Disciplinary Interests: Teaching and learning
Scott Simkins
POD, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (IS-SOTL, American Economic Association
Investigating adaptability of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) discipline teaching and learning innovations for economics education (National Science Foundation grant DUE #04-11037.
Scott Simkins is Director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Economics at North Carolina A&T State University.
Catherine Eleise Lee
Catherine Lee is a senior lecturer in Historical and Theoretical Studies in Art & Design at the University of Huddersfield.
Alyson Vogel
Academic program developer, coach and project manager with significant expertise in course design, curriculum planning, online teaching, training, coaching & mentoring and major event logistics & execution.
In depth knowledge of media education and of integrating the Internet and new media into teaching & learning. Researching, developing, administering and evaluating large and small scale adult education courses, conferences, seminars and study tours. Design and teach workshops for teachers on web and data mining, document publishing, grant writing and the use of social media tools.
My experience in course programming and media education spans nearly 10 years. Most recently I was a Program Development Specialist for Teachers College, Columbia University until our organization was closed as a result of restructuring. At Teachers College I liaised with faculty and administration to research, develop, administer and evaluate hundreds of large and small scale adult education courses, conferences and study tours.
I am best known for my soup to nuts approach to academic project management, and I add a unique blend of coaching and mentoring support to thought leaders in their field who want to communicate for ultimate impact with their students in the new millennium.
Alice Macpherson
Instructional Skills Workshop as a Transformative Learning Experience, Transformative Dialogues (ejournal), Communities of Practice Implementation Practices
Alice Macpherson holds an PhD in Education combining Education and Leadership through an organizational development lens. She has worked with many facets of post-secondary and adult education in curriculum development and the development and delivery of professional development educational opportunities. Alice is the Professional Development and Prior Learning Assessment Coordinator at Kwantlen, where she works with employees at all levels to increase their strengths and harness their creativity to work with students and improve learning. Alice has worked with many facets of post-secondary and adult education in curriculum development, instructional design, and the development and delivery of professional development educational opportunities. She is a senior trainer in the International Instructional Skills Workshop Network (http://www.iswnetwork.ca/) and works with other trainers and facilitators from around the world to support the development of evidence based good teaching practices to promote positive learning environments.
Meg E. Stewart
John Ottenhoff
John Ottenhoff is Vice President of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, a consortium of 14 independent liberal arts colleges located in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
Kelly McVeigh Stanley
Developing an Instructional Design and Technology Certificate Program, Redesigning the New Faculty Development program
Kelly McVeigh is an Instructional Designer for the Center for Creative Instruction and Technology at Delaware Technical & Community College. Kelly has more than 12 years experience in academic technology management, instructional design, learning management system administration, and faculty professional development. Kelly works collaboratively with university administrators, curriculum specialists, faculty and industry vendors in the evaluation, selection and implementation of innovative and effective instructional methods and technology applications. Kelly holds a Master's degree in Instructional Design in Education.
Kathy Takayama
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, American Society for Microbiology, Australian Society for Microbiology, POD
Kathy Takayama is the Director of the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry at Brown University.
Anne M Hornak
Community college decision making and ethics, White racial identity development, Using Case studies as a meaningful tool for education
Anne M Hornak is an assistant professor at Central Michigan University in Educational Leadership. She primarily works with the higher education and student affairs programs. Her teaching interests are Student Development Theory, Adult Development, Ethics, Spirituality in Higher Education, Research in Education, Student Affairs Administration, and Women in Higher Education.
Cristian Opazo
Cristian Opazo is the Senior Academic Computing Consultant at Vassar College, where he started working in 2000. He develops and manages various research and teaching projects working alongside fellow faculty, students and college administrators. He administers the college's Scientific Visualization Laboratory, overseeing and mentoring student staff. He also holds an adjunct teaching positions in the Departments of Physics/Astronomy and Chemistry, where he teaches computational methods, modeling and simulations.
Susanna Carter
Susanna Carter is lecturer in Learning Advice at the University of South Australia. She aids students who are struggling with their studies and supports academic staff in developing and presenting materialsn and techniques to enhance teaching.
The topic of her PhD covers the role of the visual and affective aspects in teaching and learning, focussing on how design of teaching materials and mind mapping can aid the learner.
Nancy Chick
Nancy Chick is Associate Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin--Barron County and a member of the ISSOTL Board of Directors.
Mark Salisbury
Mark Salisbury spent a decade as a college soccer coach and is now a research assistant at the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education and a PhD candidate in Higher Education at the University of Iowa. His interests include study abroad policy, participation, and pedagogy as well as broader questions of internationalization in higher education.
Regina L. Garza Mitchell
Debra Ballard
Chair of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Otis College of Art and Design
Dana L. Davenport
*(Re)Designing the 21st Century School in Economically-disadvantaged School Districts and Communities, *Out-of-school Literacy Learning in the Rural South, *Schoolhouse South: Narratives of Teaching and Learning
D.L. Davenport teaches English/humanities in southeast Georgia.
Marlene G. Forney
Paula Vincini
Instructional Design Blog, Knowledgebase wiki, OSP Eportfolios, Classroom Response Systems, Faculty Development for Teaching and Learning with Technology, Teaching and Learning Art History with Digital Images
Paula Vincini is the Instructional Design Specialist for Academic Technology in the University Information Technology (UIT)Department at Tufts University. She received her Ed.S. from the Instructional Systems Technology program at Indiana University.
Phillip Butler
Kathy Takayama
Kathy Takayama is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology at the University of New South Wales. She is a Carnegie Scholar (2003-2004) and Regional Vice President of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
