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Ceren Ocak

678-799-1042

ceren.ocak@uga.edu

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D., 2020 (Expected), University of Georgia (UGA), Athens, Georgia, United States

           Major: Learning, Design, and Technology

           Department of Career and Information Studies

 

M.Sc., 2016 Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey

            Major: Curriculum and Instruction

            Department of Educational Sciences

 

B.S,     2013 Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey

            Major: Elementary Science Education

            Department of Elementary Education

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

Graduate Assistant, Aug-2016, Department

  • Designing 4th-grade Robotics Curriculum.

  • Writing condensed scholarly literature.

 

Curriculum Development Specialist, Aug 2015- March 2016, TED Ankara College

  • Collaborating in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the existing and new curriculum of TED Ankara College.

  • Providing support and assistance for the professional development of in-service teachers in curriculum development and implementation.

  • Designing professional development workshops, events, and seminars for curriculum developers and in-service teachers.

  • Delivery and assessment of the units in Pearson BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Information Technology.

  • Training K-12 students to National Coding Competitions in HTML and CSS.

 

Game Designer and Developer, Feb 2014- July 2015, SimSoft Computer Technologies

  • Designing workshops for in-service mathematics teachers to use 3-D virtual technologies in their classrooms.

  • Implementation of games in  JavaScript.

  • Testing beta version of developed games.

 

SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Journal Articles

  • Baran, E., Bilici, S. C., Mesutoglu, C., & Ocak, C. (2016). Moving STEM beyond schools: Students’ perceptions about an out-of-school STEM education program. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology, 4(1), 9-19.

  • Ocak, C., Baran, E. (Under Review). Observing the indicators of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in science classrooms with video-based research. Computers & Education.

  • Baran, E., Bilici, S. C., Mesutoglu, C. & Ocak, C. (Under Review). Investigating the impact of an out-of-school STEM education program on students' attitudes towards STEM and STEM careers. Journal of Science Education and Technology.

  • Kopcha, T. J., Ocak. C. (Manuscript in Progress). Embodied Cognition in Robotics: A Case Study. 

 

Conference Proceedings

  • Ocak, C., Baran, E. (Accepted). Examining the observable indicators of science teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) through video study. AERA Annual Meeting 2017, San Antonio, TX. 

  • Kopcha, T. J., Ocak. C. (Under Review). The embodiment of complex thought processes through the shift from abstraction to automation within robotics education. AECT Convention 2017, Jacksonville, Florida. 

 

PROJECTS

 

RAIL Robotics Curriculum Development and Research Project, Aug 2016- ...

  • Collaborating with the faculty and members of Robotics Team in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of RAIL Robotics Curriculum for 4th graders

  • Developing science content of the robotics tasks

  • Collecting and analyzing the data of the project

  • Contributing scholarly to the robotics literature

 

 

MetaphorMe (MetMe) Software Prototype, Aug 2016- Dec 2016

 

 Karsiyaka Science Fest., Oct 2015

 

Young Innovators Designing Future: STEM Education Project,  Oct 2014- Feb 2015

  • Delivering the STEM content

  • Designing the graphics for the Project

  • Development Tool: Photoshop, PowerPoint

  • Analyzing the data of the Project

  • Writing condensed scholarly literature

 

 

Faculty Technology Mentoring Project, Feb 2014- Jun 2014

  • Providing support and assistance for METU faculty members to integrate various educational  software into their courses

  • Educational Software: WordPress, Piazza, Socrative, METU Learning Management System Web

  • Web Development Tool: HTML, CSS  

  • (http://ftm.eds.metu.edu.tr/spring-2014/ceren/)

 

 

SKILLS

  • Tools: Proficient: Articulate Storyline, MAXQDA, SPSS

  • Programming Languages: Working Knowledge:  HTML, CSS

  • Experience: WordPress, Unity,  JavaScript

 

 

SERVICE

  • Reviewer of the conference papers of Educational Media and Technology Conference (EdMedia), 2017

  • Observer in the UGA STEM MakerSpace, Feb 2017

 

 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Granted by the Improving Teacher Quality Grants Program, Robot Math - Enhancing Mathematics through Robotics, Georgia, U.S, Jan 2017

  • Scholar of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Aug 2013- Aug 2015  

  • Scholar of the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) of Turkey, Sep 2007- Sep 2012

 

 

Curriculum Vitae

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