Rachel Karchmer-Klein

Rachel Karchmer-Klein is an associate professor of Literacy Education at the University of Delaware where she teaches courses in literacy and educational technology at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. A former elementary classroom teacher and reading specialist, she earned her Ph.D. in Reading Education at Syracuse University. Dr. Karchmer-Klein joined the faculty at UD in 2003, where her research has focused on the relationships between internet technologies and reading and writing, with particular emphasis on the practical implications of technology use in K-12 education. Her work has been published in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, The Reading Teacher, Journal of Research in Reading, and Journal of Research on Technology in Education. She recently completed her terms as an elected member of the Board of Directors for the International Literacy Association and as the Publications Chair for the Literacy Research Association. She provides professional development to K-12 teachers and university faculty across the country in the areas of online course design, iPad integration, multimodal composition, and digital navigation. Dr. Karchmer-Klein taught her first online course in 2003 and has continued to design hybrid and 100% online courses ever since. She serves as the coordinator for and advisor of the M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership and the M.Ed. in Literacy programs in the UD School of Education.

Publications

Effective Practices in Online Teacher Preparation for Literacy Educators
Effective Practices in Online Teacher Preparation for Literacy Educators
Rachel Karchmer-Klein, Kristine E. Pytash. © 2020. 395 pages.
Online education has become a prevalent means of program and course delivery, especially within teacher education programs. However, the lack of preparation in online design is...
Preparing Teachers to Immerse Students in Multimodal Digital Writing Opportunities
Preparing Teachers to Immerse Students in Multimodal Digital Writing Opportunities
Rachel Karchmer-Klein, Valerie Harlow Shinas, Sohee Park. © 2014. 21 pages.
Writing instruction in the 21st century must attend to ways that the multimodal nature of digital texts transforms consumption and production of text. With that in mind, the...