Kofi Weusijana
Faculty at Break the Internet
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolKofi Weusijana is a tenured faculty member and experienced software engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area who teaches Java, web development, and software engineering while leading the Foothill College Astronomy Educational Simulations (AstroSims) project. With over 15 years of professional experience and a Ph.D. in Learning Sciences, he blends deep academic research in educational technology and multi-user virtual environments with practical web and mobile development skills (JavaScript, Java, jQuery Mobile, responsive design). He has led engineering for influential education projects like the Virtual Math Teams collaboration tool and designed a web-based Socratic tutoring system for an NSF center, demonstrating strengths at the intersection of pedagogy, cognition, and code. His background spans industry roles at NOAA-aligned projects and SRI, plus hands-on product work (Ruby on Rails, CouchDB, GWT) for research-driven WebApps. Beyond the classroom, he investigates homeschoolers’ software needs and accessibility in learning, showing a persistent interest in community, equity, and real-world educational impact. Colleagues value him for translating complex learning science into usable educational software and curricula.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
M.S., General Engineering, M.S., General Engineering at San José State UniversityA.S., Computer Science, A.S., Computer Science at Foothill CollegeB.S., Mathematics, B.S., Mathematics at Dillard UniversityCertificate, Mobile Technologies, Certificate, Mobile Technologies at Bellevue CollegePh.D., Learning Sciences, Ph.D., Learning Sciences at Northwestern University
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Github Skills (6)
portal5
npm4
nodejs4
lms4
cli4
npm-cli4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
babakofi/Prog270-Weusijana
Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
Contributions:17 commits in 1 month
babakofi/myserver
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:1 branch in 1 day
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