by Dr. Valerie C. Rutledge and Dr. Beth Crawford
Dr. Elizabeth K. Crawford is UC Foundation Professor for the Learning and Leadership Doctoral programs at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). Her primary teaching responsibilities include research, communication, decision-making, ethics, and diffusion of innovation. Crawford’s research agenda includes curriculum mapping, hybrid learning delivery, and assessment practices for student culminating projects, as well as degree completion and transfer credit opportunities for adult learners. Formerly, she served as UTC Director of Continuing Education for 24 years. Prior administrative duties included all aspects of distance learning and technology enhanced instruction, including interactive video and Internet based programs.
Dr. Valerie Rutledge serves as the Dean of the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. This college includes undergraduate and graduate programs in Interior Design, Social Work, Education, Nursing, and Health and Human Performance as well as doctoral degrees in Learning and Leadership, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. Prior to joining the faculty at UTC in 1995, Dr. Rutledge taught English, Latin, and Drama in the Hamilton County Schools and was recognized as Hamilton County Teacher of the Year, Southeast Tennessee, and Tennessee High School Teacher of the year in 1986.
Best practices for preparing newly-hired faculty with strategies and techniques to promote student learning.