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AIDS Education, Education Policy, eLearning, Educational Equity
I was born and raised in Colorado, and attended the University of Colorado. There I pursued three degrees – a B.A. in Economics, a B.S. in Journalism, and a B.S. in Business Administration. I worked throughout college, holding positions at IBM, TiE, iSherpa Capital and NBC 9News. After graduation, I joined Analysis Group as an economic research analyst, where I completed financial models for complex litigation and transfer pricing cases, and conducted market research and data analysis. I left Analysis Group to be the dance director and choreographer for Manick Sorcar Productions, where I performed with members of a 50-person dance troupe throughout the US, Canada and India.
Learning Goals
My goal was to explore how to develop sophisticated and effective approaches to solving challenging learning problems. I also wanted to complement my academic interests in the LDT fields with my practical desire to work on something which would have an impact on the world. I wanted to begin the program without any preconceived notions of what I wanted my master’s project to be, and to develop a technological concept which was based on sound educational and design principles.
Courses
Fall – Quarter 1
ED 391 – Web-Based Technologies in Teaching
ED 333A – Analyzing Functions and Needs in Learning Environments
ED 106 – Interactive Media in Education
ED 229A – LDT Seminar
ED 380 – Internship in Educational Administration
CS 547 – Human Computer Interaction Seminar 1
Winter – Quarter 2
COMM 269 – Computers and Interfaces
ED 151 – Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
ED 190 – Directed Research in Education
ED 229B – LDT Seminar
ED 380 – Internship in Educational Administration
Spring – Quarter 3
MED 243 – Biomedical and Social Science Responses to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
ED 224 – Information Technology in the Classroom
ED 229C – LDT Seminar
MSE 75SI – Brainstorming India: Entrepreneurship Models for Social Venture Projects (Lead course designer and instructor)
Summer– Quarter 4
ED 229D – LDT Seminar
ED 185 – Individual Study – Master’s Thesis
See Project Portfolio
Internships
Virtual Labs at Stanford University Medical Media & Information Technologies
The goals of the Virtual Labs Project at Stanford University Medical Media & Information Technologies (SUMMIT) are to change basic life sciences undergraduate education by developing innovative web-based learning tutorials in the sciences and by training faculty on how to integrate these tools into their curriculum. The learning content modules are rich with media, technology, and pedagogy displayed through realistic and diagrammatic graphics, animations, interactive simulations, quizzes, virtual experiments/patients, and games.
Brainstorming India: Entrepreneurship Models for Social Venture Projects
Brainstorming India (Management Sciences & Engineering 75SI) was a course developed by four Stanford students, including myself. Our hope was to gather a group of innovative and socially conscious undergraduate and graduate students to brainstorm and find creative solutions to critical problems facing India today. The course was a combination of lectures, brainstorming sessions and presentations - all to explore real world problems through current projects being deployed by project champions in India.
The course was so popular that enrollment exceeded capacity. It will be taught again in 2007 and will be spun into other variations (e.g. Brainstorming Tanzania etc.) to include other developing countries.
Master’s Project
Interactive Teaching AIDS: India Module
The UN recently identified India as having the world's largest population infected with HIV/AIDS. An alarming 9 out of 10 people who are infected are unaware of their serostatus, increasing the chance of infecting others.
This application targets the 18-24 demographic, delivering a curriculum based on original research conducted in India. To minimize stigma associated with discussing sexual practices, it emphasizes the biological aspects of HIV/AIDS, utilizing animated Indian agents and avatars to maximize comfort and efficacy. Distribution channels include Internet and mobile devices to promote learning in informal private spaces.
Two initial versions of this application are in production – an Indian research version led by a US-based development team and a general Asian Version sponsored by Medical Research Information Center in Korea. Interactive Teaching AIDS received a $2,500 grant from the Lena Kay Rufus Memorial Scholarship Fund as well as $10,000 from a private donor.
www.InteractiveTeachingAIDS.org
I am currently a PhD Student in Stanford’s School of Education in both the International Comparative Education (ICE) and Learning Sciences and Technology Design (LSTD) Programs.
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