Dr. Gabriella Szilvia Nishizawa

Dr. Gabriella S. Nishizawa

Ph.D.  ·  M.Sc. Computer Science Education  ·  International Education & Digital Learning

International educator based in Yokohama with over 20 years of experience across education, academic research and educational technology. My work brings together Computer Science Education, Library and Information Science, and Linguistics, with a particular interest in digital learning, information literacy, assessment, and the role of AI and robotics in education.

Digital Education International Education Assessment Information Literacy AI & Robotics in Learning

About Me

I have worked in education and academic research for more than 20 years, across Hungary, Germany and Japan. My academic background combines Linguistics (Ph.D.), Computer Science Education (M.Sc.) and Library and Information Science. These fields continue to shape my work in digital education, information literacy and educational technology.

My teaching experience spans humanities and technology subjects in international school settings. I am especially interested in how students understand complex information and how digital concepts can be made clear and usable in practice.

In 2026, I began working as an examiner for Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications (PDQ), specialising in Teaching and Learning and Teaching with Digital Technologies, and was appointed as an examiner for IB Digital Society. That same year, I founded Nitaii Learning Lab, an independent EdTech initiative. Focusa, a learning-support app focused on concentration, stress and self-regulation during study, is its first active project.

I am currently exploring Robot-Assisted Language Learning (RALL), with a focus on how educational and social robots can support language practice in real classroom settings. My next step is to develop small classroom pilots and evaluate where this approach adds practical value.

Featured Projects

EdTech Initiative · Learning Research 01

Nitaii Learning Lab

An independent EdTech initiative I founded in Yokohama to develop and test learning-support tools at the intersection of education, technology and cognition. The lab provides a framework for small-scale pilots and experimental projects, with Focusa as its first active project.

EdTech Learning Research Student Wellbeing Educational Pilots
Learning Support · Student Wellbeing 02

Focusa App: Learning, Focus & Wellbeing

A learning-support app developed within Nitaii Learning Lab to help students become more aware of concentration, stress and self-regulation during study. The project covers research, UI/UX design, Swift development and beta testing with Japanese university participants, using Polar H10 data to explore patterns related to focus and wellbeing.

Learning Support Student Wellbeing iOS / Swift Self-Regulation

Initiative: Nitaii Learning Lab

Status: Beta — Japanese university participants

Instructional Design · Higher Ed 03

Interactive Digital Textbook Chapter

A comprehensive interactive textbook chapter built with eXe Learning, combining multimedia, interactive exercises, and self-assessment activities. SCORM-compliant, hosted on GitHub Pages.

eXe Learning HTML5 SCORM Instructional Design

Audience: University students

Curriculum · Secondary Education 04

Python Programming Digital Textbook

A non-linear secondary curriculum bridging humanities and technology through cognitive metaphors and humour-based exercises. Student-centred and inquiry-based, created for ELTE's CS Education Methods course.

Prezi Python Curriculum Design Pedagogy

Audience: Grade 9 secondary students

Educational Innovation · Conference 05

Immersive Learning: AR/VR/XR in Education

A 25-slide international conference presentation on VR, AR, and mixed reality in education, covering devices such as Microsoft HoloLens and Magic Leap alongside interactive walls, virtual dissection, and practical implementation strategies.

AR/VR/XR Immersive Learning Conference Presentation

Format: 25 slides · International conference

Web Design · Language Education 06

Magyar Iskola Tokió Website

Website created for the Tokyo Hungarian School to present its programmes, provide practical information for families, and support Hungarian language and cultural education in Japan.

Web Design HTML / CSS Language Education Community Education

Areas of Expertise

Digital Education

  • Teaching with Digital Technologies
  • Digital learning materials and interactive content
  • Educational technology integration
  • AI and robotics in learning

Assessment & Teacher Development

  • Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching with Digital Technologies
  • Portfolio-based assessment

Educational Technology Development

  • Swift and iOS development
  • Python programming
  • H5P and interactive learning content
  • AR, VR and physical computing

Information & Language Learning

  • Library and Information Science
  • Information literacy
  • Digital Society
  • Robot-Assisted Language Learning (RALL)

Get In Touch

I welcome professional connections and collaborations at the intersection of education, technology, assessment, and research.