Jan Plass, Paulette Goddard Chair in Digital Media and Learning Sciences 

Contact Info: jan.plass@nyu.edu

Video: Jan Plass Research Presentation

Projects: 

• CREATE lab (Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technology in Education)

  • Games to train targeted cognitive skills

  • Game to Learn About Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • Holodeck – immersive, collaborative, virtual/ physical research environment

  • Science Exploration in Informal Environments

  • Project HOPE: Intervention for Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey

  • Emotional Design for Learning

  • Play / Use Our Simulations and Games in DREAM

Xavier Ochoa, Assistant Professor of Learning Analytics 

Contact Info: xavier.ochoa@nyu.edu

Video: Xavier Ochoa Research Presentation

Projects:

• AUGMENT- ED Research Lab

• OPAF - Automatic Feedback for Oral Presentations

• CLiF - Collaboration Literacy Feedback

• ILAC - Intelligent Learning Analytics Companion

Russell Neuman, Professor of Media Technology

Contact Info: wrn210@nyu.edu

Video: Russell Neuman Research Presentation

Projects: 

• The Future of Learning

• Big Data and Political Rhetoric

Camillia Matuk, Associate Professor, ECT Program Director 

Contact Info: cmatuk@nyu.edu

Video: Camillia Matuk Research Presentation

Projects: 

• RIDDLE (Research through Design for Discovery in Learning Experiences)

Keywords

Design-based research, Inquiry-based learning, Interdisciplinary STEM, arts-based inquiry, narrative and learning, data literacy, research literacy, K-12 education, technology-enhanced learning

Kayla DesPortes, Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and the Learning Sciences

Contact Info: kayla.desportes@nyu.edu

Video: Kayla DesPortes Research Presentation

Projects: 

• The ELEVATE Lab

  • Interactive Murals - Exploring Murals, Poetry, and Computing

  • Dancing Across Boundaries - Exploring Dance, Physical Computing, Data Science, and Machine Learning

  • Community Makerspace Design - Developing a Social Justice Makerspace

Maaike Bouwmeester, Clinical Assistant Professor 

Contact Info: mb262@nyu.edu

Video: Maaike Bouwmeester Research Presentation

Projects: 

• "CAPS": AI-enhanced Presentation Skills Development Platform (Augment-Ed Research Lab), TAG/NYU grant

• League of Young Inventors, IHSCD grant

• Theory-to-Practice Learning Design (Experiential / Active Learning, PBL+ AI)

Yoav Bergner, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Technology

Contact Info: yoav.bergner@nyu.edu

Video: Yoav Bergner Research Presentation

Projects: 

• AMPED Research lab (Analytical Methods for Progressive Educational Design)

  • Collaborative Cognition in Problem Solving

  • Dance & Data

  • Carpe Datum: Data Science for Life’s Big Questions

Safinah Ali, Assistant Professor of Educational Communication and Technology

Contact Info: sa9140@nyu.edu

Faculty Bio, Personal website

Research focus: AI tools and agents to support human creativity and learning