Overview

Carolyn is the Director of the Office of Instructional Resources and also teaches online for the Department of Intervention Services and Leadership in Education. She came to 成人头条 State after working for herself as a private curriculum developer and online textbook author for several years. She began her career as a adjunct instructor of Political Science and English at Friends University where she rose to the rank of Assistant Professor and Academic Chair of the College of Adult and Professional Studies before leaving Friends for a family military move. Carolyn holds a PhD in Adult Education and is a Certified Professional in Training Management (CPTM), a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), and a Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator (CWMF).

Information

Academic Interests and Expertise
  • Ph.D. in Adult and Continuing Education from Kansas State University
    • Dissertation:
  • Master's degree in history from 成人头条
    • Focus on disease history and culinary history
  • Master's degree in political science from the University of Iowa
    • Focus on civil rights, Constititutional law, and research methods 

 

Areas of Research Interest
  • Effective teaching methods in the higher education setting
  • Program and course assessment
Areas of Teaching Interest
  • Statistics and research methods for social scientists
  • Learning theory and instructional design
  • American politics and government
Publications
  • Editor and primary contributor to Teaching Today, a monthly newsletter for 成人头条 State instructors, 2019-ongoing
  • Presence鈥 and hundreds of other pages of instructor training through
  • 鈥溾 and ongoing blogging through KSARN.org
  • 鈥溾 and ongoing blogging through LinkedIn
  • 鈥溾欌 and over 100 other blog articles at IDA.wichita.edu, now suspended blogging project
  • 鈥,鈥 WCET Frontiers, 2016
  • 鈥,鈥欌赌 WCET Frontiers, 2016
  • 鈥,鈥 Chapter Nine in Police Use of Force: Important Issus Facing the Police and the Communities They Serve, 2016
  • C2C Digital Magazine, Spring/Summer, 2015
  • 鈥溾 Fairmount Folio, 2014
  • Western Civilizations One, Online textbook published by the Learning House, 2011
  • Western Civilizations Two, Online textbook published by the Learning House, 2010
  • American National Government, Online textbook published by the Learning House, 2009
  • Instructional Design and Curriculum Development, Online textbook published by the Learning House, 2009
  • 鈥淭he Presidency of George W. Bush,鈥 Article in an online textbook published by the Learning House, 2009
  • 鈥,鈥 Online Classroom, 2006
  • 鈥,鈥 in Arabs in the Americas: Interdisciplinary Essays on the Arab Diaspora, 2006
  • ,鈥 Adult Learning, 1998
Professional Experience

Courses Taught

  • Advanced Research Methods for Criminal Justice, Online
  • American Character, Face-to-Face
  • American History I, Online and Face-to-Face
  • American History II, Online and Face-to-Face
  • American National Government, Online and Face-to-Face
  • Beliefs About Knowledge and Learning, Online
  • Comparative Politics, Face-to-Face
  • Current Events, Online and Face-to-Face
  • Current World Events, Online
  • Developmental English, Face-to-Face
  • Educational Accessibility: Assistive Technology, Online
  • Educational Accessibility: Legal Landscape, Online
  • Educational Accessibility: Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning, Online
  • Instructional Theory, Online
  • International Relations, Online
  • Introduction to Educational Statistics, Online
  • Issues in American Politics, Online and Face-to-Face
  • Learning Theory and Instruction, Online
  • Learning Theory and Curriculum Design, Online
  • Masterpieces of World Literature One, Face-to-Face
  • Masterpieces of World Literature Two, Face-to-Face
  • Minority Literature for Criminal Justice, Face-to-Face
  • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Face-to-Face
  • Quantitative Methods for the Public Sector, Online
  • Search for Meaning in a Changing World, Face-to-Face
  • State and Local Government, Online
  • Statistics for Social Sciences, Online
  • Western Civilization One, Telecourse, Online, and Face-to-Face
  • Western Civilization Two, Telecourse, Online, and Face-to-Face
  • Writing I, Face-to-Face
  • Writing II, Face-to-Face
Awards and Honors
  • Leadership in the Advancement of Teaching Award, 2024
  • Cadman Gallery Photo Contest, 2023, Second Place for "Spring Storms on the Road"
  • President's Distinguished Service Award, 2021
Grants
  • Second Principal Investigator on FCC grant, 2023-24
  • Second Principal Investigator on FAA grant, August 16-April 2019
  • Academic Consultant on Kansas Humanities Major Grant, 2018
Areas of Service
  • Serve on both MA Thesis and EdD Dissertation committees: 2022-present
  • Served on the Executive Board of DisabilityIN: 成人头条, 2020
  • Serve on the 成人头条 State Accessibility Commmittee, 2017-present
  • Serve on the 成人头条 State Re-integration  Sub-committee on Instruction, 2020-2021
  • Member of the CAS review committee evaluating the 成人头条 State Office of Disability Services, 2020
  • Participant in various campus and professional activities as an volunteer. For example:
    • Member of the Research Review Panel for AHEAD, 2019-2023
    • Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Online Consultant for Fall, 2020 Zoom-based actvities
    • Hippodrome judge, 2019
    • GRASP Judge, 2020
    • AHEAD National Conference Volunteer, 2019
    • OLC Innovate Volunteer, 2018
Other Interests

Presentations and National Exposure

  • 鈥,鈥 podcast guest at the Disability History Association Podcast, Episode #21, 2020.
  • 鈥淲hen Training Graduate Students Creates a Public Good: Professional Development Badges Move From Blackboard to Everyone,鈥 co-presentation with Dr. Kerry Wilks, Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting, 2020 (anticipated)
  • 鈥淟earning to Use Accessibility Tools,鈥 Sedgwick County Business Leadership Network/DisabilityIN: 成人头条 Forum, 2019
  • 鈥淏ut I Don鈥檛 Have One in My Class: The Challenges of Building a Culture of Accessibility on Campus,鈥 The Consortium for Title IX and Equity Officers in Higher Ed Conference, 2019
  • 鈥淯niversal Design in the Classroom,鈥 training session for Michael Tilford Conference: 鈥淔rom Knowledge to Practice: Professional Development for a More Equitable Campus,鈥 2019
  • Featured prominently in 鈥,鈥 Inside HigherEd, 2019
  • Interviewed for, 鈥,鈥 Helix Education鈥檚 Enrollment Growth University podcast episode 89, 2019
  • 鈥,鈥 AHEAD Equity and Excellence Conference, 2019
  • 鈥淜ansas Accessibility Resources Network (KSARN) Explained,鈥 AHEAD Equity and Excellence Conference, 2019
  • Pre-session Workshop, 鈥淧ractical Accessibility for Improving Orientation,鈥 NODA Annual Meeting, 2019
  • 鈥淭raining Students in Accessibility Using Free KSARN Resources,鈥 WSU Tech Accessibility Summer Camp, 2019
  • Keynote Address, 鈥湷扇送诽 State鈥檚 Progress Toward a Fully Accessible Future,鈥 Kan-AHEAD Annual Meeting, 2019
  • 鈥,鈥 co-presentation with Dr. Kerry Wilks, Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting, 2019
  • 鈥淲hat is KSARN and What Can it Do for Me?,鈥 iTrac, 2019
  • 鈥淎ccessibility Versus Accommodations: What鈥檚 the Difference and Why Does it Matter?,鈥 Summer Strategies Conference, University of Kansas, 2019
  • 鈥淎ccessibility Concerns When Teaching About Art and Music,鈥 Cowley County Community College Summer Symposium, 2019
  • Invited Speaker, 鈥淓nvisioning an Accessible Future Means Being the Change and Managing it Too,鈥 OLC Innovate, 2018
  • Keynote Speaker, 鈥淎chieving an Accessible Future,鈥 Combined Faculty Training Day for Fort Scott, Neosho County, and Allen Community Colleges
  • Keynote Speaker, 鈥淎ccessibility is Nothing to Fear,鈥 Cowley County Community College Summer Symposium, 2018
  • 鈥淎ccessibility and Blackboard Ally at WSU,鈥 Kansas Blackboard Users鈥 Group, 2018
  • 鈥淎ccessible Face-to-Face Presentation,鈥 iTrac, 2018
  • 鈥,鈥 WCET 29th Annual Meeting, 2017
  • Full Conference Address, 鈥淎ccessibility is a Bright Line,鈥 University of Missouri at Kansas City Open Education Conference, 2017
  • 鈥淚mproving Accessibility in OER鈥檚,鈥 University of Missouri at Kansas City Open Education Conference, 2017
  • 鈥淎ccessibility, Universal Design, and Quality,鈥 成人头条 State College of Health Professions Faculty Bootcamp, 2017
  • 鈥淎ccessibility in the Face-to-Face Classroom,鈥 成人头条 Area Technical College Teaching Academy, 2017
  • 鈥淎ssessing the Impact of Standardization on Online Criminal Justice Courses,鈥 American Criminal Justice Association Annual Meeting, 2017
  • 鈥淢ore P.D., Less Time, Less Money,鈥 iTrac, 2017
  • 鈥淒esigning with Green Light Principles and the LEARN Model,鈥 UBTech. 2016
  • 鈥淟ayered Competency: A New Model for Higher Education,鈥 University of Missouri at Kansas City Focus on Assessment Conference, 2016
  • 鈥淲hat We Know About Foods of the First Thanksgiving 鈥 from a Mayflower Descendent,鈥 Museum of World Treasurers, 2016
  • 鈥淔ood on the Great Plains, Eating Like a Cowboy,鈥 Reflection Ridge Retirement Community, 2015
  • 鈥淥nline Spanish Courses: Taking Spanish Instruction Into the 21st Century,鈥 Kansas World Languages Association Conference, 2015
  • 鈥淓ncouraging Faculty Buy-In Through Recognition and Training,鈥 co-presentation with Dr. Mark Porcaro, Colleague-to Colleague Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology, 2015
  • 鈥淎ssuring Quality in Online Courses,鈥 Continuing Education in Kansas Conference, 2015
  • 鈥淨uality Online Spanish Instruction? 隆S铆 Se Puede!鈥 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, 2015
  • 鈥淐olonial Food: The Making of American Cuisine,鈥 Museum of World Treasurers, 2015
  • 鈥淔rom Medical Procedure to a Gift From Father: Female Sexual Awakening and the Rise of the Vibrator,鈥 Gender and Sexuality Conference, 2015
  • 鈥淥pen Up! Using Open Educational Resources in Online and Face-to-Face History Courses,鈥 Kansas Association of Historians Annual Conference, 2015
  • Panel Chair, 鈥淧lace and Policy, Midwestern Voices, Midwestern Ideals,鈥 Kansas Association of Historians Annual Conference, 2015
  • 鈥淭he Great American Pasture: Bison and Beef on the Great Plains,鈥 Kansas Association of Historians Annual Conference, 2014
Additional Information

Lifelong Learning Activities

Iowa Culinary Institute

Des Moines Area Community College

2009-2011

  • 35+ hours of culinary instruction
  • Court of Master Sommeliers Level One Certification

Additional Professional Training and Certifications

  • Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator (CWMF), Mindful Leader
  • Certified Professional in Training Management (CPTM), Training Industry
  • Disability Law for DSS Directors, Staff, and ADA Officers, AHEAD Management and TRIO Institute, 2019
  • Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), International Association of Accessibility Professionals, 2018
  • Certificate in Accessible Technology, California State University Northridge, 2018
  • Accessibility 101 Bootcamp, AHEAD Equity and Excellence Conference, 2017
  • Leadership Academy, 成人头条, 2016-2017
  • Master Reviewer, Quality Matters, 2016
  • Online Teaching Certificate, Florida Community College University, 2008

Consulting

  • Faculty trainer for University of Kansas Medical Center, Family Medicine, 2020. Ongoing consulting work 2023-present
  • Content creation partner for , LTD, 2020
  • Accessibility consulting for Kansas State University, 2019
  • Accessibility consulting and training for Cowley County Community College, 2019
  • Blackboard Accessibility Webinar Director, monthly 2018-2019
  • Accessibility consulting for Butler University, Indianapolis, 2018
  • Accessibility consulting for Colby Community College, 2018
  • Accessibility training for the Kansas Council of Instructional Administrators, 2018
  • Accessibility consulting for Southern New Hampshire University, 2018
  • Accessibility consulting for Seward County Community College, 2017
  • Accessibility training for Emporia State University, 2017