Polina Varela is a product leader with a passion for education, innovation and a learner-centric user experience. As the senior product manager for the learner engagement team at Coursera, she is focused on providing the most engaging learning experience to drive learning efficacy and career outcomes. As an avid Coursera learner herself, Polina believes that practice and real-world application of knowledge are critical to achieving those career outcomes, and for that reason is leading the VR initiative at Coursera. Polina also leads the accessibility team at Coursera, making sure Coursera is truly accessible to all learners. Before Coursera, Polina spent nearly a decade as a product leader in the K-12 ed tech space, dedicated to providing high-quality personalized resources to teachers and students through machine learning.
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