ational ▁Settings , ▁Social ▁Network ing , ▁ ▁Ice break ers ▁and ▁Music ▁within ▁the ▁Class room . ▁Pel uso ▁also ▁lect ures ▁on ▁technology ▁within ▁education ▁and ▁using ▁technology ▁and ▁the ▁Arts ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁mult im od al ▁and ▁intuit ive ▁forms ▁of ▁expression ▁and ▁communication . ▁Pel uso ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁teaching ▁music ▁to ▁adult ▁learn ers ▁and ▁learn ers ▁with ▁dis abilities , ▁by ▁using ▁various ▁techniques ▁that ▁focus ▁on ▁technology , ▁music ▁and ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁art istic ▁expression . ▁ ▁Pel uso ▁has ▁recently ▁been ▁lect uring ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁iOS ▁applications ▁for ▁use ▁within ▁educational ▁research , ▁and ▁provides ▁sem in ars ▁on ▁implementing ▁digital ▁media ▁within ▁research ▁and ▁practice . ▁Her ▁work ▁within ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁iOS ▁App ▁development ▁has ▁progress ▁beyond ▁uses ▁for ▁surve ys ▁and ▁question na ires ▁and ▁have ▁now ▁shown ▁to ▁involve ▁developing ▁complex ▁social ▁media ▁based ▁interactive ▁App s ▁for ▁the ▁iPhone , ▁i Pad ▁and ▁i Pod ▁Touch ▁that ▁can ▁reach ▁an ▁audience ▁that ▁includes ▁young ▁children ▁and ▁adult s . ▁ ▁Work sh ops ▁Pel uso ' s ▁research ▁into ▁social ▁media ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁giving ▁work sh ops ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁use ▁social ▁networks ▁to ▁advance ▁one ' s ▁career ▁after ▁gradu ate ▁school . ▁Her ▁background ▁in ▁the ▁positive ▁and ▁negative ▁aspects ▁of ▁online ▁communication ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁various ▁ways ▁to ▁build ▁social ▁networks ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁can ▁assist ▁in ▁moving ▁from ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁grad ▁student ▁to