Dr. Alper Tolga Kumtepe
Institution: Anadolu University
Country: Turkey
Dr. Alper Tolga Kumtepe earned his BSc degree in Educational Communications in 1995 at Anadolu University. He then completed his MS degree in 2000 and Ph.D. degree in 2005 in the program of Early Childhood Education at the Florida State University. He worked as a researcher at the Florida Center for Reading Research. He is currently working as an Associate Professor at the College of Open Education, Anadolu University, Turkey. His research interests include e-learning, child development, teacher education, quantitative research methods, and the education of gifted young children. He participated in many online learning projects. He also presented and published scholarly articles in the fields of early childhood education, gifted education and technology in education.