I earned my Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology from Michigan State University, and I’m currently an Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundations at Marshall University. My research interests include ways K–12 science teachers learn science from their own teaching practice and the impacts of educating college students on the psychology of social media.
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All Things Shall Become New: Becoming the Best Teacher in You, Again and Again Brigham Young University-Hawaii Symposium on Learning and Teaching February 27-28, 2014 As a member of the advisory committee for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Brigham … Continue reading →
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