My teaching philosophy emphasizes promoting interest-driven and interdisciplinary learning, empowering learners through technology-enhanced learning, and fostering inclusive and equitable classrooms that embrace student diversity.
Beyond the listed course, I have multiple years of experience teaching a range of courses to diverse audiences—including K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students, pre-service and in-service teachers, and government officials—and mentoring students in software and AI-related activities within the context of K-12 education, both virtually and in person.
Instructor
Developing Learning Analytics Tool for Literacy Education. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
10/2022 – 11/2022
Invited to co-design and lead a professional development workshop series to introduce learning analytics to government officials at a major regional office of the Ministry of Education in South Korea.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Camp: Machine Learning from a Social Science Perspective, The University of Seoul
05/2022 – 07/2022
Invited to co-design and lead a micro-degree course series (taught virtually). This course provides an introduction to artificial intelligence, with a focus on designing machine learning projects from a social science perspective. It covers key concepts, examples, applications across various fields, and includes collaborative team project activities. [Student Evaluation of Instructor: 4.6/5.0]
Assistant Instructor (Instructor of Record)
Year 1: Essentials - PILLARS Cells to Populations Course (Link), Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin.
06/2023 – 08/2023
Student-centered problem-based learning course where students investigate case-based clinical manifestations of human disease, integrating genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, physiology, and pharmacology. Six hours weekly focused on clinical skill development through active learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. [Student Evaluation of Instructor: 4.47/5.00]
Teaching Assistant
Knowing & Learning in Mathematics and Science (EDC 365C/UTS 350), College of Education/College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin
01/2025 – 05/2025
08/2024 – 12/2024
Current theories of learning and conceptual development, problem solving in mathematics and science education utilizing technology, principles of expertise and novice understanding of subject matter, implications of high-stakes testing, and foundations of formative and summative assessment. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. (Undergraduate course - UTeach-Natural Sciences program; Instructor: Dr. Kemper Lipscomb / Dr. Victor Sampson) [Student Evaluation of Instructor: 4.77/5.00]
Mathematics Methods (EDC 370E), College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin
01/2023 – 05/2023
Curriculum content and organization, teaching procedures, materials, and research in elementary school subjects (Mathematics). Three lecture hours a week for one semester, including field hours in elementary schools. (Undergraduate course – Teacher preparation; Instructor: Dr. Cathery Yeh)
Teacher, PK-12 Level
Licensed Teacher (Elementary School), Certified by the Korean Ministry of Education
02/2021 –
Mackay Memorial College (Secondary School) & The Giving Tree Children’s Library
01/2018 – 08/2018
204 total hours of teaching.