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Biography
Dr. Karin Forssell is the director of the Learning Design and Technology (LDT) master's program and senior lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Dr. Forssell also directs the GSE Makery, a Stanford maker space where students and faculty learn to make, and make to learn. In her courses, students learn to use research from the learning sciences and learning-centered design processes to create effective digital tools. Her current interests include maker space education, teacher technology adoption, and parenting in a digital world.
Dr. Forssell draws insights from her many years of concurrent work as a teacher on special assignment for technology in the Palo Alto Unified School District. Dr. Forssell earned her bachelor's degree in linguistics, master's degree in education, and doctorate in learning sciences and technology design at Stanford University.
Dr. Forssell draws insights from her many years of concurrent work as a teacher on special assignment for technology in the Palo Alto Unified School District. Dr. Forssell earned her bachelor's degree in linguistics, master's degree in education, and doctorate in learning sciences and technology design at Stanford University.
Other titles
Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Education
Program affiliations
(MS) LDT
Stanford Accelerator for Learning
Research interests
Brain and Learning Sciences | Collaborative Learning | Technology and Education
Recent publications
Bowen, K., Forssell, K., & Rosier, S. (2020). Theories of Change in Learning Experience (LX) Design. Learner and User Experience Research: An Introduction for the Field of Learning Design & Technology. edtechbooks.org.
Forssell, K. (2019). How Effective Is Your Edtech Tool? Five Questions to Ask [Blog Post]. . DigitalPromise.org. Retrieved from https://digitalpromise.org/2019/08/13/how-effective-is-your-edtech-tool-five-questions-to-ask/
Krauskopf, K., & Forssell, K. (2018). When knowing is believing: A multi-trait analysis of self-reported TPCK. JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING, 34(5), 482–91.
