Background in Faculty Development

• Dee is currently working as a consultant in higher education (www.finkconsulting.info).
• Previously he was the founding director of the Instructional Development Program at the University of Oklahoma (1979-2005).
• Dee has been active in the POD Network [Professional and Organizational Development] in Higher Education, the largest faculty development organization in the United States.  He…
  • served on the Core Committee (1999-2002),
  • directed the workshop at the annual conference for new faculty developers, called “Getting Started”, (1992-2002), and
  • was President of POD (2004-2005).

Workshop Experience

• While serving as director of the Instructional Development Program, he led workshops for faculty at the University of Oklahoma on numerous topics related to college teaching.
• In the last several years, he has led numerous workshops at conferences and campuses in the US, Canada, Mexico, the Middle East, and Asia, primarily on:
  • Integrated course design
  • What campus leaders can do to promote better teaching and learning across campus
  • Team-based learning.

Other General Information

• He has received two awards for teaching:
  • The University of Oklahoma recipient of the national teaching award presented by the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE), the Jaime Escalante "Stand and Deliver" Award, April, 1989.
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Liberal Studies, University of Oklahoma, 1992.
• His most recent major publication is: Creating Significant Learning Experiences for College Classrooms: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses, Updated Edition.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass: 2013.