Conference Video: The Interdisciplinary Nature of Human Learning & Techniques for Understanding & Improving How Humans Learn

This is Jinjin Zhao’s presentation from the WiDS Puget Sound Conference 2021. Enjoy!

ABSTRACT:

Introduce the interdisciplinary nature (learning, cognitive, and computer science) of human learning through online learning platforms. Focus on the workforce learning to illustrate how data science and machine learning can help understand human learning, with 7 recent publications to be dived into.

BIO:

Jinjin is a Senior Applied Scientist working at Amazon Global Learning and Development Department with 6 years of hands-on experience in Machine Learning/AI, Operation Research, and System Development. She has been a researcher and practitioner in human learning since 2018. Her research interest is on leveraging science and techniques from multiple disciplines - including computer science, cognitive science, learning science - to help understand/discover and improve how humans learn.