Teaching
Dr. Enyi Jen is the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity, where she leads the master's program. In addition to her role at Bridges, Dr. Jen serves as a lecturer at Radboud University in the Netherlands, where she developed and implemented an international professional development blended program across various countries, including Croatia, Malta, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands. She also teaches at Purdue University. Through her teaching, Dr. Jen is actively advancing knowledge internationally, focusing on education through the whole child lens.
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Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Students
This course examines the social and emotional development of gifted and talented students, with a focus on understanding their unique characteristics and needs. Topics include the diverse subpopulations within the gifted community, challenges related to diversity, family dynamics, and parenting concerns. The course also provides an introduction to current educational approaches and counseling interventions tailored to support the emotional well-being and development of gifted students.
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Gifted, Creative, and Talented Children
This course provides an introduction to the intellectual, social, and emotional characteristics of gifted youth. It explores various philosophies of gifted education and offers insights into programmatic and classroom strategies designed to support gifted students across multiple domains, such as intellectual, academic, creative, artistic, and leadership. Through case studies and major assignments, students will apply foundational concepts related to the education of gifted and talented individuals. This course is typically offered asynchronously online, with no prerequisites required.
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Methods and Techniques of Educational Research
This course emphasizes the role of practitioners as researchers, equipping students with strategies to evaluate programs and students while conducting action research projects that inform instructional practices. Students will explore fundamental tools, materials, research designs, and statistical techniques used to investigate effective classroom methods. By the end of the course, students will be prepared to design and implement an action research project in their own classrooms, setting the foundation for their Master's research project.
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Research CAPSTONE Project and Seminar
This independent course, following the completion of research course, guides students through the implementation of Action Research Capstone Project. Throughout the semester, students will have scheduled 1-1 meetings to discuss their progress, receive guidance, and obtain formative feedback at key stages. Additionally, group meetings will be held, focusing on planning the action research, reviewing data analysis and providing group feedback, presenting and discussing results, and culminating in an oral presentation of the Capstone paper.