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lf-headshot-23small.jpgThe Simon Initiative Welcomes Lindsay Forman as K-12 Coordinator
Lindsay Forman has joined the Simon Initiative as its new K-12 Coordinator. She began her new position in July of 2023 and has been working on a multitude of new projects since. Forman was excited to work at the Simon Initiative because she was intrigued by the potential to grow and amplify the existing connections between the innovative work happening at Carnegie Mellon University and Western Pennsylvania’s regional K-12 partners.


231010-playincluded-bf-51.jpgCarnegie Mellon University and Play Included® Bring LEGO® Brick Based Interventions to US
Brick by brick, Carnegie Mellon University is building a new way to transform children’s social and emotional learning in schools and community organizations throughout Pittsburgh and, eventually, across the country. 


xprize-bier-stamper-900x600-min.jpegCMU Team Wins $1M XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge
Carnegie Mellon University learning science researchers John Stamper, Norman Bier and Steven Moore are part of a team that won first place in the XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge, a competition to find and improve the most effective learning tools.


an image of a tortoise and a hareThe Myth of the Fast Learner
Learning science experts from Carnegie Mellon University's Human Computer Interaction Institute found that, in the right conditions, people learn at a remarkably similar rate. Ken Koedinger, the Hillman Professor of Computer Science, led the research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


uls-kumar-garg.jpegKumar Garg on the Future of Learning Engineering
Kumar Garg from Schmidt Futures will present his 2022 Simon Initiative Distinguished Lecture, "Shaping the Field of Learning Engineering," at an in-person-only event at 5 p.m. on Nov. 7, 2022 in Carnegie Mellon University's Rangos Ballroom. In this Q&A, Garg explained why the field of learning engineering is at a crucial juncture. 


smartphone-tutoring-aleven-min.jpgHCII Researchers Awarded $2M Grant To Test AI-Based Mobile Tutoring Software
Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science researchers in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute will use a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to develop and test a smartphone-based tutoring system for middle school mathematics that's rooted in artificial intelligence.


norilla-spain-web.jpgAI-Powered Museum Exhibit Shows Technology's Potential in Education 
NoRILLA, a project from the School of Computer Science's Human-Computer Interaction Institute that uses artificial intelligence to assist children in hands-on educational experiments is one of six AI-focused projects selected for an exhibit at CaixaForum Valencia, a new museum in Valencia, Spain.