Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research

About Us

Mission Statement

The Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER) fosters the design, development, and implementation of disciplinary and interdisciplinary learner-centered instruction; promotes and recognizes excellence in higher education instruction; supports and conducts cutting-edge research on the scholarship of teaching and learning; and collaboratively advocates for a campus climate that values educating the whole student through effective, innovative and transformative instruction.

Personnel Information

Peter E. Doolittle
Director
Associate Professor, Department of Learning Sciences and Technologies
pdoo@vt.edu
540-231-3954
C. Edward Watson
Associate Director
edwatson@vt.edu
540-231-7930
C. Noel Byrd
Assistant Director
cnbyrd@vt.edu
540-231-5212
Cortney Martin
Coordinator, Pedagogical Practice
 
martinc@vt.edu
540-230-9366
Lauren Bryant
Faculty Development Fellow
 
labryant@vt.edu
540-231-6823
Jessica Chittum
Faculty Development Fellow
 
chittumj@vt.edu
540-231-6823
Abbie Werner
Faculty Development Fellow
 
abbiewerner@vt.edu
540-231-6823
Bonnie Alberts
Administrative Assistant
 
balberts@vt.edu
540-231-6823
Liz Blackwell
Office Assistant
 
ewblac@vt.edu
540-231-6823

Personnel Information



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