DRAFT Vita for Kadir Kozan

DRAFT Curriculum Vitae

Kadir Kozan

Last Revised: February 03, 2026

General Information

University address:	Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies
Educational Psychology & Learning Systems
Education, Health and Human Sciences
STONE BUILDING · 1114 W. CALL STREET
Florida State University
TALLAHASSEE 32306-FL
Phone: 7657147667

E-mail address:	kk23bc@fsu.edu
	kkozan@fsu.edu

Web site:	https://kadirkozan.wordpress.com

Professional Preparation

2015	PhD, Purdue University. Major: Curriculum and Instruction. Learning Design and Technology. Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer C Richardson. 

Kozan, K. (2015). The Predictive Power of the Presences on Cognitive Load. (Doctoral dissertation, Purdue University). Retrieved from Proquest, 3719393. 

2009	MA, Bogazici University. Major: Foreign Language Education. English Language Teaching. Supervisor: Dr. Gulcan Ercetin. 

Kozan, K. (2009). Effects of multimedia modality and L2 working memory capacity on L2 comprehension. Unpublished master's thesis, Bogazici University. 

2006	BA, Bogazici University. Major: Foreign Language Education. English Language Teaching. 

Nondegree Education and Training

2023	4 Google UX Certificates: Foundations of UX Design, Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate, Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes, Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts. 

2022	Intro to Recommender Systems Workshop. 

2022	Intro to User Experience. 

2022	UX Research. 

2019	Analytics for the classroom teacher. 

2019	The science of learning: What every teacher needs to know. 

2018	Intro to Practical Learning Analytics. 

2018	Statistics and R. 

2017	Big Data in Education. 

2017	Deep Learning through Transformative Pedagogy. 

2017	Intro to Computational Thinking and Data Science. 

Professional Credential(s)

2024–present	QM Certificate. 

2023–present	Innovative Online Use of Technology Award. 

2020–present	College Teaching Certificate. 

2019–present	QM Certificate. 

2019	TUBITAK (The Scientific and Research Council of Turkey) Article Award (2019) - Incentive Award. 

2018	Istanbul Bilgi University Article Award - Incentive Award. 

2016	TUBITAK (The Scientific and Research Council of Turkey) Article Award (2016) - Incentive Award. 

Professional Experience

2023–present	Assistant Professor, Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies, Florida State University. Research, teaching and professional service.

2020–2023	Research Associate, Educational Studies, Purdue University. Designing, delivering fully online courses and conducting research.

2019–2020	Research Associate, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. Conducting research and supervising doctoral students.

2017–2018	Instructor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Istanbul Bilgi University. 

2015–2017	Instructor, Faculty of Education, Bahcesehir University. 

Language Proficiency

English - fluent in speaking, reading, and writing.

Current Membership in Professional Organizations

American Educational Research Association (AERA) 
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) 
International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) 

Teaching

I generally teach Instructional Design, Performance Improvement, Research Methods, and Data Analysis-related courses. 

Courses Taught

Performance Systems Analysis (EME 6691)
Seminar in Advanced Instructional Systems Problems (Data Analysis & Reporting) (EME 6931)
Managing Instructional Development (EME 6631)
Intro to Instructional Systems (EME 5601)
Application of Research Methods in Learning Design & Performance Technology (EME 6064)
A Systems Approach to the Management of Change (EME 6636)
Introduction to Systematic Instructional Design (EME 5603)

Doctoral Committee Chair

Robbins, A., graduate. (2025). A General Education Teacher Story: Gaining Knowledge Through Communities of Practice to Work With Students With Disabilities. 
Cotton, T., doctoral candidate. 
Justice, A. J., doctoral candidate. 
Martin, L., doctoral candidate. 
Newsome, M., doctoral candidate. 
Pomales, L., doctoral candidate. 
Rivero-Setien, S., doctoral candidate. 
Salinas, R. H., doctoral candidate. 
Joo, S., doctoral student. 
Ellis, A., doctoral student. 
Obando, L. J., doctoral student. 
Wright, J. E., doctoral student. 

Doctoral Committee Member

Alvarez, E., graduate. (2025).
Barrett, A., graduate. (2025).
Costa, A., graduate. (2025).
Fairclough, K., graduate. (2025).
Feigenbaum, L., graduate. (2025).
Harle, J., graduate. (2025).
Sanguinetti, A., graduate. (2025).
Lattimore, A., doctoral candidate. 
Leger, H. M., doctoral candidate. 
Rodriguez, C., doctoral candidate. 

Additional Teaching Not Reported Elsewhere

Caskurlu, S., & Kozan, K. (2025). Discussignments: Combining online discussions with  assignments - Presentation. Provost's Showcase of Scholarly Teaching. 

Kozan, K. (2025). Advising 2 PhD students for AECT NATO ACT Design & Development Competition 2025. 

Kozan, K. (2024). Advising a group of ISLT students for IBSTPI global competition in 2024. We were ranked 3rd in the competition! 

Kozan, K. (2023). College-Wide Tech Fee Application. 

Kozan, K., & Adolfson, D. (2023). AI in Instructional Design. ISSA - Instructional Systems Student Association. 

Invited Online Seminar/Lecture

Kozan, K. (2025). The Challengers:  The proposed revisions of the CoI framework. KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden). 

MS Online Program Portfolio Committee

Kozan, K., Caskurlu, S., & burner, K. (2024). Final portfolios of MS students in the ISLT program were reviewed together with two other faculty members. 

Kozan, K., Caskurlu, S., & burner, K. (2023). Final portfolios of MS students in the ISLT program were reviewed together with two other faculty members. 

MS Online Program Portfolio Review Committee

Kozan, K., Han, S., & burner, K. (2024). Final portfolios of MS students in the ISLT program was reviewed together with two other faculty members. 

Kozan, K., Caskurlu, S., & burner, K. (2024). Final portfolios of MS students in the ISLT program were reviewed together with two other faculty members. 

Research and Original Creative Work

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Kuang, H., Caskurlu, S., Kozan, K., Shi, H., Han, S., Jian, S., & Hur, J. (submitted). Automated Classification of Teaching Presence in Online Discussion Posts Using Tree-Based Machine Learning Models. Computers and Education. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Barrett, A., Shi, H., & Kozan, K. (submitted). Hype in EdTech: Topic modeling and sentiment analysis of scientific abstracts. Journal of Computing in Higher Education. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Bakir, N., Kozan, K., & Caskurlu, S. (submitted). Predicting Presence through Instructional Elements in Fully  Online Business Courses. Distance Education. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Kozan, K., Jian, S., & Grimmet, K. (2025). Ambivalent Student Satisfaction, and Teaching, Cognitive and Social Presence in Online Education. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education.

Kozan, K., Kim, C., & Martella, A. (2025). First-Year STEM College Students' Study Strategies: Perceived Effectiveness and Use. Education Sciences.

Kozan, K., Hur, J., Kim, I., & Barrett, A. (2025). Instructional Designers' Integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence into Their Professional Practice. Education Sciences.

Caskurlu, S., Castellenos-Reyes, D., Lim, J., & Kozan, K. (2025). The Community of Inquiry Framework and Learning Analytics: A Systematic Review of Previous Research. Computers & Education Open.

Kozan, K., Ayvaz, S., & Grimmet, K. (2024). A Sentiment Analysis of Emergency Online Special Education after Mass Vaccinations Started. Turkish Special Education Journal: International, 1-15. doi:https://doi.org/10.69485/tseji.1425263

Maeda, Y., Caskurlu, S., Kozan, K., & Kenney, R. (2023). Development of a critical appraisal tool for assessing the reporting quality of qualitative studies: a worked example. Quality & Quantity. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-022-01403-y doi:10.1007/s11135-022-01403-y

Kozan, K., Caskurlu, S., & Guzey, S. (2023). Factors Influencing Student Outcomes in K-12 Integrated STEM Education: A Systematic Review. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research.

Caskurlu, S., Kozan, K., & Ayvaz, S. (2023). Sentiments towards emergency remote teaching on Twitter: A longitudinal comparative sentiment analysis. Research on Education and Psychology. doi:https://doi.org/10.54535/rep.1206924

Caskurlu, S., Maeda, Y., Richardson, J., & Kozan, K. (2021). A thematic synthesis of the CoI research. Computers & Education.

Butt, A., Kozan, K., & Menekse, M. (2021). Exploring the relationship between students' study strategies and their academic performance in an introductory engineering course with standards-based grading. International Journal of Engineering Education.

Kozan, K., Butt, A., & Menekse, M. (2021). Exploring the role of STEM content, professional skills, and support service needs in predicting engineering students' mid-college academic success. International Journal of Engineering Education.

Ata, A., & Kozan, K. (2019). A construct validity study of the measurement of pre-service teachers' performance by their mentor teachers. Mediterranean Journal of Educational Research.

Sari, I., & Kozan, K. (2018). The prediction of collaborative EFL task achievement by teaching, social and cognitive presence. Mediterranean Journal of Educational Research.

Kozan, K., Ercetin, G., & Richardson, J. C. (2015). Input modality and working memory: Effects on second language text comprehension in a multimedia learning environment. System, 55, 63-73.

Refereed Book Chapters

Richardson, J., Maeda, Y., Caskurlu, S., Kozan, K., & Swan, K. (2024). Evidence-based collaborative and constructivist online design and practice. In Martha F. Cleveland-Innes, Stephan Stenbom, & D. Randy Garrison (Eds.), The Design of Digital Learning Environments: Online and Blended Applications of the Community of Inquiry (pp. 334). Routledge. 

Guzey, S., Caskurlu, S., & Kozan, K. (2020). Integrated STEM pedagogies and student learning. In C. Johnson, M. Mohr-Schroeder, T. Moore, & L. English (Ed.), Handbook of research on STEM education. Routledge. 

Richardson, J., & Kozan, K. (2017). Digging deeper into online learning communities at Purdue: Research-informed insights into both theory and practice. In M. Orey & R. M. Branch (Ed.), Educational Media and Technology Yearbook Volume 40. Springer. 

Kim, M., Kozan, K., Kim, W., & Koehler, A. (2013). Technology integration: From implementation to dynamic scaffolding. In Michael Moore (Ed.), Handbook of distance education (pp. 299-315). Routledge. 

Refereed Proceedings

Sengupta, S., & Kozan, K. (2025). AI for Instructional Design: Understanding Discourse and Community Trends from an Online Forum. In Association for Information Science and Technology (pp. 1-6). ASIS&T Proceedings. 

Kim, C., Kim, H., Kim, J., & Kozan, K. (2025). First-year STEM Students' Learning Strategies: Status Quo. In International Society of the Learning Sciences. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2025. 

Xu, J., Hur, J., Kim, I., Kozan, K., & Baptiste, J. (2025). Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Instructional Design. In AECT 2025 Conference. Journal of Applied Instructional Design. 

Kozan, K. (2017). Implications of measuring cognitive load in a fully online learning experience. In AERA Online Repository. AERA. 

Kozan, K. (2016). The predictive validity of the presences for germane cognitive load. In AERA Online Repository. AERA. 

Kozan, K. (2015). How does cognitive load relate to teaching, social and cognitive presences? In AERA Online Repository. AERA. 

Kozan, K., & Richardson, J. (2014). The modality effect and foreign language proficiency. In AERA Online Repository. AERA. 

Richardson, J., Kozan, K., Mutlu, N., & Yu, T. (2013). On the relationships between and among teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence. In AERA Online Repository. AERA. 

Kozan, K. (2010). May bimodal presentation involve more cognitive load in a computerized L2 multimedia environment? In IETC 2010 International Educational Technology Conference. IETC. 

Refereed Reviews

Kozan, K. (2024). Looking back to go forward in an informed way: A critical review of the project method - The use of the purposeful act in the educative process by William Heard Kilpatrick. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education, 20, 119-120.

Kozan, K. (2021). Review of Know-How by Harold D. Stolovitch and Erica J. Keeps. Performance Improvement, 60(4).

Kozan, K. (2013). Cognitive Load Theory: Written by John Sweller, Paul Ayres, and Slava Kalyuga. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 14(2).

Nonrefereed Reports

Richardson, J., Yu, T., Kozan, K., Olesova, L., & Koehler, A. (2011). Determining the impact of Xfinity on Demand video supplements on learning 6th grade science. Purdue University. 

Presentations

Refereed Papers at Conferences

Kozan, K. (presented 2017). Implications of measuring cognitive load in a fully online learning experience. Paper presented at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Kozan, K. (presented 2016). The predictive validity of the presences for germane cognitive load. Paper presented at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Kozan, K. (presented 2015). How Does Cognitive Load Relate to Teaching, Social and Cognitive Presences? Paper presented at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Kozan, K., & Richardson, J. (presented 2014). The modality effect and foreign language proficiency. Paper presented at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Richardson, J., Kozan, K., Mutlu, N., & Yu, T. (presented 2013). On the relationships between and among teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence. Paper presented at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Kozan, K. (presented 2010). May bimodal presentation involve more cognitive load in a computerized L2 multimedia environment? Paper presented at IETC 2010 International Educational Technology Conference, IETC. (International)

Invited Presentations at Conferences

Kozan, K. (presented 2023). How to become a better occasional trainer? A review of Know-How by Harold D. Stolovitch & Erica J. Keeps. Presentation at International Society for Performance Improvement Annual Conference 2023, ISPI, Williamsburg, VA. (International)

Refereed Presentations at Conferences

Kozan, K., & Baptiste, J. (presented 2025). A Digital Annotation Tool to Deal with Educational Fads on the Internet: EduFadder. Presentation at AECT 2025, AECT. (International)

Caskurlu, S., Kozan, K., Castellenos-Reyes, D., & Lim, J. (presented 2025). A Systematic Review of Learning Analytics Research on the Community of Inquiry Framework. Presentation at AERA 2025 Conference, AERA. (International)

Sengupta, S., & Kozan, K. (presented 2025). AI for Instructional Design: Understanding Discourse and Community Trends from an Online Forum. Presentation at ASSIST 2025 Conference, Association for Information Science and Technology. (International)

Shi, H., Kuang, H., Caskurlu, S., Kozan, K., Han, S., Hur, J., & Jian, S. (presented 2025). Automated Classification of Teaching Presence in Online Discussions. Presentation at AECT 2025, AECT. (International)

Kim, C., Kim, H., Kim, J., & Kozan, K. (presented 2025). First-year STEM Students' Learning Strategies: Status Quo. Presentation at ISLS-2025 Conference, ISLS. (International)

Shi, H., Barrett, A., Kozan, K., & Caskurlu, S. (presented 2025). Hype in EdTech: An investigation of positive sentiment in educational technology article abstracts since 1990. Presentation at AECT 2025, AECT. (International)

Kozan, K., Hur, J., Kim, I., & Barrett, A. (presented 2025). Instructional Designers and GenAI: Attitudes and Use on the Job. Presentation at AECT 2025, AECT. (International)

Hur, J., Kozan, K., Kim, I., & Barrett, A. (presented 2025). Instructional Designers' Perceptions and Use of GenAI in Higher Education Institutions. Presentation at The Teaching, Colleges, & Community Worldwide Online Conference, TCC. (International)

Caskurlu, S., Maeda, Y., Kozan, K., & Kenney, R. (presented 2024). A Methodological systematic review: Enhancing qualitative synthesis in educational research. Presentation at AERA 2024, AERA. (International)

Caskurlu, S., Kozan, K., Castellanos-Reyes, D., & Lim, J. (presented 2024). Application of learning analytics in community of inquiry research. Presentation at AECT 2024 Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Kozan, K., & Grimmet, K. (presented 2024). Graduate students' satisfaction and presence in online special education. Presentation at AERA 2024, AERA. (International)

Kozan, K., & Xu, J. (presented 2024). Instructional Designers' Use of Instructional Design Models in Their Professional Practice. Presentation at AECT 2024 Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Xu, J., Hur, J., Kim, I., Kozan, K., & Mbanzabugabo, J. B. (presented 2024). Integration of artificial intelligence into instructional design. Presentation at AECT 2024 Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Kozan, K., Jian, S., & Grimmet, K. (presented 2024). Teaching, Cognitive and Social Presence across the Levels of Ambivalent Student Satisfaction in Online Education. Presentation at AECT 2024 Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Kozan, K., Caskurlu, S., & Ayvaz, S. (presented 2023). A longitudinal and comparative sentiment analysis on Twitter: Sentiments towards emergency remote teaching. Presentation at AECT Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Ayvaz, S., Kozan, K., & Grimmet, K. (presented 2023). A sentiment analysis of emergency online special education on Twitter after mass vaccinations started. Poster presentation at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Maeda, Y., Caskurlu, S., Kozan, K., Richardson, J., & Kenney, R. (presented 2023). Applications of qualitative synthesis in education. Presentation at AECT Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Caskurlu, S., Maeda, Y., Richardson, J., & Kozan, K. (presented 2023). Factors related to students' online learning experiences through the Community of Inquiry framework: A thematic synthesis. Presentation at AECT Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Bakir, N., Kozan, K., & Caskurlu, S. (presented 2020). The Predictability of Teaching, Cognitive, and Social Presence by Instructional Techniques in Online Business Courses. Presentation at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Caskurlu, S., Maeda, Y., Richardson, J., Lv, J., Kozan, K., Castellanos-Reyes, D., & Duha, M. (presented 2020). The Relationship Between Teaching Presence and Student Outcomes in Online Education: A Meta-Analysis. Presentation at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Caskurlu, S., & Kozan, K. (presented 2020). What About the Nth Presence for the Community of Inquiry Framework? Presentation at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Kozan, K., Caskurlu, S., Yildirim, D., Sahin, E., & Ata, A. (presented 2019). Measuring the learning outcomes of a gamified learning experience through gamified assessment. Presentation at AERA Annual Conference, AERA. (International)

Kozan, K., & Caskurlu, S. (presented 2018). A comprehensive review of recent research revising the Community of Inquiry framework. Presentation at AECT Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Kozan, K., & Richardson, J. (presented 2016). How do teaching, cognitive and social presence relate to intrinsic and extraneous loads in a fully online learning experience? Presentation at AECT Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Kozan, K., & Richardson, J. (presented 2015). The interdependence between teaching, cognitive and social presence: One or more structural equation models? Presentation at AECT Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Kozan, K., & Yadav, A. (presented 2014). Video-based versus text-based instruction: Some cognitive load insights. Presentation at AECT Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Kozan, K. (presented 2013). Instructional methods and type of technologies: Their potentially innovative relation to learning, teaching, research and theory. Presentation at AECT Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Ruggiero, D., Garcia, B., & Kozan, K. (presented 2012). Project Tech: Design with Games for Juvenile Offenders. Presentation at AECT Annual Conference, AECT. (International)

Contracts and Grants

Contracts and Grants Funded

DeCouto, B., Kozan, K., & Caskurlu, S. (2025–2026). No-Brainer to Brainer: Neuroimaging to Expand Teaching and Student Research. Funded by FSU-wide Tech Fees. Total award $61,263. 

Kozan, K. (May 2024–Aug 2024). Toward an AI-Powered Educational Note-Taker: Analyzing First-Year STEM College Students' Use of Study Strategies Including Notetaking. Funded by CRC - FSU. Total award $20,000. 

Contracts and Grants Pending

Kozan, K., Schoen, R., & Wang, G. (Nov 2025). Detecting Mathematical Misconceptions through an In-Class AI-Powered System. Submitted to NSF. Total award $899,493. 

Kozan, K. (Jul 2025). Supporting the Use of Effective Learning Strategies through an AI-Powered Pedagogical Agent (NSF Career). Submitted to NSF. Total award $824,275. 

Contracts and Grants Denied

Kozan, K. (May 2025). An In-Class AI-Powered Educational Note-Taker. Submitted to IGNITE FSU. Unspecified award amount. 

Kozan, K. (Apr 2025). Encouraging the Use of Effective Learning Strategies in STEM Teacher Education at Research-Intensive Universities. Submitted to 2025 Dean's Circle Catalyst Grant Program. Unspecified award amount. 

Kozan, K. (Feb 2025). Learning to Learn: Effective Learning Strategies in Teacher Education. Submitted to FSU - CRC - Seeds Grant. Total award $99,809. 

Kozan, K. (Dec 2024). Charter Laboratory High School Students' Study Habits and Strategies. Submitted to Spencer. Unspecified award amount. 

Kozan, K. (Sep 2024). Towards a Low-cost, Low-effort Digital Annotation Tool against Educational Fads and Nuanced Ideas on the Internet: EduFadder. Submitted to FSU - CRC - Seeds Grant. Unspecified award amount. 

Kozan, K. (Feb 2024). EduFadder: A Technology-enhanced Solution to Educational Fads on the Internet. Unspecified award amount. 

Grimmet, K., & Kozan, K. (2021). Building meaningful supports within an online teacher preparation program: What's mentoring and induction got to do with it? Submitted to Purdue Research Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

Grimmet, K., & Kozan, K. (2021). Enhancing the Jigsaw method through Brightspace groups tool: The multilayered Jigsaw method. Submitted to Brightspace Innovation Grant. Unspecified award amount. 

Kozan, K. (2021). OPNsSPED: Increasing collective teacher efficacy through an online professional network of special educators as informed by the Community of Inquiry framework. Submitted to NAED. Unspecified award amount. 

Richardson, J., & Kozan, K. (2020). Gaining insights into fully online graduate programs during COVID-19. Submitted to NSF. Unspecified award amount. 

Menekse, M., Caskurlu, S., & Kozan, K. (2020). Exploring the role of the COVID-19 crisis in students' presence, engagement, and academic success in emergency online STEM courses. Submitted to NSF. Unspecified award amount. 

Menekse, M., Caskurlu, S., & Kozan, K. (2020). Undergraduate engineering learning communities during COVID-19. Submitted to NSF. Unspecified award amount. 

Kozan, K. (2020). Sustainable and inclusive online special education teacher preparation: Supporting teachers through collective online communities of inquiry. Submitted to NAED. Unspecified award amount. 

Additional Research or Original Creative Work Not Reported Elsewhere

Kozan, K., & Baptiste, J. (2025). EduFadder: An online annotation tool catching and reporting educational fads on the internet. Presented at AECT 2025. 

Service

Florida State University

FSU College Service

Reviewer, FS4U Reviewer (2024–present).

FSU Department Service

Member, Foundations Committee (2024–present).

Member and Reviewer, Scholarship committee (2024–present).

FSU Program Service

Preparer of program student award info, Student Award (2023–present).

Reviewer and Evaluator, PhD Qualifying (2025).

Reviewer, MS Graduation Portfolio Review (2025).

Interviewer, EdD Admission Interviews (2025).

Reviewer and Evaluator, EdD Prelims (2025).

Reviewer and Evaluator, EdD Qualifying Exam (2025).

Editor, New course: EME 6931 Seminar in Advanced Topics (2025).

Interviewer & Reviewer, PhD Candidate Interviews (2025).

Reviewer and Evaluator, PhD Prelims (2025).

Preparer and Submitter, Course Preparation for Departmental Curriculum Committee Review (2024).

Reviewer, MS Admissions Committee (2024).

Reviewer and Editor, PhD GRE Waiver (2024).

Interviewer, EdD Admission Interviews (2024).

Grant Writer and Submitter, College-Wide Tech Fee Application (2023).

Reviewer, MS Curriculum Revision Committee (2023).

Presenter, AECT Program Table (2023).

The Profession

Guest Editing for Refereed Journals

Kozan, K., Anwar, S., Butt, A. A., & Yu, N. T. (Eds.). (2026). The Role of Technology in STEM Education: Opportunities and Challenges [Special Issue]. Education Sciences.

Editorial Board Membership(s)

Journal of Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ereğli Faculty of Education (2025–present).

Guest Reviewer for Refereed Journals

Educational Technology Research and Development (2025–present).

Review of Educational Research (2025–present).

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (Oct 2024–present).

American Educational Research Journal (Sep 2024–present).

Journal of Research on Technology in Education (Mar 2024–present).

Online Learning (2023–present).

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (2023–present).

TechTrends (2023–present).

Higher Education Research and Development (2021–present).

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (2021–present).

Computers and Education (2018–present).

System (2017–present).

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (2017–present).

The Internet and Higher Education (2017–present).

Service to Professional Associations

Reviewer, Reviewing conference proposals. I received an invite in 2024, ISLS (International Society of the Learning Sciences) (2025–present).

VP of Communications, Have been serving as the VP of communication since Fall 2025 and have been asked to serve for another year, AECT - OTP (Organizational Training and Performance). Division (2025–present).

Reviewer, Reviewed conference proposal submissions for ISLS 2026 conference, ISLS (International Society of the Learning Sciences) (2025).

Reviewer, Reviewed 9 AECT proposals, AECT 2025 (2025).

Reviewer, 10 proposals were reviewed, AERA 2025 (2024).

Invited Reviewer, Reviewed 6 proposals, DSE K-12 (Data Science Education K-12 Research to Practice Conference) (2024).

Reviewer, 9 reviews completed for AECT 2024, AECT (2024).

Chair Nominee, Nominated as chair for AERA ATL SIG in 2024, AERA - ATL (Advanced Technologies for Learning) (2024).

Reviewer, AECT 2023 Annual Conference, AECT 2023 (2023).

Reviewer, 6 proposals were reviewed, AERA 2024 (2023).

Reviewer, AERA Annual Conference, AERA 2023 (2022).

Reviewer, 4 proposals were reviewed, AERA 2022 (2021).

Reviewer, # of proposals reviewed could not be determined. You can see the reviewer acknowledgement below, AERA 2020 (2019).

Reviewer, 7 proposals were reviewed, AERA 2019 (2018).

Reviewer, 7 proposals were reviewed, AERA 2017 (2016).

Additional Service Not Reported Elsewhere

Kozan, K. (2026). Wrote reference letters for a PhD student to help her land a position. 

Kozan, K. (2025). Wrote a recommendation letter for an MS student applying for ISLT PhD. 

Kozan, K. (2025). Wrote a recommendation letter for an MS student applying for ISLT EdD. 

Kozan, K. (2025). Wrote two reference letters for a PhD student to help her land a position. 

Kozan, K. (2025). Communicated with 4 international students to get them to apply for PhD in ISLT. 

Kozan, K. (2025). Provided insights for a previous MS student who took my Change Management course for PhD applications. 

Kozan, K. (2025). Wrote reference letters for a PhD candidate and graduate to help them with landing a position. 

Reference letter for a certificate student applying to ISLT master's program

Kozan, K. (2024). Wrote a reference letter for a certificate student in ISLT when she applied to ISLT master's program. 

Reference Letters for Master's Students Applying for Doctoral Programs

Kozan, K. (2024). Wrote six reference letters for master's students applying for doctoral graduate programs across the U.S.