Hi! I am a 3rd-year PhD student in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University, where I am advised by Professor Vincent Aleven. Before joining CMU, I completed my Master’s degree in Learning, Design, and Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Education, working with Professor Candace Thille on Open Learning Initiative at Stanford.

Prior to Stanford, I spent two years working at the Center for Open Education at Hokkaido University (Japan) as an instructional designer, following the graduation from International Christian University in Tokyo where I received my bachelor’s degree in Education.

My academic interests broadly lie in the learning sciences, instructional design, human-computer interaction, online learning, math education, learning analytics, and Open Educational Resources (OER). I work with educators and students to design and evaluate instructional strategies and technologies in a variety of learning environments. I am also actively working in the OER community as a member at Creative Commons Japan and as an OER Research Fellow at Open Education Group.

Twitter: tomonagashima