Congratulations to Karen Skibba, Instructional Design Specialist, LTC, who recently received a Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education with an Adult and Continuing Education Specialization from UW-Milwaukee.\u00a0 The title of\u00a0Karen’s \u00a0dissertation is: “An Investigation of How Faculty Members Learn to Teach Adult Students in Blended Programs.”<\/p>\n
Her study found that experienced faculty members needed to learn anew and rethink pedagogical strategies when designing and teaching new course delivery formats.\u00a0 Faculty members learning to teach are also adult learners who learn through experience and by conducting experiments.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0This study confirmed that faculty members who teach in a blended program need guidance on how to use technology and also seek pedagogical strategies to increase both student and faculty success.<\/p>\n
Karen\u00a0was\u00a0recently notified\u00a0that her research will be published in 2012 book titled \u201cVirtual Mentoring for Teachers: Online Professional Development Practices.\u201d\u00a0 Her chapter will be titled \u201cAdult Learning Influence on Faculty Learning Cycle: Individual and Shared Reflections While Learning to Teach Online Lead to Pedagogical Transformations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Way to go, Dr. Karen!<\/p>\n
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Congratulations to Karen Skibba, Instructional Design Specialist, LTC, who recently received a Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education with an Adult and Continuing Education Specialization from UW-Milwaukee.\u00a0 The title of\u00a0Karen’s \u00a0dissertation is: “An Investigation of How Faculty Members Learn to Teach Adult Students in Blended Programs.” Her study found that experienced faculty members needed to … <\/p>\n