I am enthusiastic team-player passionate about the design of engaging, effective and innovative learning experiences!
I recently completed my MS in Learning Design and Technology at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. My studies and work experiences at the Stanford Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET) and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) has prepared me for the design, implementation and evaluation of technology-enhanced learning experiences that are strongly grounded in human-centered design and the learning sciences.
Prior to my studies at Stanford, I was a Project Associate in the PALMS project at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Lead Instructor at the educational startup, First Code Academy.
EdTech Projects
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CodingCUSP
A web application to bridge block-based coding to text-based coding for novice learners.
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Prompty
An educational web app that scaffolds students' interactions with large language models.
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PALMS apps
A suite of apps to encourage active learning in secondary and higher education lessons in online, in-person and hybrid formats.
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Exploring ways computers can solve mathematical equations
An interactive Explorable Explanation on the Newton-Raphson Method.
Curriculum Projects
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Introduction to Python
A 4-week online course that introduces Python to college students.
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Basic Coding Workshops
Online workshops to introduce programming and various applications of coding.
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Online Pre-calculus course
A SPOC (Small Private Online Course) on edX Edge to help prepare college students for Calculus.
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Curriculum and Workshops for Programming Classes
An assortment of K-12 lessons for one-off workshops or sequential curriculum projects for small, in-person classes.
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Instructor Onboarding Training Series
A multi-part training series for new STEM instructors, featuring pedagogical and administrative content.
Academic Research
Journal Articles
- Ting, F.S.T., Lam, W.H.C, Shroff, R.H., Garcia, R. C. C., Chan, L.C., Tsang, W.K., Ezeamuzie, N.O. (2023). A meta-analysis of studies on the effects of active learning on Asian students' performance in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 32(3), 379-400.
- Shroff, R. H., Ting, F. S. T., Chan, C. L., Garcia, R. C. C., Tsang, W. K., & Lam, W. H. (2023). Conceptualisation, measurement and preliminary validation of learners’ problem-based learning and peer assessment strategies in a technology-enabled context. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 39(1), 1–18.
- Chan, C. L., Shroff, R. H., Tsang, W. K., Ting, F. S., & Garcia, R. C. C. (2023). Assessing the effects of a collaborative problem-based learning and peer assessment method on junior secondary students' learning approaches in mathematics using interactive online whiteboards during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 17(1-2), 6-31.
- Ezeamuzie, N. O., Leung, J. S., Garcia, R. C. C., & Ting, F. S. (2022). Discovering computational thinking in everyday problem solving: A multiple case study of route planning. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 38(6), 1779-1796.
Conference Papers
- Varuvel Dennison, D.*, Garcia, R. C. C.*, Sarin, P., Wolf, J., Bywater, C., Xie, B., & Lee, V. R. (2024). From Consumers to Critical Users: Prompty, an AI Literacy Tool for High School Students. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 38(21), 23300-23308.
- Xie, B., Sarin, P.*, Wolf, J.*, Garcia, R. C. C., Delaney, V., Sieh, I., Fuloria, A., Varuvel Dennison, D. V., Bywater, C. & Lee, V. R. (2024). Co-designing AI Education Curriculum with Cross-Disciplinary High School Teachers. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 38(21), 23146-23154.
- Morales-Navarro, L., Kafai, Y., Kahn, K., Romeike, R., Michaeli, T., DiPaola, D., Ali, S., Williams, R., Breazeal, C., Castro, F. E. V., Desportes, K., Stager, G., Kumar, V., Bodon, H., Worsley, M., Lee, V. R., Sarin, P., Xie, B., Wolf, J., Sieh, I., Dennison, D. V., Garcia, R. C. C., & Smith, B. (2023). Constructionist Approaches to Learning Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning: Past, Present, and Future. In Proceedings of Constructionism 2023. New York, NY.
* denotes equal contribution
- Varuvel Dennison, D.*, Garcia, R. C. C.*, Sarin, P., Wolf, J., Bywater, C., Xie, B., & Lee, V. R. (2024). From Consumers to Critical Users: Prompty, an AI Literacy Tool for High School Students. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 38(21), 23300-23308.
- Xie, B., Sarin, P.*, Wolf, J.*, Garcia, R. C. C., Delaney, V., Sieh, I., Fuloria, A., Varuvel Dennison, D. V., Bywater, C. & Lee, V. R. (2024). Co-designing AI Education Curriculum with Cross-Disciplinary High School Teachers. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 38(21), 23146-23154.
- Morales-Navarro, L., Kafai, Y., Kahn, K., Romeike, R., Michaeli, T., DiPaola, D., Ali, S., Williams, R., Breazeal, C., Castro, F. E. V., Desportes, K., Stager, G., Kumar, V., Bodon, H., Worsley, M., Lee, V. R., Sarin, P., Xie, B., Wolf, J., Sieh, I., Dennison, D. V., Garcia, R. C. C., & Smith, B. (2023). Constructionist Approaches to Learning Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning: Past, Present, and Future. In Proceedings of Constructionism 2023. New York, NY.