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Tanya H. Vulanovic,
PhD Retired Assoc.
Prof. of Mathematics, FT NTT Kent State
University at Stark e-mail: thrubik@kent.edu or: tatjana.hrubik.vulanovic@gmail.com
Personal: Revised: July 2023 |
Dr. Tatjana (Tanya) Hrubik-Vulanovic Throughout my career, I enjoyed
challenging jobs. I worked in the government
statistics department, healthcare, ATM industry, and I taught mathematics and
statistics courses at the college level. In recent
years I became interested in technology implementations in education and in 2013
I earned a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Instructional
Technology at the College and Graduate School of Education, Health and Human
Services at Kent State University. The topics of my research are intelligent tutors, the
software that guides students individually through the course content. In my dissertation, I investigated how well
the intelligent tutor ALEKS prepared students for subsequent
mathematics courses. I also discussed
ALEKS features from the perspective of intelligent tutors in general and
proposed a few ALEKS designs and course organizational changes. As an instructor, I always
look for improvement in course delivery and strive to adjust it to the
student population. In my courses, I
require students to learn the required material but I also guide them to
become better learners and team members. I regularly participate in workshops to keep
up with the latest technology advancements and course delivery options. In my role as a coordinator of
remedial Basic Algebra (BA) courses at Kent State University at Stark, I Iooked
for ways to improve student success by generating and analyzing reports about
student progress. Because remedial
courses are known for many challenges there was always a lot to consider. Due to my programming
background, I can propose practical solutions for technology implementation
in courses, and develop or evaluate educational software. I have hands-on experience in multiple
programming languages, databases, operating systems, project management,
management, and product support all of which are useful in my teaching job. As my family moved from
Ohio to Maryland, I stopped working at Kent State University and am looking
for a remote job in areas such as teaching introductory courses in
mathematics or statistics, educational software development, course design
and management, software quality control, or IT support. |
