News & Events
Upcoming Events
Check here for the latest events for the Learning Design Challenge and its student teams, including information sessions, workshops, guest speakers, panel presentations, meet-ups, practice pitch sessions, pitch events, award announcements, poster sessions, energizers, and social events with campus, community, and industry partners.
News Items
See highlights of recent program events and workshops in EDUC/ENGR 391 and EDUC 254, along with exciting updates from winners of the Learning Design Challenge Prototyping and Research-to-Pratice Awards.
Big Win for HVAC Hero
July 27, 2024
| Congratulations to Nina Chen and her team, whose project HVAC Hero just won a $50,000 award from the Tools Competition, the world's largest EdTech competition. A winner of Learning Design Challenge Prototyping & Research-to-Practice Awards … |
Clinical Mind AI's New Website
July 19, 2024
| Marcos Rojas and his team have recently launched a new website for their project Clinical Mind AI (clinicalmindai.stanford.edu). A recent winner the Learning Design Challenge Prototyping & Research-to-Practice Awards, Clinical Mind AI … |
2024 Spring Quarter Awardees
June 5, 2024
This spring, 8 student teams were recognized with our 2024 Research-to-Practice Award. The $9,000 awards recognize work that leverages research-based understanding from the Learning Sciences, along with best practices in Human-Centered Design ...
Merlyn Mind Workshop
May 8, 2024
| Latha Ramanan, Senior Vice President of the AI pioneer Merlyn Mind, and her team joined the Learning Design Challenge for a workshop on AI in Education. Discussions focused on Merlyn's approach to AI engineering as well as responsible use of AI ... |
Mentor Session: Non-Profits
May 1, 2024
| Piya Sorcar, Founder and CEO of TeachAids, Anna Queiroz, Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Miami, and Julie Clugage, Founder of Team4Tech joined the Learning Design Challenge for an in‑class mentoring and feedback session … |
Mentor Session: Learning Science
April 24, 2024
| Judi Fusco, Director, Emerging Technologies and Learning Sciences at Digital Promise, Glenn Kleiman, Senior Advisor, the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, and Alix Gallagher, Director, Strategic Partnerships for Policy Analysis for California Education … |
GitHub Workshop
March 13, 2024
In this session, two GitHub representatives, Juan Flores, Project Manager, along with Dave Lacy, Solution Engineer, joined students from across campus for a session on collaborative coding in the Learning Design Challenge’s industry workshop series ...
Funding Spectrum Workshop
February 28, 2024
| Isabelle Hau, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, along with representatives of the Emerson Collective, Imaginable Futures, and Rethink Education, joined the Learning Design Challenge for a workshop on funding ... |
Practice Pitches with StartX
February 21, 2024
| The Learning Design Challenge & StartX hosted a Practice Pitch session for students, featuring Kyle Wong, the incoming CEO of StartX, alongside his team's staff and alumni. This event provided a platform for entrepreneurs to refine their pitching skills ... |
Venture Capital Workshop
February 14, 2024
Venture capital investor Sergio Monsalve joined the Learning Design Challenge for a workshop on the business side of EdTech, with particular focus on product-market fit. Monsalve, who teaches EDUC 295 in the GSE, is the Founding Partner of Roble Ventures ...
Khan Academy Workshop
January 31, 2024
Led by Sujata Salem, Director of Engineering, the engineering team from Khan Academy joined the Learning Design Challenge for a workshop on AI in Education, sharing insights on development of their groundbreaking Khanmigo learning environment ...
Canva Workshop
January 31, 2024
The Learning Design Challenge hosted two experts from Canva, Mia Kagianas Healy, Higher Education Consultant, along with Eleazar Ortiz, Education Regional Lead, for a workshop on design and prototyping using this versatile tool. The workshop emphasized foundational design …
10th Annual Campus Demo Day
September 26, 2021
| The Stanford Accelerator for Learning and StartX showcased passionate, innovative and talented start-up founders at Stanford at the 10th Annual Campus Demo Day. The event targeted Stanford students seeking inspiration to get involved ... |
