Ugur Kale, PhD
Professor
Professional Highlights
- Principal Investigator, (NSF #2142274) Teaching Science with Computational Thinking: Preparing Preservice Elementary Educators of the Future STEM Workforce: Funded by National Science Foundation ($294,958)
- Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Education and Human Services, WVU, 2013, 2015.
- Top Paper Award, International Communication Association, 2012 for a project, titled- Finding the gap: Technology-enhanced PBL among urban and rural teachers in West Virginia.
Degrees
- PhD, Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University, 2007
- MS, Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University, 2002
- BS, Mathematics, Hacettepe University, 1998
Awards
- Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Education and Human Services, WVU, 2013, 2015.
- Top Paper Award, International Communication Association, 2012 for a project, titled-Finding the gap: Technology-enhanced PBL among urban and rural teachers in West Virginia.
Areas of Expertise
- Teacher education
- Computational thinking
- Instructional design
- Content analysis
Research Interests
- Preservice teachers’ learning and teaching with technology
- Technology integration and computational thinking
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Ugur Kale is a Professor of Instructional Design and Technology. He is currently teaching courses that deal with technology integration in science, instructional design and educational psychology.
Dr. Kale’s primary focus is to examine the urgent issues that emerging technologies bring to computational thinking, online learning, and teacher education. His current research efforts center around computational thinking (CT) — a technology-enhanced problem-solving strategy using various computer science concepts. The rapid change in skill requirements for all jobs underscores the urgency of developing CT and code literacy in our children to prepare them for a future where the economy and society both run on complex computer technologies. He serves on numerous doctoral committees and is a member of WVU’s Faculty Senate committee. His research work is published in various journals, including ETRD and Computers & Education.
His undergraduate degree is in Mathematics and he earned his master and doctoral degree in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University.