Career Summary

• 2017 - 2023 (Expected)

Ph.D. in IDP-Educational Technology | CGPA - 9.63

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

• 2014 - 2016

M.Tech in Computer Science and Technology | CGPA - 8.8 (Gold Medalist)

Department of Computer Science and Technology, Goa University, Taleigao, Goa

• 2010 - 2014

B.E. in Computer Science Engineering 

Padre Conceição College of Engineering, Verna, Goa

• 2010

HSSC Science, Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

Shri Shantadurga Higher Secondary School, Bicholim, Goa

• 2008

SSC, Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

Our Lady of Grace High School, Bicholim, Goa

• 2023 (May - Current)

Edtech Consultant

Next Education Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, Telangana

• 2016 (Oct) - 2017 (June)

Assistant Professor, Dept of Computer Science

Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Miramar, Panaji, Goa

• 2016 (Jan-July)

Research Intern, IDP-Educational Technology

IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra

• RESEARCH, SPECIALIZATION, AND EXPERIENCE

  • Learning Analytics: Measurement, collection, analysis, andreporting of different forms of digital data from students' learningactivity in diverse contexts (web-based, mobile applications, AR,VR) and use of computational analysis techniques from datascience and AI, and ethics of data.

  • Edtech: Engineering and computing education research, designand development of digital and emerging technologies ineducation, MOOCs (conceptualization, production, andmanagement)

  • Design: Design thinking, user studies, human-computerinteraction

• SKILLS

  • Learning Analytics: ML (Rapid Miner, Orange, Weka, AutoML),Data visualization, Relationship mining, Process mining,Dashboard analytics, Diagnostic analytics, Predictive analytics,Multimodal learning analytics

  • Research Methods: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods

  • Research Tools: ELAN, SPSS, R, Tableau, Excel

  • Programming: Python, Scratch, HTML/CSS

  • Typesetting: LaTex, MS Word, Google Docs, Adobe Acrobat

  • LMS: Moodle, Google Classroom

• INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

  • Written and oral communication skills and presentation skills

  • Leadership and public speaking

  • Critical thinking and problem-solving mindset

  • Ability to manage and work in teams and individually

  • Online and Offline class engagement using active learningstrategies and technology tools.

• Adaptive Tutoring Systems (IIT Bombay, Graduate Course) - Spring 2019, 2020.

  • Role: Teaching Assistant. Responsibilities: Design take-home assignments and mentored student projects.

• Self-regulation in Technology Enhanced Learning (IIT Bombay, Graduate Course) - Autumn 2020.

  • Role: Teaching Assistant. Responsibilities: Facilitated and managed classroom discussions,  interactive activities, mentored student projects, and designed course assignments and quizzes.

• Introduction to Learning Analytics (MOOC, NPTEL) - July 2019

  • Role: Teaching Assistant. Responsibilities: Design course assignments and quizzes, design learner-centric activities and readings, design and add video interactions (e.g., h5p reflections), monitor and manage discussion forums, handle live discussion sessions on youtube, grade and work closely with video editing teams to publish course videos. 

• Demystifying Networks (MOOC, NPTEL) - Sept 2020

  • Role: Teaching Assistant. Responsibilities: Design course assignments and quizzes, design learner-centric activities and readings, monitor and manage discussion forums, and grade. 

• Embedded Systems (Undergraduate Course, Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Miramar, Goa), 2016

  • Role: Instructor (Assistant Professor). Responsibilities: Designed the course content and lab activities and conducted classes and activities

• Database Management Systems (Undergraduate Course, Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Miramar, Goa), 2016

  • Role: Instructor (Assistant Professor). Responsibilities: Designed the course content and lab activities and conducted classes and activities

• Bachelor thesis project (Undergraduate, Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Miramar, Goa), 2016

  • Role: Advisor. Responsibilities: Mentored a group of students in designing and implementing an android application to push College notifications and related news. 

• Scratch workshops for school children (Goans Empowered with Information Technology,), 2015-17.

  • Role: Instructor and Organiser. Responsibilities: Designing 4-day Scratch programming curricula for school children, orchestration of hands-on workshops for 500+ students.

• Research Community Involvement

  • Member of Award Committee for IEEE TCLT from August 2023 to July 2024

  • Program Committee Member: AIED 2022, AIED 2023, ICCE 2023, T4E 2023

  • Reviewer for Conferences: T4E 2019, AIED 2020, AIED 2021, AIED 2022, IEEE TALE 2022, ICALT 2023, AIED 2023, ICCE 2023

  • Local Organising Committee member: ICON 2014, ACM India 2015, ICSOC 2015, LaTiCE 2016, ACM-W Celebrations 2016, ACM-W Hackathon 2016, ICALT 2018, T4E 2019.

• Department General Secretary, IDP-Educational Technology, IIT Bombay, for two consecutive years (2019-2021)

  • Headed council of teaching assistants (TAs) to manage organisational and academic activities at the Department level

  • Organised and orchestrated several online workshops for the development of ET professional and academic skills during the COVID-19 lockdown (E.g., technical writing, creating your elevator pitch)

• Department representative at the Institute Research Scholar Companion Programme (IRSCP) (2018-19)

  • Mentored new Ph.D. entrants regarding academic or non-academic issues, whether academic or non-academic. 

  • Conducted regular interactive sessions (e.g., Latex workshop, website making, etc.)

• Student PhD Admission Chair, IDP-Educational Technology, IIT Bombay, for two consecutive years (2019-2021)

  • Coordinate online admission process of PhD students

  • Head student panel for PhD admissions interviews

• Core member of designing, instructing and organising a 4-day scratch programming and introduction to modern technology workshop for rural school children (500+) under the project GEIT (Goans empowered by Information Technology) for two consecutive years.

• Best Reviewer Award at 23rd IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2023), Orem, UT, USA

• Selected for EDM Ambassadors Program at 16th International Conference on Educational Data Mining 2023, IISc Bengaluru, India

• Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education Merit Scholarship, ICCE 2021

• IEEE TCLT (Technical Committee on Learning Technologies) student award for the conference T4E, 2019

• Goa University gold medal for highest CGPA in MTech, 2016

• Network Management Certified from Nettech Pvt Ltd

Email: rumana_pathan@iitb.ac.in

Phone: +91 - 222 - 576 - 4810

Address: Edtech Research Lab

                   IDP in Educational Technology

                  1st Floor, Old CESE Building

                   IIT Bombay, Powai, 400076

                   Mumbai, Maharashtra