SCRP 2025

Lucas P. Cordova, Ph.D.

DR. LUCAS CORDOVA

Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, CS Education, Learning Tools, Social Media

RESEARCH

COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING & INFORMATION SCIENCES

TEACH

Programming, Data Structures, Mobile/Web App Development, Algorithms, Data Engineering

Researching and developing an AI-infused learning tool called Pedalogical.

   Supports educators in assessment design.

   Supports students in concept mastery.

Pedalogical

Blueprints → Represent courses.

Journeys → Represent assignments.

AI-Generated Questions →MCQs, Matching, Pseudocode.

Feynman Questioning → AI chats with students to assess understanding.

   Multiple choice question generator.

   Pseudocode question generator.

Pedalogical assists the instructor in assessing students' understanding of concepts.

Pedalogical uses the Feynman Questioning Method to reinforce concepts.

Research outcomes since last summer.

Presented a poster at the CCSC Conference during last semester.

Won best poster award at the Murdock Conference.

Next steps for Summer 2025

Adaptive learning based on the student's learning style. 

Explore additional questioning types.

Intelligent gamification to increase motivation.

Designing a classroom pilot study.

Looking for an SCRP student to take Pedalogical to the next level!

DR. LUCAS CORDOVA

📬 lpcordova@willamette.edu

📍 Ford 210