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Rachel Karchmer-Klein is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, specializing in literacy education and educational technology. She teaches across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, and serves as coordinator of the M.Ed. in Literacy and M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership programs. Her research focuses on leveraging digital tools to enhance teacher preparation and instructional design, particularly in online and hybrid learning environments. She holds a Ph.D. in Reading Education from Syracuse University (1999), an M.Ed. from Mount Saint Mary College (1994), and a B.A. in Political Science from Ithaca College (1993).
Her work emphasizes multimodal literacy, technology-infused instruction, and the role of digital tools in supporting K-12 and university-level pedagogy. She has published widely in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly and Journal of Research on Technology in Education, and authored books including Improving Online Teacher Education (2020) and a forthcoming co-authored work on K-12 instructional challenges. Her research has been funded through grants totaling over $100,000, focusing on iPad integration in teacher education and online program development.
Dr. Karchmer-Klein has received prestigious awards including the Albert J. Kingston Award (2020) and Distinguished Faculty Award (2016). She designs innovative online courses and explores how educators can effectively integrate technology to address diverse student needs. Her theoretical framework centers on multimodal literacy theory, highlighting the interplay between navigational behaviors, interactivity, and meaning-making in digital texts.
