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Learning Technologies Alumna Embraces Global Teaching

Wendy Gorton, an alumna of the master of arts in learning technologies program at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, is utilizing her expertise by serving as the middle school and high school technology integrator at the American International School of Chennai in South India. This role has allowed her to travel across many countries, from Sri Lanka to Nepal.

In addition, Gorton serves as a certified Google trainer for collaborative technologies and administers workshops throughout the world. Gorton is also the co-grant leader for Hewlett Packard’s (HP) “HP Project Ringtones,” which utilizes Dell Slates to connect children in the slums of Mumbai, India.

Additionally, she will be presenting at the Computer-Using Educators’ Annual Conference, “Advancing Student Achievement Through Technology,” in March for her work integrating science curriculum with real-world expeditions. Remarkably, Gorton will also be a teacher-at-sea with the JOIDES Resolution, an ocean drilling vessel committed to the science of discovering what lies beneath the ocean floor.