Joanna C. Bauer

Joanna C. Bauer, has a business background in corporate communication, employee & faculty training, and business development including communication, corporate strategy, special events & media relations. She combines her business background with over thirteen years of experience teaching and in administrative roles for online and onground modalities in communication, critical thinking, and related areas of higher education. She earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degree in Communication and has been recognized with various teaching and curriculum development awards. She is currently working as a full-time faculty member for the Communication Department at Kaplan University. Her research interests include developing critical thinking, community and civic engagement, curriculum development and pedagogy, and cultural communication. She enjoys interacting with diverse students and focuses on combining academic theory with real world application so that every day students can apply the material learned to business and personal goals.

Publications

Building Online Communities in Higher Education Institutions: Creating Collaborative Experience
Carolyn N. Stevenson, Joanna C. Bauer. © 2014. 473 pages.
Members of today’s online educational settings are often isolated which can prohibit the sharing of ideas and best practices among individuals working and learning as a...