Revising College Algebra Instruction to Accept and Incorporate the Use of Smart Phone Applications

Abstract

She received her PhD in Applied Mathematics from the joint program at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers Universities (2014), with concentration on Mathematical and Computational Neuroscience. She also holds an MS degree in Financial Mathematics from Florida State University (2009). Dr. Akcay Ozkan's research interests include Online Teaching of Mathematics. She has completed several workshops on online teaching since 2016. She mentors faculty members as they develop their online or partially online courses and assesses their courses with the Quality Matters Rubric. She has served in the eLearning Committee of the college in chair and secretary positions. She is a member of the Math Department's Best Practices in Teaching and Learning Committee since 2017, and served in chair and secretary positions.