Dr. Hulya Avci is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the College of Arts, Sciences & Education at Florida International University. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Learning Design and Technology from Texas A&M University in August 2024. Her dissertation examined the digital competencies of in-service K-12 teachers in U.S. schools, examining multilevel ecological factors that shape their pedagogical digital competence. Dr. Avci has presented her work at national and international conferences and has published multiple first-authored articles in peer-reviewed journals. In her first year of postdoctoral research, she contributed to the NSF-funded project, supporting high school physics teachers in encouraging students to pursue careers in science. In her current role, she leads a cross-departmental project on critical, intentional integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms, focusing on faculty knowledge, competence, practices, student learning, and ethical considerations of AI adoption. She collaborates with multiple stakeholders, incorporating their perspectives to inform research-based approaches to AI integration.
"To be human is to be a human, a specific person with a life history and idiosyncrasy and point of view; artificial intelligence suggests that the line between intelligent machines and people blurs most when a puree is made of that identity." Brian Christian, The Most Human Human
research interests
- AI in education - Digital pedagogy, ethics - Digital competence - Teacher education - Technology integration - TPACK - STEM education - Instructional design - Mixed methods research
technology and education, learning sciences, artificial intelligence in education, teacher education (pre-service, in-service teachers), STEM education, technology integration in K-12 and higher education, digital pedagogy, digital ethics, equity, instructional design, mixed methods.
