Associate Professor of Education

Dr. Alec M. Bodzin is Associate Professor of Science Education in Lehigh University's Technology-based Teacher Education program. He joined the Lehigh faculty in 1999. He received his Ph.D. in Science Education from North Carolina State University as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow in Instructional Technology in Science Education. Dr. Bodzin teaches elementary and secondary science methods and environmental education courses.

Dr. Bodzin is Project Director of LEO EnviroSci Inquiry, an interdisciplinary Web-enhanced K-12 environmental science education outreach initiative (http://www.leo.lehigh.edu/envirosci/). His research interests include design of Web-based inquiry learning environments; learning with spatial thinking tools including GIS, Google Earth and remotely sensed images; design and implementation of inquiry-based science and technology curriculum. He has published over twenty articles in peer-reviewed science, technology, and environmental education journals. He has developed constructivist Web-based learning instructional systems, including projects involving inquiry-based explorations of environmental issues.

Dr. Bodzin was Primary Investigator for the NSF Instructional Materials Development grant, Exploring Life, where he was involved in the design, development, and testing of innovative Web-based curricular materials. He received the CITE/JTATE Technology Award in the category Exemplary Use of Technology to Teach Content in a Teacher Education Methods Course. He is currently co-PI for the Broughal NASA Explorer School Project.