My teaching philosophy is grounded in constructivist perspectives and a learner-centered approach. I conceptualize learning as an active process shaped through experience, interaction with peers, creation, and reflection. Across my teaching, I create opportunities for students to solve problems, make decisions, create artifacts, and revise their thinking while I provide the structure and support they need to progress.
EME2040: Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness
4.8 / 5
Enthusiasm
4.6 / 5
Positive Learning Environment
4.5 / 5
Prompt and Meaningful Feedback
Course-evaluation comments from my students:
“share a laugh with us, and still help us when we needed it”
“One of my favorite instructors since I have been at UF! Very enthusiastic and provides great feedback on assignments.”
“I loved the feedback my instructor provided as well as the patience she showed in helping me to understand some areas where I experienced difficulty.”
EME 3813: Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness
4.86 / 5
Assignments central to learning
5.00 / 5
Prompt and instructive feedback
5.00 / 5
Assessment comments support understanding
Course-evaluation comments from my students:
“She truly cares about her students and plans really fun and engaging lessons.”
"Really liked the Pb and J lesson about the different schemas and when she brought in a whole computer software program to show just the different parts"
"She is a really great and funny teacher. She is very prompt with responding to emails and grading. She truly cares about her students and plans really fun and engaging lessons. Love her!"
EME 2040: Introduction to Educational Technology
Instructor of Record · Face-to-Face + Online
An introductory course exploring how technology can support learning, instruction, and professional communication. Students work with productivity tools, multimedia design, digital research, and educational software while examining digital citizenship and accessibility.
FACE-TO-FACE
Marshmallow Challenge
Students collaborated to design and build structures, test their ideas, and revise their approaches after unsuccessful attempts. The Marshmallow Challenge brings my experiential approach to teaching into practice: learning by doing, experimenting together, and treating graceful failure as part of iterative problem solving.
ONLINE
Collaborative Google Workspace Assignment
Anonymized student artifact documenting shared responsibilities and remote collaboration.
Students collaborated with a partner in a fully online course to explore Google Workspace tools, divide responsibilities, and create shared digital artifacts using Google Slides, Google Forms, Google Calendar, and Google Drive. Although the activity was designed for online collaboration, these students chose to meet in person to complete the work together, creating an additional opportunity for peer interaction and connection.
EME 3813: Technology-Enhanced Learning Environements
Instructor of Record · Face-to-Face + Online
This course examines how people learn in technology-enhanced environments and how design decisions support learning. Students connect learning theories to collaborative tools, game-based learning, emerging technologies, and the evaluation of learning environments.
FACE-TO-FACE
PB&J Activity
Students worked collaboratively in a hands-on PB&J activity to apply three major learning theories: behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Each group was assigned one theoretical perspective, while I took the role of the learner and the learning task was making a PB&J sandwich. Using their assigned theoretical lens, students designed and delivered instructions to teach me how to complete the task.
ONLINE
Learning Game Design Project: Mathtris
Mathtris: an original student-created mathematics learning game. In Mathtris, a student designed an original mathematics learning game in which players manipulate falling number and operation tiles to form equations. The artifact brings together learning content, a target audience, a core game mechanic, gameplay and title-screen illustrations, and an explanation of how mathematics is incorporated into play. It shows instructional and game-design ideas applied to an original learning experience.
Other Teaching Experience
IDS 2935 · Teaching Assistant
I supported students during lab activities, responded to student questions, graded discussion assignments, and evaluated final projects.
Mentoring
My mentoring extends beyond students enrolled in my courses. Through Amerika’nın Denizi, my Turkish-language YouTube channel, I provide guidance on applying to Ph.D. programs in the United States. I have personally guided more than 10 students through parts of the application process, including Statement of Purpose feedback, program fit, admissions, and academic decision-making. I offer free individual guidance based on students’ goals and needs.
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