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 Dr. Charles B. Hodges Georgia Southern University, USA |
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| Title: Trends and needs in Educational Technology Research: An Editor's Perspective | |
| Abstract: In this presentation recent trends in Educational Technology Research published in the journal TechTrends will be described. Additionally, the journal Editor's perspectives on areas where additional research is needed will be shared. | |
| Biography: Charles B. Hodges, Ph.D. is a Professor of Instructional Technology at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA (USA). His research is focused on online teaching and learning, teacher and learner self-efficacy related to online or technology rich learning environments, and Computer Science education. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the AECT and Springer journal TechTrends, and he has edited/co-edited two books: Self-efficacy in Instructional Technology Contexts (Springer, 2018) and Emerging Research, Practice, and Policy on Computational Thinking (Springer, 2017). He is currently Co-PI on Project GAME, a National Science Foundation funded research project (Award number: 2027948). Charles earned a B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science from Fairmont State University, a M.S. in Mathematics from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. from the Instructional Design and Technology program at Virginia Tech. He has served on the faculties of Concord University, Virginia Tech, and Georgia Southern University. He was added to the Fulbright Specialist Roster in February 2019. | |
