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The Center for Teaching and Learning promotes teaching excellence at
Western Oregon University. Our mission is to serve the Western community
though a commitment to teaching and learning. The CTL offers individual
teaching consultations, workshops and discussions, and provides resources
to the campus community. The Technology Resource Center is a fully staffed
open lab which provides instructional technology training and resources
to faculty, staff and students.
The staff of the Center for Teaching and Learning and
the Technology Resource Center are a team of professionals here to support
you.
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Dr. Niki Young, Director
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
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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.
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Sue Payton, Instructional Technologist
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.
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Elayne Kuletz, Instructional Design Coordinator,
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Parker Palmer book group meets |
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The deadline to apply for the Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching by an Adjunct Professor. |
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Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in the IT210. For
more information, please call 838-8895.
Over the summer five WOU faculty traveled to China, giving lectures at several
Chinese universities and learning about Chinese culture and its educational system. Read their stories in the Fall 2007 CTL newsletter, or indivudally below (with full color photos) in PDF format:
Emily Plec
Mary Bucy
Denvy Saxowsky
Jie Liu (web exclusive)
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