Niki Young, Ph.D.
Director,
Center for Teaching and Learning
Niki Young brings a wealth of experience
and expertise to the Center for Teaching
and Learning. An outstanding and
award winning teacher, she is also
an active
scholar with 8 publications in refereed
journals and 11 professional presentations
to her credit. She has been awarded
6 competitive grants totaling $19,730.
Young has been a reviewer for Exchanges,
the Online Journal of Teaching and
Learning
in the California State University,
and for Communication and Law Review.
She
is a member of the National Communication
Association (NCA), the Association
of American Colleges and Universities
(AAC&U),
and the Professional and Organizational
Development Network in Higher Education
(POD), for which she is also newsletter
editor. Young has a Ph.D. in Communication
Studies from Louisiana State University,
a Masters degree from the University
of Oregon, a B.S. in Education from
Southern Oregon University, and a B.A.
in Economics
from Macalester College.
Scott Carter
Instructional Technologist
Scott Carter has worked as an Instructional
Technologist at Western Oregon University
since 2000, helping faculty,
staff and students improve teaching
and promote student learning through
the use of technology. In addition
to overseeing the Technology
Resource Center along
with Sue Payton, Scott provides one-on-one
and group training on a
variety of topics, including Web pages,
digital
video, and many software applications.
He is also the principal administrator
for the campus online learning management system,
Moodle, assisting faculty in creating courses and helping students with technical issues.
Scott received his B.A. from the University
of
Oregon and had over five years experience in the private sector training industry before coming to WOU, both with computer training and other business-related topics..
Sue Payton
Production Coordinator
Sue Payton has a background in educational
multimedia and graphic design. She earned
her B.S. in Art from Western Oregon University.
Prior to working for the University,
she spent seven years with the Polk Education
Service district working with media.
Sue has been at Western Oregon University
for over 27 years. In addition
to overseeing the Technology
Resource Center along
with Scott Carter, she specializes in publication
design and creating support materials
for instruction. Sue also provides support
and instruction to faculty, staff, and
students with print production, audio
and video editing, scanning, photo editing,
web development and display production.
