Sample projects include cooperative learning in art design, course portfolio in Biblical studies, and competency-based supervision in marriage and family therapy. In addition to these activities, Dr. Shankle devoted half her time to classes and departmental responsibilities. Juggling resident scholar duties with her teaching schedule required meticulous organization. She acknowledges the Adams Center as a crucial aid and resource. The facility is remarkably effective for a school of this size.
Professors find it easily accessible and the staff helpful in scheduling meetings.
Such a place proves that we're leaders in the incorporation of technology. Early this past summer, Dr. Shankle guided educators in several Blackboard training classes, showing them how to operate tools and initialize settings. Dr. Shankle's mentoring program instructed and prepared second-year teachers to create tenure portfolios. After six years, professors undergo tenure evaluations and submit a portfolio outlying their accomplishments and ambitions. Without Dr. Shankle's assistance, many of these teachers would have been unprepared to seek tenure and other promotions.