Appendix
C—Author and Editor Bio-Sketches
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Karen Anderson
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Microbiology for Health Occupation Students, Technical Chemistry for Veterinary Technicians; self-growth and learning theory for educators and students, and use of real-time assessment in the learning process |
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• Developer and facilitator of faculty development workshops and seminars to provide growth opportunities for staff from across the college • Organizer and coordinator for six years in Learning to Learn camps • Recipient of Madison Area Technical College’s Distinguished Teacher Award, 2000 • Shodan (1st level of black belt) in aikido, 2003 |
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1.5.2 Methodology for Designing a Program Assessment System 1.5.5 Identifying Performance Measures for a Program 1.5.7 Writing an Annual Assessment Report 1.5.8 Assessing Program Assessment Systems 2.3.1 Introduction to Process Education 2.3.3 Classification of Learning Skills 2.3.8 Learning Process Methodology 2.3.10 Knowledge Table for Process Education 2.4.16 Methodology for Creating Methodologies 3.1.1 Overview of Quality Learning Environments 3.1.3 Methodology for Creating a Quality Learning Environment |
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• Facilitator of more than 200 Institutes since 1991, including three-day Process Education Teaching Institutes, Curriculum Design Institutes, Advanced Teaching Institutes, and Learning-to-Learn Camps • Author of faculty resources including the Process Education Teaching Institute Handbook, Curriculum Design Handbook, Program Assessment Handbook, The Learning Assessment Journal and Learning Through Problem Solving • Facilitator and coach in transformational change at more than 25 colleges during the past ten years • Collaborator on more than ten research grants in areas including technological innovations, curriculum reform, science and engineering reform, and new educational approaches to advance student success |
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3.1.10 Learning to Learn Camps |
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Photography |
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• Instructor of chemistry at the high school (9 years), associate degree (12 years), and college levels (16 years) for a total of 37 years’ teaching experience • Author of “guided inquiry” activities for General Chemistry • Author of many concept challenge problems for College Chemistry I & II • Collaborator for planning and conducting several Learning-to-Learn camps for under-performing students • Instructor of fire fighter courses including hydraulics, hazardous materials, Level I and Level II certification programs and Driver-Operator Certification, and author of a manual: Live Fire Training Standard Operating Procedure |
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Learning Communities, Composition (basic skills through advanced), Writing Centers and Labs, Critical Thinking/Argumentation, Drama, Shakespeare |
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• Contributor to the development and implementation of learning communities, first-year experience programs, and related faculty and staff development at local and national levels • Designer of campus-wide cross-curricular writing lab and web site, including faculty development component • Recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award at Cerritos College (2002) and Outstanding Faculty of the Year • Award recipient from Center for the Study of Diversity in Education (De Anza College, California) in 2001 |
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Personal interests include fiber arts and genealogy and scholarly interests are curriculum development and teaching to learning style. |
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• Licensed occupational therapist with masters degree in occupational therapy • Serves on OTA Model Curriculum Committee for American Occupational Therapy Association • Curriculum Consultant for occupational therapy assistant programs • Presentation - “Transformation of a Traditional OTA Program to a Problem-based Curriculum,” at American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference |
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General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, playing golf and following NY Yankee baseball |
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• Directly supervises five Provosts, three Executive Directors, one Academic Dean and one Workforce Director. Consistently increased college programs, curriculum offerings, student performance, measuring learning outcomes, organization & program performance, developed staff & faculty, and resolved complex issues. • Oversight responsibilities include all academic, technical, workforce and health sciences programs, articulation agreements, Learning Resource Centers, Child Care Centers, Instructional Design, Welfare to Work, Business and Industry Training, Continuing Education. • Researches need for new programs and provide coordination for design and implementation • Responsible for program and curriculum development of the academic and vocational programs, strategic planning, program review processes, and administrative oversight including personnel actions, budgets, and external relations. • Works with private and public organizations in workforce services and non-profit board governance. |
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• Collaborator on issues in developmental education and presenter at workshops and sessions at state and national conferences on faculty development and alternative ways to serve academically at-risk students • Secretary on the board of the National Association for Developmental Education and NADE representative on the AMATYC National Advisory Committee for the revision of the Crossroads in Mathematics: Standards for Introductory College Mathematics Before Calculus, and co-chair of the NADE national conference in 2001 • Board member on the Kentucky Association for Developmental Education since 1989, holding numerous offices, including current position as archivist • Co-author of two developmental mathematics texts and collaborator for curriculum development using the Process Education philosophy and adapting active learning techniques for use in the developmental mathematics classroom |
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1.4.10 Annotated Bibliography—Evaluation 2.3.3 Classification of Learning Skills 4.1.2 Distinctions between Assessment and Evaluation |
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General Physics, Chaos Theory, Analytic Mechanics, New Faculty Orientation, Assessment of General Education |
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• Co-author of Foundations of Learning and Foundations of Learning Activities Book (Pacific Crest, 2000) and Laboratory Manual for Liberal Arts Physics, 2nd Edition (Prentice Hall, 2003) • Member of North Central Association’s Higher Learning Commission’s peer-reviewer corps, Assessment of Student Learning Think Tank, and Mentor for both their Assessment Workshop and Academy of Assessment • Creator of several handbooks for Elmhurst College, including Adjunct Faculty Handbook (1999), Assessment Handbook (2002), General Education Handbook (2003), and Department Chair’s Handbook |
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
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Curriculum Design, Program Planning, and Health Education Concepts, rubric development, curriculum alignment, designing professional development activities to improve classroom assessment and student learning |
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• Presenter at American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, the American School Health Association (AAHPERD) on the use of Readiness Assessment Tests (RATs), Rubric Design, Classroom Assessment, and Group Process • Facilitator of faculty development workshops at Penn State University on the use of Readiness Assessment Tests (RATs), classroom assessment, ANGEL web-based course management system, and effective group work • Consultant with K-12 school districts on standards-based curriculum and standards-based assessment • NCATE/NASPE accreditation program report writer and reviewer for physical education programs in higher education |
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2.4.2 Instructional Systems Design Model, History, and Application |
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Instructional Systems Design and Technology, Instructional Media and Technology, Designing Computer-Based Instructional Software, and Project Management, online instruction, eLearning, multi-media interactive delivery systems, electronic performance support systems, and evaluation of distance learning environments |
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• Fulbright scholar • Trained telecommunications engineer • Recipient of inclusion in Who’s Who in Instructional Technology • Member of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) as well as several international organizations that represent distance education and eLearning |
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1.4.4 Measuring Quality in Design 2.3.1 Introduction to Process Education 2.3.3 Classification of Learning Skills 2.3.7 Learning Processes through the Use of Methodologies 2.3.8 Learning Process Methodology 2.4.3 Development and Use of an Expert Profile 2.4.12 Creating a Capstone Course 2.5.4 Annotated Bibliography—Educational Philosophy |
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Sophomore Design, Senior Design, and Combustion Engine Systems, testing of catalytic engine systems, conducting action research in the college classrooms, teaching and documenting open-ended problem solving, and designing professional development activities |
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• Member of the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) consortium that produced and field tested a three component Design Team Readiness Assessment • Collaborator with a broad range of Faculty Guidebook authors who created the design for the project during a 2001-2002 sabbatical year • Co-PI of the NSF Enriched Learning Environment grant with primary responsibility for the formation and ongoing development of a community of research-based classroom practitioners at the University of Idaho |
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Healthcare Marketing, Finance and Management, International Business, Advertising and Promotion, Executive MBA, Leadership and Pedagogy of Teaching |
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• 2005 Fritz Roethlisberger Memorial Award for Best Journal of Management Article • PI of a Department of Education Title VIB—International Business Grant 2002-2005 • Recipient of the 2003 Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching and the President’s Award for Teaching Excellence • Fulbright Research Fellow, Japan 1996-1997 • Co-author of the textbook Gateway to Business (3rd edition) |
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1.4.3 Measuring Writing Performance in a Discipline 3.3.1 Overview of Effective Teaching Practices |
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Econometrics, Statistics, and Mathematical Economics, issues in public education in New York State, household decision making and its influence on health care and education in developing countries, and salary analysis in higher education |
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• Recipient of the 2004 Excellence in Teaching award for the Incorporation of Technology in Teaching |
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• Experienced user of computer hardware and software in research and teaching • Developer of instructional laboratory courses in physiology, computer modeling, and introductory biology • Recipient of a SUNY Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching and Course Development and the President’s and Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching • Active participant in faculty development and the use of real-time assessment to grow student performance in laboratory and research process |
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1.4.4 Measuring Quality in Design 2.5.3 Distinguishing between Problem Solving, Design, and Research |
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Combustion Engine Systems, Senior Laboratory |
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• Designer and maintainer of an engine research facility that is used both by graduate and undergraduate students for studies on alternative fuels, innovative engine control hardware, performance measurement, and emissions measurement/reduction • Team member on the NSF Enriched Learning Environment Project, specializing in web-based documentation for communities of practice • Mentor for undergraduate engineering students in the capstone design course • Recipient of a 2004 University Transportation Centers Student of the Year award |
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Organizational Behavior, Cultural Environments of International Business, International Business, Human Resource Staffing, developing effective teamwork models, improving first-year college retention, and integrating writing, critical thinking, and globalization across the university curriculum |
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• Developer and instructor of a critical thinking course for first-year business students that has significantly improved first-year retention rates and first-year grade point averages • Co-author of Gateway to Business (4th edition) • Author of articles on curriculum design and assessment in Journal of Management Education, Business Communications Quarterly, Decision Sciences Institute Journal of Innovative Education, and Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management |
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2.4.1 Overview of Instructional Design 2.4.6 Methodology for Program Design 2.4.8 Methodology for Course Design 2.4.13 Overview of Learning Activities 2.4.18 Annotated Bibliography—Instructional Design 3.2.4 Appreciative Inquiry—A Tool for Transformational Learning |
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Assessment and evaluation, planning, institutional change |
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• Mentor of faculty and administrators of the Baker College campuses on the use of assessment to enhance teaching and learning • Founding Director of the Baker College Center for Teaching Excellence • Former Dean of CIS and Technical Programs at Baker College of Muskegon |
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1.4.4 Measuring Quality in Design |
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Multidisciplinary Capstone Engineering Design, and Freshman Design, teaching, learning and assessing engineering design, teaching professional skills and attributes, student retention in engineering |
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• Project leader for the NSF Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) consortium that produced and field-tested instructional and assessment resources for design education. <http://www.tidee.cea.wsu.edu> • Founding member of Washington State University’s President’s Teaching Academy, focused on improving teaching and learning on campus • Collaborator with NSF Enriched Learning Environment grant at the University of Idaho that focused on the development of a community of research-based classroom practitioners |
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1.1.5 Role of Process Education in Fulfilling the Changing Mission of Higher Education |
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Synthetic educational research, facilitation of educational quality improvement, and problem-based learning facilitation, cognitive/moral development, leadership in learning communities, professionalization |
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• Producer of a framework that links a social model of cognitive/moral development to optimal teaching methods which faculty can use to facilitate growth and empowerment • Developer of a modified problem-based learning format that can be used in large classes with one facilitator |
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Adult literacy, research interests on impact of community libraries on community learning |
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• Oxford University presenter on future of public libraries • Presentations at American Association of Community College Trustees and Northern Ireland College Trustees on board effectiveness • League for Innovation presentation on how boards can affect learning in a college • Strategic plan designer and implementer for multiple institutions |
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Fluid mechanics, design, entrepreneurship, writing, leadership, measurement, learning. |
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• Director Book of Measures project • Director of the Enriched Learning Environment Project (NSF Funding) • Best Paper, American Society of Engineering Educators Annual Meeting in 2004 • Coauthor of Engineering Fluid Mechanics • Registered Professional Engineering in Idaho |
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• Instructor in higher education for thirty years and recipient of teaching honors including the AMATYC Mathematics Excellence Ward, the Hayward Award for Excellence in Education from the California Academic Senate, and the Distinguished Service Award from the California Mathematics Council, Community College • Author of several books concerning mathematics and computer science • Past president of the California Mathematics Council, Community College, and member of the Mathematical Sciences Education Board, and the National Research Council Committee on Science Education |
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• Teaches at her alma mater where through a co-op program integrates industrial work with engineering education. • Areas of research include manufacturing optimization and multidisciplinary collaborative teaching. • Chair of Michigan Truck and Safety Commission to represent all four year colleges and universities; appointed by Governor Granholm • Chairs the Driver’s Education Advisory Committee and the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Committee for Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land. • Chief Editor of the International Journal for Process Education. |
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Capstone Design, Mechanical Design, Continuum Mechanics and Design Optimization, design innovations, automotive design and development consulting, engineering theoretical and applied research, teaching and professional development research. |
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• Five papers in the area of engineering education and over seventy papers in the area of design simulation and optimization. • Six patents and over five million dollars in research grants as principal, co-principal investigator, and automotive design consultant. • Co-author of two conference proceeding books • Chairman of ten national international conferences and sessions on design analysis and optimization. |
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Research interest in Higher Education Leadership |
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• Associate Professor of English, Northwest Missouri State University • Administrator in Higher Education, Minnesota and Wisconsin • Arts and Sciences-Dean • Student Development-Vice-President • Executive-Acting President/Provost |
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3.1.8 Letting Students Fail So They Can Succeed 4.3.3 The Language and Culture of Success |
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History of humanistic and transpersonal psychology, personality and the aging process, and exploring human potential |
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• Certified Leadership Effectiveness Training (LET) facilitator for Gordon Training International, based upon the teaching of Thomas Gordon, protégé of Carl Rodgers and client-centered therapy • Active developer and participant in faculty development workshops and seminars to provide growth opportunities for adjunct faculty members on campus • Scheduled Presenter for the Kaplan Higher Education Corporation national education conference on improving instructor facilitation methods and strategies |
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2.4.14 Designing Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Activities |
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General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, kayaking, gardening, investing, understanding atoms and molecules, creating innovative curriculum materials and teaching strategies, assessing student learning |
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• Award-winning teacher, research scientist, and department chair • Developer of an interdisciplinary learning communities program dedicated to facilitating the transition from high school to college, nurturing student success, and providing an integrated interdisciplinary general education experience • Leader in developing curriculum materials and teaching strategies to support process-oriented guided-inquiry learning and teaching • Facilitator of regional and national workshops for high school, college, and university faculty on process-oriented guided-inquiry learning (POGIL), and a Director of the NSF-supported POGIL National Dissemination Project • Co-developer of the LUCID Learning and Assessment System (Learning and Understanding through Computer-based Interactive Discovery) |
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Favorite activity is teaching Conversational English abroad, the last was in the Czech Technical University of Prague; scholarly interests include teaching and researching in the fields of leadership and professional development for educators. |
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• Florida Developmental Education Association-Past President, Vice President, Membership Chair, Program Chair • National Association of Developmental Education (NADE) 2002 Program Co-Chair • Received BEST Program and LEAD Program awards from Brevard Community College • Participated in Leadership Academy at Maricopa Comm. College and Kellogg Institute at Appalachian State University |
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Introductory Psychology, Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment, and Internship, influence of home environment and parenting on self-esteem, and problem solving of adolescents |
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• President of a full-service outpatient mental health practice for ten years • Counseling educator at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Grace University, and Bellevue University • Active learning facilitator and creator of a positive learning environment |
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First Steps to College Bridge Learning Community and change agent with passion for faculty development, student success, and building reciprocal learning communities including faculty and students. |
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• Created and coordinated a Faculty Academy for professional development of faculty • Developed and organized the First Steps to College Bridge Learning Community for students experiencing developmental education courses during the first year of college. • Manage a $1.8 million USDE grant • Presenter of Redeeming the Rites of African American Women at the Third International Conference on Women in Africa and the African Diaspora, Antananarivo, Madagascar. • Presentations on First Year and Minority Student Success and Faculty Development at national and international conferences |
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Philosophy of science (physics), Latin, Greek and Roman philosophy, Linguistics, web design |
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• B.A. in Linguistics (Latin), M.A.I.S. (Interdisciplinary Studies) in Philosophy of Science • Author of A Translation of the Major Prefaces to Newton's Principia Mathematica with Historical and Scientific Annotations • Coauthor of Math and Graphing Skills, 3rd Edition • Build and maintain websites for a variety of educational, corporate, and non-profit clients • Worked as a Technical Librarian for the Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center (Navy Undersea Weapons Center/Navy contract), Andros Island, Bahamas • Created electronic maintenance manuals (on CD) for the OH6 aircraft for the US Border Patrol |
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1.1.2 Changing Expectations for Higher Education 1.1.3 Efforts to Transform Higher Education |
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Retired from position of Staff/Organizational Development Coordinator for Madison Area Technical College (MATC) |
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• Expert in strategic planning for institutions, organizations and communities • Teacher (in Occupational Therapy Assistant Program), Executive Assistant to the College President, and Coordinator of Staff/Organizational Development during a 25-year career at MATC • Chair of the Vanguard Team and liaison for the college to the project as MATC was one of twelve college in the U.S. and Canada piloting the transition to becoming a learning college • Overseer for selection of facilitators, design of curricula, and trainer of more than 100 support staff, administrators and faculty members who delivered a comprehensive repertoire of courses and workshops to meet the professional development needs of the college and individual employees |
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Travel, jazz, tennis, reading, and mentoring emerging leaders |
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• Change agent and expert in facilitating strategic plans that empower people and strengthen diverse organizations at the community, city and state levels • Former president of Texas Southern University and Kennedy-King College; over twenty years experience as executive leader in higher education and state government • Founder and President of Team Masters, Inc, a management consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, leadership development, team building and executive coaching • Recipient of Commendation from 74th Texas Legislature, House Chamber; Who’s Who of American Women; Appalachian State University Distinguished Alumnae |
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Fashion, marketing, retailing, and assessment |
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• Lecturer and Advisor in Consumer Science at University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI • CETL Fellow in Assessment • NISOD Teaching Excellence Award • Adobe Breeze Mentor |
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Advanced Pharmacology and Critical Care Senior Practicum, effectiveness of learning strategies and facilitating high-level reflection practices |
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• Author of a first edition of a medical surgical nursing book (in development) in collaboration with faculty from the University of Washington • Experienced instructor at the university level and continuing education in the hospital setting • User of technology, active learning strategies, and integrator of the philosophy of Process Education in teaching practices and curriculum design |
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Development of effective curriculum for underprepared students; establishment and administration of student-friendly learning assistance centers; advancement of communication skills |
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• Instructor in English, Reading, Study Skills, and Orientation to College for twenty years • Director of Developmental Education and Learning Assistance Center for fifteen years to present • Director of a comprehensive program for students with disabilities for seven years • Outstanding Developmental Educator for State of Louisiana Award • Vice President for the National Association for Developmental Education |
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Travel, running, tennis |
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• Co-author of Foundations of Learning • Co-author of Information Technology Self-Assessment Learning Journal • Designer and contributor to Pacific Crest’s Faculty Development Handbooks |
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Math for the Inquiring Mind; Visualizing Math; Discovering Math Across Generations; use of technology effectively to enhance learning; online learning; hiking and travel |
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• Advocate of mentoring model • Area Coordinator for math and technology for Center for Distance Learning, Empire State College, with tasks including course idea generation, course development, hiring and training of adjuncts to teach course sections • Former Academic Coordinator of Lebanon Residency Program (2000-2006) which grew in that time from 50-200 students per term • Reassignment 2005-2008 to teams of developers for Math/Science grant from Charitable Leadership Foundation to develop new courses/materials to increase quantitative/science literacy of adult learners |
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2.1.1 Overview of Learning Theory 2.1.6 Annotated Bibliography—Learning Theory 2.2.4 Differentiating Knowledge from Growth 2.2.7 Understanding Motivation and Self-Regulation Theories 2.2.8 Process Education as a Motivation and Self- Regulation System 2.3.3 Classification of Learning Skills 2.3.7 Learning Processes through the Use of Methodologies
2.3.8 Learning Process Methodology 4.2.3 Personal Development Methodology 4.3.5 Differentiating Growth from Acquiescence
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Introductory Psychology and Making Positive Life Choices (online), learning and self-growth theory, with a focus on how educators can facilitate these |
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• Author of Process Learning Activities for Introduction to Psychology (4th edition) • Program co-planner for 2004 and 2005 conferences of the Association of Research-Based Practitioners in Process Education • Facilitator, and change agent for the improvement of program assessment within the Bellevue University community, including the use of active learning “growth” rubrics for both student and instructor perspectives • Integration of program and faculty development by means of the Content Manager and e-Portfolio functions of BlackboardTM |
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1.1.1 Introduction to Expectations and Change Movements in Higher Education |
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Leadership, quality improvement, and values in education |
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• Served as Professor, Dean, Academic Vice President, Senior Vice President • CEO and Executive Director of National Institute for Quality, Consulting Firm • Developer of graduate programs in Leadership and Education • Developer of AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Project) of the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association. |
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General chemistry, biochemistry, undergraduate research related to protein stability and degradation, scientific writing, outreach aimed at interesting and retaining girls in science |
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• Co-chair of Seattle University Core curriculum assessment committee • Co-author of a chapter and journal article on implementation of process oriented activities in the biochemistry classroom • Co-author of process oriented activities for biochemistry • Assessment co-coordinator for Seattle University chemistry department |
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Leadership, strategic management, socio-political forecasting, organizational change and transformation, environmental scanning and futures research |
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• 1994 Dissertation of the Year Award, The International Society for Educational Planning • Administrative experience with oversight of strategic planning, academic affairs, institutional/instructional technology, faculty development, institutional development/advancement, student services, and admissions/student records • Consultant to and trainer of the staff of numerous educational agencies, school systems, and higher education institutions • Author of articles and book chapters on strategic planning and organizational change in such publications as “Community College Review”, “World Future Society Bulletin”, “Educational Leadership”, Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, Volume V, Doing Academic Planning, (SCUP), Planning Resource Development In an Uncertain Environment, (NCRD) • Presenter at national and international conferences of SCUP, AIR, AERA, UCEA and World Future Society • Instructor of undergraduate and graduate courses in strategic planning, socio-political forecasting, theory and practice of leadership |
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3.4.5 Effective Design of Problem-Based Projects 3.4.7 Using Reading and Lecture Notes Logs to Improve Learning |
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Computer applications, undergraduate curriculum, business writing, sales, marketing, quality control, economics and accounting |
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• Instructor of computer science applications courses at university, community, and technical college levels for ten years • Co-author of Information Technology Self-Assessment Learning Journal (Pacific Crest, 2004), which includes learning methodologies, reading and lecture note logs, as well as self-assessment journals for student development of problem-based computer projects • Magazine reporter and computer programmer of savings, inventory, payroll, and accounting applications for a bank service bureau |
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2.4.17 Assessing Learning Activities 3.2.5 Creating a Facilitation Plan |
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Undergraduate Research, Biochemistry, and General Chemistry, biochemical signal transduction processes as they relate to atherosclerosis; analyzing effective teaching for open-ended problem solving; and designing professional development activities for high school instructors |
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• Facilitator at national workshops for the NSF Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) project • Co-designer and facilitator for a professional development series for local physical science teachers • Presenter at several chemical education conferences on coaching problem solving skills in the classroom • Co-author of process oriented activities for biochemistry (in development) |
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General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry; facilitating student-centered learning, understanding solvent effects, introducing others to Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) |
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• Recipient of Lindback Award for Teaching Excellence • Co-Author of POGIL materials for use in general chemistry and physical chemistry • Project Coordinator for the POGIL Project • Facilitator for numerous POGIL faculty development workshops |
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Teaching and research interests include sociology of religion and underprivileged populations, including Hispanics and homeless persons and families. |
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• Former Interim Provost, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, and Chair of Behavioral Sciences Department • Member of the President’s Cabinet and responsible for institutional research, the Academic Quality Improvement Program and accreditation, community programs, and international sites (including programs in Israel, Belize and China). • Earned her doctorate, master’s, and bachelor’s degree (honors) at York University, Toronto, Canada. |
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Solid Mechanics, Structural Analysis, and Dynamics and Vibrations |
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• Licensed professional engineer in Texas • Facilitator of national and international workshops on active-cooperative and collaborative learning, and the use of teams in and out of the classroom • Instructor of the first-year engineering course at Texas A&M University for the past thirteen years, serving as freshman engineering coordinator from 1993-1997 • Active member of the NSF Foundation Coalition team that changed the course to an ACL team-based format (offered to all TAMU engineering students starting in the fall of 1998) |
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Freshman Problem Solving, Freshman Interdisciplinary Course, and Operating Systems |
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• Designer and instructor of Suffolk’s first computer course for non-science majors, using a student-centered, Process Education approach • Principal author of Foundations of Problem Solving • Author of the book Trust in Learning: A Practical Guide to Student-Centered College Teaching |
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Professor of English, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH |
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1.2.2 Profile of a Quality Learner 1.4.3 Measuring Writing Performance in a Discipline |
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Writing Lab, Research Paper, and English Composition, effective use of technology, professional development practices, and writing theory and practice |
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• Instructor in a wide range of mediums and formats, such as a traditional structure, online-learning, interactive television, and within a writing lab • Facilitator of faculty development at Sinclair in process learning, distance learning, and Learning-to-Learn Camps • Presenter at the League for Innovation in the Community College on faculty development at Learning-to-Learn Camp and active learning in interactive television |
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Managerial Decision Making and Planning, Organizational Strategy, Foundations of Management, Critical Thinking (MBA) with research in corporate sustainability and undergraduate business education. |
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• Former Assistant Dean for Curriculum, College of Business • Coordinator of Leadership Fellows program for selected business seniors • Editor of Business Enterprise textbook for foundations course (text written by 20 faculty in the College of Business) • Headed task force to redesign the general business major curriculum and served on University Task Force for General Education Assessment • Used service-learning projects in decision-making course to benefit community programs (raised $20,000 for Red Cross following 911). |
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Rehabilitation manager, occupational therapist, and private consultant, Lima, OH |
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1.2.7 Annotated Bibliography—Effective Leadership |
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Anatomy, Learning Communities and Learning Styles, Assessment, Human Development, Handwriting, writing, travel and completing final project for Doctorate in Health Sciences (DHS) in Occupational Therapy. |
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• Founded of the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at Rhodes State College, Lima, Ohio • Presented professional workshops across the country on occupational therapy and education topics • International outreach in the Ukraine demonstrating occupational therapy • Over 25 years experience in occupational therapy, education and consulting |
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Dynamics and Controls, Senior Design, and Astrodynamics, issues associated with the development and integration of new technology for the military, classroom research on the use of technology to enhance learning, and the history of technology |
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• Director, Interim Research, Development and Engineering Command, and special assistant to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) in 2002 • Researcher on a study regarding the military potential and perils of future technologies for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army during a 2001-2002 sabbatical year • Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Committee, American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 2001 to 2003 and contributor to the organization of the 2004 Annual ME Education Conference |
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Rhetoric, cognitive psychology, literature, film, theater, writing, travel, photography. |
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• Edition editor, Faculty Guidebook editions 3 and 4. • Editor for Foundations of Chemistry (2nd edition), Biology 150, 201, & 202, a s well as other Process Education publications.• Author and designer of a manual and workbook to help military families prepare for and cope with deployments. • Teacher and designer of curriculum that uses film, drama, and literature to stimulate thinking and discussion. |
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1.5.5 Identifying Performance Measures for a Program 1.5.7 Writing an Annual Assessment Report |
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Introduction to Public Speaking |
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• Active promoter of Institutional Research as a resource for translating data into information for decision-making, consulting for gathering information through survey development, administration, and analysis, and acting as a problem-solving interface with Computer Services • President in 2004-2005 for SUNY-wide organization for the profession of Institutional Research as president-elect in 2003-04 for a SUNY-wide organization of professionals • Local arrangements chair for the 2005 regional conference for Institutional Research professionals • Key leader of campus-wide efforts to identify a plan for moving forward with assessment, identifying and offering key professional development opportunities for faculty and staff through Pacific Crest, and supporting the implementation of assessment systems in academic programs, general education, and administrative departments • Leader in understanding the broader policy and financial context of public higher education in New York State, through a combination of advanced education in public administration and higher education administration as well as professional budgeting experience at the State and System SUNY level |
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Freshman Chemistry and Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, bio-inorganic approaches to environmental remediation, creating models for the Lewis acid catalysis and coordination chemistry of cysteinate metalloproteins; exploring structure-reactivity relationships for secondary non-covalent intra-molecular interactions in coordination complexes; and improving the integration of research-based methodology into laboratory instruction in natural science. |
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• Program Director for a Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) grant from the NYS Education Department to develop inquiry-based guided discovery activities for both formal and informal science education at the secondary school level; and to improve learning outcomes for STEP students • Program Director for STEP and the Assistant Campus Director for the NSF sponsored SUNY Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) • Member of the Teaching for Learning Center committee and co-organizer for the interconnected learning project in natural sciences at the college |
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French-English Translation, Advanced French Conversation, Caribbean and African Literatures in French, Applied Linguistics, Haitian Creole, coordinating self-study and accreditation reviews, coaching program assessment, facilitating professional development, collaborating in research and planning for transformational change |
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• Co-chair of the University Self-Study for Reaffirmation of Accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education • Recipient of a fellowship in higher education academic administration from the American Council on Education • Commissioner and Secretary, D.C. Education Licensure Commission • Administrative experience at department, college and university levels • Recipient of the 2005 Presidential Faculty Award at the University of the District of Columbia |
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Mass Communications, Regulation of Electronic Communications, Women of Color and the Law, designing professional development and scholarly opportunities for faculty and academic support programs. |
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• Numerous papers and presentations in the area of communications policy and law. • Professor Emeritus Syracuse University • Member and participant on numerous national and international communications policy conferences, advisory panels, and commissions. • Serves in various capacities on numerous nonprofit and civic boards and organizations |
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Career guidance, athletic-academic counseling, aerobics instruction |
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• Collaborator in learning communities program for ten years, emphasizing team-teaching career guidance taught in conjunction with basic writing/composition; active participant in related faculty and staff development at local and national levels • Recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award at Cerritos College for outstanding service in counseling, especially in a program serving 500 athletes and Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award from Center for the Study of Diversity in Education (De Anza College, California) in 2001 • Counselor of the Year in 2001, decided by 3C4A faculty association for college athletic academic advisors |
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2.3.1 Introduction to Process Education |
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Analyzing Media, Media Effects, Information Technology and Human Communication, teaching and learning (especially problem solving, communication issues in information technology, mass media) |
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• Pioneer of distance learning at UMass Boston, developing teleconferencing courses in the mid 1990’s and online courses thereafter • Co-editor of Learning Through Problem Solving • Director of Communication Studies at UMass Boston, 1996 to 2005 • Academic Advisor, Center on Media and Society, McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston |
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American Literature and Cinema, and Popular Culture Studies |
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• President of the Popular Culture Association • Member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Popular Culture • Member of the Florida Community Colleges Student Learning Outcomes Task Force • Author of numerous refereed publications in popular culture studies |
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2.4.16 Methodology for Creating Methodologies 3.1.1 Overview of Quality Learning Environments 3.1.3 Methodology for Creating a Quality Learning Environment 3.1.4 Establishing Initial Respect without Prejudging 3.1.6 Obtaining Shared Commitment 3.1.7 Setting High Expectations 3.1.11 Annotated Bibliography—Quality Learning Environments 3.2.1 Overview of Facilitation 3.2.2 Profile of a Quality Facilitator 3.2.3 Facilitation Methodology 3.2.7 Constructive Intervention 3.2.8 Constructive Intervention Techniques 3.2.10 Annotated Bibliography—Facilitation |
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Old house renovation, caring for grandkids, promulgating war tax resistance, traveling, improving facilitation in the classroom |
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• Instructor for ten years, following Process Education philosophy in all courses • Participant and mentor at many Process Education events • Presenter at several ASCUE conferences, papers on teaching Computer Science using Process Education principles |
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Developmental writing, Caribbean women writers, access of marginalized people to higher education worldwide, and integration of Process Education principles into the delivery of developmental education |
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• Coordinator of Developmental Education and English as a Second Language • Facilitator of faculty development for adjunct faculty teaching ESL and developmental reading, writing, and mathematics courses • President (2005) of Michigan Developmental Educators Consortium (MDEC) |
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Employee Relations Consultant, Employment Relations Consulting, Madison, WI |
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Promoting individual, team, and organizational success through the creation and implementation of collaborative strategies. |
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• Commissioner on Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission • Past President of American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Wisconsin Chapter and Wisconsin Public Employer Labor Relations Association (WPELRA) • Vice President – Human Resources, Director of Labor Relations and Diversity, Campus Administrator, and Adjunct Faculty at Wisconsin technical colleges • Oversight of comprehensive faculty and staff development program as part of Human Resources Department in which personally designed and facilitated a variety of workshops related to leadership, management, diversity, quality improvement, and student success. |
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4.1.5 Moving Toward an Assessment Culture 4.1.7 Writing Performance Criteria for Individuals and Teams |
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Freshman engineering and physics, student peer and self-assessment, technology in the classroom, faculty peer coaching |
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• Created, directed, and delivered a pre-engineering program including a two-year Associate of Science degree at Lewis-Clark State College • Frontiers in Education New Faculty Fellow in 2001 • Active presenter and reviewer for the Educational Research and Methods Division of the American Society for Engineering Education • Local leader, developer and participant in faculty development workshops and seminars to provide growth opportunities for faculty |
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Collaborative learning, organizational theory, student persistence, and public higher education systems, first year transition, and cognitive development in college students. Administrative activities include involvement in first year transition programs such as first year seminar and learning communities, faculty advising development, and assessment. |
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• Syracuse University Doctoral Prize for Outstanding Research, 2001 • National Academic Advisor Association Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Administration, 2003 • National presentations at the Association for the Study of Higher Education, National Conference on the First Year of College and the National Academic Advisor Association conference. • Graduate program instructor for Organizational Theory, Introduction to Higher Education, and College Teaching. |
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Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics, and Applied Biomechanics, determination of spinal response to vehicle vibration, development of aquatic exercise program that actively promotes a decrease in osteoporosis, orthopedic biomechanics |
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• Collaborator in web-based engineering education for the College of Engineering • Co-PI of several University of Tennessee grants on interactive technology related to realistic problem solving for upper division students |
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1.2.3 New Faculty Roles for Institutional Effectiveness |
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Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Sociology of Education, Evaluation and Assessment in Postsecondary Education, and any sociology courses or women’s studies courses approached from an interdisciplinary perspective—especially those which encompass economics or education course content |
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• Consultant for strategic planning, assessment, evaluation, and grant writing to institutions of higher education and the organizations that support them • Web-based instructor for engineering education for the College of Engineering • International presenter and speaker on various topics related to education, fundraising, grant writing, and funding for postsecondary education • Evaluation Consultant to the National Academy of Engineering’s Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Engineering Education (CASEE) • Peer Reviewer for several federally-funded discretionary grant programs for over six years • Author of Daring to Educate: The Legacy of the Early Spelman College Presidents (2005) |
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2.1.3 A Brief History of Neuroscience 2.1.4 From Synapses to Learning—Understanding Brain Processes |
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Neuroscience of Learning, Early Brain Development, Emotional Intelligence, and Neuropsychology of Prejudice |
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• International presenter and keynote speaker on the topics of Neuroscience of Learning, Early Brain Development, Emotional Intelligence and the Neuropsychology of Prejudice to audiences ranging from pre-school and early childhood specialists to college-level administrators, faculty members, and counseling organizations • Researcher and science writer for Science IQ , contributing articles on brain research • Educational Consultant for Stanford Research Institute (SRI) • Collaborator on the development and marketing of several of the nation’s leading mathematics, science and reading programs, including coordinating the efforts of one of the nation’s major publishers with America’s largest school systems and the National Science Foundation (in mathematics and science) |
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3.1.9 Creating Meaningful Assessment and Documentation Systems |
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Linear and nonlinear system theory, computer networks, computer security, and computer aided control system design. |
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• Licensed professional engineer in Michigan • Past associate editor of IEEE Control Systems • Author of several journal and conference papers in IEEE • Transactions on Automatic Control, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, and the American Control Conference. |
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2.2.6 Overview of Problem Solving 2.5.3 Distinguishing between Problem Solving, Design, and Research |
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Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Engineering for Living Systems, Water and Wastewater Operations, Fluid Mechanics of Porous Media |
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• Research interests include colloid (nanoparticle) transport in groundwater, interdisciplinary drinking water protection research with social scientists, creation of nanodevices for faster cheaper water analysis, improving techniques for graduate student advising, and using Process Education in engineering education. • Winner of a college-wide award for Outstanding Academic Advisor • Utilize Process Education techniques for disciplinary and interdisciplinary program design • Professional Engineer (PE); advisor to government and industry on waste management and groundwater cleanup |