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Ann Taylor, PhD has worked in the field of distance education since 1991, focusing on learning design and faculty development. As the assistant dean for Distance Learning and director of the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute at Penn State University, Taylor is responsible for guiding the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences strategic vision and planning for online learning. She works with faculty, administrators, stakeholders, and Institute staff to plan and implement online programs that are tailored to the needs of adult professionals worldwide. She serves on University committees focused on strategic planning, policies, and procedures related to the Penn States distance learning initiatives and has been an active member of the University Faculty Senate since 2007, where she is currently the elected Secretary. Ann regularly works with University colleagues to create resources for faculty who teach online, and she shares her work as a frequent public speaker and author.

Taylor earned her PhD in workforce education and development from the Pennsylvania State University and an MA in curriculum and instruction from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.

Updated 10-31-2017

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    • What Is the Best Leadership Advice I Ever Received?

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    • In this program, Ann Taylor, PhD, assistant dean for distance learning and director of the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute at Penn State University, shares her personal Top 10 pieces of advice that she's received while working in higher-education leadership for the past two decades, illustrating each with a story of its influence.
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  • How Can Universities Increase Employee Engagement in an Era of Increased Workforce Competition?
  • How Can Higher Education Leadership Strengthen Campus-wide Collaboration?
    • How Can Higher Education Leadership Strengthen Campus-wide Collaboration?

    • How Can Higher Education Leadership Strengthen Campus-wide Collaboration?

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    • This 20-Minute Mentor provides direction to use the five Cs: Communication, Collaboration, Coordination, Cooperation, and Compliance, to lead your institution toward enhancing campus-wide buy-in and improving collaborations with all stakeholders.
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  • How Should We Measure Teaching Effectiveness?
    • How Should We Measure Teaching Effectiveness?

    • How Should We Measure Teaching Effectiveness?

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    • Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are the most common tools for measuring instructor effectiveness. However, there is a large and growing literature documenting some of the major problems with SETs. These findings have motivated a national conversation about measurement of instructor effectiveness and the meaningfulness of statistical data collected from student evaluations.
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  • How Can Pure Heart Leadership Build Authenticity and Create Engaged and Empowered Teams?
    • How Can Pure Heart Leadership Build Authenticity and Create Engaged and Empowered Teams?

    • How Can Pure Heart Leadership Build Authenticity and Create Engaged and Empowered Teams?

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    • Pure Heart Leadership is a leadership approach, blending the psychology theories of Car Rogers, Albert Bandura, and Abraham Maslow, that encourages an authentic leadership while recognizing the individuality and strengths of leaders. This 20-Minute Mentor provides you with everything you need to know about this unique approach to leadership, led by the expert who developed this method.
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  • How Do I Build Trust with a Personal Users’ Guide?
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    • How Do I Build Trust with a Personal Users’ Guide?

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    • In this 20-Minute Mentor, you will learn how to develop your own personal users' guide, which is an explanation of how to successfully work with you. This guide allows you to create a direct method for effective communication and the ability to share key information about what helps you to be an effective professional.
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  • How Do I Infuse Equity into Any Online Class?
    • How Do I Infuse Equity into Any Online Class?

    • How Do I Infuse Equity into Any Online Class?

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    • What does equity look like in the online classroom? This session will explore what it means to teach equitably and identifies five equitable practices that you can incorporate into your online courses.
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  • Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions
    • Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions

    • Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions

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    • Examine common question-writing pitfalls and learn item analysis, so you can examine the performance of your questions and determine how to refine them for next time.
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  • Flex Learning: Helping Students Choose Their Path to Success
    • Flex Learning: Helping Students Choose Their Path to Success

    • Flex Learning: Helping Students Choose Their Path to Success

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    • Flex learning is the next evolution of blended learning. It enables students to learn in the way that works best for them. This seminar will show you how the flex model allows instructors to imaginatively redesign almost any course to better meet the needs of students and guide them toward greater academic success.
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  • How to Effectively Lead Change in Higher Education
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    • How to Effectively Lead Change in Higher Education

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    • If you want to make things happen on your campus and help others embrace the changes, you just need to know the steps to take that help ensure success. This seminar breaks change down into a process and then gives you a road map to follow.
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  • Assessment Strategies for Flipped Learning Experiences
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    • Assessment Strategies for Flipped Learning Experiences

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    • Educators who want to ensure that their students are engaging fully with the course material need specialized assessment tools to evaluate their progress and make changes efficiently. This seminar aims to show educators in flipped learning classrooms the assessment options available and how to use them for the best results.
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  • Improve Participation in College Classrooms: How to Create a Discussion Strategy that Will Increase Student Learning and Engagement