2020
Innovation in Education winner
Hack the Crisis Iceland. The team's original project record documents the May 2020 entry.
Visit Hands-on Labs ↗Research & Projects
Connecting learning science with educational practice.
Case study · Education technology
Hands-on Labs
Making a real robotics laboratory accessible from a distance.
The challenge
Students learning remotely need opportunities to experiment with physical equipment, not only simulations.
The approach
Hands-on Labs connects students to a remotely controlled robotics laboratory with real-time feedback. The project began as a prototype and developed into an education venture.
My contribution
As co-founder, I worked on marketing, business development, client communication, and educational applications. Ahmed Kamel developed the platform and laboratory technology.
Visit Hands-on Labs ↗2021
Imagine Cup Education winner
Microsoft's Education category award recognized the team's remote laboratory project.
University announcement →Learning application
From lab access to curriculum
Robotics learning activities connect the technology with student practice, including introductory and advanced robotics course design.
Teaching and course work →Project background and supporting records
The university's May 2021 announcement documents Bukle's business development role and the team's award. The original project submission includes prototype material.
Read the university press release (PDF)Publications & writing
Published work, manuscripts, and presentations are labeled separately.
Peer-reviewed review · 2022
The Future of Higher Education: Identifying Current Educational Problems and Proposed Solutions
Education Sciences 12(12), 888 · 3 December 2022
A collaborative review of challenges in higher education and approaches to improving learning. Bukle is a co-author.
Read published paper: The Future of Higher Education: Identifying Current Educational Problems and Proposed Solutions →Manuscript · 2024
From Lab to Headlines: The Role of Scientists, Journalists, and the Public in Neurohype
Manuscript submitted in 2024
An analysis of how neuroscience findings travel through online news. Submitted in 2024.
View manuscript: From Lab to Headlines: The Role of Scientists, Journalists, and the Public in Neurohype →Capstone thesis · 2021
Mitigating the Neurohype Problem Through an Interactive Educational Website for Journalists
Minerva University · Undergraduate capstone
Identifies recurring fallacies in neuroscience reporting and proposes an educational resource for journalists.
View capstone: Mitigating the Neurohype Problem Through an Interactive Educational Website for Journalists →Unpublished collaborative research
How Can News Organizations Use the Science of Learning to Better Present Information to Readers?
Research conducted for WIRED
Explores applications of learning science to online journalism, in collaboration with executive editor Maria Streshinsky.
View research manuscript: How Can News Organizations Use the Science of Learning to Better Present Information to Readers? →Conference presentation
Reimagining Higher Education: Preparing the Next Generation for the Global, Digital Economy
Skills and Work in the Digital Economy virtual forum
A team presentation on higher education and preparation for a changing economy.
Published book · 2016
Türkiye’de Genç Olmak (Being Young in Turkey)
Sokak Yayınları · Turkish language
A book on the social, economic, and political challenges facing young people in Turkey, written at age 17.
View book listing: Türkiye’de Genç Olmak (Being Young in Turkey) →Selected coverage
Original reporting and institutional announcements about the team's work.
Minerva University
Announcement · May 2021
University announcement of the Imagine Cup award, including the project origins and each co-founder's role.
Read the announcement →Microsoft
Hands-on Labs appears in Microsoft's retrospective on student projects from the Imagine Cup.
Read Microsoft's feature →Freethink
A feature on global education and remote access to practical laboratory learning.
Explore the feature →Have a learning challenge in mind?
Let's talk about curriculum design, educational programs, or a research collaboration.
Portfolio reviewed September 2026.