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Dr. David J. Mulder serves as a professor and the department chair in the Education Department at ��͹��Ƶ.

Dr. Mulder teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, sharing his expertise in effective teaching through classroom and online instruction, educational technology, curriculum and instructional design, and professional development. His scholarly work focuses on AI in education, technology integration, and social presence in online learning.

“I'm so grateful that I have the opportunity to be part of the formation of distinctively Christian teachers who see their work as part of building Christ's kingdom,” says Dr. Mulder.

Dr. Mulder is the author of , which considers how "teaching Christianly is a journey, a process of growing as a more faithful disciple and more closely following Jesus day by day."

Committed to fostering innovative teaching, Dr. Mulder has also shared his expertise through the following publications:

• Mulder, D. J. (2024). “A Biblical framework for understanding and responding to artificial intelligence.” In L. E. Swaner (Ed.) Leading Insights: Artificial Intelligence. Colorado Springs, CO: Association of Christian Schools International.
• Mulder, D. J. (2024). Digital florilegium: A high-tech twist on an ancient reading practice. Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching, 2(2), 25–31.
• Hall, J. & Mulder, D. J. (2023). “Creating meaningful learning experiences with button-operated robots in early childhood settings.” In R. E. Ferdig, R. Hartshorne, E. Baumgartner, R. Kaplan-Rakowski, and C. Mouza (Eds.) What PreK–12 Teachers Should Know About Educational Technology in 2023: A Research-to-Practice Anthology (pp. 293-303). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
• Mulder, D. J. (2021). We GET to do this! Formed with purpose: ��͹��Ƶ commencement – May 7, 2021. Pro Rege, 50(3), 9-13.
• Wilson, M. L., Hall, J., & Mulder, D. J. (2020). Assessing digital nativeness in pre-service teachers: Analysis of the Digital Natives Assessment Scale and implications for practice. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 54(2), 249-266.
• Mulder, D. J. (2018). Prove you are not a dog: Fostering social presence in online learning. In S. Keengwe (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Virtual Training and Mentoring of Online Instructors (pp. 201-216). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
• Lowenthal, P. R. & Mulder, D. J. (2017). Social presence and communication technologies: Tales of trial and error. In A. Whiteside, A. Garrett Dickers, and K. Swan (Eds.), Social Presence in Online Learning: Multiple Perspectives on Practice and Research (pp. 32-44). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
• Mulder, D. J. (2016). Pre-service teachers and technology integration: International cases and generational attitudes toward technology in education. In S. Keengwe, J. G. Mbae, and G. Onchwari (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Global Issues in Next-Generation Teacher Education (pp. 730-752). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

In addition to his published work, Dr. Mulder has delivered over 100 professional development sessions for K-12 educators across North America.

Before joining Dordt, Dr. Mulder taught in Christian schools in California and Iowa for 14 years, covering subjects such as math, science, Bible, and computer science.

Education

• Ed.D. in Educational Technology, Boise State University.
• M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, ��͹��Ƶ.
• B.A. in Elementary Education, ��͹��Ƶ.