miko

Miko was born in Panama. He has been to more than 25 countries and 100 cities around the world. He speaks Spanish, English, French, Italian, and Portuguese. He is also a Certified Public Translator, conference interpreter, and copywriter. 

practitioner

Miko has coached and trained faculty members in best pedagogical practices and the use of technologies to enhance learning. He has designed and developed a wide variety of instructional materials and facilitated training in areas such as online course quality, 21st century assessments, digital game-based learning, flipped classroom strategies, and others. He has also conducted training needs analysis  to improve human performance.

researcher

His interests include digital game-based learning, online course quality, professional development for faculty and graduate students, STEM education, eportfolios, and enhancing 21st century skills through instructional design best practices. He has been involved in several research projects, including two multi-million dollar National Science Foundation grants.