July 2025

• The fall semester has begun, and I am teaching 'Introduction to Cognitive Science' - CGS401. 

• Another member joins the CLIP lab. Pranali Shevatekar joins as a PhD student. 

April 2025

• Sunny Satpathy joined the CLIP lab as its first member :) She will be working as a Project Associate. 

• I  coordinated the visit of students, faculty, and staff from Dayal Bagh College, Agra. As part of this visit, our students at the CGS department conducted demos of various research technologies we use to unravel the mysteries of the mind.  

March 2025:

• I was invited to speak on 'Early Childhood Care and Education' and put forth my insights about nurturing young learners. The workshop was organized by Kislaya Nursery School at IIT Kanpur, under the stewardship of Prof. Aditya Kelkar (Physics) and Prof. Ark Verma (Cognitive Science). In my talk, I emphasized how building connections across concepts is crucial for building interdisciplinary leanings, a trait necessary for tackling complex problems of the real world. 

January 2025:

• I am teaching CGS402 (Applied Cognitive Science) this semester. 

• I joined the Department of Cognitive Science at IIT Kanpur as an Assistant Professor. Looking forward to a productive and meaningful engagement with ideas and learners :)

November 2024:

• The elective CGS course- CGS614 (Cognitive Underpinnings of Learning and Technology)- I offered, came to an end. As part of the end-sem task, UG students conducted field studies to understand the cognitive impact of different ed-tech applications on real users.  

• Happy to have presented two interesting papers at the  ICCE Conference, held at the Ateneo De Manila University, from 24th to 29th November in Manila, Philippines. 

July 2024:

• Exciting news coming from the ICCE (International Conference on Computers in Education) Conference. Two papers focusing on Computational Thinking and IDC Theory have been accepted as full papers in the conference to be held in November 2024 (Manila, Philippines). I congratulate Master students- Shashaank Pinnamaraju and Lazar Tony from the Dept of Cognitive Science, IIT Kanpur for their first paper in this conference. Their work on mapping behavioral dispositions of middle school children on real-life algorithmic tasks using a basic sorting task has implications for digital literacy and curriculum design. I also congratulate Sandeep Yadav, Ph.D. scholar in Educational Technology at IIT Bombay for his work on fostering desirable learning habits using the IDC (Interest-Driven Creator) theory. 

June 2024:

• More media coverage for Saathi: Check this ETV Bharat link, Dainik Jagran news, and News 18 Hindi news. However, the News18 link has multiple factual mistakes. See the other two links for an accurate description. 

• I am thrilled to share the news about the launch of 'Saathi', an application meant for pre-primary kids.  It was inaugurated by Prof. Shalabh, the Dean of Academic Affairs at IIT Kanpur, on 13th June. The app was conceptualized based on the needs of young learners from Nankari, IIT Kanpur's neighboring village. Here are a few pictures from the occasion- 

May 2024:

• I realize the privilege I carry and it is truly humbling to share a part of my story with the world through this interview with 'Stem Inclusive'-  https://steminclusiveiitk.org/2024/03/06/dr_anveshna.html  

• Our article on computational thinking was published in 'Teacher', a magazine published by the Australian Council of Education Research - https://www.teachermagazine.com/in_en/articles/a-lesson-activity-for-unplugged-computational-thinking 

April 2024: 

• Our popular article on computational thinking has been accepted to be published in the Australian Council of Education Research's magazine for teachers, called 'Teacher'. 

• I am thrilled to share that one of my students has excelled in the entrance exam of IIT Kanpur's Opportunity School. This little 5-year-old is a huge inspiration for many children who are fighting off the limitations of socio-economic resources. So proud!  

March 2024: Our work on improving the spatial perspective-taking ability of middle school students using an Augmented Reality tool has been accepted for publication in the prestigious British Journal of Educational Technology. 

February 2024: I gave a masterclass session for the EdTech Society on "Mastering the Tech Trek: Understanding Learning Processes" where I discussed the role of Technology in the Flynn Effect along with sharing research-supported strategies for enhancing our memory. Do check out the YouTube video below-

January 2024: I am teaching CGS 402A- Applied Cognitive Science Course this semester. 

December 2023: I presented my work on process mining of feedback-seeking process in chemistry undergraduates at the 31st International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) at the picturesque city of Matsue in Shimane prefecture, Japan.