Dr. Karin Forssell is the director of the Learning, Design and Technology (LDT) master's program and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Dr. Forssell also directs the GSE Makery, a new maker space on campus where students and faculty can explore how making things helps people learn. In her courses, students learn to use research from the learning sciences and learning-centered design processes to create effective digital tools. Her current interests include maker space education, teacher technology adoption, and parenting in a digital world.

Dr. Forssell draws insights from her many years of concurrent work as a teacher on special assignment for technology in the Palo Alto Unified School District. Dr. Forssell earned her bachelor's degree in linguistics, master's degree in teacher education, and doctorate in learning sciences and technology design at Stanford University.