Degree(s) Ph.D., English, University of Connecticut; M.A., Training and Development, Roosevelt University; M.A., English, University of Connecticut; B.A., English, St. Mary’s University Biography Dr. Ellen O’Brien joined the CTLM in 2025 after serving for 25 years as a professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies at Roosevelt University (RU) in Chicago. At RU, she …
Biography David Olson has worked as an educational media producer for more than a decade. As a teaching and learning specialist, he is interested in tackling the complex needs associated with distilling and creating user-friendly content from all matter of subjects. Of particular interest is discovering the best avenues for disseminating educational materials, whether through …
Degree(s) Ph.D., English, Ulster University, Northern Ireland; Licentiate Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Trinity College London Biography Dr. Dan Pell is a teaching and learning consultant with a passionate commitment to making higher education fairer, more accessible, and more effective for all. As a consultant, Dan supports the process of designing …
Degree(s) All but dissertation, Ed.D. in Online Education, Regent University; online Master’s in Distance Education, University of Maryland University College; M.A., National Security Studies, California State University, San Bernardino; B.A., English Literature, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Biography Bridget Powell joined the University of Wisconsin–Madison in December 2013 upon retiring as a lieutenant colonel after 26 …
Degree(s) M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, Marquette University; B.A., English, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Biography Angie Rieves has more than 15 years of experience in higher education in student services and administration. Past instructional design projects have included creating career development and college transition courses as well as developing online training courses for the UW-Madison Student Information …
Degree(s) Ph.D., Literary Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison; B.S., English Literature, Beloit College Biography Dr. Naomi Salmon is the program manager and facilitator for Madison Teaching & Learning Excellence (MTLE), a program within CTLM. Prior to joining MTLE, Naomi was involved in a range of professional development initiatives for teaching assistants within the UW-Madison English Department, …
Degree(s) Ph.D., Adult and Continuing Education, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; M.A., Communication Studies, Marquette University; B.A., Journalism, Marquette University Biography Dr. Karen Skibba specializes in online and blended faculty development and developing quality online and blended courses. She also develops and facilitates a variety of learning communities and workshops, and she develops resources to help all …
Degree(s) Ph.D., Education and Technology, Walden University; M.S., Marketing and E-Commerce, Illinois Institute of Technology; B.S., Political Science and Sociology, Illinois State University Biography Dr. Janet Staker Woerner has been educating learners for more than 30 years in a variety of settings, including corporate education/training, consulting, and teaching undergraduates and graduate students as well as …
Degree(s) M.A., English, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; B.A., History, Columbia University Biography Julie Waldren enjoys collaborating with instructors to bring their instructional ideas to life, explore tools and strategies to enhance learning for all students, and solve pedagogical challenges as they arise. At UW-Madison since 2022, she has helped design graduate and undergraduate courses in fields …
Degree(s) Ph.D., English, University of Michigan; B.A. & J.B.A., University of Wisconsin–Madison Biography Dr. Katie Will helps develop and facilitate learning communities for CTLM, including Madison Teaching & Learning Excellence (MTLE). She enjoys helping instructors see their courses as creative spaces that are meant to adapt and evolve, where mistakes are inevitable, informative, and full …