Learning Science Research Projects

Publications

Affiliated Labs (current & past): SOL Lab, DAPLAB, LIT Lab, MUST Lab

• Cai, J., Wong, J. & Richland, L. Implementing Learning Experience Design to Support Children's Online Math Engagement. EdMedia + Innovate Learning Online 2022 (pp. 144-152).

• Wong, J., Cai, J., Lerner, B., Lee, J., Abestilla, J., Kwong, M., Richland, L. (Accepted). Supporting Children’s Online Engagement through Online Learning Experience Design, Situational Interest, and User Experience. AERA (American Educational Research Association)

• Wong, J., Cai, J., Richland, L., Hughes, B. (Accepted). Implementing Learning Experience Design to Support Undergraduate Teaching and Learning through Online Embedded Video Questions. AERA (American Educational Research Association)

• Wong, J., Cai, J., Decker, D., Wilson, M., Davila, S., Richland, L., Hughes, B. (Accepted). Leveraging Learning Experience to Design to Support Virtual Reality Language Learning in the Metaverse. AERA (American Educational Research Association)

• Honors Thesis (Presentation): Cai, J. Learning Experience Design for Children’s Online Learning, Engagement, and the Role of Situational Interest. Working Memory and Plasticity Lab Symposium

• Cai, J. (Presentation).Tangram: Designing an Occupational Identity Reflection Tool for Undergraduates. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Symposium

• Ahn, J., Van Doren, S., Cai, J., Nguyen, H., Rodriguez, F., Martinez, C., Han, J. (Book Chapter). The Utility of Designing Data Science Education Programs from a Framework of Identity

• Van Doren, S., Authors., Cai, J., Ahn, J. (Accepted). Shedding Light on Identity Development in an Educational Data Science Fellowship. AERA (American Educational Research Association)

• Wong, J., Cai, J., Lerner, B., Lee, J., & Richland, L. (In Proceeding). Supporting Children’s Engagement through Learning Experience Design, Situational Interest, and User Experience: Implementing a Blended Learning Math Experience in the Classroom. Educational Technology Research and Development

• Wong. J., Chen, E., Cai, J., Lerner, B., & Richland, L. (Accepted). Investigating the Mediating Roles of Situational Interest and Mind-Wandering on Children’s Blended Learning Experience. AERA (American Educational Research Association)

• Wong, J., Cai, J., Chen, E., Richland, R., Hughes, B. (Accepted)  Navigating the Metaverse for Language Learning: Leveraging Virtual Reality Grounded in Learning Experience Design. ISLS (International Society of the Learning Sciences 2024)

• Van Doren, S., Cai, J., Ma, S., Nguyen, M., Han, J., Ahn, J. Supporting Occupational Identity Development through AI-Assisted Self-Reflection and Mentor Interactions. ISLS (International Society of the Learning Sciences 2024)

• Cai, J., Avalos, K., & Pham, I, Nguyen, M. Creating Edsight 2.0’s Design System. Medium (2023).

• Ahn, J., Nguyen, H., Van Doren, S., Cai, J. (In preparation). Designing AI for Education through Critical Sociocultural Perspectives