Dr Duygu Bektik and Dr Jenna Mittelmeier have joined the OpenTEL team in September this year as Postdoctoral Research Associates. From the OpenTEL team, we would like to use this opportunity to warmly welcome Duygu and Jenna and wish them a fruitful term. To learn more about them, please check below links to their introductory blog posts.
Read Duygu’s post here.
Read Jenna’s post here.
I am Duygu Bektik, Postdoctoral Research Associate for the IET’s OpenTEL. Over the last 10 years, I have been studying in the fields of computer science, instructional technologies and education, to explore and understand how students learn, what makes them better learners, how to measure the learning gain, what makes the environments in which learning takes place better and specifically how the use of technology can enhance learning activities.
Hello to all! My name is Jenna Mittelmeier and I am joining OpenTEL this month as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. My primary research interests are centred around internationalisation of higher education and international student experiences. As part of my role this year, I am the lead researcher for the UKCISA-funded project Social Transition Research into International Doctoral Experiences (STRIDE), which unpacks international postgraduate students’ social support networks. I also contribute to the ESRC-funded International Distance Education and African Students (IDEAS) project. This project considers the role of South African distance education in providing equitable access to higher education for students across Africa.