Awards

[June 2021] 

Interaction Design and Children 2021 Design Challenge – Finalist.

Received recognition for a project ‘DIY Superpower Bracelets: Wearables for Language Learning’ in response to (Re)imagining a world after COVID-19.

[August 2020] 

International Conference on Culture, Languages and Literature – Best Presentation Award.

Awarded for the paper ‘Exploring Assistance to Young Children’s Literacy Development with the Aid of Touchscreen Tablets in a School Setting’. 

[July 2015] 

Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States – President’s Commendation.

Awarded for the paper on children’s multilingual learning presented at the Forth-Second LACUS forum. 

[July 2011] 

Adobe Design Achievement Award 2011 Education Innovation – Semifinalist.

Received recognition for Gogo Monsterkids, a Trilingual Edutainment for Preschoolers, designed to familiarize young children with the basics of three languages, in this version, English, Korean and Spanish, simultaneously to provide education and joy at the same time.