Contact Information
Rowley G140
(703) 284-1625
Academic Credentials
B.A., Villanova University
M.A.T., Trinity College
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Teaching Areas:
- Educational Technology
- Secondary Education
Research Interests:
- Technology in K-12 schools
- International issues of digital equity
- Geospatial technology
- Personal Learning Networks
Dr. Elizabeth Langran started her teaching career in 1992 as a secondary school French teacher. She educated U.S. middle and high school students for six years and taught overseas for five years, including in Morocco as a Peace Corps volunteer. She earned her Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from the University of Virginia with a certificate in International Leadership in Educational Technology. She has traveled for collaborative projects to the Universidad Centroamerica in Nicaragua; the Indian Institute of Technology in Guwahati, India; the American University of Central Asia in Krygyzstan; the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research in Kazakhstan; and the Université de Bambey in Senegal.
Her most recent publications include book chapters in Emerging Technologies in Learning: Impact on Cognition and Culture (Association for Advancement of Computing in Education) and International Explorations of Technology Equity and the Digital Divide: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives (IGI Global).
Dr. Langran is active in the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education, currently co-chairing the Geospatial Technology Special Interest Group.