My broad area of interest is in the field of educational technology use in science and mathematics education. I study how educators can design learning environments where modern educational technologies help promote student active engagement in science and mathematics. I am especially interested in three areas:

1)      The use of educational technologies in Teacher Education Programs. I would like to know how we (educators of future teachers) model effective use of educational technologies to our student-teachers.

2)      I continue my research in the area of physics education. I participate in a number of exciting research collaborations with my colleagues all over Canada. We study how various active engagement pedagogies in science classrooms influence students’ view of the nature of science and their epistemology. This research is focused on the physics teaching and learning at high school through college levels.

3)      The third area of research I am involved in focuses on developing evaluation strategies that will guide science educators in designing pedagogically sound technology-enhanced learning environments. This applied to both undergraduate and high school science courses, as well as to pre-service science methods courses:

a)      Design, implementation and evaluation of technology-rich interactive learning environments for large (lectures) and small (labs, tutorials) undergraduate science classes.

b)      Design innovative undergraduate science courses aimed at future elementary, middle school and high school teachers.

4) The last area of my research interest is aimed at design, implementation and investigation of the effectiveness of the science and mathematics outreach. While I have been involved in science outreach for more than a decade, little is known about the pedagogical effectiveness of the outreach we conduct. This is something I want to know more about and I think the implications of this area of my research are very important for all the stakeholders in the process.