Jessamyn Neuhaus | Director
315.443.1086
janeuhau@syr.edu
Jessamyn Neuhaus is the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) and Professor in the School of Education. A scholar of teaching and learning, Dr. Neuhaus is the author of Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to be Effective Teachers and editor of Picture a Professor: Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing Student Learning, both published in the West Virginia University Press series, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Her forthcoming book, Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom will be published in the Oklahoma University Press series, Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Education. Dr. Neuhaus holds a Ph.D. in history and in addition to two historical monographs, has published pedagogical, historical and cultural studies research in numerous anthologies and journals, and is editor of Teaching History: A Journal of Methods. A recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Dr. Neuhaus has over twenty years of classroom experience, teaching courses on U.S. history, gender studies, history of sexuality, popular culture history, and specialized seminars she created, such as “Superheroes in U.S. Culture,” “The Prom: History, Politics, Culture, and Society,” “The Apocalypse in U.S. Popular Culture,” and “Zombies in Popular Culture.” As an educational developer, Dr. Neuhaus supports and promotes faculty’s scholarly teaching and pedagogical reflection at every stage of their careers. As a collaborative campus leader, Dr. Neuhaus prioritizes building and sustaining strong communities; recognizing, documenting, and celebrating effective teaching practices; and increasing equitable teaching and learning environments for faculty, students, and staff.
Nicholas Bennett
315.443.1208
nsbennet@syr.edu
Mr. Bennett is the program support coordinator for the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE). He coordinates workshops and events for the CTLE and assists the director with resource development. He also manages the CTLE website and assists with various faculty award and recognition programs including the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professorship for Teaching Excellence and the Teaching Recognition Awards.
Laurel Willingham-McLain
Consulting Developer
lwilling@syr.edu
Dr. Willingham-McLain is a consulting faculty developer at the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE). She supports faculty in planning and teaching courses that draw on learning science research, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when we face major adjustments. She consults on a broad range of topics including course and syllabus design, assignments, group work, learning assessment, and feedback to students. She also supports faculty in analyzing and making public their teaching through the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Jacques Safari Mwayaona
Faculty Development Fellow
mjsafari@syr.edu
Jacques Safari Mwayaona is a Faculty Development Fellow at the Center of Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE). Before joining the CTLE, he worked to create hybrid learning experiences for participants in mid-career Executive Education programs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Jacques holds two Masters of Science degrees, one in Information Technology – Data Analytics (Middle George State University) and another in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation (Syracuse University). He is eager to learn from CTLE program participants and to collaborate with them in finding innovative ways to use new technologies to engage students and achieve their teaching goals.