Sally Pw Wu
About Sally Pw Wu
Broadly, I work with instructors and students to enhance instructional design and pedagogical practices with educational technologies, using theories based in learning sciences research. Currently, I support high school teachers in developing and implementing curriculum that fosters computational thinking in the STEM disciplines (CT-STEM). Computational thinking (CT), which underlies data practices, modeling, and programming, plays a key role in advancing the work of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. My work empowers teachers to design and implement curricula in their science or mathematics classroom such that students engage in authentic CT-STEM practices. My PhD research focused on developing more effective learning environments to help undergraduate students learn visual-spatial STEM content. To this end, I collaborate with professors and classroom instructors to implement various learning tools and resources that promote conceptual understanding and metacognition. Specifically, my dissertation examined the impacts of reflective tools (e.g. drawings, discourse) when integrated with technologies (e.g. adaptive tutoring systems, learning management systems) to support students in STEM disciplines.