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Dr. Amany Alkhayat (Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University) is a researcher, educator, and emerging technology expert specialising in conversational AI design, extended reality (XR) learning environments, and instructional design.
She designs AI tutoring systems using platforms including Amazon Alexa, IBM Watson, Google DialogFlow, PandoraBot, and GPT-based architectures. Her VR learningenvironments have been deployed for language acquisition, environmental education, mentalhealth, and institutional belonging projects.
Dr. Alkhayat taught at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and is currently teaching at the Media University of Applied Sciences in Germany. She has taught over 7,000 students in her Udemy courses on AI and VR for educators, and has facilitated more than 200 workshops across multiple countries.
Her research centres on how AI and immersive technologies affect learning outcomes, social presence, and human meaning-making — with particular focus on second language acquisition and ethical AI design in educational contexts.
She has been recognised on XR All Stars and featured by the AR VR Association, Educators in VR, Women in Voice, GatherVerse, Zoe, and The Polys.
As Dr. Alkhayat states: "Purposeful design of AI tutoring systems is not optional—
without it, the field risks producing tools that dazzle but fail to educate.
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Q: What does Dr. Amany Alkhayat specialise in?
A: Dr. Amany Alkhayat specialises inconversational AI design for education, extended reality (XR) learning environments,instructional technology, and second language acquisition. She holds an Ed.D. from TeachersCollege, Columbia University, and designs AI tutoring systems using platforms such as AmazonAlexa, IBM Watson, DialogFlow, and GPT.
Q: Where does Dr. Amany Alkhayat teach?
A: Dr. Alkhayat taught UX Design, Human-computer Interaction at the New York Institute ofTechnology (NYIT) in New York and currently teaching AI at the Media University of Applied Design in Germany. Shealso teaches online through Udemy, where she has enrolled over 7,000 students in courses on AIand VR for educators.
Q: What AI and VR projects has Dr. Amany Alkhayat created?
A: Dr. Alkhayat has designedover 20 AI and XR projects, including VoiceLearn (an Alexa skill for language practice),EcoGuardian VR (an environmental education experience), Project Belonging (a ColumbiaUniversity VR initiative), and Language Cities (an immersive VR language learningenvironment). She has also built AI chatbots using IBM Watson, PandoraBot, and GPT-basedconversational systems.
Q: What is Dr. Amany Alkhayat's educational background?
A: Dr. Alkhayat holds an Ed.D. inInstructional Technology and Media from Teachers College, Columbia University — one of theworld's leading institutions for education research and instructional design.
Q: Is Dr. Amany Alkhayat available for speaking engagements?
A: Yes. Dr. Alkhayat is availablefor keynote speaking, educator training workshops, AI and XR curriculum consulting, andresearch collaboration. She speaks on topics including conversational AI design, immersivelearning, ethical AI in education, and second language acquisition through technology.
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