معرفی
Erdem Demiroz is an Assistant Professor at Trakya University's School of Education, Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies. He holds a PhD from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies. His academic roles include serving as Erasmus+ and Mevlana Program Coordinator, as well as Vice Provost for the Sürekli Eğitim Merkezi. Demiroz has held adjunct roles at UMKC and founded Aloha Academy Co. Inc. to develop learning technologies. His work focuses on instructional technology integration, flipped learning, and psychosocial factors in STEM education.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree: Ege University (2006), Computer Education and Instructional Technologies
- Master's Degree: Learning Technologies & Teacher Education (2011)
- Doctoral Degree: Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies / Mathematics and Statistics (2016)
Research Interests: Kinesthetic learning in virtual environments, course redesign strategies, multicultural pedagogy in online education, and the psychosocial impacts of instructional technology. He has published widely on topics like flipped classrooms, digital storytelling, and educational game design.
Grants & Awards:
- 2020: First Place in Online Education Design Award (Turkey)
- 2017: UMKC Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention
- 2016: UMKC Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
- Funded projects include investigations into gesture-based mathematics learning and virtual patient simulations
Teaching: Courses include Principles of Testing, Classroom Assessment, and Teaching and Learning Technologies. Student evaluations highlight his engagement with ILTs and constructivist teaching methods.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Enactive Patient Simulation project at Aloha Academy Co. Inc., focusing on applied learning technologies research.
