PERSONAL DETAILS

Institutional email: real@tauex.tau.ac.il

Institutional profile page: https://english.tau.ac.il/profile/real

ORCID: 0000-0002-0788-7236

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2-CCcJIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

h-Index: 15

CITIZENSHIP AND LANGUAGES

• Citizen of Israel | Citizen of United Kingdom
• Legal Permanent Resident of the US (‘green card’ holder)
• Fully fluent and fully proficient in both English and Hebrew

ACADEMIC DEGREES

2019 — PhD¹

Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Advisor: Prof. Yehudit Judy Dori

2013 — M.Ed., Cum Laude

Curriculum Management track

School of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

Advisor: Prof. Baruch Offir

2009 — B.Sc. in Psychology and B.Sc. in Biology

Brain Sciences track

Faculties of Life Sciences and of Social Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

¹ Final grade: 95.7%. Technion does not provide doctoral degree honors such as ‘cum laude’ or ‘magna cum laude’.

FURTHER EDUCATION

2018 — Teaching Certificate in Science and Technology for All – High School

Views Program

Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2026–Present — Senior Lecturer, tenure track

Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel

• Faculty position in The Jaime and Joan Constantiner School of Education.

2023–6 — Digital Education Lecturer and Curriculum Designer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

• Leading digital education projects for the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics in both residential and online education, including generative AI, virtual reality, hybrid courses, and more. Working with faculty, postdoctoral scholars, students, and staff. Reporting to Associate Department Head.

2019–26 — Lecturer and Curriculum Designer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

• Leading education innovation, research, and publications for the New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program. Working with technical instructors and staff. Reporting to Founding Executive Director of the program.
• Lead instructor for SP.248 The NEET Experience, a first-year course on approaches to ill-defined problems, including problem structuring, systems thinking, and creative ideation.

NEET: https://neet.mit.edu/

OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

2018–9 — Graduate students’ representative at the Technion Student Association, ASAT

Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion

ASAT: http://www.asat.org.il/eng

2017–9 — Instructional Designer

Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion

• Professional Certificate Program: Model-Based Systems Engineering (two MOOCs, still active)
• Instructor: Prof. Emeritus Dov Dori
• Institute nominee for the international edX Prize in 2020
• ~12,300 completed, ~2,400 verified learners
• Designed syllabus and learning assessment
• Authored 60 screenplays and developed learning content

Model-Based Systems Engineering: https://www.edx.org/professional-certificate/israelx-model-based-systems-engineering

Prof. Emeritus Dov Dori: https://dds.technion.ac.il/academicstaff/dov-dori/

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (outside academia)

2014 — Research Coordinator

Henrietta Szold Institute, Jerusalem, Israel

2009–13 — Research Manager

diagnostics.ai, Ramat Gan, Israel

http://diagnostics.ai/

2008–9 — Operations Manager

All the Shades of Grey Ltd., London, UK

2000–3 — Information Specialist, Staff Sgt.

Military Intelligence Directorate, Israel Defense Forces

INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE

2022 — Lead instructor

School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

22.s092 Tackling Challenges in Climate and Sustainability with Ways of Thinking

• Undergraduate course (special subject)

2022 — Co-instructor

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

21A.S01 Anthro-Engineering Decarbonization at the Million-Person Scale

• Joint undergraduate and graduate course (special subject)
• Co-instructors: Profs. Manduhai Buyandelger and Michael Short

2020–5 — Lead instructor

School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SP.248 NEET Ways of Thinking

• First-year course (open to all first-year students at MIT)
• Fall course (annual)

2018 — Co-instructor

Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion

216008 Effective Creative Thinking

• Joint undergraduate and graduate course
• Co-instructor: Prof. Emeritus Shlomo Maital

2017–9 — Co-instructor

Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion

Creative problem-solving and educational entrepreneurship

• Full-day workshops for high school STEM teachers
• Co-instructor: Prof. Emeritus Shlomo Maital

PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Associate Editor on Editorial Board

2026–Present — Systems [IF = 1.979] [Q1]

2023–Present — PLOS ONE [IF = 3.7] [Q1]

Guest Co-Editor for Special Issues of Journals

2026–Present — Dapim (In Hebrew)

Teaching and assessment with focus on learning sciences in teacher education and professional development

https://ebook.macam.ac.il/read/6/dapim250825#1

2024 — Education Sciences [IF = 3.3] [Q1]

Active learning in high school and undergraduate STEM education

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/9/1011

2023 — IEEE Transactions on Education [IF = 2.5] [Q1]

Transforming engineering education

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=10273641&punumber=13

2023 — Journal of Science Education and Technology [IF = 5.4] [Q1]

Teaching and assessing thinking skills and applying educational technologies in higher education

https://link.springer.com/journal/10956/volumes-and-issues/32-6

Ad-hoc Reviewer for Journals

2022–Present — Systems Engineering [IF = 1.9] [Q2]

2021–Present — Systems [IF = 3.8] [Q1]

2021–Present — Journal of Engineering Education [IF = 5.3] [Q1]

2020–Present — Studies in Educational Evaluation [IF = 3.9] [Q1]

2020–Present — Journal of Science Education and Technology [IF = 5.4] [Q1]

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2020–Present — Technion Alumni Association

https://alumni.technion.ac.il/information_en

FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONORS

2026–8 — Alon Scholarship for Outstanding Young Scientists

350,000 ILS

https://che.org.il/en/scholarships-integration-outstanding-faculty/

2016–7 — Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth Fellowship for Outstanding PhD Students

76,920 ILS + $1,000 for attending conferences abroad

2016 — Kaplan Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Education Research

4,000 ILS

2015–6 — Zeff Fellowship for Outstanding First-year PhD Students

76,920 ILS + $1,000 for attending conferences abroad

RESEARCH GRANTS

2025–6 — MIT Education Innovation Fund (formerly Alumni Class Fund)

Teaching airport system design concepts with a virtual reality educational game module

PIs: R. de Neufville and O. de Weck
Co-Investigator: R. Lavi
$45,846

https://registrar.mit.edu/faculty-curriculum-support/education-initiatives-funding/alumni-class-funds

2024–5 — MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL)

SIDAI – state, ideate, and design with Artificial intelligence

PI: R. Lavi
$71,910

https://openlearning.mit.edu/news/applications-ai-education

2023–4 — MIT Education Innovation Fund

Teaching Aerospace Engineering in Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Realities

PIs: O. de Weck and L. Carlone
Co-Investigator: R. Lavi
$67,511

2021–2 — MIT d’Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in Education

First-year class: Applying systems and creative thinking to complex challenges in climate and sustainability

PI: L. Breslow
Co-Investigator: R. Lavi
$49,954

https://registrar.mit.edu/faculty-curriculum-support/education-initiatives-funding/darbeloff-fund-excellence-education

2018–9 — Gordon Center for System Engineering

Novelty and model-based systems thinking as expressed in solutions to design problems

PI: Y. J. Dori
PhD student: R. Lavi
Grant 2026787
$19,745

2016–7 — Gordon Center for System Engineering

Systems thinking – analyzing interdisciplinary problems in science and engineering education

PI: Y. J. Dori
PhD student: R. Lavi
Grant 2023427
$10,000

2015–6 — Gordon Center for System Engineering

Implementing an international standard for manufacturing system lifecycle management using Object-Process Methodology

PI: Y. J. Dori
PhD student: R. Lavi
Grant 2021756
$8,574

Gordon Center for System Engineering: https://gordon-se.technion.ac.il/

CONFERENCES

Participation in Organizing Conferences

2024–5

Member of organizing committee for the 10th International Research Symposium on Problem-Based Learning (IRSPBL): Anchoring Conversations: Connection, Collaboration, and Co-Creation, November 17-21, 2025, Pretoria, South Africa.

https://irspbl2025.org.za/

2022–3

Member of organizing committee and conference organizer for the 9th IRSPBL: Transforming Engineering Education (TEE2023), June 21-23, 2023, Boston, MA.

https://neet.mit.edu/tee23-conference

Workshops in Conferences

1. Lavi, R. & Bagiati, K. (March 28, 2022). Teaching and assessment of systems thinking in undergraduate engineering education. Virtual workshop conducted at EduCon2022 – IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, Tunis, Tunisia, March 28-31, 2022 (hybrid conference).
2. Lavi, R. (June 26, 2022). Creative problem-solving with analogies: A workshop for engineering design educators. Workshop conducted at the ASEE 2022 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 26-29, 2022.
3. Lavi, R. (July 5, 2022). Teaching and assessing systems thinking in undergraduate engineering education. Workshop conducted at the 29th International Society of Transdisciplinary Engineering (ISTE) TE 2022 The Future of Engineering, Cambridge, MA, July 5-8, 2022.
4. Marti, D. & Lavi, R. (March 28, 2022). Teaching analogical reasoning for creative problem-solving in undergraduate engineering education. Virtual workshop conducted at EduCon2022 – IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, Tunis, Tunisia, March 28-31, 2022 (hybrid conference).
5. Lavi, R. (June 23, 2023). Creating and using analogies to address design problems: A workshop for undergraduate engineering instructors. Workshop conducted at the 9th International Symposium on Problem-Based Learning: Transforming Engineering Education, Cambridge, MA, June 21-23, 2023.

Assessment for learning; conceptual modeling; creative thinking; engineering education; higher-order thinking skills; ill-structured problems; metacognition; mixed methods research; pedagogical design; problem-based learning; problem structuring; systems thinking; undergraduate education.

Theses

1. Lavi, R., (2013). Assessment of middle-school science teachers’ evaluation of their students’ scientific creativity (in Hebrew). Master’s thesis, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
2. Lavi, R., (2019). Investigating 21st century skills in STEM higher education. Doctoral thesis, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

Refereed Papers in Professional Journals

Published Papers

In English

1. Lavi, R., & Dori, Y. J. (2019). Systems thinking of pre- and in-service science and engineering teachers. International Journal of Science Education, 41(2), 248-279. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2018.1548788. [IF = 2.4] [Q1]
2. Lavi, R., Dori, Y. J., Wengrowicz, N., & Dori, D. (2019). Model-based systems thinking: Assessing engineering student teams. IEEE Transactions on Education, 63(1), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2019.2948807. [IF = 2.5] [Q1]
3. Lavi, R., Shwartz, G., & Dori, Y. J. (2019). Metacognition in chemistry education: A literature review. Israel Journal of Chemistry, 59(6-7), 583-597. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201800087. [IF = 2.1] [Q2]
4. York, S., Lavi, R., Dori, Y. J., & Orgill, M. (2019). Applications of systems thinking in STEM Education. Journal of Chemical Education, 96(12), 2742-2751. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00261. [IF = 3.0] [Q2]
5. Aubrecht, K. B., Dori, Y. J., Holme, T. A., Lavi, R., Matlin, S., Orgill, M., & Skaza-Acosta, H. (2019). Graphical tools for conceptualizing systems thinking in chemistry education. Journal of Chemical Education, 96(12), 2888-2900. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00314.
6. Lavi, R., Dori, Y. J., & Dori, D. (2021). Assessing novelty and systems thinking in conceptual models of technological systems. IEEE Transactions on Education, 64(2), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2020.3022238.
7. Lavi, R., Tal, M., & Dori, Y. J. (2021). Perceptions of STEM alumni and students on developing 21st century skills through methods of teaching and learning. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 70, 101002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2021.101002. [IF = 3.9] [Q1]
8. Lavi, R., Bathe, M., Hosoi, A., Mitra, A., & Crawley, E. (2021). The NEET Ways of Thinking: Implementing them at MIT and assessing their efficacy. Advances in Engineering Education, 9(3), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.18260/3-1-1153-14557. [IF = 1.67] [Q2]
9. Verner, I. M., Perez, H., & Lavi, R. (2021). Characteristics of student engagement in high-school robotics courses. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 32(4), 2129-2150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-021-09688-0. [IF = 2.9] [Q1]
10. Wengrowicz, N., Lavi, R., Kohen, H., & Dori, D. (2022). Modeling with real-time informative feedback: Implementing and evaluating a new Massive Open Online Course component. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 32(6), 884-897. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-022-10019-8. [IF = 5.4] [Q1]
11. Lavi, R., & Marti, D. (2023). A proposed case-based learning framework for fostering undergraduate engineering students’ creative and critical thinking. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 32(6), 898-911. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-022-10017-w.
12. Lavi, R., Brogaard Bertel, L., & Du, X. (2023). Guest editorial for special issue: Transforming engineering education. IEEE Transactions on Education, 66(5), 404-409. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2023.3308668.
13. Lavi, R., Breslow, L., Salek, M. M., & Crawley, E. F. (2023). Fostering and assessing the systems thinking of first-year undergraduate engineering students using the System Architecture-Function-Purpose framework. International Journal of Engineering Education, 39(1), 176-188. [IF = .8] [Q2]
14. Dori, Y. J., & Lavi, R. (2023). Teaching and assessing thinking skills and applying educational technologies in higher education. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 32(6), 773-777. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-023-10072-x.
15. Lavi, R., & Bertel, L. B. (2024). Active learning pedagogies in high school and undergraduate STEM education. Education Sciences, 14(9), 1011. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14091011. [IF = 3.3] [Q1]
16. Lavi, R., & Brogaard Bertel, L. (2024). The System Architecture-Function-Outcome framework for fostering and assessing systems thinking in first-year STEM education and its potential applications in case-based learning. Education Sciences, 14(7), 720. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070720.
17. Tal, M., Lavi, R., Reiss, S., & Dori, Y. J. (2024). Gender Perspectives on Role Models: Insights from STEM Students and Professionals. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 33(5), 699-717. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-024-10114-y.
18. Otto, S., Lavi, R., & Bertel, L. (2025). Human-GenAI Interaction for Active Learning in STEM Education: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions. Computers & Education, 239, 105444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2025.105444. [IF = 13.2] [Q1]
19. Lai, Y. & Lavi, R. (2025). Problem structuring in urban science education: Why, what, and how. Frontiers of Urban and Rural Planning, 3(13). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44243-025-00064-3.
20. Perez, H., Verner, I. M., & Lavi, R. (2026). High school and undergraduate students’ integrative thinking in educational robotics. IEEE Transactions on Education, 69(4), 240-245. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2026.3689393.

In Hebrew

1. Lavi, R., Dori, Y. J., & Dori, D. (2018). Systems thinking of science teachers: Creating conceptual models of scientific articles using software. MoreTech, 13, 19-24.

Chapters in Books

1. Dori, D., Lavi, R., & Dori, Y. J. (2016). Model-based systems thinking. In M. Frank, S. Kordova, & H. Shaked (Eds.), Systems Thinking: Foundation, Uses and Challenges (pp. 315-330). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
2. Avargil, S., Lavi, R., & Dori, Y. J. (2018). Students’ metacognition and metacognitive strategies in science education. In Y. J. Dori, Z. Mevarech, and D. Baker (Eds.), Cognition, Metacognition and Culture in STEM Education (pp. 33-64). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
3. Corlu, M. S., Svidt, K., Gnaur, D., Lavi, R., Borat, O., & Çorlu, M. A. (2018). Engineering education in higher education in Europe. In Y. J. Dori, Z. Mevarech, and D. Baker (Eds.), Cognition, Metacognition and Culture in STEM Education (pp. 241-260). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
4. Dori, D., Kohen, H., Jbara, A., Wengrowicz, N., Lavi, R., Soskin, N. L., ... & Shani, U. (2020). OPCloud: An OPM integrated conceptual-executable modeling environment for Industry 4.0. In R. S. Kenett, R. S. Swarz, and A. Zonnenshain (Eds.), Systems Engineering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Big Data, Novel Technologies, and Modern Systems Engineering (pp. 243-272). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
5. Lavi, R. (2023). A formalized conceptual model-based approach for fostering and assessing students’ systems thinking in undergraduate chemistry education. In Y. J. Dori, C. Ngai, and G. Szteinberg (Eds.), Digital Learning and Teaching in Chemistry. Cambridge, UK: The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Peer-reviewed Papers in Conference Proceedings

1. Lavi, R., & Offir, B. (2013). Science teachers' limited perceptions and assessment of student scientific creativity. Paper presented in The Ethos of the Academia: Standing the Test of Time, Ariel, Israel, September 11, 2013.
2. Lavi, R., Dori, D., & Dori, Y. J. (2016). Implementing an international standard for manufacturing system lifecycle management using Object-Process Methodology. Paper presented in 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE International Conference on Software Science, Technology and Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel, June 23-24, 2016. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7515412
3. Lavi, R., Wengrowicz, N., Dori, D., & Dori, Y. J. (2017). Review of systems thinking and design of an assessment instrument. Paper presented in 12th European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) Conference, Dublin, UK, August 21-25, 2017. https://keynote.conference-services.net/resources/444/5233/pdf/ESERA2017_0530_paper.pdf
4. Crawley, E., Bathe, M., Lavi, R., & Mitra, A. (2020). Implementing the NEET Ways of Thinking at MIT and assessing their efficacy. Paper presented in Paper presented in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2020 Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 22-26, 2020 (Conference held online due to COVID-19 pandemic). https://bit.ly/39Tl6dy
5. Shani, U., Gluskin, D., Wengrowicz, N., Lavi, R., Kohen, H., & Dori, D. (2020). Integrating real-time modeling and assessment into a MOOC environment for teaching model-based systems engineering. Paper presented in IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon), Montreal, QC, August 24-27, 2020 (Conference held online due to COVID-19 pandemic). DOI: 10.1109/SysCon47679.2020.9275851.
6. Mitra, A., Kassis, Y., Lai, Y., Lavallee, J. A., Long, G. L., Nasto, A., Salek, M., Lavi, R., & Shepardson, R. (2021). Pivot to remote teaching of an undergraduate interdisciplinary project-based program: Spring-Fall 2020. Paper presented in ASEE 2021 Conference, Montreal, Canada, July 26-29, 2021 (Conference held online due to COVID-19 pandemic). https://peer.asee.org/pivot-to-remote-teaching-of-an-undergraduate-interdisciplinary-project-based-program-spring-fall-2020
7. Lavi, R., & Bagiati, K. (2022). The New Engineering Education Transformation program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology: The evolving design and implementation of a programmatic evaluation study. Paper presented in 29th International Society of Transdisciplinary Engineering (ISTE) Global Conference, Cambridge, MA, USA. https://ebooks.iospress.nl/volume/transdisciplinarity-and-the-future-of-engineering-proceedings-of-the-29th-international-society-of-transdisciplinary-engineering-iste-global-conference
8. Lavi, R., Lavallee, J., Long, G. L., Melenbrink, N., Salek, M. M., Shepardson, R., & Mitra, A. (2022). Revising the requirements of the cross-departmental project-centric undergraduate engineering NEET program at MIT and launching the new Climate & Sustainability Systems thread. Paper presented in ASEE 2022 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 26-29, 2022. https://peer.asee.org/41549.pdf
9. Lavi, R., Marti, D., & Crawley, E. (2023). Creating analogies for design problem-solving: Initial evaluation of an engineering faculty workshop. Paper presented in VII IEEE World Engineering Education Conference (EDUNINE2023), Bogotá, Colombia. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10102860
10. Lavi, R., Yuan, L., C. Cong, Lavallee, J., Long, G. L., Melenbrink, N., Mitra, A., & Salek, M. M. (2023). The evolution of an interdisciplinary case-based learning first-year course. Paper presented in ASEE 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, USA, June 25-28, 2023. https://peer.asee.org/the-evolution-of-an-interdisciplinary-case-based-learning-first-year-course
11. Guerra, A., Chen, J., Lavi, R., Bertel, L. B., & Lindsay, E. (2023). Transforming engineering education. Paper presented in 9th IRSPBL: Transforming Engineering Education 2023, MA, USA, June 21-23, 2023. https://vbn.aau.dk/en/publications/transforming-engineering-education/
12. Lavi, R., Bagiati, A., Long, G. L., Salek, M. M., & Mitra, A. (2024). Work-in-progress: The unique impact of an interdisciplinary experiential learning program on undergraduate STEM students’ career readiness. Paper presented in ASEE 2024 Annual Conference, Portland, OR, USA, June 24-26, 2024. https://nemo.asee.org/public/conferences/344/papers/42032/view
13. Johnson, M., Lavi, R., de Weck, O. L. … & Chang, Y. (2024). A comparative study of the impact of virtual reality on student learning and satisfaction in aerospace education. Paper presented in ASEE 2024 Annual Conference, Portland, OR, USA, June 24-26, 2024. https://nemo.asee.org/public/conferences/344/papers/41978/view
14. Lavi, R., Long, G., Salek, M. M., Mitra, A., & McCullough, S. (2025). Analyzing the impact of two co-curricular undergraduate experiential learning programs on STEM students’ career readiness. Paper presented in ASEE 2025 Annual Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada, June 22-25, 2025. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--55440
15. Bertel, L., Lavi, R., Rathcke, K., Coelho, N., & Dyremose, S. (2025). Towards a framework for assessing systems thinking in collaborative problem-solving in STEM. Paper presented in ASEE 2025 Annual Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada, June 22-25, 2025. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--57702
16. Johnson, M., Lavi, R., de Weck, Carlone, L., Chang, Y., & Hajela, P. (2025). Work-in-progress: A second comparative study of the impact of virtual reality in aerospace education. Paper presented in ASEE 2025 Annual Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada, June 22-25, 2025. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--57474
17. Lavi, R., Mitra, A. (2026). WIP: Using the System Architecture-Function-Outcome framework to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration by undergraduate engineering students. Paper presented in ASEE 2026 Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, USA, June 22-25, 2026. https://peer.asee.org/60819

Research Reports

In Hebrew

1. Lavi, R., Tal, M., & Dori, Y. J. (2020). Perceptions of Technion alumni and students on developing their 21st century skills. Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research (abstract in English). Retrieved from https://www.neaman.org.il/Files/Perceptions%20of%20Technion%20Alumni.pdf.

CONFERENCES

Plenary, Keynote or Invited Talks

1. Dori, Y. J., & Lavi, R. (2017, August 25). Context-based learning via conceptual modelling: Assessing science teachers' systems thinking. Lecture given in the 12th ESERA Conference, Dublin, UK, August 21-25, 2017. Retrieved from https://keynote.conference-services.net/resources/444/5233/pdf/ESERA2017_0312_paper.pdf

Contributed Talks or Posters

Presenter underlined.

1. Lavi, R., Avargil, S., & Dori, Y. J. (2016). Literature review of students' metacognition and metacognitive strategies in science education. Paper presented in the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 89th Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD, USA, April 14-17, 2016.
2. Lavi, R., Dori, D., & Dori, Y. J. (2016). Chemistry teachers’ learning in context of scientific texts via conceptual modelling. Paper presented in the 252nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 21-25, 2016.
3. Dori, D., Lavi, R., Cheng, M., Liu, W., & Li, Q. (2017). Conceptual modeling of an event retrieval system with Object-Process Methodology. Paper presented in the 19th International Conference on Innovation for Connected World and Smart Living, Dubai, UAE, December 24-25, 2017.
4. Shwartz, Y., Bayer, I., Bielik, T., Kolonich, A., Eidelman, R., Shwartz, G., Marshall, S., Lavi, R., Edwards, K., & Rosenberg, J. (2018). Graduate students' international collaboration for investigating science teachers' professional learning. Paper presented in the NARST 91st Annual International Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, March 10-13, 2018.
5. Holme, T. A., Apotheker, J. H., Ho, F., & Lavi, R. (2018). Systemigrams as tools for modelling approaches to systems thinking in chemistry education. Paper presented in the 25th International Conference on Chemistry Education, Sydney, Australia, July 10-14, 2018.
6. Kohen, H., Wengrowicz, N., Lavi, R., & Dori, D. (2019). Collaborative Tool for Model-Based Systems Engineering: Pilot for Evaluating Students' Expectations. Paper presented in the NARST 92nd Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD, USA, March 31-April 3, 2019.
7. Wengrowicz, N., Lavi, R., Gluskin, D., Shani, U., Kohen, H., & Dori, D. (2020). Modeling with Real-Time Informative Feedback: Implementation and Assessment of a New MOOC Component. Paper accepted for presentation in the NARST 93rd Annual International Conference, Portland, OR, USA, March 15-18, 2020. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
8. Lavi, R., & Dori, D. (2021). Model-based system design and development with Object-Process Methodology. Paper presented in the 11th Israeli International Conference on Systems Engineering, March 16-17, 2021 (virtual conference).
9. Tal, M., Lavi, R., & Dori, Y. J. (2021). Developing 21st century skills through teaching and learning methods: Perceptions of STEM students and alumni. Paper presented virtually in the NARST 94th Annual International Conference, April 7-10, 2021.
10. Lai, Y., & Lavi, R. (2022). Remote teaching for collaboration and creative problem-solving in undergraduate urban studies. Paper presented at the 2022 AUA Academic Conference on Learning in a Post-COVID-19 Era, June 13-17, 2022 (virtual conference).
11. Lavi, R., Wengrowicz, N., Dori, D., & Dori, Y. J. (2017). An assessment instrument for model-based systems thinking in science and engineering education. Poster presented in the NARST 90th Annual International Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, April 22-25, 2017.
12. Lavi, R. (2019). Solving novel authentic problems using the SNAP Method. Poster presented in the 7th Conference for Engineering Leadership, Karmiel, Israel, June 13, 2019.
13. Maital, S. & Lavi, R. (2019). Can effective creative thinking be taught to and implemented by students? Poster presented in the 41st International School Psychology Association conference, Basel, Switzerland, July 9-12, 2019.
14. Lavi, R., Dori, Y. J., and Dori, D. (2021). Conceptual models of technological solutions: Assessing graduate engineering students' novelty and model-based systems thinking. Poster presented in the NARST 94th Annual International Conference, April 7-10, 2021 (online conference).
15. Lavi, R., & Purzer, S. (2025). Evaluating the perceived efficacy and usability of an AI-enhanced platform for design learning management. Paper presented in the Clive L. Dym Mudd Design Workshop XIV, Claremont, CA, May 29-31, 2025.

* Teacher Education Unit
- 0769-3016 From Research to Educational Practice: Active Learning (seminar)
- 0769-1072 Contemporary Trends in Education

* Undergraduate Program (BA)
- 0723-3025 Active Learning: Theory and Practice

* Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Dept.
- 0757-4050 Teaching Systems Thinking
- 0757-9117 Technology in Learning