Aaron R. Gierhart

Aaron R. Gierhart , Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Health Professions at Columbus State University. He hosts a seasonal podcast called Journeys of Teaching and worked as an elementary classroom teacher in Illinois for 11 years. His research interests include (critical) digital pedagogy, teacher education, and narratives of pedagogy. Beginning in Fall 2024, he will join the faculty at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the School of Education as an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology.

Publications

Inquiries of Pedagogical Shifts and Critical Mindsets Among Educators
Inquiries of Pedagogical Shifts and Critical Mindsets Among Educators
Aaron R. Gierhart. © 2024. 229 pages.
Pedagogical research faces a challenge in acknowledging and integrating the valuable insights provided by narrative inquiries, particularly those centered around educators'...
Book Banning Across the Disciplines: A Critical Reflection
Book Banning Across the Disciplines: A Critical Reflection
Aaron R. Gierhart, Emily G. Crews, Mary Lewza. © 2024. 28 pages.
Book banning and censorship has increased in recent years, particularly in the United States, as conservative state governments target literature and wider discourse around...
Cybersecurity Education Across the Middle and High School Curricula: Perceived Impacts of the GenCyber Camp
Cybersecurity Education Across the Middle and High School Curricula: Perceived Impacts of the GenCyber Camp
Aaron R. Gierhart, Yesem Kurt-Peker, Lydia Ray, Lixin Wang. © 2024. 27 pages.
Technology and its applications are advancing rapidly, making it challenging to assess the implications of its use. Exacerbating these issues is a lack of cybersecurity...
Fostering Science Discourse in Teacher Education: Elementary Teaching Candidates Publish Narrative Podcasts
Fostering Science Discourse in Teacher Education: Elementary Teaching Candidates Publish Narrative Podcasts
Aaron R. Gierhart. © 2023. 26 pages.
In this chapter, the author describes a narrative podcasting assignment published by elementary science teaching candidates. Candidates reflected on their K-12 science education...