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New York, Ny, Us

Designed and prototyped the new Stages E-Learning Platform for children with autism using Figma, with a special focus on user experience aspects.Collaborated with company founders, UX directors, engineers, and researchers to deliver successful designs.

Directed, inspired, and managed a team of 7 designers to design and elevate over 30 publicity materials for the organization.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Conducted formative evaluation for an Educational Technology company’s digital app.Developed an evaluation plan, designed the instruments, conducted a 40-minute user interview and play-test session with 15 customers, analyzed the data, and concluded recommendations for the app’s future design.

Cybersocial Learning LabDesign: Designed and implemented an online language course (with a machine translation & peer-review digital tool) on the CGScholar platform to explore the use of digital tools for translingual language learning.User Testing: Launched the course with 30 U.S. and Greek college students, designed pre- and post-course language performance tests, per- and post-course surveys, and observation guides for the course participants.

Taught and mentored around 30 students in one discussion section.Prepared class materials before class and graded assignments.

Collaborative Learning LabTranscribed videos with a total duration of over 20 hours recording from a computer science course in which a study tool was used to support students engaged in collaborative problem-solving. Documented, organized, and analyzed the interactions between students and teaching assistants in reports.

User Interview: Created a survey and collected responses from 120 college students regarding their online learning experiences.Data Analysis: Processed, and analyzed data in R to identify obstacles and advantages students encountered during the online learning process, and concluded 5 recommendations for instructional designers to optimize the online learning.

Created, organized, and led weekly activities for 15 children to develop STEM-related abilities.Developed and implemented an after-school robotics program using LEGO Mindstorms kits for elementary students to learn and develop robotics skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Master Of Education - Med, Learning Design, Innovation, And Technology, 4.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Digital Environments For Learning, Teaching & Agency, 3.94

Minor in Psychology and UI/UX Design

Education record

Cross-Registrant at MIT Media Lab