Shiyan Jiang

Dr. Shiyan Jiang is an Assistant Professor in the Learning Design and Technology Program at North Carolina State University’s College of Education. She joined NC State in 2019 and specializes in integrating digital literacy into STEM education, particularly through AI-driven curriculum design and technology-enhanced interdisciplinary learning. Her work emphasizes empowering K-12 students with tools like narrative modeling, data visualization, and machine learning to explore STEM identities and career pathways.

Education: Dr. Jiang holds a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning (Specialization: Technology-Enhanced STEM Education) from the University of Miami (2018).

Research Focus: Her research centers on:

• AI and data science education in K-12 classrooms
• Multimodal composing environments for STEM identity development
• Technology-mediated interdisciplinary learning
• Epistemic agency and data literacy

Key Achievements:

• Recipient of NSF Awards #1949110 (2019) and #2241671 (2022) for AI-in-education projects
• Co-chair of the Technology Committee at the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
• Editorial board member of Journal of Educational Technology Research and Development and Journal of Science Education and Technology

Teaching: Courses include Data Visualization, Machine Learning, and Text Mining in Education, alongside doctoral seminars in Learning Sciences.

Grants & Outreach: Collaborates with educators and institutions to design AI-infused curricula, such as the i-SAIL (integrated Science and AI Learning) program. She also develops tools like StoryQ for K-12 machine learning education.

Labs & Teams: Active in the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the Belk Center, focusing on scalable educational technologies.