Faculty profile
Debra Hoven
Back to facultyProfessor in Open, Digital, and Distance EducationAthabasca University
Research
Read how they describe their research on their Athabasca University profile.
Innovative approaches to teaching and learningEmerging pedagogies in intercultural contextsLearning-centred instructional designEcological constructivist perspectives on learning theoryDesigning and innovating for online doctoral persistence and successIndigenous research methodologiesIndigenous educational leadershipLand-based and blended educational programsDigital storytelling and story-based research methodologiesEPortfolio pedagogy for lifelong and life-wide learningAuthentic & innovative approaches to graduate assessmentReflection and Reflexivity
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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Innovative approaches to teaching and learning
Dear Professor Hoven,
My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year].
Your research on innovative approaches to teaching and learning connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.]
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