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Deepti Tagare, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

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I am an Assistant Professor of Learning Design and Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio. I hold a Ph.D. in Learning Design and Technology from Purdue University and a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. My interdisciplinary research lies at the intersection of education, technology, learning sciences, and computer science, focusing on how emerging technologies shape teaching, learning, and educator preparation.

My research program examines how educators and learners can navigate an increasingly AI-mediated educational landscape. I investigate educator preparation for AI literacy, AI education, and AI-integrated teaching and learning, with an emphasis on developing the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to engage with AI effectively, critically, and ethically. My work draws on learning sciences and instructional design perspectives to design, implement, and evaluate technology-enhanced learning environments.

Over the next five years, my research will advance three interconnected directions: (1) developing innovative instructional design approaches for AI-integrated teaching and learning; (2) investigating how educators and students can be prepared for effective and ethical engagement with AI; and (3) examining how learning theories can inform the design and implementation of AI-integrated instruction. Together, these lines of inquiry aim to develop theoretically grounded and empirically supported approaches for meaningful, human-centered AI integration in education.

Teaching

  • Quantitative Analysis and Research Design
  • Digital Storytelling and Learning
  • Instructional Design
  • Development of Learning Technologies

Research Interests

  • AI Literacy
  • AI Education
  • AI-integrated Instructional Design
  • Computer Science Education

Degrees

  • Ph. D., Learning Design and Technology, Purdue University, 2024
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication, Pune University, 2011

Recent Media and Clips

Presentations

  • Karki, T., Tagare, D., & Yu, W. (2026). Ethical Competencies for K-12 teachers to integrate AI Literacy: Insights from a Systematic Literature Review. American Educational Research Association, 2026.
  • Tagare, D., & Lee, H. (2026). Development of an AI-Transparency Rubric for K-12 Education. American Educational Research Association, 2026.
  • Tagare, D., & Chaudhary, D. (2025). WIP: Do Your Students Learn Multiple Programming Languages? How Do Computational Thinking Skills Help Them? IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2025.
  • Exter, M., Yakut, N., Tagare, D., & Sabin, M. (2025). WIP: How Do Computing Professionals and Faculty Rank the Importance of Dispositions and Cross-Disciplinary Skills? IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2025.
  • Yu, W., Karki, T., & Tagare, D. (2025). Evaluating the performance of ChatGPT in systematic literature review: Comparison between ChatGPT and human reviewers. Association of Educational Communications & Technology International Convention, 2025. Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Tagare, D., Yu, W., & Karki, T. (2024). AI Literacy Competencies for K-12 Teachers: A Systematic Literature Review. Association of Educational Communications & Technology International Convention, 2024. Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Ilobinso, A., Hsieh, C., Tagare, D., & Watson, W. R. (2024). Facilitating Environmental Education for Young Learners in Afterschool Programs Through Augmented Reality: A Design Case. Association of Educational Communications & Technology International Convention, 2024. Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Ashby, I., Tagare, D., Thomas, C., & Exter, M. (2024). Collaborative Synergy: Enhancing Face-to-Face Computing Courses. IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2024.
  • Exter, M., Tagare, D., & Sabin, M. (2024). Develop a Competency-based Curriculum that Purposefully Integrates Computing Skills, Cross-Disciplinary Skills, and Dispositions [Workshop]. 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2024. Portland, Oregon.

Grants, Patents and Clinical Trials

  • Multi-institutional NSF Computer Science for All: Research and Development Grant Award titled "Collaborative Research: Building Capacity for Teacher and Student AI Fluency in Middle Schools in Texas and New York". Co-PI.
    • Total Amount: $300,000
    • Duration: 2025-2027

Publications

  • Tagare, D., & Chaudhary, D. (2025). WIP: Do your students learn multiple programming languages? How do computational thinking skills help them? In 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), pp. 1-5. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE63693.2025.11328630
  • Exter, M., Yakut, N., Tagare, D., & Sabin, M. (2025). WIP: How do computing professionals and faculty rank the importance of dispositions and cross-disciplinary skills? In 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), pp. 1-5. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE63693.2025.11328210
  • Tagare, D., Karki, T., & Yu, W. (2025). K-12 teachers’ ethical competencies for AI literacy: Insights from a systematic literature review. Computers & Education, 239, 105435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2025.105435
  • Martin, F. G., Tagare, D., & Sanusi, I. T. (2025). A research-oriented course in Developing Tools to Teach AI. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2, 1537-1538. https://doi.org/10.1145/3641555.3705118
  • Ilobinso, A., Tagare, D., Hsieh, C., & Watson, W. R. (2025). Designing Augmented Reality Experiences for Environmental Education in Afterschool Programs. Journal of Applied Instructional Design, 14(4), 78-97. https://doi.org/10.59668/2224.22524
  • Tagare, D., & Watson, W. R. (2024). Gamifying Computational Thinking Skills with a Community of Practice of Teachers. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 15(3), 109–125. https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v15i3.36985
  • Tagare, D. (2024). Factors That Predict K-12 Teachers' Ability to Apply Computational Thinking Skills. Transactions on Computing Education, 24(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1145/3633205
  • Tagare, D., Janakiraman, S., Exter, M., Duan, S., Sabin, M., & Tavakoli, J. (2023). Dispositions that Computing Professionals Value in the Workplace: Systematic Literature Review and Interviews with Professionals. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research (ICER '23). Association for Computing Machinery, Chicago, IL, USA. https://doi.org/10.1145/3568813.3600118
  • Tagare, D., Tavakoli, J., Exter, M., Sabin, M., & Frezza, S. (2023). Beyond the Cognitive: Educator Readiness for Fostering Dispositions. In Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference. College Station, Texas: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, October, 2023. 10.1109/FIE58773.2023.10343241
  • Lowell, V., & Tagare, D. (2023). Authentic Learning and Fidelity in Virtual Reality Learning Experiences for Self-Efficacy and Transfer. Computers & Education: X Reality, 2, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cexr.2023.100017