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CLARE BAEK, Ph.D.I am a postdoctoral scholar in the Digital Learning Lab, University of California Irvine. I received my Ph.D. in Urban Education Policy with Educational Psychology concentration from the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education, where I was advised by Dr. Stephen Aguilar.
My research examines the ways that innovative uses of technology can promote learning outcomes for all students. I carry out this work in the following ways: (a) I study the design and implementation of computational thinking curricula that promote STEM learning outcomes through culturally relevant approaches. In my main project, "Deepening Computational Thinking for English Learners by Integrating Community-Based Environmental Literacy" (NSF funded), I am co-designing computer science curriculum integrated with data literacy and AI literacy with teachers across three school districts in Southern California where students use computational tools to explore community environmental issues by leveraging their community knowledge. (b) I study the factors that influence learning experiences and outcomes in new digital learning environments. In my current project, I am investigating the societal and individual factors that influence students' AI literacy and the use of ChatGPT. I use a variety of methods including design-based implementation research, causal experiments, and educational data science to understand both student and teacher learning and development in digital learning environments. |