Devika Toprani
💃 Devika Toprani is a multidisciplinary human-centered AI learning systems architect, global educator and founder of Somagraphic Learning™Somagraphic Learning™ framework is a structured pre-AI, human-first thinking model based on (Attempt → Map → Refine) that reduces automation bias in learning environments (March, 2026)🔎 View my latest research on ResearchGate or Academia.edu (all social-media links below)
📲 Deployable Tool: Map Before Machine™
- Prototype interviews show STEM learners prompt AI more specifically after completing it vs. opening AI without any prior structure.
- No special tools required
- Printable or LMS-ready (Canvas, Moodle, etc)
- Accessible wherever you are in your AI journey.
- IP-Protected framework
- USPTO trademarked, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licensed and published on Open Science Framework
✍️ Research-backed
Grounded in embodied cognition, cognitive load theory, and human-AI interaction research
🤖 Unlike AI tools that polish output too early, Somagraphic Learning™ introduces a deliberate visual orientation layer before AI engagement - positioning AI at the refinement stage, not the starting point
🧠 Learner-centered & aligned with Universal Design for Learning
Surfaces the learner's conceptual gaps, dependencies, tensions "before" AI assistance arrives - so clarity supports reasoning rather than replacing it.
💪 Long-term vision
Scaling her framework across EdTech, K-12, Higher Education, MedEd, Learning Management Systems, HR Training and Organizational Strategy.
🎯 The goal?
To enhance critical thinking, Somatic AI Literacy™, Responsible AI, reduce cognitive load and bridge the global CLARITY gap.
🌎 Professional Experience
- Expertise in learning design, workforce strategy, program operations, and analytics
- Built national accreditation systems and competency evaluation pipelines
- Developed centralized learning infrastructure across K-12 and higher education
- Global exposure across Oman, India, the UAE, and the United States
🎓 Education
Devika holds an M.S. in Management & Quantitative Sciences (STEM) with academic foundations in Psychology and Education.
🌸 Perspectives
Devika pioneers the philosophy that "Learning is not AI-made; it is Soul-made."Conceptual clarity begins with the learner's own struggle (AI refines, never replaces).
🤗 Developed framework independently, without grant funding or institutional support.
🤖 Services
- Cross-sector Pilots
- Professional Development, Workforce Training, Micro-credentials
- Institutional Framework Licensing
- Strategic Investment Partnerships
- Individual Map Before Machine Card™ Licensing for Educators, Researchers, Parents
- Grants, Fellowships
- Educational Consulting
- Research Co-authorship
- Conferences/Speaker invites (View Sessionize link below, for past & upcoming collabs)
- Implementing Somagraphic Learning™, Map Before Machine™ & Somatic AI Literacy™ across global AI driven contexts