Harry A. Layman, PhD

My research at Leicester focused on automated understanding of text for assessment and tutoring. In support of automated scoring, I developed a platform and techniques for semantically scoring Critical Thinking assessments that required students to make claims supported by evidence and reasoning. During the course of my research into better rubrics for critical thinking, I developed a cloud-based data labeling and human / automated scoring system for speech and text. My initial focus was on… Show more

My research at Leicester focused on automated understanding of text for assessment and tutoring. In support of automated scoring, I developed a platform and techniques for semantically scoring Critical Thinking assessments that required students to make claims supported by evidence and reasoning. During the course of my research into better rubrics for critical thinking, I developed a cloud-based data labeling and human / automated scoring system for speech and text. My initial focus was on the design and implementation of a semantic grammar rubric expression language (SGREL) approach to automated scoring; this work also supported more reliable human scoring and automated feedback for critical thinking assessment. Subsequent work has revised and improved on what was possible - with a full set of data labeling and automated scoring techniques using new technologies that enabled better and more accurate feedback - change which continues to evolve almost daily! Show less

Varsity Letter in Lightweight Football. Graduated in three years; senior project: RDBMS implementation of SQL for a new platform. Jobs at Banker's Trust (portfolio risk management) and MITre (Adventures in real-time flight control, large-scale simulation with automated navigational alerts).

Focus on management and strategic marketing planning. Many thanks to James Mac Hulbert, with contributions from John Whitney, Noel Capon and Bernd Schmitt. And Amir Ziv and Paul Johnson! Simultaneously ran the technology for OfferTime Promotions LLC, an e-commerce / digital marketing enterprise. Statistics and marking projects leveraged a bespoke platform I built for personalization, user interactions and email marketing that gave a practical edge to some of my studies (and enhanced the… Show more

Focus on management and strategic marketing planning. Many thanks to James Mac Hulbert, with contributions from John Whitney, Noel Capon and Bernd Schmitt. And Amir Ziv and Paul Johnson! Simultaneously ran the technology for OfferTime Promotions LLC, an e-commerce / digital marketing enterprise. Statistics and marking projects leveraged a bespoke platform I built for personalization, user interactions and email marketing that gave a practical edge to some of my studies (and enhanced the profitability of my venture). Show less

Studies in the MA in Educational Technology program at Teachers College, Columbia University, with focus on Instructional Design, Cognition, Statistics for Measurement & Independent Research. performed supervised research in second language acquisition, and particularly challenges of learning Hanzi / Kanji / Hangul for speakers of Indo-European languages. Work led to a patent application and series of IOS apps for iPad and iPhone in eight languages for learning characters and words in eight… Show more

Studies in the MA in Educational Technology program at Teachers College, Columbia University, with focus on Instructional Design, Cognition, Statistics for Measurement & Independent Research. performed supervised research in second language acquisition, and particularly challenges of learning Hanzi / Kanji / Hangul for speakers of Indo-European languages. Work led to a patent application and series of IOS apps for iPad and iPhone in eight languages for learning characters and words in eight languages. [Patent app on Google patents viewable after scrolling down and clicking view] Show less

Focus on Decision Support Systems and emerging tools and technology for enterprise technology planning and management.