Sandra Yu Okita
Professor (Expected to join April 2026)
DP
Available to supervise newly enrolled doctoral students as a main supervisor
MP
Available to supervise newly enrolled master's students as a main supervisor
Areas of expertise
Learning Sciences, Educational Technology, Cognitive Science
Biography
Stanford University (Ph.D. Learning sciences). Associate Professor of Technology & Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Uses innovative technologies (robotics, games, XR environments) as a threshold to learning, instruction and assessment. Designs collaborative and co-creative relationships between human and technology. Uses technology to self-project and visualize one’s thought process to foster children's intellectual curiosity, exploration, and questioning ability. From 2022, engaged in education projects at Woven City in monozukuri and inventor training.
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