Artificial Intelligence in Education

Speaker

Spencer Striker

Associate Professor in Residence

Spencer Striker, PhD is an associate professor of digital media design at Northwestern University in Qatar, specializing in innovative digital learning experiences, interactive media, and game-based education. His work sits at the intersection of interaction design, mobile media, digital storytelling, and education technology entrepreneurship.

His creative scholarship has garnered numerous accolades, including Anthem Awards, Reimagine Education Awards, and Webby Awards. His projects have received competitive funding from prestigious institutions, including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Oxford Research Institute, HBKU Innovation Center, the Qatar National Research Fund; Northwestern's Innovation & New Ventures Office, the Qatar Research Development & Innovation Council, the Alumnae of Northwestern, the NU Office of the Provost, and the Institute for Advanced Study of the Global South. 

Before joining Northwestern,. Striker worked in Silicon Valley as the founding creative director of Galxyz, an ed-tech startup that raised millions in venture capital based on his original concept. Bridging academic expertise with technology innovation, Striker pushes the boundaries of digital media design in education, fostering innovative approaches to learning and storytelling in the digital age.

Striker holds a Ph.D. in digital media from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, a masters in new media production from Indiana University at Bloomington, and undergraduate degrees in radio-TV-film (B.S.) and history (B.A.) from the University of Texas at Austin.

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