Building a Pathway to Student Learning: A How-To Guide to Course Design

About Kenneth S. SagendorfRobert K. NoydSteven G. Jones

Steven G. Jones is the Assistant Director for Faculty Development in the Center for Teaching and Learning at Georgia College and State University. From 2002-2004 he was the Project Associate for Integrating Service with Academic Study at Campus Compact. During that time he edited the second edition of the Compact's Service Learning Toolkit. He was also a co-author of two other Compact publications: The Promise of Partnerships and The Community's College. From 2004-2008 he was the Coordinator for Service Learning in the Center for Service and Learning at IUPUI. He was also the campus co-coordinator for the American Democracy Project. He was co-editor with Robert Bringle and Julie Hatcher of International Service Learning: Conceptual Frameworks and Research and co-editor with James Perry of Quick Hits for Civic Engagement. Over the course of his career Dr. Jones has published several book chapters and journal articles on civic engagement. Robert K. Noyd is Professor of Biology at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he teaches botany general biology and senior seminar courses. He has taught for over 35 years in high school community college small college university and service academy classrooms. He has served as the Academys Director of Faculty Development and continues to write innovative educational materials and present workshops throughout the country on course design and learning-focused strategies. His new first edition biology textbook uses research-based principles of learning to motivate and inspire students nationwide. Kenneth S. Sagendorf is the founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and a Professor at Regis University a Jesuit University in Denver CO. He holds degrees in biology (B.S.) applied exercise physiology (M.S.) and College Science Teaching (Ph.D.). In his 20+ years in higher education he has worked as a faculty member and administrator at four academic institutions from smal