Angel Hoekstra, PhD

Angel.Hoekstra@aauni.edu

Letenska 120/5,
Prague 1

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Dr. Angel Hoekstra is an American, a Christian, a wife, mother, sister, friend, and sociology professor. She taught for ten years at the University of Colorado in Boulder before moving to Prague in 2016. Dr. Hoekstra taught Social Psychology in 2018-2019 at Univerzita Karlovo, and now teaches two courses at AAU: Introduction to Sociology and Social Psychology. In her off hours, she enjoys reading, running, and building Legos with her husband and two children.

Specializations:

Social psychology; Scholarship of teaching and learning; Qualitative methods; Teaching with Technologies

Professional development events directed by Dr. Hoekstra:

  • Hoekstra, Angel and Heinrich Homola. 2026. “Using AI-Assisted Assignments at AAU.” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel, Galina Kiryusina and Ted Turnau. 2026. “Handling ‘Inappropriate’ Use of AI: Discussing Examples.” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2025. “Effects of smartphone use for young adults: How can we best support engaged, on-task learning?” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2025. “Effective and efficient Grading: Rubrics for discussions, presentations and papers.” Anglo American University Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2024. “From basic strategies to the flipped classroom:  How can I support active learning?” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel and Vojtech Ripka. 2024. “Using AAU’s Turn.It.In.com data: How can I tell if a student’s written work is AI-generated & Should we be encouraging students to use AI writing tools?” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2024. “Faculty-Student Discussion: What makes for effective teaching and learning at AAU?” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel and Miroslav Svoboda. 2024. “Faculty Discussion: What is PersonalizedLearning? Specific Strategies.” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2023. “Understanding ChatGPT, Turn.It.In, and (potential) student plagiarism.” Faculty roundtable discussions. AAU Center for Teaching & Learning.
  • Hoekstra, Angel and Valeria Fomina. 2023. “NEO online learning platform: Basics & specifics.” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2023. “Managing conflict in the classroom.” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2022. “Active learning: Methods for getting students engaged.” AAU Center for Teaching & Learning, Prague.
  • Hayden, Joshua, Wiedorn, Mark and Angel Hoekstra. 2022. “Effective teaching in the concurrent learning classroom: A faculty forum.” Faculty Series: Pedagogical Techniques for Hybrid Teaching. Anglo American University, Prague.

Publications: 

  • Hayden, Joshua, Angel Hoekstra and Sarah Tirrito. Manuscript submitted June 2026: “Calm within the storm: Equanimity development and maintenance in an international university sample.” Currently under review.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2023. “Symbolic technologies: Devices that connected (and challenged) us during the pandemic.” Chapter in Anglo-American University in the time of COVID 2020-2022: Alma Mater Semper Viva. AAU Publishing.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2020. “Insights on the Pandemic from Abroad.” ASA FOOTNOTES, Special Issue, Sociologists and Sociology During COVID-19. May/June 2020, 48(3).
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2015. “Because you don’t realize how many people have different experiences than you: Effects of Clicker Use for Class Discussions in Sociology.”  Teaching Sociology, 43(1): 53-60.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2013. “Answering the Diversity Question in the Academic Job Interview.” Teaching and Learning Matters: ASA’s Newsletter for the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology, 41(3), spring 2013.
  • Duncan, Douglas K., Hoekstra, Angel R., and Wilcox, Bethany R.  2012.  “Digital Devices, Distraction and Student Performance: Does In-class Cell Phone Use Reduce Learning?” Astronomy Education Review, 11, 010108-1.
  • Hoekstra, Angel and Stefanie Mollborn. 2011. “How Clicker Use Facilitates Existing Pedagogical Practices in Higher Education: Data from Interdisciplinary Research on Student Response Systems.” Learning, Media, and Technology, 33(4).
  • Mollborn, Stefanie and Angel Hoekstra. 2010.  “A Meeting of Minds: Using Clickers for Critical Thinking and Discussion in Large Sociology Courses.”  Teaching Sociology, 38(1): 18-27.  Reviewed in March 2010: #1 on the list of most read of all TS articles.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2010. “Using Clickers in Sociology Courses.”  Teaching and Learning Matters: ASA’s Newsletter for the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology, 39(2), Fall 2010.
  • Hoekstra, Angel. 2008. “Vibrant Student Voices: Exploring Effects of the Use of Clickers in Large College Classrooms.” Learning, Media, and Technology, 33(4): 329-341.