Megan Lancaster, PMP®

Megan Lancaster

Senior Learning Experience DesignerSTEM EducatorPMP®

From K–12 classrooms to Coursera, I make complex STEM clear, hands-on, and fun, and I love coaching others to design their own.
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These projects show different parts of my work: designing learning experiences, helping experts turn their ideas into online courses, and building tools for other designers.

InteractiveGame-basedK–12Custom design Light the Beacon A virtual escape room for Grade 6 math. Learners restore a storm-damaged lighthouse by reasoning with equivalent ratios and unit rates, with staged hints and feedback for each kind of mistake. Simulation-basedInteractiveLifelong learningCustom design Space Medicine A Duke course on Coursera that I managed and designed, with nearly 30,000 learners since 2021. I reimagined one week with an interactive exercise after every video, following an 1862 balloon flight from the first symptoms to the science behind them. InteractiveCertificationWorkforce developmentCoursera AI for Nurses A three-course series from the Duke University School of Nursing, funded by a Johnson & Johnson grant. I led learning design and project management, drawing on nurses’ experiences to connect AI concepts to everyday clinical practice. InteractiveHigher edWorkforce developmentCoursera Interactivity Generator An AI app I built to turn a learning goal into a hands-on Coursera activity, plus a plain-text version for accessibility. When a request isn’t a good fit for learning, it explains why and suggests another approach. Try the tool in demo mode with no account needed. Coaching and PDInteractiveK–12In person Teachers as Engineers Professional development for elementary teachers in Title I schools using Engineering is Elementary, a curriculum from the Museum of Science, Boston: a week-long summer institute, coaching through the school year, and a playable water filter challenge. For-creditHigher edCanvasIn person Let’s Talk Digital You A for-credit, interdisciplinary Duke course in Canvas, open to students in any major. As Senior Learning Experience Designer and Project Manager, I helped two lead instructors and weekly guest experts build one integrated course on how today’s technologies work and the ethical questions they raise.
Project Archive Courses and Specializations I’ve designed and developed with Duke faculty since 2020, on Coursera, Canvas, and other platforms. Browse the archive → 47Coursera courses 12Coursera Specializations 377,000+Coursera enrollments 6Courses on other platforms