Joan Burkhardt
Program Chair
Biography
Dr. Joan Burkhardt is a Professor and Program Chair in the Division of Learning and Information Studies at the University of Arizona Global Campus. She earned a Doctor of Education in International Higher Education from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, Master of Science in Education from the University of Bridgeport, CT, and Bachelor of Arts in History from Clark University, Worcester, MA.
Dr. Burkhardt has over twenty years of experience in teaching, learning experience design, educational technology, and web/ePortfolio development in university settings. Before joining the UAGC team, she served as faculty for the Graduate Schools of Education and Global Studies & International Relations at a large, multi-campus, top-tier R1 institution. She has significant experience working with diverse adult learners in online, hybrid, and blended contexts. She is also an experienced K-12 practitioner, having taught in urban, suburban, and rural settings.
Joan’s research interests include engagement, motivation, and belonging in online learning spaces, technology as a medium for learning, the role of choice in engagement, motivation, and confidence, and international student adjustment in U.S. higher education contexts.