Consultants at CIDR work with people who teach at the University of Washington to help them improve the quality of teaching and learning that takes place in their classes.
Consultants work with individuals, departments, and across departments, to provide assistance for faculty members and teaching assistants in their current teaching, to promote development and innovation in their future teaching, and to help develop and assess courses and programs.
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Wayne Jacobson, Interim Director
Wayne Jacobson is Interim Director of CIDR and affiliate faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Wayne consults with departments, faculty, and TAs in Math, Sciences, and Engineering, and teaches the Graduate School’s Interdisciplinary Courses on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. He also works closely with the UW Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Forum, and has recent publications on assessment of teaching, preparing and supporting international TAs, and inclusive teaching in math, science, and engineering.
jacobson@cidr.washington.edu | 206-543-0699 | 415 Sieg Hall
Jennie Dorman, Interim Associate Director
Jennie Dorman is Interim Associate Director at CIDR. In addition to consulting, Jennie has directed the development of CIDR materials including the Web Guide to Planning the Course Syllabus and the Planning Guide for Faculty and TAs. Jennie also coordinates CIDR’s involvement in the “4x4” Writing Initiative and teaches an interdisciplinary graduate course on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. She has recently developed CIDR materials and workshops on responding to student writing, supporting the learning of ESL students, and teaching in computer labs.
dorman@cidr.washington.edu | 206-543-6359 | 408 Sieg Hall
Theresa Barker
Theresa Barker is an Instructional Consultant at CIDR and a doctoral student in Industrial Engineering. In addition to consulting, Theresa works with facilitators for the annual TA Conference to lead workshops and develop new special topics workshops. She is keenly interested in the study of engineering and science education and emerging research into the understanding of how people learn.
barker@cidr.washington.edu | 206-616-4865 | 413 Sieg Hall
Kate Dunsmore
Kate Dunsmore is an instructional consultant and a doctoral candidate in Communication. To her consulting with international TAs, Kate brings a long-standing interest in intercultural communication. Kate works on the TA Conference, coordinating the "Who We Are Matters" luncheon and helping develop materials for workshops. She is also helping develop materials on teaching portfolios.
dunsmore@cidr.washington.edu | 206-616-7945 | 417 Sieg Hall
Phil Edwards
Phil Edwards is an Instructional Consultant at CIDR and a doctoral candidate in the Information School. In an addition to consulting, Phil has helped develop CIDR materials on planning and facilitating discussions and has contributed to the Annual TA Conference on Teaching and Learning as well as the Annual Workshop for UW Graduate Research Assistants. He is especially interested in pedagogical uses of technology within and outside of the classroom, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, and classroom assessment techniques.
edwards@cidr.washington.edu | 206-616-7385 | 416 Sieg Hall
Karen Freisem
Karen Freisem is a Senior Consultant at CIDR, and coordinator of CIDR’s work with departments in math, science, engineering, and some professional schools. In addition to consulting with individual instructors, Karen has helped develop CIDR materials on teaching and learning in quantitative disciplines and in large class settings, and has contributed to ongoing program assessment in many departments. She also works with TAs in CIDR's International TA Program.
freisem@cidr.washington.edu | 206-543-6591 | 410 Sieg Hall
Jason Hendryx
Jason Hendryx is an Instructional Consultant at CIDR and a doctoral candidate in the College of Education. In addition to consulting, Jason has recently helped develop CIDR materials on active learning, and has contributed to projects on syllabus design, group work, teaching modern languages, and dealing with difficult situations. He is especially interested in second language acquisition theories, creativity in the classroom, Sunzi for education, and teaching and learning metaphors.
hendryx@cidr.washington.edu | 206-616-8896 | 418 Sieg Hall
Margy Lawrence
Margy Lawrence is a Senior Consultant at CIDR, and coordinator of CIDR’s work with departments in Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, and some Professional Schools. In addition to consulting, Margy has helped develop CIDR materials on a variety of topics including peer observation, active learning, motivation and foreign language teaching. She is especially interested in teacher beliefs: how instructors arrive at the beliefs they hold about teaching and learning and the outworking of those beliefs in instructional practices. She also works with TAs in CIDR's International TA Program.
lawrence@cidr.washington.edu | 206-616-4026 | 409 Sieg Hall
Lana Rae Lenz
Lana Rae Lenz is a Senior Consultant at CIDR, and Coordinator for Program Development. Lana Rae consults with departments, faculty, and TAs in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and some of the professional schools. In her coordinator role she assumes leadership for such events as CIDR’s Quarterly Forums on Teaching and Learning and for the annual TA Conference each fall. Recent interests and collaborations are in the areas of diversity, mentoring, small group process and disability studies.
lenz@cidr.washington.edu | 206-543-0698 | 419 Sieg Hall
Dru Anthony Williams
Dru Williams is an Instructional Consultant at CIDR and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication. In addition to consulting with international teaching assistants and instructors in several departments, Dru has helped develop CIDR materials on Leading Discussions on Controversial Topics. Dru’s areas of specialization include mentoring new teaching assistants, presenting information effectively, designing and facilitating classroom discussions, and incorporating debates in the college classroom.
williams@cidr.washington.edu | 206-616-4473 | 412 Sieg Hall
Brenda Kelly, Manager
kelly@cidr.washington.edu | 206-543-7934 | 423-D Sieg Hall
Jeff Dietz, Specialist - Publications, Web & Video
dietz@cidr.washington.edu | 206-616-6890 | 422 Sieg Hall
Susan Hester, Secretary - Lead
hester@cidr.washington.edu | 206-543-6588 | 422 Sieg Hall
Randy Siler, Computing Services Coordinator
siler@cidr.washington.edu | 206-543-0751 | 407 Sieg Hall
