SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS

Sofia Matrosova Khalil

Bibliography

Scholarly articles

Matrosova Khalil, S. (2013). From Resistance to Acceptance and Use of Technology in Academia. International Council for Open and Distance Educations (ICDE): Open Praxis, 5(2), April–June 2013, 151–163.

doi:10.5944/openpraxis.5.2.5

Matrosova Khalil, S. (2013). Centers and Peripheries in the Christian East:  Papers from the Second Biennial Conference of the Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture. Book chapter: The Folk and the Old Slavic Motifs in the 17th Century Folk Bible of Vasilii Koren'. Russian History, BRILL

Matrosova Khalil, S. (2012). Re-thinking Faculty’s Resistance to Technology. In Proceedings of 5th Conference on in e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East, Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-Univer­sity’s 2012 Annual Congress 2012, pp. 132-146. Retrieved from: http://congress.hbmeu.ae/sites/default/files/proceedings/eLEARNING-2012.pdf

Matrosova Khalil, S. (2011). Resistance to technology: A theory building study. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (pp. 2421-2426). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved from: http://www.edit­lib­.org­­/p/39092

Books

Matrosova Khalil, S. (2012). The Folk and the Old Slavic Motifs in the 17th Century Folk Bible of Vasilii Koren'. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
ISBN: 978-3-659-14240-6

Matrosova Khalil, S. (2012). Developing Attention Skills in Preschoolers through Fine Art Program. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
ISBN: 978-3-659-12317-7

Matrosova Khalil, S. (2007). The Folk and the Old Slavic Motifs in the 17th Century Folk Bible of Vasilii Koren’'.  San Jose, CA: San Jose State University, School of Art & Design. OCLC #: 243794499.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Matrosova Khalil, S. (2014). Creativity development in young children through use of Fine Art Instruction.

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

• Attention Skills in Preschoolers through Fine Art Program. Presenter of a workshop at the annual California Association for the Education of Young Children’s (CAEYC) 2013 Annual Conference & Expo, San Jose, California, March 15, 2013
• Re-thinking faculty’s resistance to technology. Presenter at 5^th Conference on e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East. Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University’s 2012 Annual Congress, Dubai, Atlantis, UAE, January 31 – February 2, 2012
• Resistance to technology: A theory building study. Presenter at E-Learn – World Conference, Association for Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Honolulu, Hawaii, October 18-21, 2011
• Fine Arts as Curriculum: The Necessity of Art Education in Early Childhood
• Professional Development/Training module presented at Sharjah Museums Department. Sharjah, UAE, September 29, 2011
• Painting like a Kid. Participant of California Museums Month - Presentation and demonstration as a representative of Kids Art Museum, California State Capitol Hill, Sacramento, May 5, 2009
• Attention Development in Preschoolers through Fine Arts Program. University of Phoenix, Arizona and Bright Minds CDC, San Jose, California, April 13, 2009
• The Folk and the Old Slavic Motifs in the 17th Century Folk Bible of Vasilii Koren’'. Presented at Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture, (ASEC). Second Biennial Conference at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, October 5-6, 2007
• Russian Egg Tempera Technique. Guest - Lecturer - Stanford University, California, Department of Slavic Languages and Culture, September 18, 1998

Research

• Developed a workshop: To Know Myself: Applying Critical Thinking knowledge and skills in improving self motivation and study skills in adult learner
• Critical Thinking and Adult Education in HE (Andragogy and Critical Thinking Theories in Practice), June, 2011
• Conducted research at Bright Minds Child Development Center on attention development for MAED Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2009
• Conducted research at State Public Library and State Historical Museum of Moscow for MA (Art History) thesis, 2003
• Conducted research at Hoover Institution of Stanford University, under the supervision of Dr. Danielson, Director of Library and Archives, on the art collection of Nicolas De Basily, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; State Historical Museum and State Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow, 1997-1999