Summary
Rafael Da Silva is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning at Boise State with 12 years of experience bridging instructional design, educational research, and language education. He holds a PhD in Learning, Design, and Technology from the University of Georgia and has progressed from hands-on instructional design and LMS deployment to leading academic programs and research. His background includes developing multimedia and game-informed language learning experiences, translating curricula, and presenting work at local and international conferences—skills that inform his applied research in workplace learning. Comfortable in both classroom and digital environments, he combines practical course development expertise with scholarly rigor to improve organizational learning systems. A multilingual educator who began his career teaching English and Portuguese, he brings an educator’s empathy and a designer’s attention to usability to academic and institutional projects.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Learning, Design, and Technology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Learning, Design, and Technology at University of Georgia - College of Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English as a Second Language and English language literatures, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English as a Second Language and English language literatures at UEL - Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Portuguese, English, Spanish, German