I’m an assistant professor in Learning Design & Leadership and Instructional Design, Technology, & Organization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Education. I direct the LC³ Lab, where we design and study technologies that support meaningful learning and collaboration in authentic educational settings. I earned my Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technologies from the University of Pennsylvania, where I worked with Dr. Bodong Chen.
My research sits at the intersection of learning sciences, human-computer interaction, and AI in education. Drawing on methods from media design, software engineering, and data science, I design pedagogical approaches and technologies that support meaningful learning in authentic classroom settings.
Research Areas
Design and implementation of educational technologies: I study how emerging tools—such as web-based annotation platforms—support students’ knowledge building in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments.
AI in education: I design AI applications to support students’ knowledge building and disciplinary skills, and explore how AI can augment human learning and collaboration.
Computational research and learning analytics applications: I develop analytical frameworks and models to depict learning engagement and collaboration patterns, using techniques like network analysis and natural language processing. The goal is to create actionable insights to support meaningful educational practice.
Recent News & Current Projects
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Teaching
I teache courses in the Learning Design & Leadership, and Instructional Design, Technology, and Organization concentrations at UIUC, including:
- EPOL 483 Learning Technologies
- EPOL 590 (temp number) Technology-Mediated Learning
- EPOL 590 (temp number) Intro to Learning Sciences
- EPOL 482 Design & Develeopmen of eLearning Systems
- EPOL 590 (temp number) Data Informed Instructional Design (learning analytics)
Snapshots Beyond Research
