Jay Patel

Remote: I am managing educational technology research at the FACETlab in the Learning Research & Development Center. My projects focus on web apps, educational robotics for learning STEM content, and mobile (iPad) apps for teaching young children to read.

Advising the design and development of software and hardware at small businesses and large research universities

Redesigned an outdated K-12 transportation engineering curriculum Self-taught all content, worked with SME, and developed for three age groups

Assisted in the application of a novel AI procedure called machine teaching for chemistry learning with 300+ learners; gained insights into the supposed “black box” of neural networks, wrote two papers

Developed AI tutor for learning chemistry with virtual simulations and novel physical manipulatives that I co-created with a peer; designed experiment, ran 100+ participants through mixed methods lab study

Studied pre-literacy skills in preschoolers and kindergarteners using game-based assessments on an iPad, managed & analyzed data

Guided students through activities, discussions, and projects emphasizing applications to education, healthcare, wellness, etc. led the development of midterms and the final; graded numerous assignments, projects, and exams using rubrics

Taught pre-service teachers to create high-quality assessments and apply psychological research to instructional design; engaged students in discussions and collaborative projects often; aided in assessment design

In a large team, I assisted with the design, implementation, and analysis of game-based learning studies in a local middle school and developed a coding scheme for qualitative data from scratch

Collected and analyzed data for two experiments on flexible use of strategies; analyzed qualitative & quantitative data for theory-building