Portfolio. General Statement My interest in educational research in general, and in technology-assisted teaching and learning in particular, dates back to 2001 when, being a master student in the Department of Languages and Cultures I took a course in Using Media in the Language Classroom (ETAP 634).
Since then I have been exploring ways of combining my background in linguistics and language teaching with scientific and practical curiosity in educational technologies, focusing on media education and online teaching and learning. While pursuing a bachelor’s degree in my native Russia, I had minimal exposure to educational technologies in scholarly contexts, and even less in non-institutional settings Having plunged into the media rich environment in the United States, I started as a novice user of technologies and as a skeptical researcher of their educational values. I questioned the need to invest significant human and material resources into integration of technologies into classrooms. Just another WordPress.com site. Wilde Doctoral Portfolio.
Introduction I entered the doctoral program in Educational Theory and Practice amidst a long career in education.
Having taught for more than 25 years at every level from K-20 and developed my skills as a technologist for ten years, I was confident in my knowledge and skills in both fields.