My name is Aranka Akunyili, and I am a mathematics and Career Technical Educator in Engineering and Architecture for Central School District. I am pursuing my master’s degree in Instructional Technology at California State University, San Bernardino to further my understanding of technology and its role curently within education..
I opted for the Instructional Design & Technology Program at CSUSB , to get the necessary skills and knowledge as being an educator is a second career for me. I have a master’s degree in Precision Engineering from the University Polytechnic, Timisoara, Romania currently named Mechatronics. I have lived and worked in three continents: Europe, Africa and the Americas and I speak, read, and write in four languages: Hungarian, Romanian ,French and English; I am currently learning Spanish.
My goals are to develop my instructional practices and to refine my skills to fully integrate technology into my classroom settings. Furthermore, I am interested in developing instructional design courses for atypical learners, using technology and adaptive learning, with a focus on Math and STEM subjects.