UX Design, Social-Emotional Learning, Online Learning, Equity, Accessibility, Experiential Learning

Franklin, Adam
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Belief Map
Areas of Interest: Instructional Design, Digital Literacy, Historical Inquiry, Discussion/Debate for Citizenship, Teacher Development, Experiential Learning, Human-centered Design, Research Methods in MS/HS

Garcia, Leiny
Class: 2017
Master's Project: MyHood
Areas of Interest: STEAM learning, Design Thinking Process, Informal education, Educational and Digital Equity, Urban Public Schooling, K-12 Eduation, Human-centered Design, Learning through Play.

Henderson, Dakin
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Belief Map
Areas of Interest: Educational filmmaking, multimedia design, science curriculum development, science journalism, NGSS science practices and cross-cutting concepts, reproducibility in science

Hoffman, Aliza
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Candid
Areas of Interest: Instructional design, content strategy, health education, educational equity, design thinking, mindset and behavior change, innovative school models, blended learning

Hojjat, Kimiya
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Candid
Areas of Interest: STEAM education, Creativity, Makerspaces, Design Thinking, Comprehensive K-12 Sexual Health Education, Student Agency, Interdisciplinary Learning, Exhibit + Museum Design, UX Research + Design, Human-Centered Design.

Kaopuiki, Jana
Class: 2017
Master's Project: aniani
Areas of Interest: Character Education, Place and Culture-Based Education, Informal Learning Opportunities, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Curriculum Design, Social Entrepreneurship

Lin, Anita
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Metaspace
Areas of Interest: Instructional Design, Educational Technologies, STEM education, Equity in education, Social-Emotional Learning, Teacher Training and Professional Development, Evaluation of Technology in Schools

Nagashima, Tomohiro
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Kajitory
Areas of Interest: Open education, Open educational resources (OER), Online learning, MOOC, Instructional design, Learning analytics, Learning science, Teacher development, Copyright in education

Slaton, James
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Level Up Language Games
Areas of Interest: Second Languge Acquisition, Computer and Mobile Assisted Language Learning, Language Instruction and Technology, Online Learning, Task-based and Project-based Language Teaching, Curriculum Design, Entrepreneurship

Sussman, Maya
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Práctica
Areas of Interest: Educational equity/accessibility, language learning, bilingual education, exhibition design/museum learning, arts education, instructional/curriculum design

Sutherland, Sean
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Kandodis
Areas of Interest: College readiness and test prep, corporate training and professional development, entrepreneurship and innovation, venture capital, educational consulting, EdTech, adaptive learning, higher education, online learning, supplemental education, music technology and education.

Tariq, Qandeel
Class: 2017
Master's Project: Metaspace
Areas of Interest: Learning Analytics, Adaptive Learning, Online Learning, Data Science in Education, Education policy in developing countries, Affordable tech solutions for low income areas, Education nonprofits, Access to education

Xiao, Wendy
Class: 2017
Master's Project: PetMe
Areas of Interest: Curriculum Design, Experiential Learning, Learning Environments, Social-Emotional Learning, Educational Neuroscience, Design Thinking, Special Education

Yu, Jongwon (Alice)
Class: 2017
Master's Project: PetMe
Areas of Interest: Educational Technologies, Social-Emotional Learning, Curriculum Design, Early Childhood Education, Media Literacy

Barker, Alexander
Class: 2016
Master's Project: SuperGenerational
Areas of Interest: Intergenerational learning, teaching/learning through architecture and other design based project based learning, participatory design, charter schools and new school models, and improving our abilities to give and receive good feedback.

Campasano, Marc
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Math Caper
Areas of Interest: Early childhood and elementary school learning, math comprehension, language learning, educational games, educational media, children's entertainment, storytelling to kids.

Chesley, Erica
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Metacognizant
Areas of Interest: Progressive education, Formative assessment, Inquiry-based learning, Learning by teaching, Metacognition, Purposeful play, Differentiation, Teacher development, Social justice, Math education.

Cohen, Yael
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Vibe
Areas of Interest: Data driven Education, Data Science, Socio-emotional learning, Motivation, Maker movements, Wearables and Physical Computing.

Colgan, Corinne
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Curativity
Areas of Interest: Informal learning environments, museum education and experience design, media production, arts education, digital storytelling, children's media, content development.

Coltrera, Colin
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Peak
Areas of Interest: Adult education, professional development, design thinking, communities of practice, metacognition, motivation, behavior change, health education, language learning.

Cuellar, Ana
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Peak
Areas of Interest: Adult learning, corporate learning strategy, millennials in the workplace, user-centered design, user experience.

Goochee, Lisa
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Vibe
Areas of Interest: Project-based Learning, Experiential Learning, International Education, Social-emotional Learning, Maker Education, Compassion in Education.

Hopkins, Jessie
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Anybuddy
Areas of Interest: Media literacy, socio-emotional learning, learning through play, narrative design, sex education, adolescent psychology, interactive design.

Hyder, Syed Omair
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Ur-Do
Areas of Interest: Mobile Tech, Education, EduTech, Learning Design, Cellular Value Added Services, Learning Interventions, Startups, Interactive, Animated Productions, Public Service Messaging.

Iwasaki, Saya
Class: 2016
Master's Project: inHabit
Areas of Interest: Culture and multilingualism for diversity in education, designing progressive school models, UI/UX design, early childhood education, capacity building of teachers in developing economies, exploring creativity and arts, community building.

Jan, Matej
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Pixel Art Academy
Areas of Interest: Learning through video games and online resources.

Jiang, Mingming
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Releaf
Areas of Interest: Learning experience design, curriculum design, project-based learning, behavior design, creative problem-solving, design thinking, entrepreneurship, social innovation, self-identity, motivation.

Kaggen, Lisa
Class: 2016
Master's Project: inHabit
Areas of Interest: Art-science integration, metacognition, social identity, space & exhibit design, neuroscience education, data literacy, adult learning.

Kyauk, Edric
Class: 2016
Master's Project: AskBetter
Areas of Interest: Educational access, growth mindset, low-income and minority education, technology, games.

Leo, James
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Co-Learn Club
Areas of Interest: Learning science and tech, non-formal learning experiences, cloud-powered schools, unbundling education, alt. pathways, learning networks, SEL, personalization, health & fitness, animal rescue, kids and puppies.

Li, Sherry
Class: 2016
Master's Project: MathBuddy
Areas of Interest: K-12 STEM, early learning, educational equity, teacher development, game design, curriculum design, grit, emerging technologies in education.

Longo, Lucas
Class: 2016
Master's Project: SuperGenerational
Areas of Interest: Hybrid courses, flipping classrooms, mobile development, professional development.

Pereira, Camila
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Tinker.Me
Areas of Interest: Early childhood development, Behavior change, Social impact Entrepreneurship.

Radeva, Anastassia
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Curativity
Areas of Interest: Urban education, teaching/working with English Language Learners, hands-on learning, early childhood education, social-emotional learning, informal learning environments (gardens, zoos, museums!), play in and out of school.

Reynolds, Ashlee
Class: 2016
Master's Project: me+
Areas of Interest: Organizational Leadership, Learning how to work collaboratively, Transition Periods, Game Design, D.Thinking applied to Personal Development, Storytelling as a way of teaching.

Rosales, Rhonda
Class: 2016
Master's Project: Tinker.Me
Areas of Interest: user-centered design; mobile technologies; inquiry-based learning; STEM education – especially for girls; digital storytelling

Thiessen, Reuben
Class: 2016
Master's Project: AskBetter
Areas of Interest: Personalized learning, EdTech, blended learning, teacher development, design thinking, data analysis, STEM education, CS education, online learning, affordable private schools (APS), low-fee independent schools, learning analytics.