Akesha Horton

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Akesha Horton is a third-year doctoral student in Michigan State's University's Teacher Education Program. Her research interests focus around the intersection of global and digital citizenship education in K–12 settings. While at Michigan State University, she has been involved in research programs helping youth from urban areas develop digital literacy skills. She also has served as a technology consultant for the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. Horton has more than 10 years of professional work experience in the area of educational technology, having held positions at Indiana University Northwest and at Howard University, where she served as Coordinator of Web Design and Web Based Instruction for the Graduate School until 2006. She also has worked as a Web consultant for nonprofit organizations in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., and northwest Indiana. She is proficient in Web-based design principles, human computer interaction, and programming tools such as HTML, CSS, and Flash. She completed a certificate in Serious Game Design in December 2008.

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