Education

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA September 2002

Ed.D. Math, Science, and Instructional Technology (GPA. 4.0)

Dissertation Title: Analog and Digital Video Production Techniques in

DevelopingNew Media Literacy Skills among University Students

Dissertation Committee: Drs. George Forman, Sonia Nieto, Laszló Dienes

Comprehensive Exam: Semiotics of New Media Literacy

Practicum (Summer 1995). Produced, directed, video-taped, and edited TV programs, UMass Educational TV.

Course work focused on Educational Media, Media Theory, TV Production, Multicultural Education and International Education.

Research Courses

EDUC 793 L- Seminar- Qualitative Research Methods

EDUC 797 A- Qualitative Data Analysis

Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT August 1994

M.S. Instructional Technology

Thesis Project: Interactive TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) test using HyperCard software

Minor: Library Science

Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey June 1991

B.A. Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Course work focused on Assessment, German, Semiotics, Linguistics, Literature, Educational Technology.

Student Teaching (1990-1991): Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey

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