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Educator, faculty developer, consultant and researcher at Centre for Educational Training, Assessment and Research (CETAR), VU University Amsterdam.Her research is on the role of teacher communities in the development of professional identity of teachers in higher education.As an educational advisor,she guides teams of teacher in curriculum development processes.She teaches university lecturers, teachers and student teachers about teaching, learning and assessment. Within the Master “Teaching and Learning in Higher Education”, she teaches the courses on the processes of educational innovation and the professional development of teachers.
Specialties: higher education, teaching, teachers, curriculum development, educational change, identity, socio-cultural theory, qualitative methodology, discourse analysis
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Dr. Patrick Blessinger is an adjunct associate professor of education at St. John's University, a math and science teacher with the New York State Education Department, and chief research scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (in consultative status with the United Nations). Dr. Blessinger is the editor and author of many books and articles and he is an educational policy analyst and contributing writer with UNESCO's Inclusive Policy Lab, University World News, The Hechinger Report, and Higher Education Tomorrow, among others. Dr. Blessinger teaches courses in education, leadership, and research methods and he serves on doctoral dissertation committees. Dr. Blessinger has been involved with accreditation certification for universities and colleges and he has been involved in various educational consulting projects. Dr. Blessinger provides professional development workshops and classes to teachers and educational leaders and regularly gives presentations at academic conferences around the world. Dr. Blessinger has received several educational awards, including: Fulbright Senior Scholar to Denmark (Department of State, USA), Governor’s Teaching Fellow (Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia, USA), and Certified Educator (National Geographic Society, USA).