Home Department: Educational Technology
SLAT Area of Specialization: Instructional Dimensions of L2 Learning
Betül Czerkawski is a professor of instructional design and technology, with a specialization in digital humanities. She is also a faculty member at the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program at UA. Dr. Czerkawski has taught and researched at the higher education level in a variety of roles, as a Professor, Program Director, Fulbright Grant Manager, Fulbright Specialist, Fulbright Scholar, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Distance Education Mentor, Course Designer and Journal Editor for more than two decades. Her research interests include learning design, foreign language instruction and development of online learning experiences with the use of emerging technologies. She has presented and published over 100 peer-reviewed papers on these subjects.
Betül holds a MA and Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Development, BA in Italian Language and Literature and BA in Russian and Slavic Studies. She completed her post-doctoral study in Iowa State University where she also served as a project manager for a Fulbright Grant.
Awards
- Fulbright Scholar (Ukraine)
- U.S. Department of State, Fall 2018
- Fulbright Specialist (Kosovo)
- U.S. Department of State, Fall 2016