Expert Subject: Technology in Education

Jeong is an associate professor in the College of Education’s Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies program in the Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems. He is an expert on online discourse, computer supported collaborative argumentation and learning analytics.

Razzouk, the director of the Learning Systems Institute, is an expert in the design and development of technologies and innovations for teaching and learning. In addition, he is an expert in curriculum development, STEM education,  teacher professional development and large-scale project management. As the Florida Center for Research in STEM director, he collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams of content and technology experts, instructional designers, STEM teachers and researchers to improve and support high-quality education in Florida and worldwide.

Staudt Willet is an expert on networked learning in online communities. In particular, he studies how social media platforms both benefit and complicate professional transitions, such as new teachers’ induction from preparation programs into professional practice.

Dr. Dina Vyortkina works as Assistant Dean for Innovation and Instructional Technology Enhancement at the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. Her areas of expertise and interests include but are not limited to educational technologies, innovation in higher education, professional development for in-service and pre-service teachers, professional development for educational leaders, embedding instructional technologies into both K-12 and higher education settings, online and blended learning and teaching, active learning spaces, learning materials development, portfolio assessment, and artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education and K-12.

Dr. Vyortkina taught in Kazakhstan and UK. She worked on grant projects related to teacher education and learning materials development in Uzbekistan and Egypt.