In the last 7 years, Punya has taught 27 courses, at the masters and doctoral levels, both face to face and online. His research and his teaching has focused on learning how newer technologies can influence learning. In particular, Dr. Mishra focuses on the issue of design, and in his teaching and scholarship he draws on a wide array of literature and ideas including those from cognitive and educational psychology, art, engineering, communication, teacher education, literature and aesthetics, graphic design and film criticism, poetry and critical theory, sociology.