I am Professor of ESL/EFL Teacher Professional Development in the Department of Instructional Systems Technology (IST) in the School of Education, Indiana University. (I was formerly in the Department of Literacy, Culture & Language Education (LCLE)). My research focuses on the different types of pedagogical and "glocalization" insight that emerges from formal and informal educational experiences of new and experienced second/foreign language teachers. I also research the pedagogy and practice of online second/foreign language teaching & professional development.
I teach courses related to research on language teacher education and professional development, EFL/ESL instruction and assessment approaches, content-based language instruction and teaching English in Global Contexts. I usually assume a blended load i.e. I teach face-to-face (on- campus), online and/or hybrid classes (combined on-campus and online classes).
Professor, Instructional Systems Technology(IST)
& Adult Education
Chair, TESOL's Teacher Educator IS (TEIS)
Completed dissertation research undertaken by previous and current students under my supervision.
efl & esl teacher education
collaborative teachers
My research and practice on language teacher education and teacher professional development are defined by a Sociocultural perspective consisting of value placed on the following elements:
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teacher insider knowledge
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responsive teaching
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situated and glocalized pedagogy
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inquiry based teaching
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reflective teaching
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culturally-relevant instruction
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collaborative & interdisciplinary teaching
online pedagogy
online pedagogy & practice
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teaching and teacher presence
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universal design for learning
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connectivism
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just-in-time-teaching
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flipped teaching
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dialectical learning
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hard and soft scaffolding
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third space
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transclassroom teacher