Dr. Kyu Han Koh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at California State University, Stanislaus. Dr. Koh has compiled extensive research records on educational data analytics: knowledge transfer between game and simulation design, creativity analysis, skill progression and learning performance in programming.
Dr. Koh's research is focused on using data analytics to improve the learning of computational thinking. He has developed a number of tools and techniques for collecting and analyzing data about student learning, and he has used this data to improve the design of computational thinking curricula and assessments. His work has the potential to make computational thinking more accessible to all students, regardless of their background or ability level.
Dr. Koh delivered a lecture titled "Software Development Education for the AI Era: The Power of Design Thinking" as part of the "Summer Training Program on Teacher Information Education" held at the Jeju Institute of Convergence Science. The lecture focused on problem-solving through software development and how to apply these concepts effectively in the classroom.
Dr. Koh was invited to give a talk on Human-Centered Research in preparation for the AI era at Soonchunhyang University and Jeju National University.
He returned to his high school, where he graduated 30 years ago, to deliver a lecture on future career planning for 10th graders. He also met with members of the Software Engineering Club to discuss career opportunities in the United States.
Dr. Koh's summer STEAM camp was featured in the university news.
As part of the Computational Thinking Education program,Dr. Koh successfully completed the two-week Basic Scratch, Advanced Scratch, and Python camps. Approximately 40 students from local elementary and middle schools participated in these educational camps, where they learned about game development, animation, mathematics, 3D printing, and Python programming.
Dr. Koh appeared on a podcast hosted by the Korean Edutech/Learning Sciences Researcher Network (KELS). During the podcast, Dr. Koh shared practical ideas on how to utilize local contexts to deepen students' understanding and involvement in AI.
Podcast link https://tinyurl.com/mrr3pkvp
As part of the Computational Thinking Education program, Dr. Koh successfully completed the CS Fundamentals and Discovery camps on May 2nd. Approximately 30 students from local elementary schools participated in these camps to learn about game and robot programming.
Dr. Koh participated in the 2024 "Networking for Engagement and Re-Design in STEM Teaching" (NERDS) Camp to learn applied improvisation techniques for building community in his classes. He also explored how to employ culturally sustaining, creative storytelling techniques in classroom lessons and assessments for college courses.
The 1st Global AI & SW Program has been successfully completed. This program was organized by the Innovative Learning and Design Lab at California State University Stanislaus, the Intelligent Software Education Research Institute at Jeju National University, and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Office of Education.
Eighteen high school students from Jeju, South Korea, participated in this program. Throughout the duration of this three-day program (January 15-17, 2024), participating students actively engaged in presenting their research, designing various software prototypes with college student mentors, and discussing ethical issues in software development with computer science faculty.
As part of the Computational Thinking Education program, Dr. Koh started the CS Discovery camp on October 5th, 2023. Fifteen students from local elementary schools participated in this camp to learn advanced programming concepts.
Congratulations to twelve outstanding students who have successfully completed the 2023 Fall Computer Science Fundamentals program! With each graduate, we are spreading the joy of computer science throughout the Central Valley, one student at a time.
As part of the Computational Thinking Education program, Dr. Koh started the CS Fundamentals camp on September 7th, 2023. Fifteen students from local elementary schools participated in this camp to learn basic programming concepts.
The 1st Global Internship Program has been successfully completed. This program was organized by the Innovative Learning and Design Lab at California State University Stanislaus and the Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging Lab at Soonchunhyang University.
Throughout the duration of the internship, which took place between August 31st and September 15th, 2023, participating students actively engaged in presenting their research, mentoring undergraduate students, and collaborating with international experts.
During July 2023, Dr. Koh participated as an expert mentor in the Green Wave Hackathon, where high school students competed at Jeju National University, Jeju in South Korea.
During July and August 2023, Dr. Koh was invited to give a talk to share his thoughts on Sustainable Computing at three Korean universities (Soonchunhyang University, Jeju National University, and Korea University).
Dr. Koh has completed the International CS Fundamentals Facilitator Training, which involved 18 hours of professional development and individual work organized by Code.org.
During June, 2023, Dr. Koh offered a three-week summer computer camp for two different age groups: 1st to 3rd graders and 4th to 6th graders.
Dr. Koh is nominated and accepted to join STEM-NET Faculty Fellows Grant program for 2023-2024 year.
The goal of the Fellows Grants is to support and encourage the development of a strong program of research or scholarship by faculty members in STEM fields. STEM-NET Fellows awards help fund activity that supports the submission of large external grants aligned with STEM-NET's mission and help further the vision.
According to a recent study published in ACM Transactions on Computing Education, Dr. Koh is the No. 9 most active contributor among thousands of researchers in computational thinking in the last 15 years.
Dr. Koh received a Most Influential Paper Award at VL/HCC 2020 for his Computational Thinking Pattern Analysis research.
Stanislaus State and Tongmyong University Students Completed a Coding Boot Camp.
Dr. Koh has completely immersed himself in the study of Learning Data Analytics research (learning assessment in computational thinking education, information visualization, educational data mining, and big data in computer science education), a highly interdisciplinary research field. He has studied in both front-end (social learning, motivation, engagement, and professional development studies) and back-end (learning assessment, cyberlearning infrastructure design, and learning at scale studies) education research.