Barbara Fagundes, PhD

Learning Scientist | AI in Education | Computing Education
K-12 STEM | Responsible AI Integration

Selected projects that demonstrate my work in instructional design, online learning, AI in education, computing education, and learning experience design.

Analyze · Design · Map · Develop · Iterate

Instructional Design & E-Learning Development

Online Teaching for Engineering and Technical Topics

Designed instructional materials for a graduate-level learning experience preparing learners to teach technical topics online. The project focused on online course design, learner engagement, platform use, accessibility, assessment, and applied instructional unit development.

Instructional Design Learning Experience Design LMS Implementation Brightspace Assessment Design Accessibility

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Before · AI-Lab Intervention · After

AI Education Research & Learning Intervention

AI-Lab: Generative AI in Computing Courses

Studied how undergraduate students use GenAI tools before and after an instructional intervention in computer science and engineering courses.

AI in Education Computing Education Qualitative Research Student Learning

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Robotics · Sequencing · Debugging

Learning Sciences & Computing Education Research

Computational Thinking in K-2 Classrooms

Investigated how first-grade students develop computational thinking through robotics, programming tasks, debugging, sequencing, and loops.

Computational Thinking K-12 STEM Robotics Learning Sciences

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Student · Faculty · Partnership

Faculty Development & Student Partnership

Student Pedagogy Advocates

Supported student-faculty partnership initiatives focused on teaching, learning, mentoring, and evidence-based instructional improvement.

Faculty Development Student Partnership Higher Education SoTL

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