Gi Woong Choi (최지웅), Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies at Florida State University. He received his doctoral degree in Learning, Design, and Technology from the Pennsylvania State University. He is an educational researcher and has a professional background in human-computer interaction, user experience, and game design. His research interests span across the fields of learning sciences, instructional systems and learning technologies, and information science, with a current focus on AI in education, informal STEM learning, libraries as learning spaces, problem-solving, makerspaces, and educational affordances of emerging technologies. He recently worked on a federally funded collaborative IMLS project, Family Makers, which aimed to facilitate engineering learning for rural families in the United States by offering online engineering workshops co-designed with rural librarians.
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Academic Background
Ph.D. in Learning, Design, and Technology, Penn State University, 2018
M.S. in Cognitive Science and Engineering (Concentration: Human-Computer Interaction), Yonsei University, Korea, 2009
B.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering (Previously Known as BioSystems), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2007
Professional Background
Assistant Professor, Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Anne's College, Florida State University, 2025-Present
Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and Technology, School of Education, CECH, University of Cincinnati, 2020-2025
Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science Department, SUNY Oswego, 2018-2020
Graduate Assistant, Teaching and Learning with Technology, Penn State, 2013-2018
Graduate Assistant, Learning, Design, and Technology Program, Penn State, 2012-2013
Game User Experience Designer, XL Games, Seoul, Korea, 2010-2012
GUI Researcher, MacroImpact, Seoul, Korea, 2009-2010
Graduate Researcher, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Yonsei University, Korea, 2007-2009