Kevin Nathaniel Lawanto

kevin.lawanto@aggiemail.usu.edu

E D U C ATI ON
Utah State University

Logan, UT

Master of Science, Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences

2016

Thesis: Exploring Strengths and Weaknesses in Middle School Students Computational

Thinking in the Online Scratch Community: A Pilot Study.
Thesis Advisor and Co-advisor: Sheri Haderlie Ph.D
Utah State University

Logan, UT

Bachelor of Science, Psychology

2013

E X PE R I EN C E
School of Teacher Education and Leadership (USU)

Summer 2016- Present

Research Assistant for Dr. Louis Nadelson

Continuing some of the work that I did as part of the Active Learning Lab from previous
school year.

Evaluated the results of five grant programs administered by the Utah STEM Action Center,
analyzing qualitative and quantitative data from over 197,000 students and 17,000 teachers.

Summarized student feedback, teacher feedback, and achievement impacts related to 9

mathematics technology products, four career and technical education products, and two
professional development products.

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences

Spring 2016

Graduate Teaching Assistant for Dr. Yanghee Kim, ITLS 4015 (Technology Tools and Integration
for Teachers)

Grading students assignments.

Write reminders to undergraduate/ pre-service teachers about class assignments.

Help students with their class assignments and course overall.

Troubleshoot Canvas course page errors.

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Center for Innovative Design and Instruction (USU)

Spring, 2016

Instructional Design Intern

Faculty members Canvas support.

Graphic and Video Design.

Website Management.

Creating instructions on improving newly hired faculty teaching experiences.

Course evaluations.

Active Learning Laboratory (USU)

Fall 2014- Spring 2016

Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Taylor Martin and Sarah Brasiel

Evaluated the results of five grant programs administered by the Utah STEM Action Center,
analyzing qualitative and quantitative data from over 197,000 students and 17,000 teachers.

Summarized student feedback, teacher feedback, and achievement impacts related to 11

mathematics technology products, four career and technical education products, and two
professional development products.

Authored and co-authored several journal and conference papers that were accepted to
education research publication and conferences throughout the United States.

Taught 4th-5th grade students Scratch programming and electronic textiles (e-textiles).

Assisted Georgia based artist, Jeff Mathers at Wilson Elementary, Logan, UT in his STEM to
STEAM project.

Electronics Laboratory (USU)

Spring 2015

Technical Support for Dr. Oenardi Lawanto Laboratory

Edited more than 150 Engineering Guided Notes (EGN) video for ENGR 2210 (Foundation
in Electronics) course.

Help in designing ENGR 2210 (Foundation of Electronics) online summer 2015 course.

English- Indonesian Translator

Fall 2013 and Spring 2015

Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University, SC

Translate engineering survey documents from English to Indonesia, to be distributed among

faculty members at Indonesian university as part of her NFS grant/ project.

Workshop on Developing an Online Education

Summer 2013

Facilitator, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Help Dr. Kurt Becker and Dr. Oenardi Lawanto from USU and other faculty members from
University of Indonesia in videotaping and taking pictures throughout the workshop.

Make a workshop video to be distributed among the workshop participants.

Taught workshop participants on how to create an online tutorial/ e-learning videos.

With other workshop facilitators, I also presented a poster and showed the video I made
during the Global Engagement conference at USU.

Brain and Behavior Laboratory (USU)

Fall 2012- Spring 2013

Research Assistant for Dr. Catalin and Mona Buhusi

Developing clinical skills such as: counting rat/mice brain cells, mice perfusions, mice brain
staining, PCR, gel electrophoresis, mice brain sectioning.

Presented a poster at USU undergraduate conferences on a behavioral assessment of male

NrCAM knockout mice and wild-type littermates.

Laboratory PCs and NAS server maintenance.

Chemistry Laboratory (USU)

Spring 2012

Laboratory Mover for Dr. Liaohai (Leo) Chen

Help Dr. Chen in organizing his new chemistry Laboratory. Duties including, unboxing
several chemistry equipment and also installing it.

Created a webpage for his research group and chemistry classes.

Lawanto Laboratory (USU)

Summer 2011

Research Assistant for Dr. Oenardi Lawanto

Help setup multiple iPads that will be used as part of Dr. Lawanto NSF grant.

Created a video recording tutorial for his engineering classes.

Setup and maintain a server in the laboratory.

Analyzed engineering survey data and interpret the findings for journal publications.

VOL U N TE ER
Goodridge Laboratory (USU)

Spring 2013

Research Assistant for Dr. Wade Goodridge

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Research data entre, analysis, and graphing, part of his Engineering grant.

Organized data files and students surveys.

Behavior Laboratory (USU)

Spring 2012

Research Assistant for Dr. Gregory Madden

Feeding pigeons and running laboratory test on pigeons. We are looking at how specific
medications affects pigeons ability to resist temptations such as gambling or succumbing to
immediate gratification.

Behavioral Analysis Laboratory (USU)

Fall 2011

Research Assistant for Dr. Amy Odum

Conducting behavioral analysis research on college students decision making process/

gambling.

Multi-Sensory Cognition Laboratory (USU)

Summer 2011

Research Assistant for Dr. Kerry Jordan

Invite participants mainly infants ages 3-9 months as part of a cognitive research study.

Set up and running the programs.

Engineering Education Computer Laboratory (USU)

Summer 2011

Computer Technician

Set up new computers in the computer laboratory.

Installing and trouble-shooting several computer software in the new computers.

Intermountain Healthcare, Logan Regional Hospital

Summer 2010

Assisted the Radiology department in transferring patients to get radiology scan/ treatments.

Assisted the Surgical department in transferring patients from the operating room to the
intensive care unit (ICU).

Christie Clinic, Champaign, IL

Spring 2008

Intern

Part of the Urbana High School Executive Internship Program

Rotate between departments each week. Get to experience both the clinical and business
sides of the clinic.

S OF T WAR E

Photoshop

Excel

Premiere

Unity

Illustrator

Nvivo

HTML

Tableau

InDesign

Premiere

Powtoon

SPSS

Audacity

iMovie

Python

Camtasia

REFERENCES
1) Sarah Brasiel Ph.D
Education Research Scientist
National Center for Special Education Research
Institute of Education Sciences
550 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202
210-501-9921
sarahha2z@sbcglobal.net
2) Neal Legler
Assistant Director
Center for Innovative Design and Instruction
Utah State University
5105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
(435) 797-1903
neal.legler@usu.edu
3) Travis Thurston M.E.T
Senior Instructional Designer
Center for Innovative Design and Instruction
Utah State University
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5105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322

(435) 797-4950
travis.thurston@usu.edu