John Anchan
Professor and Associate Dean
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Department:
Faculty of Education
Fields:
- Computers
- Education
- Technology
Areas of Expertise:
- Academic Technologies
- Contemporary Sociological Issues in Education
- Culture Studies
- Technology and Education
Languages Spoken:
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Malayalam
Available To:
- Appear on radio or TV
- Appear as a public speaker
- Provide comment to media
- Write articles
About:
Dr. John Anchan is a Professor and Associate Dean in The University of Winnipeg's Faculty of Education. He has 37-years of experience teaching kindergarten to Grade 12 as well as post-secondary education in India, United Arab Emirates and Canada.
Anchan's areas of research include emerging mobile technologies, technology and education, cross-cultural education, global education, culture studies, and contemporary sociological issues in education. He has acted as a Research Affiliate with Metropolis International and was involved in a large-scale national study on the health of immigrant children in Canada.
Besides many presentations, innumerable refereed journal articles, Anchan has authored, co-authored, and edited several books including Exploring the Role of the Internet in Global Education; Change Forces in Post-Communist Central Europe: Education in Transition; and Democratizing Higher Education: International Comparative Perspectives.
Anchan is the past-President of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning in New York.
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