Associate Professor
Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP)
Dr. Khan’s research investigates teachers and learners of STEM. She also builds educational technology and does research on them. She has presented keynote addresses, received continual national funding, and published in the pre-eminent journals in these areas. Her scholarship has contributed to the advancement of teacher practice, educational technology research and development, and our contemporary understanding of how people of all ages in their various communities can learn.
Contributions:
Khan, S., Meyers, E., Gowan, E; Berman, S. (2015). "I learned that online": A study of science teachers and new forms of professional development. In M.S. Khine (Ed.) New directions in technological
pedagogical content knowledge research: Multiple perspectives. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Khan, S. (2013). The future of design of computer simulations and their activities. In J. Suits & M. Sanger (Eds.), Pedagogic roles of animations and simulations in chemistry courses, Washington: American Chemical Society.
Khan, S. (2011). New pedagogies on teaching science with computer simulations. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 20(3), 215-232.
Khan, S. & VanWynsberghe, R. (2008). Cultivating the under-mined: Knowledge mobilization through cross-case analysis. Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 9(1,34), 1-21.
Khan, S. (2007). Model‐based inquiries in chemistry. Science Education, 91(6), 877-905.