About Me
I am the Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy where I set the teaching and learning strategy for the company and ensure a consistent research-based pedgogical approach across our offerings. I lead the content, product management, design, and customer support teams, most recently in the launch of Khanmigo, an AI-based tutor and teacher assistant. I was named to Time's AI 100 2024 list of people shaping the future of AI and one of 10 innovative executive women in Chief's New Era of Leadership awards.
Throughout my career I have focused on the design of interactive digital technologies for learning and assessment. I have led teams focused on embedding learning science into curricula and learning tools. In addition, I have researched and published extensively on the use of data from learner activity in games and simulations to understand what learners know and can do.
I have been fortunate enough to participate in some exciting simulation- and game-based assessment projects, including work with GlassLab developing SimCityEDU and Mars Generation One. I got to participate in the White House Game Jam and served on the advisory board for the PBS Kids Series Hero Elementary. I am thankful for my mentors and collaborators, who can be identified by their status as my frequent co-authors.
Prior to joining Khan Academy, I was the Vice President of Learning Research and Design at Pearson, I provided research support to the Networking Academies at Cisco and was a school psychologist in a local school district in Arizona. I have a Bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology from Hamilton College and received my Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at Arizona State University.
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Twitter: @KristenDiCerbo