Angela "Laila" Hasan

Angela “Laila” Hasan is an esteemed educational designer with over three decades of experience in STEM-based curriculum development and innovative school-community projects. Currently serving as a Clinical Professor at the USC Rossier School of Education, she focuses on teacher education and specializes in alternative learning experiences. Laila is renowned for her expertise in immersive storytelling methodologies using Virtual and Augmented Realities (VR/AR) and 3D camera technologies to engage teacher-students in complex science and mathematics concepts.

Laila earned her PhD from UCLA's Graduate Studies in Education, specializing in STEM Education. She also holds a Graduate Geospatial Information Science (GIS) Certificate from the USC GIS Institute. Her current efforts focus on harnessing VR and AR technologies in K-12 classrooms to establish immersive learning environments that complement traditional educational approaches in teaching K-12 mathematics and the sciences.

Angela “Laila” Hasan is an esteemed educational designer with over three decades of experience in STEM-based curriculum development and innovative community projects. Currently serving as a Clinical Professor at the USC Rossier School of Education, she focuses on teacher education and specializes in alternative learning experiences. Laila is renowned for her expertise in immersive storytelling methodologies using Virtual and Augmented Realities (VR/AR) and 3D camera technologies to engage teacher-students in complex science and mathematics concepts.

Laila earned her PhD from UCLA's Graduate Studies in Education, specializing in STEM Education, and holds a graduate certification in Geospatial Information Sciences from the USC GIS Institute. Her current efforts are centered on harnessing VR and AR technologies in K-12 classrooms to establish immersive learning environments that complement traditional educational approaches.

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