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Jaime Buchanan

FYE155 Coordinator
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Introduction

Dr. Jaime Buchanan is a Senior Instructor who has taught digital humanities, academic, and technical writing at Zayed University since 2012. She has taught in adult education contexts in the UAE and Argentina. In 2025, she obtained her PhD in Curriculum & Instruction from Kansas State University, and she also holds an MA and BA in English Literature from Wilfrid Laurier University and St Thomas University respectively. Jaime’s research focuses on sustainable feedback practices, effective classroom practice, and the relationship between technology and learning.

In addition to her academic credentials, Jaime also holds several professional postgraduate teaching credentials, including

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Technology (Kansas State University)
  • Diploma in English Language Teaching for Adults (University of Cambridge)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching English for Academic Purposes (University of Leicester)

Research and Professional Activities

Research Interests

  • Sustainable and effective feedback practices
  • Classroom practice
  • The influence of technology on learning
  • Technical communication

 

 

 

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate courses taught:

  • FYE-155
  • ENG-145
  • ENG-240
  • CIT-285

Buchanan, J. (2025). The Value of Context in Determining the Sustainability and Effectiveness of Feedback Practices in Higher Education: A Case Study of a General Education Program (Doctoral dissertation, Kansas State University).

Myers, T., & Buchanan, J. (2025). Dialogism in feedback literacies: a critical review. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 50(6), 846–860. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2025.2478159

Myers, T., & Buchanan, J. (2024). English for IT Communication. Routledge.

Myers, T., & Buchanan, J. (2022). Developing feedback literacy in Emirati undergraduates. In English Language and General Studies Education in the United Arab Emirates: Theoretical, Empirical and Practical Perspectives (pp. 305-319). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.