AI, XR and Digital Learning Strategy Across the Caribbean

I design and deliver practical systems, immersive experiences, and regional programmes that connect learning, technology, and real-world implementation.

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17

Caribbean countries reached

100+

Educators trained

XR + AI

From concept through delivery

Regional

Projects with donor and public partners

About

I lead strategy, build systems, and translate emerging technology into usable work.

I am Riaz Baldeo, a Project Manager in Digital Strategy and Learning at The University of the West Indies Global Campus, based in Trinidad and Tobago. My work sits at the intersection of AI, XR, digital transformation, learning design, and multi-country programme delivery.

I work across strategy and execution. That includes concept development, stakeholder coordination, governance, training design, product planning, research, and implementation support. I build projects that move beyond presentations and become real tools, workflows, and learning experiences.

My portfolio spans educator upskilling, scholarship operations, immersive training environments, heritage storytelling, AI-assisted student support, and digital systems that improve delivery across Caribbean contexts.

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What I do

AI and XR for Learning Digital Transformation Regional Programme Delivery Research and Training

How I work

Agile Project Management Service Blueprinting Stakeholder Governance Learner Journey Design

Tools and environments

WebAR and 8th Wall Articulate Storyline Firebase and RAG Workflows Google Workspace and M365

What I Do

Four lanes define my work.

AI and XR for learning

I design immersive and AI-supported learning experiences that move from concept into usable teaching, training, and simulation tools.

Digital transformation and delivery

I manage projects from scope to rollout, connecting strategy, governance, operations, and product thinking so digital work can actually land.

Regional programme management

I coordinate multi-country initiatives across the Caribbean, working with public partners, donor agencies, and institutional teams with different needs and constraints.

Research, speaking and training

I turn practice into workshops, presentations, papers, and training experiences that help leaders and educators understand where these tools fit.

Flagship Work

Selected projects that show how I work.

Humanitarian XR · 2025 - Present

Shelter SPHERE

An augmented reality emergency shelter planning tool shaped around SPHERE and CDEMA guidance to help teams visualise safer layouts, manage constraints, and improve planning quality.

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Simulation and Learning · 2025 - Present

NESS Multiplayer Social Simulator

A multi-user social simulation environment for child protection in emergencies, built to support decision-making, teamwork, and consequence-based learning.

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Scholarship Operations · 2025 - Present

OECS Scholarship Systems and Learner Delivery

Operational design, learner tracking, communications, and data systems for a multi-country scholarship programme spanning onboarding, compliance, engagement, and certification workflows.

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Student Support AI · 2025

RAG-Powered Student Support Chatbot

A retrieval-augmented chatbot designed to answer student questions from handbook content, reduce friction in support workflows, and create a foundation for scalable self-service guidance.

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Regional Capacity Building · 2023 - 2024

XR Educator Enablement Across 17 Nations

Training and enablement work that prepared more than 100 educators across the Caribbean to understand immersive learning, prototype applications, and rethink classroom practice.

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Research, Heritage and Digital Systems · 2024 - Present

Research, AR Storytelling and Digital Service Design

A body of work spanning AR heritage experiences, digital certificate distribution, emerging technology research, and public-facing talks that connect experimentation with structured delivery.

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Research and Speaking

Where practice becomes papers, workshops and public conversations.

Workshop topics

XR pedagogy, digital twins, AI for learning support, emerging technology strategy, and practical pathways for educators and institutional teams.

Research directions

Applied AI in higher education, immersive learning design, digital service delivery, heritage storytelling in AR, and regional technology adoption in Caribbean contexts.

Who I speak to

Universities, ministries, donor-funded initiatives, innovation teams, conference audiences, and organisations looking for grounded views on AI and XR in practice.

Contact

Bring me in when the work needs both vision and delivery.

I work with education leaders, public sector teams, regional programmes, and partners building AI, XR, digital learning, and service design initiatives that need structure as much as ideas.