Dr. Ramy Shaaban (he/him/his) HEDI BS Program Coordinator and Professional Practice Associate Professor <p>PhD, Communications Media and Instructional Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2020</p> <p>MA, Adult Education and Communications Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2015</p> <p>MD, Medicine and Surgery, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, 2009</p> EDUC 227 (435) 797-0896 ramy.shaaban@usu.edu By Appointment https://profile.usu.edu/itls/images/people/ramy-shaaban-cropped-1.jpg /itls/files/curriculum-vitae/ramy-shaaban-cv.pdf <p>Ramy Shaaban is a medical doctor with a PhD degree in Communications Media and Instructional Technology. When Dr. Shaaban obtained his medical degree, he realized that improving the way medical students acquire the needed knowledge is more needed than working at a hospital, taking into consideration his talents in technological innovations.</p> <p>Ramy's research interests include, but are not limited to, exploring the impact of emerging technologies on learning in the educational field. He, specifically, believes that gamification and game-based learning, aided with scaffolding and collaborative learning, are the gateways to future learning styles and students’ preferences. Ramy also works on applying for grants to fund learning games labs.</p> <p>On the personal level, Ramy spends his spare time playing virtual reality (VR) games using Oculus Quest, exploring the fun of the new technologies, and contemplating the future of learning with technology.</p> </p>Not accepting PhD students for the 2027-2028 academic year https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramyshaaban/ LinkedIn