Lily Tan

Graduate Student

Learning Design and Technology,
Curriculum and Instruction

About

1st-year PhD student in Learning Design and Technology; Research Assistant at Libraries and School of Information Studies

Education

Northeastern University, Master in Arts

Career Experience

  • Career planning specialist, China, January 2025 – July 2025
  • Workshop Lecturer, Poland, September 2023 – June 2024
  • Teaching assistant, Northeastern University, March 2023 – July 2023
  • English teacher, China, January 2020 – January 2023

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

  • Marketing & Design Officer in PALDT (Purdue Association of Learning Design and Technology)
  • Mentee Committee, GSEC Mentoring (2025–2026)

Research & Publications

AI-mediated language learning and self-directed learning

Selected Publications

  • Li, B., Tan, Y. L., Wang, C., & Lowell, V. (2025). Two years of innovation: A systematic review of empirical generative AI research in language learning and teaching. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 100445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100445
  • Pointing to Context from a Relevance Theory Perspective: A Comparative Study of Human and Machine Interpreting. (2025). Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 16(3), 1. https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2025-0023