ECT Faculty Research
In October 2023 and 2024, the ECT faculty partnered with EdTech Week to present their projects to ECT students, alumni and the broader EdTech community. The faculty also talked about how students can get involved.
ECT Research Labs
CREATE lab (Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technology in Education)
RIDDLE, Research in Design for Discovery within Learning Environments, Director: Dr. Camillia Matuk
The ELEVATE Lab, Director: Dr. Kayla DesPortes
AUGMENT- ED, Director: Dr. Xavier Ochoa
AMPED: Director, Dr. Yoav Bergner
Jan Plass, Paulette Goddard Chair in Digital Media and Learning Sciences
Contact Info: jan.plass@nyu.edu
Video: Jan Plass Research Presentation
Projects:
CREATE lab (Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technology in Education)
Games to train targeted cognitive skills
Game to Learn About Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Holodeck – immersive, collaborative, virtual/ physical research environment
Science Exploration in Informal Environments
Project HOPE: Intervention for Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey
Emotional Design for Learning
Play / Use Our Simulations and Games in DREAM
Xavier Ochoa, Assistant Professor of Learning Analytics
Contact Info: xavier.ochoa@nyu.edu
Video: Xavier Ochoa Research Presentation
Projects:
AUGMENT- ED Research Lab
OPAF - Automatic Feedback for Oral Presentations
CLiF - Collaboration Literacy Feedback
ILAC - Intelligent Learning Analytics Companion
Russell Neuman, Professor of Media Technology
Contact Info: wrn210@nyu.edu
Video: Russell Neuman Research Presentation
Projects:
The Future of Learning
Big Data and Political Rhetoric
Camillia Matuk, Associate Professor, ECT Program Director
Contact Info: cmatuk@nyu.edu
Video: Camillia Matuk Research Presentation
Projects:
RIDDLE (Research through Design for Discovery in Learning Experiences)
Keywords
Design-based research, Inquiry-based learning, Interdisciplinary STEM, arts-based inquiry, narrative and learning, data literacy, research literacy, K-12 education, technology-enhanced learning
Kayla DesPortes, Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and the Learning Sciences
Contact Info: kayla.desportes@nyu.edu
Video: Kayla DesPortes Research Presentation
Projects:
Interactive Murals - Exploring Murals, Poetry, and Computing
Dancing Across Boundaries - Exploring Dance, Physical Computing, Data Science, and Machine Learning
Community Makerspace Design - Developing a Social Justice Makerspace
Maaike Bouwmeester, Clinical Assistant Professor
Contact Info: mb262@nyu.edu
Video: Maaike Bouwmeester Research Presentation
Projects:
"CAPS": AI-enhanced Presentation Skills Development Platform (Augment-Ed Research Lab), TAG/NYU grant
League of Young Inventors, IHSCD grant
Theory-to-Practice Learning Design (Experiential / Active Learning, PBL+ AI)
Yoav Bergner, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Technology
Contact Info: yoav.bergner@nyu.edu
Video: Yoav Bergner Research Presentation
Projects:
AMPED Research lab (Analytical Methods for Progressive Educational Design)
Collaborative Cognition in Problem Solving
Dance & Data
Carpe Datum: Data Science for Life’s Big Questions
Safinah Ali, Assistant Professor of Educational Communication and Technology
Contact Info: sa9140@nyu.edu
Research focus: AI tools and agents to support human creativity and learning