Yuanru Tan 谭远儒

Yuanru Tan 谭远儒

Ph.D. Candidate
Learning Sciences at UW–Madison
Center for Research on Complex Thinking
📧 yuanru.tan@wisc.edu

Teaching & Mentoring

Lecturer

ED PSYCH 301: How People Learn
Spring & Fall 2025 Undergraduate lecture, UW–Madison

This course explores how people learn—not just cognitively, but also emotionally and socially. One small practice we started in this class was a shared resource spreadsheet, where students could add anything that helps them focus or feel better,including study tools, playlists, favorite campus corners, even quotes that kept them going. It’s a simple way to support and remind each other that learning is deeply human. With students’ permission, we’ll keep growing it in future semesters. You’re welcome to take a look—something in there might brighten your day too.

Teaching Assistant

ED PSYCH 695: Capstone in Learning Analytics
Spring 2023 & 2024
Learning Analytics M.S. Program, UW–Madison

ED PSYCH 615: Conversations and Visualizations
Fall 2022, 2023, 2024
Learning Analytics M.S. Program, UW–Madison

ED PSYCH 575: Instructional Design for Learning Analytics
Fall 2022, 2023, 2024
Learning Analytics M.S. Program, UW–Madison

ED PSYCH 301: How People Learn
Fall 2021 & Spring 2022
Undergraduate course, UW–Madison

Undergraduate Research Mentoring

Epistemic Analytics Lab, UW–Madison

Mentorship in our lab is all about learning by doing and thinking together. That’s how I’ve been mentored, and it’s how I now work with undergraduate research interns. I enjoy working with students who are curious about education, data, and how people learn. If you’re an undergraduate at UW–Madison, check out the UW Student Jobs page and search for Epistemic Analytics—we’re often hiring, and it’s a great place to learn and grow!