CV
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https://tinyurl.com/MeldaYildiz
Yildiz is a global scholar, media educator, instructional designer, and author. She teaches at the College of Arts and Sciences, NYIT. Melda served as a Fulbright Scholar in Turkmenistan (2009) and Azerbaijan (2016) teaching and conducting research integrating media education in P16 classrooms. Yildiz co-authored, published, and presented on topics including media and information literacy, instructional technology, and multicultural and global education. She received an EdD from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in math and science and instructional technology, and an MS from Southern Connecticut State University in instructional technology. She majored in teaching English as a foreign language at Bogazici University, in Turkey.
Link to NYIT Bio: http://nyit.edu/bio/myildiz
Media Binds or Blinds?
Yildiz, M.N. (2016). Media binds or blinds? Deconstructing myths and misconceptions in global media education. J. Singh, P. Kerr & E. Hamburger. (Ed.) MILID 2016 Yearbook: Media and Information Literacy: Reinforcing Human Rights, Countering Radicalization and Extremism. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002463/246371e.pdf
Multicultural Multilingual Multimedia
Yildiz, M.N. (2014). Different cultures similar challenges: Integrating multilingual multicultural multimedia in media literacy education. S. H. Culver and P. Kerr (Ed.). 2014 Yearbook: Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue. Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media. UNESCO. Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nordicom.gu.se%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpublikationer-hela-pdf%2Fglobal_citizenship_in_a_digital_world.pdf
Books
Yildiz, M. N., Fazal, M, Ahn, M., Feirsen, R, & Ozdemir, S. (Forthcoming). Media literacy applications and research across disciplines. Hershey, PA, IGI Global. Retrieved from https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/3400
Yildiz, M. N., Funk, S. & De Abreu, B. (2018). Promoting Global Competencies through Media Literacy. Hershey, PA, IGI Global. Retrieved from https://www.igi-global.com/book/_/179376
De Abreu, B. & Yildiz, M. N. (2016). Global media literacy: Teaching beyond borders. New York, NY, Peter Lang Publishing. International Academic Publishers; 2 edition.
Yildiz, M. N. & Keengwe, S. (December 2015). Handbook of research on media literacy in the digital age. Hershey, PA, IGI Global. Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts (AMEA) Book Series.
Current Research Projects
NYIT Institutional Support for Research and Creativity Grant (2018- 2019). Storytelling with Data and Visualization in Education: Semiotics and Multicultural Perspective, New York Institute of Technology.
NYIT Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Grant (Spring 2017- Present). E-Debiyyat (E-Literature) Project. Multilingual Multicultural Multimedia: Globally Connected Mobile Learning Projects.
Short Bio:
Melda N. Yildiz is a global scholar, social justice educator, assessment and curriculum consultant, instructional designer, author, and edupreneur. She is the chair of the Instructional Technology program and associate professor at the college of arts and sciences in New York Instittute of Technology
Melda served as a Fulbright Scholar in Turkmenistan (2009) and Azerbaijan (2016) teaching and conducting research integrating new media and technologies in P16 classrooms. Melda worked as a Media Specialist and the director of media services at Northfield Mount Hermon School and taught media literacy and production to grades 9-12.
As a teacher educator, she taught Media Literacy Education, Multimedia Production, and Educational Technology to P-16 educators and teacher candidates. She taught as a national faculty at Lesley University, as a contributing faculty to Walden University, as a research fellow at Oxford University, and as a visiting scholar at Abant Izzet Baysal University and Mehmet Akif University. She worked as the director of assessment and accreditation and also as a program reviewer and site visitor for StarTalk: National Security Language Initiative (NSLI).
Melda co-authored, published, and presented featuring Media and Information Literacy, Instructional Technology, and Global Education in national and international conferences.
She received Ed.D. from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, on Math & Science and Instructional Technology; M.S. from Southern Connecticut State University on Instructional Technology. She majored in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Bogazici University, in Turkey.
Short Bio