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 research & design in-person & online professional development (PD) programs for professionals, including second/foreign language teachers. I have developed projects in multiple locations, for example, in 25 Indiana districts, in Beijing & Kunming (PRC), in Tetovo, Republic of N. Macedonia, in San Ramon, Costa Rica, & in Istanbul, Turkey etc. In 2012, I initiated one of the first fully online EFL/ESL Peace Corps Masters International Program.
My current projects involve culturally & linguistically-inclusive online PD programs & those that utilize teachers' online learning presence.
I teach a blended load of in-person and online IST & Adult Education graduate level courses.
Professor, Instructional Systems Technology(IST)
& Adult Education. IU School of Education
2020-2023 Chair, International Programs Committee, IU School of Education.
2020-2021 Chair, Teacher Educator Interest Section, TESOL.
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