Mr. Craig Beard
Title: Reference Librarian
Department:Sterne Library
Office: SL 135
Mr. Craig W. Beard holds an earned masters of library science from Florida State University. His graduate work included courses in guided research, basic counseling, information science, information center management, and humanities reference work. These courses involved a level of critical thinking relevant to the critical thinking skills taught in University 101. Mr. Beard has taught courses at the collegiate level since 1990. He has instructed courses in information sources and services and information resources in the humanities. Mr. Beard has given numerous presentations related to internet research and web resources such as, “Tollbooths and Other Speedbumps on the Information Superhighway.” Alabama Library Association Annual Conference. Birmingham, Alabama. 1997. and “Assessing Our Instruction on Web Resources.” Christian College Librarians Annual Conference. Henderson, Tennessee. 2001. These courses and presentations demonstrate his understanding of critical thinking related to his discipline. Mr. Beard has taught University 101 at least one term each year since 2003. In addition to his background in critical thinking, he attended the annual training session sponsored for the University 101 faculty. He participates in weekly faculty review sessions that cover teaching methods, assessment issues and current topics related to the freshman year experience.
Ms. Delores Carlito
Title: Assistant Librarian
Department: Sterne Library
Office: SL 135
Ms. Delores Carlito holds earned masters degrees in English and in secondary English education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and an earned masters degree in library and information sciences from the University of Alabama. Her graduate courses in measurements and evaluation in education, classroom management and reading in the content area are specific to the critical thinking skills taught in University 101. Since 1999 Ms. Carlito has taught English composition courses at the collegiate level in which critical thinking skills within the English discipline are introduced to University freshmen. Her work from 1990-1999 as a teacher of high school English, Latin, language development and English as a second language has given her a strong background in effective teaching methods. Her
web-based interactive tutorial to teach basic library and research skills reflects her competency in effective teaching and student learning outcomes. In addition to her experience in teaching, Ms. Carlito attended the annual training session required for University 101 faculty. She participated in the weekly faculty review sessions that cover teaching methods, assessment issues and topics related to the freshman year experience.
Dr. Colin Davis
Title: Professor
Department: History
Office: U 339B
Dr. Colin Davis holds an earned doctorate in history from the State University of New York at Binghamton. His graduate coursework in American historiography, teaching of college history and research skills required knowledge of the critical thinking skills taught in University 101. He has been teaching at the college level since 1986 and has taught courses in which critical thinking skills are utilized, such as United States history, historians craft and directed thesis research. His publications in comparative labor history such as Dock Workers: International Explorations in Comparative Labour History, 1789-1970, Vol. 1& 2, manifest his understanding and utilization of critical thinking. The University has recognized his expertise in effective teaching and student learning outcomes by awarding him the Ellen Greg Ingalls Teaching Award in 1997. Dr. Davis was an invited presenter on “Student Advising and Retention.” First Year Experience Conference. San Francisco. 2002 - the signature conference for the freshmen year experience. He has taught University 101 for seven years. He has shared a leadership role in the annual training session sponsored for University 101 faculty and in the presentations for the weekly faculty review sessions that cover teaching methods, assessment issues and topics related to the freshman year experience.
Dr. David Jenkins
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Biology
Office: CH 245
Dr. David Jenkins holds an earned doctorate in botany from the University of Tennessee. His graduate research in courses in human biology and microbiology required a working knowledge of critical thinking. He has taught for thirty one years courses in human biology, nursing microbiology and mycology that relate specifically to the critical thinking skills taught in University 101. His work in developing the curricula and teaching in the Jason project ( a k-12 multidisciplinary science program utilizing inquiry and hypothesis-based learning) reflects his ability to teach the critical thinking skills in University 101. His excellence in teaching has been recognized by his school as their nominee for three years for the Ellen Gregg Ingalls Teaching Award. Dr. Jenkins has taught University 101 for three years and was an invited presenter at the signature conference for the freshmen year experience –the 17th International Conference on the First Year Experience, Maui, Hawaii in 2004. He has assumed a leadership role this year in the annual training session sponsored for University 101 faculty and in conducting the in weekly faculty review sessions that cover teaching methods, assessment issues and topics related to the freshman year experience.