Associate Professor

Bio

Dr. Jenny Eppard has a PhD in Instructional Technology from the University of Virginia in the United States and a Master's degree in International Education from George Washington University. She is an experienced English as a Second Language teacher with a professional background in teaching a variety of ESL students in terms of age, proficiency and background. She . She has headed several research projects on using the iPad with students in the English foundations program at Zayed University. Currently, her research topics include: reading on the iPad, flipped learning, XMOOCs in the UAE, online collaborative tools to support content reading, vocabulary centered Apps, student e-portfolios, interactive documentaries and online informal learning.

Office

Dubai Academic City, C-L2-042

Phone:

04 402 1322

Email:

Research and Professional Activities

Eppard, J. & Rochdi, A. (2017). Flipped Learning: Moving Towards a Framework. 13th Annual Conference: Mobile Learning 2017 Conference Proceedings.

Eppard, J. & Rochdi, A. (2017). Reading while Listening on mobile devices: an innovative approach to enhance reading. 13th Annual Conference: Mobile Learning 2017 Conference Proceedings.

Eppard, J. (2017). Using community-mediated learning tools for informal learning online. International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning.

Eppard, J. & Reedy, P. (2017). Academic reading using a collaborative, online platform. Cognitive and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age Conference Proceedings.

Eppard, J. & Reedy, P. (2017). Localizing content for an XMOOC in the UAE. Cognitive and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age Conference Proceedings.