I am a researcher, an educator, and a designer. I decided to write my doctoral dissertation about the co-designed dashboard on professional learning within the community of inquiry (CoI). 

My research interest in the integration of theory and practice has remained to be explored and very few studies have been conducted, particularly human-centred dashboard designs with the CoI. As a result, although I spent significant time researching practical guidance to help me write a preliminary proposal, I have wandered without finding savers for a long time. After finishing Change by Design, I decided to include design thinking in my doctoral research, but I had no idea about how to incorporate it into my research academically. My gut kept telling me that I had to find the correct answer about integrating DBR and design thinking approach. To escape from the uncertainty, I had to ask five professors about a design thinking approach and DBR. I did not expect a detailed explanation of my question. Fortunately, I was able to meet a grateful professor, Dr. Hoffman, while seeking answers. Few people could answer my questions because my research falls into the interdisciplinary areas of web development and instructional design. Dr. Hoffman is an associate professor of Learning Design & Technology (LTEC) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He is the principal investigator of the Advancing Culturally-Relevant Computing project and the president of the International Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).