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Yakut Gazi

Professor of the Practice in the Social Science Research Institute
Social Science Research Institute
Allen Building, Suite 103B, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Yakut Gazi is the Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education and Professor of Practice at Duke University. In this role, she oversees the offices of Learning Innovation and Continuing Studies, with responsibility for the development and execution of pedagogical innovation and digital education strategies, youth academic enrichment programs, and continuing education and lifelong learning offerings. Previous to this position, she was the Associate Dean for Learning Systems at Georgia Tech Professional Education. Her higher education experience spans almost 29 years in four countries. She served on the Academic Advisory Council for Quality Matters©, is an elected council member and First Vice President of the International Association for Engineering Continuing Education (IACEE), and an at-Large Board Member of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA). Dr. Gazi has her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University, and an M.A. in Educational Sciences and a B.S. in Teaching Chemistry, both from Boğaziçi University in Turkey. A native of Istanbul, Dr. Gazi is married, with a daughter.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of the Practice in the Social Science Research Institute · 2022 - Present Social Science Research Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education · 2022 - Present Duke University

Recent Publications


Frameworks and issues for a shared service approach to technology in higher education

Chapter · February 28, 2015 In this chapter, the authors present the multiple frameworks and issues attendant to the shared service approach of leveraging information technology in higher education. The shared services model has been implemented in the business sector for many years, ... Full text Cite

Issues surrounding a heutagogical approach in global engineering education

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2014 Heutagogy is the study of self-determined learning, which places the learner, rather than the teacher or the institution, or even the curriculum, at the center of the learning process. The goal of heutagogy is to create responsible, self-capable, proactive ... Cite

Intercultural collaborative project-based learning in online environments

Chapter · December 1, 2009 This chapter addresses the question, "How can we overcome potential cultural discontinuities in online collaborative project-based learning environments?" The authors first identify differing worldviews, communication practices, and technological issues th ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Texas A&M University · 2007 Ph.D.
Bogazici University (Turkey) · 1995 M.A.
Bogazici University (Turkey) · 1993 B.S.