Grounded in Learning Experience Design (LXD), the interdisciplinary nature of this work continues to reinforce my commitment to creating and advancing equitable, impactful learning opportunities.
Assistant Professor
Teaching has always been a central part of my life—from sitting in classrooms as a student to mentoring learners from diverse backgrounds as an educator. What continues to motivate me is the opportunity to help shape the next generation of learning designers, a responsibility that drives me to continually invest in this challenging yet profoundly rewarding profession.
I’m always fascinated by the opportunity to explore and apply cutting-edge design and evaluation methods to create engaging, effective learning technologies and interventions in healthcare professions education. What excites me most is the ability to design experiences that not only meet instructional goals, but also foster empathy, critical thinking, and real-world readiness among future healthcare professionals. Grounded in Learning Experience Design (LXD), the interdisciplinary nature of this work continues to reinforce my commitment to creating and advancing equitable, impactful learning opportunities.
My role as an instructor and mentor is to cultivate a supportive, inclusive, and student-centered learning environment that promotes students’ growth and development.
I hope my students come away with the understanding that learning design is an ongoing process of experimentation. As learning designers, they should feel empowered to explore different strategies and technologies in search of what resonates most with their goals and their learners. I also want them to embrace the mindset of failing forward—seeing missteps not as setbacks, but as opportunities to reflect, learn, and improve.
Dr. Lu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia’s Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology. Her research focuses on two primary areas: (1) the design and integration of AI-driven immersive technologies in healthcare professions education, and (2) the measurement of learning experiences through a multidimensional lens. Dr. Lu has rich experience designing, developing, implementing and evaluating innovative learning interventions, including an T1D education program, a VR program for autistic individuals, and several AI-enhanced training programs for pharmacy education. Dr. Lu also brings a K–12 background to her work, having taught mathematics at Title I high schools in northeast Ohio.