The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT)

Kettler Hall, Room 234
(260) 481-6354
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Gail Rathbun

CELT Director
Kettler Hall, Room 234
(260) 481- 6504
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Dr. Rathbun joined CELT in July 2004 after 4 years at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. There she helped develop and teach the curriculum for the newly founded Center for Academic Development, and conducted teacher training for AUI and Moulay Ismail University in Meknes. She taught graduate level instructional design and development courses at San Jose State University and at Indiana University, Bloomington, where she also worked for 7 years as an instructional technology consultant. Her name can be found in the graphics credits of the computer games Prince of Persia (Broderbund), California Games (Epyx), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Disney), and the Carmen San Diego series by Broderbund.

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Samantha Birk

Associate Director for Instructional Technologies
Kettler Hall, Room 234
(260) 481-6368
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Sam holds a BA from the University of Northern Colorado in and a MFA/MA in Art and Art History from Ohio University. Her areas of expertise are non-western cultures with special emphasis on African, Native American and Pre-Columbian art. She has developed and taught Art History courses for Marietta College (Ohio) and IPFW, and has taught in Rome, Italy and at Mesa Verde (Colorado), as well as an on-line Art Appreciation course. She was the first associate faculty member to earn honors faculty status at IPFW and was honored as Associate Faculty of the Year in 2000. Besides her career in the academy, she worked in the museum field for 13 years, including holding the position of Curator of Education with the Fort Wayne Museum of Art for 11 years. She has been full-time with CELT since 1999.

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Ludwika Aniela Goodson (Ludy)

Instructional Consultant & Designer
Kettler Hall, Room 234
(260) 481-0692
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Ludy holds an MA in educational technology from Sir George Williams at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. She completed doctoral courses and prelims in instructional design at Florida State University, but bypassed a dissertation to run a company, Instructional Systems Design, for ten years. At FSU, Ludy co-authored “A Comparative Analysis of Instructional Design,” a work cited in books, studied in graduate courses, and translated in several languages. She has worked in higher education at the Educational Services Program and Office of Distributed and Distance Learning at Florida State University, the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University, and Course Design and Production at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. To read more, please visit Perspective on Instructional Design.

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Stephanie Stephenson

CELT Secretary
Kettler Hall, Room 234
(260) 481- 6354
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Stephanie came to CELT in December 2002 with a Bachelor’s degree in Photography from Purdue University and over ten years combined experience in the both the photographic and printing industries. While in West Lafayette, she was employed by one of the largest portrait studios in the state. She has photographed high school seniors from over 25 Indiana high schools, as well as a multitude of sporting events, weddings, families and children. She also worked as a customer service representative prior to joining the IPFW family.

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Paul Fager

Digital Multimedia Assistant
Kettler Hall, Room 234
(260) 481-0473
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Paul started with CELT in August 2010 as the Student Multimedia Assistant and was hired permanently after graduation in December 2011. He studied Business Administration at the University of Southern Indiana before transferring to IPFW, where he completed his Bachelor of Science in Information Systems.

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CELT Student Assistants

Eric Shear

Clerical Student Assistant
Kettler Hall, Room 234
(260) 481-6354
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Zane Anderson

iPad Cohort Student Assistant
Kettler Hall, Room 234
(260) 481- 6309
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Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) Advisory Board

A faculty advisory board advises the Director on developing and implementing CELT policies and procedures, advocates for the recognition of teaching, oversees and sponsors activities related to teaching improvement, and reviews proposals submitted to CELT’s instructional grant program. Board members frequently serve as mentors or peer consultants for other faculty and lead CELT workshops. A CELT Board member is editor of the CELT Newsletter.

Board members serve terms of 3 years. The selection of new board members takes place in April. All deans, chairs, and faculty may submit nominations, or individuals may nominate themselves or another faculty member (with her/his permission). Nominations are evaluated for evidence of commitment to the philosophy and goals of CELT, evidence of teaching effectiveness, demonstrated commitment to ongoing growth as a teacher and to the scholarship of teaching, and willingness to take an active role in the work of CELT. At least four schools/divisions must be represented on the board. For more information on becoming an Advisory Board member, visit our Call for Nominations page. To nominate yourself or someone else to be an Advisory Board member, please complete the online nomination form. (PDF)

Advisory Board Members

Ex-officio Members

Fellows

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellow

Teaching Fellows

Online Review Team