Aleata Hubbard Annenberg Hall 2120 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-0001

Before becoming a doctoral student in Learning Sciences, I studied Computer Science and French and Francophone Studies at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and spent a year studying abroad in Lausanne, Switzerland at EPFL. I joined the LS community because I was interested in blending my knowledge of computer science and French to design computer-mediated and collaborative learning environments that help learners improve foreign/second language proficiency and intercultural communication. I am advised by Eva Lam and Carol Lee. Some interesting projects I have worked on include: 

• analyzing written feedback given to English learners on a language-learning social networking site
• an IM bot that provides Japanese learners with real-time discussion prompts based on what the discussants say (developed with Celina Troutman)
• using the game Taboo to compare the word associations of native English speakers to non-native speakers whose 1st languages were Igbo and Yoruba

A complete list of my coursework and projects can be found here.

I have been a teaching assistant for Methods of Observing Human Behavior (SESP327, W08, S08), an introduction to ethnography for SESP undergraduates.

Organizations that I participate in are AAAL, CSCL, ISLS, and AERA.

After completing my second year at Northwestern, I took a leave of absence to participate in the MEST Teaching Fellowship in Accra, Ghana where I was involved in the conceptualization and delivery of product development and technology (i.e., databases and web technologies) courses for aspiring software entrepreneurs. 

Please contact me for a complete CV.

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Year		Degree		Institution
2006		B.S. in Computer Science, French and Francophone Studies		Carnegie Mellon University

foreign language learning, second language learning
computer-mediated learning environments 
collaborative learning environments, social networking sites for learning

Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)