THE ROLE
Making complex ideas understandable.
Bogumila brings an educator’s perspective to learning and experience design. Her work is grounded in a practical question: how can a complicated idea be represented so the person encountering it can understand, explore and use it?
Her background combines classroom teaching, educational psychology and learning sciences, bringing attention to how people interpret information and develop understanding.
TEACHING & MENTORSHIP
Turning curiosity into discovery.
A teacher of physics and chemistry, Bogumila combines explanation and discussion with hands-on opportunities that help students investigate ideas. In 2024 she received a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in STEM, Certificate of Achievement, recognizing her work fostering students’ curiosity and participation in science.
Her school science fair program connected students with the Calgary Youth Science Fair and Youth Science Canada. She also created the Webber Academy Applied Science Project, connecting students interested in experimental work with experts in their areas of interest.
RESEARCH & LEARNING SCIENCES
Helping people navigate complex ideas.
Bogumila studied physics and mathematics and education at the University of Calgary and earned a master’s degree in educational psychology at McGill University. Her McGill research used cognitive load theory to investigate learning with diagrams—part of a wider interest in how the presentation of information affects understanding.
She completed doctoral research in learning sciences at the University of Calgary. Her dissertation, Pedagogy of Quantum Physics through Conceptual Metaphor Theory, examined how abstract quantum concepts can be understood and taught through conceptual metaphors. She also co-authored University of Calgary research exploring hyperlinked visual-spatial maps as a way to navigate learning theories.
CREATIVE LEARNING
Ideas made tangible.
Her educational work extends to Nucleus Learning, which shares writing, teaching resources, research interests and puzzles. Hexa-Trex and Spelloops offer ways to explore mathematical reasoning and words through play.
Across these pursuits is a consistent emphasis on clarity, exploration and designing experiences around the people who use them.
FURTHER READING
Government of Canada: teaching award ↗
Nucleus Learning: research background ↗
University of Calgary: visual-spatial maps research ↗
McGill University: learning with visual representations ↗
Professional profile ↗