Emmanuel
I am a PhD Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Science Education at Indiana University Bloomington. My research examines technology integration in elementary science teaching, with particular attention to pre-service teachers’ beliefs, self-efficacy, and pedagogical decision-making around the use of technology for science teaching. Through this work, I investigate how generational technological change is shaping the current cohort of pre-service teachers and how their technological dispositions influence the ways they conceptualize and enact technology for inquiry-based science instruction. Specifically, my research explores how pre-service elementary teachers value and navigate tensions around the integration of educational technologies in science instruction, including factors that shape avoidance, adoption, and instructional use. My scholarship aims to better understand why Generation Z pre-service teachers, despite high fluency in personal and entertainment-focused technologies, demonstrate more limited engagement with science-specific technologies for inquiry-based instruction, and how teacher educators might better support meaningful technology integration that advances science learning. I am currently open to research collaborations and job opportunities in this area. Please connect with me at ematia@iu.edu
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Research Projects
The use of computer-based simulations in enhancing Preservice science teachers' pedagogical skills.
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Developing AI Competency in Science Teacher Education: An Integrated Framework Approach
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Ethical Dimensions and Human-Centered Approaches in AI-Enhanced Science Education: Redefining Teacher Professional Responsibility
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Preservice science teachers' perspectives and conceptualization of the use of AI for synthesizing scientific research papers
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AI Literacy Intervention for Scientific Inquiry
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On-going Projects
Career Highlights
Completed Projects
Research on Practice: Seeking Pedagogical Equilibrium: A Self-Study on Technology Integration Tensions and Decision-Making in Teaching Science.
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Technology Integration Readiness of Generation Z Pre-Service Elementary Teachers in Science Education
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Understanding Pre-Service Teachers' Barriers and Decisions Around Educational Technology Use in Science Teaching
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The impact of students’ STEM capacities on science achievement in six Asian countries. Discover Education.
Preparing to Teach Undergraduates About the Social and Cultural Embeddedness of Endangered Species.
Field Experience Supervisor—Indiana University| Bloomington, IN| USA ( 2026-present).(Elementary Mathematics and Science Method Course (in-class & on-field practice), Undergraduate and Elementary Teacher Education Program, School of Education)
Co-Curriculum and Course Developer—Indiana University| Bloomington, IN| USA ( June-July 2025).(General Science Content Course, Undergraduate and Elementary Teacher Education Program, School of Education)
Teaching and Research Assistant—University of Education |Winneba| Ghana (2019-2020). (Biology course, Department of Biological Sciences Education)
Associate Instructor of Record—Indiana University| Bloomington, IN| USA ( 2023-2025).(General Science Content Course, Undergraduate and Elementary Teacher Education Program, School of Education)
Associate Instructor of Record—Indiana University| Bloomington, IN| USA ( 2026-present).(Elementary Science Method Course, Undergraduate and Elementary Teacher Education Program, School of Education)