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Certification
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Kateryna Fomin

Summary

Innovative and motivating Associate Professor with 14 -years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate students, driven to inspire them to pursue academic and personal excellence. The areas of research resolve around emerging ICT technologies in teaching and learning. Skilled at explaining and explicating material in a manner that students of varying level can digest. Edited and co-authored 2 monographs on Pedagogy, author of more than 25 scientific works, a participator of international and Ukrainian scientific conferences and forums.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Professor

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
09.2020 - Current
  • Helped students to develop and demonstrate broad, integrative and specialized knowledge, essential habits of mind, communicative fluency and effective problem-solving skills.
  • Supervised junior lecturers' course development and recommended refinements to enhance student learning.
  • Updated curricula and lesson plans for primary instructors, researching developments in relevant fields and updating materials to reflect most recent data and statistics ( courses Foreign languages for Professional Usage, Methodology of Teaching Foreign Languages)
  • Mentored Coursera for Campus (online International Training Platform for universities) providing distance learning opportunities for the students of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian University (students received more than 270 certificates, high school teachers-130);
  • Managed interpersonal conflict situations requiring tact, diplomacy and discretion, supporting culture of diversity, equity and inclusion with students, employees, alumni and other stakeholders.
  • Enhanced effectiveness of curriculum and lectures using computer-assisted instruction programs and audio-visual equipment ( co-authored educational and methodical manual "Classroom Work: Listening and Reading Comprehension" (together with Assoc. Prof. Blyznyuk T., 2019).
  • Made contributions in curricular development and innovation in teaching strategies.
  • Kept abreast of advances in pedagogy and work to continuously improve teaching methods and introduce new approaches to instruction ,e.g. Apps for Learning, Flipgrid, MindMaps, Liveworksheets, Nearpod, Kahoot, Moodle, Genially, Quizzlet, Canva, Padlet.
  • Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions and projects into lessons.
  • Offered career assistance to students by conducting mock interviews, providing relevant job opportunities and teaching networking skills and strategies.

Assistant Professor, Lecturer

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Ivan-Frankivsk, Ukraine
09.2007 - 09.2020
  • Performed research to serve as basis for academic writing for publication on Pedagogy and methodology of Teaching, Psychology of Multilingualism.
  • Mentored undergraduate and graduate students in effective next-steps for education and career preparedness.
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
  • Employed advanced knowledge of dialogic learning, adaptability, leadership to teach challenging high-level courses to graduate students.

Education

Ph.D. - Theory And Methods of Vocational Training

Lviv State University of Life Safety
Ukraine
09.2021

Master of Arts - Languages And Literature (philologist)

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Ukraine
07.2004

Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Language Teacher Education

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Ukraine
06.2003

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Creative Questioning
  • Time Management
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Curriculum Development
  • Academic Administration
  • Student Performance Evaluation
  • Tutoring
  • Different Learning Styles
  • Experiential Learning Methods
  • Problem Solving

Certification

  • VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Modern problems in science”, November 9-12, 2020, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • VII International Scientific and Practical Conference "Topical Issues of Science and Practice ”, 02-06 November 2020, London, UK.
  • As part of the Erasmus + Program of the European Union + module Jean Monet 620252-i-2021-UA-EPPJMO-MODULE advanced training "Theatrical art as a means of developing soft skills of children in the context of the experience of countries EU and Ukraine ” Improved general and professional competencies. April 22-23, 2021, Ukraine.
  • Participation in the international EU scientific-professional conference "Science and Education a New Dimension". February 2021,Budapest, Hungary.
  • Participation in the international scientific-methodical seminar "Research activities of students as a factor in becoming a competitive specialist of the XXI century." May, 2021, Ukraine.
  • Training for the academic staff of the Precarpathian national University: Implementation of the Best European Practices in Educational Process. Organized within the project " Modernization of Pedagogical Higher Education with the use of innovative Teaching Tools". May, 2019
  • PRESETT Teacher Development Course at the Teacher Development Winter School, with the support of the British Council in Ukraine and IATEFL Ukraine.June, 2018.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Ukrainian
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Polish
Professional Working

Honors

Certified trainer of the Center for Innovative Educational Technologies PNU-EcoSystem of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University within the EU project Erasmus + "Modernization of pedagogical higher education using innovative teaching tools - MoPED (№ 586098-EPP-1-2017-1-EN-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP)

Publications

  • Fomin K., Budnyk O., Novoselska N., Voitovych A. Preparing Teachers to Organize Dialogic Learning of Students: Communicative Aspect. Revista Inclusiones. Vol. 7. Núm. 4. Octubre/Diciembre, 2020. P. 117-129. ISSN 0719- 4706 WEB OF SCIENCE
  • Fomin K., Budnyk O., Matsuk L., Mykhalchuk O. Dynamics of Future Teachers’ Cognitive Readiness Development to Organize Students’ Dialogic Learning. Revista Inclusiones. Vol. 7. Esp. Octubre/Diciembre/Junio, 2020. P. 276-288. ISSN 0719-
    4706 WEB OF SCIENCE


  • Fomin K., Oliiar M. Implementation of Trans disciplinary Approach in the Process of Formation of Future Teachers’ Communicative-strategic Competence. Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. Vol. 8, No. 1 (2021) p.182-192 DOI: 10.15330/jpnu.8.1.182-192 (ISSN: 2413-2349, 2311-0155).


  • Blyznyuk T., Fomin K. (2021). The Rise of Online Learning During the Covid19-pandemic:opportunities and challenges. Book of abstracts of the 1st Virtual International conference on Sustainable Education SEVIC- 2020. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2021. P12-16.


  • Fomin K., Budnyk O., Chervinska I., Blyznyuk T. Pedagogical collaboration of teachers and parents with children who have special educational needs. The Space of Inclusive Education: collective monograph. Gen. ed. by Prof. Olena Budnyk; cor., & lit. ed. by S. Sydoriv. 2021. P.60-67


  • Fomin K., Budnyk O. Interaction of Subjects of the Educational Process of Primary School: results of experimental research. Scientific Bulletin of Chełm. Section of Pedagogy. No. 1/2020. P.29-39


  • Fomin K. Professional Training of Primary School Teachers to Organize Dialogic Learning for students: Theoretical Context. Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. Vol. 8, No. 1 (2021) p.80-89 DOI: 10.15330/jpnu.7.1.80-89 (ISSN: 2413-2349, 2311-0155)


  • Fomin K. Features of Projecting the Higher Educational Environment in the Context of Training Teachers to the Organization of Dialogue Education of Primary School Pupils. Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 6(1) (2019). P. 68-75. DOI: 10.15330/jpnu.6.1.67-75 (ISSN: 2413-2349, 2311-0155).


Timeline

Associate Professor

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
09.2020 - Current

Assistant Professor, Lecturer

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
09.2007 - 09.2020

Ph.D. - Theory And Methods of Vocational Training

Lviv State University of Life Safety

Master of Arts - Languages And Literature (philologist)

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University

Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Language Teacher Education

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
  • VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Modern problems in science”, November 9-12, 2020, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • VII International Scientific and Practical Conference "Topical Issues of Science and Practice ”, 02-06 November 2020, London, UK.
  • As part of the Erasmus + Program of the European Union + module Jean Monet 620252-i-2021-UA-EPPJMO-MODULE advanced training "Theatrical art as a means of developing soft skills of children in the context of the experience of countries EU and Ukraine ” Improved general and professional competencies. April 22-23, 2021, Ukraine.
  • Participation in the international EU scientific-professional conference "Science and Education a New Dimension". February 2021,Budapest, Hungary.
  • Participation in the international scientific-methodical seminar "Research activities of students as a factor in becoming a competitive specialist of the XXI century." May, 2021, Ukraine.
  • Training for the academic staff of the Precarpathian national University: Implementation of the Best European Practices in Educational Process. Organized within the project " Modernization of Pedagogical Higher Education with the use of innovative Teaching Tools". May, 2019
  • PRESETT Teacher Development Course at the Teacher Development Winter School, with the support of the British Council in Ukraine and IATEFL Ukraine.June, 2018.
Kateryna Fomin