Carolyn I. Speer PhD, CPTM, CPACC

• Ph.D. in Adult and Continuing Education from Kansas State University
  • Dissertation: An Exploration Into Adult First Generation College Student Adaptation to College
• Master's degree in history from Wichita State University
  • 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 

 

• Effective teaching methods in the higher education setting
• Program and course assessment

• Statistics and research methods for social scientists
• Learning theory and instructional design
• American politics and government

• Editor and primary contributor to Teaching Today, a monthly newsletter for Wichita State instructors, 2019-ongoing
• “Presence” and hundreds of other pages of instructor training through Wichita.edu/OIR
• “Is this ‘Accessibility’ or ‘Accommodation’?” and ongoing blogging through KSARN.org
• “Is Innovation Your Goal?” and ongoing blogging through LinkedIn
• “Instructor Presence Means ‘Being There’” and over 100 other blog articles at IDA.wichita.edu, now suspended blogging project
• “Six Ideas to Innovate Higher Ed Conferences,” WCET Frontiers, 2016
• “Instructional Designers: Instead of saying ‘No’ to Faculty, Let’s Say ‘Yes,’” WCET Frontiers, 2016
• “Police Violence, Public Response: The Public Gets What it Tolerates,” Chapter Nine in Police Use of Force: Important Issus Facing the Police and the Communities They Serve, 2016
• “It’s time to Open Up with Open Educational Resources,” C2C Digital Magazine, Spring/Summer, 2015
• “Canned Nostalgia: The Myth of ‘Of Course I Can!’ and the Rise of the Commercial Food Industry in the United States,” 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
• “The Presidency of George W. Bush,” Article in an online textbook published by the Learning House, 2009
• “Online Teaching Got me Out of the Box,” Online Classroom, 2006
• “Not Just Disney, Images of Arab Americans in Children’s Literature,” in Arabs in the Americas: Interdisciplinary Essays on the Arab Diaspora, 2006
• “A Small, Struggling College Finds Savior in Adult Programming,” Adult Learning, 1998

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

• 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

• 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

• Serve on both MA Thesis and EdD Dissertation committees: 2022-present
• Served on the Executive Board of DisabilityIN: Wichita, 2020
• Serve on the Wichita State Accessibility Commmittee, 2017-present
• Serve on the Wichita State Re-integration  Sub-committee on Instruction, 2020-2021
• Member of the CAS review committee evaluating the Wichita 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

Presentations and National Exposure

• “Accessibility at Wichita State University,” podcast guest at the Disability History Association Podcast, Episode #21, 2020.
• “When Training Graduate Students Creates a Public Good: Professional Development Badges Move From Blackboard to Everyone,” co-presentation with Dr. Kerry Wilks, Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting, 2020 (anticipated)
• “Learning to Use Accessibility Tools,” Sedgwick County Business Leadership Network/DisabilityIN: Wichita Forum, 2019
• “But I Don’t Have One in My Class: The Challenges of Building a Culture of Accessibility on Campus,” The Consortium for Title IX and Equity Officers in Higher Ed Conference, 2019
• “Universal Design in the Classroom,” training session for Michael Tilford Conference: “From Knowledge to Practice: Professional Development for a More Equitable Campus,” 2019
• Featured prominently in “Discussion Boards, Valuable?, Overused?, Discuss,” Inside HigherEd, 2019
• Interviewed for, “Evolving the Online Discussion Board at Wichita State University,” Helix Education’s Enrollment Growth University podcast episode 89, 2019
• “Comprehensive Accessibility Training Means Everyone, Including Students,” AHEAD Equity and Excellence Conference, 2019
• “Kansas Accessibility Resources Network (KSARN) Explained,” AHEAD Equity and Excellence Conference, 2019
• Pre-session Workshop, “Practical Accessibility for Improving Orientation,” NODA Annual Meeting, 2019
• “Training Students in Accessibility Using Free KSARN Resources,” WSU Tech Accessibility Summer Camp, 2019
• Keynote Address, “Wichita State’s Progress Toward a Fully Accessible Future,” Kan-AHEAD Annual Meeting, 2019
• “Leveraging Existing Campus Resources to Create Comprehensive Professional Development Opportunities and GTA Training,” co-presentation with Dr. Kerry Wilks, Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting, 2019
• “What is KSARN and What Can it Do for Me?,” iTrac, 2019
• “Accessibility Versus Accommodations: What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter?,” Summer Strategies Conference, University of Kansas, 2019
• “Accessibility Concerns When Teaching About Art and Music,” Cowley County Community College Summer Symposium, 2019
• Invited Speaker, “Envisioning an Accessible Future Means Being the Change and Managing it Too,” OLC Innovate, 2018
• Keynote Speaker, “Achieving an Accessible Future,” Combined Faculty Training Day for Fort Scott, Neosho County, and Allen Community Colleges
• Keynote Speaker, “Accessibility is Nothing to Fear,” Cowley County Community College Summer Symposium, 2018
• “Accessibility and Blackboard Ally at WSU,” Kansas Blackboard Users’ Group, 2018
• “Accessible Face-to-Face Presentation,” iTrac, 2018
• “After the Lawyers Leave, How Wichita State is Growing a Culture of Access,” WCET 29^th Annual Meeting, 2017
• Full Conference Address, “Accessibility is a Bright Line,” University of Missouri at Kansas City Open Education Conference, 2017
• “Improving Accessibility in OER’s,” University of Missouri at Kansas City Open Education Conference, 2017
• “Accessibility, Universal Design, and Quality,” Wichita State College of Health Professions Faculty Bootcamp, 2017
• “Accessibility in the Face-to-Face Classroom,” Wichita Area Technical College Teaching Academy, 2017
• “Assessing the Impact of Standardization on Online Criminal Justice Courses,” American Criminal Justice Association Annual Meeting, 2017
• “More P.D., Less Time, Less Money,” iTrac, 2017
• “Designing with Green Light Principles and the LEARN Model,” UBTech. 2016
• “Layered Competency: A New Model for Higher Education,” University of Missouri at Kansas City Focus on Assessment Conference, 2016
• “What We Know About Foods of the First Thanksgiving … from a Mayflower Descendent,” Museum of World Treasurers, 2016
• “Food on the Great Plains, Eating Like a Cowboy,” Reflection Ridge Retirement Community, 2015
• “Online Spanish Courses: Taking Spanish Instruction Into the 21^st Century,” Kansas World Languages Association Conference, 2015
• “Encouraging Faculty Buy-In Through Recognition and Training,” co-presentation with Dr. Mark Porcaro, Colleague-to Colleague Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology, 2015
• “Assuring Quality in Online Courses,” Continuing Education in Kansas Conference, 2015
• “Quality Online Spanish Instruction? ¡Sí Se Puede!” Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, 2015
• “Colonial Food: The Making of American Cuisine,” Museum of World Treasurers, 2015
• “From Medical Procedure to a Gift From Father: Female Sexual Awakening and the Rise of the Vibrator,” Gender and Sexuality Conference, 2015
• “Open Up! Using Open Educational Resources in Online and Face-to-Face History Courses,” Kansas Association of Historians Annual Conference, 2015
• Panel Chair, “Place and Policy, Midwestern Voices, Midwestern Ideals,” Kansas Association of Historians Annual Conference, 2015
• “The Great American Pasture: Bison and Beef on the Great Plains,” Kansas Association of Historians Annual Conference, 2014

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, Wichita State University, 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 DoctoralNet, 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