Linda L. Beith

Dr. Beith received a Ph.D. in instructional design from Capella University in Minnesota, an M.Ed. in instructional design from the University of Massachusetts at Boston and her B.A. in Psychology from Bridgewater State University. Her doctoral dissertation was on hybrid faculty learning communities and her interests include instructional design, emerging technologies, competency-based learning, informal learning, distance and blended education, interactive learning strategies, and e-portfolios. Dr. Beith has been working in higher education for over 25 years across five public and private institutions. She recently retired as the Director of the Center for Scholarship, Assessment, Learning, Teaching and Technology (CSALT) at Roger Williams University and is currently doing instructional design for RWU’s first competency-based education programs. Dr. Beith has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts at Boston in the graduate program for instructional design since 2001 and taught fully online from 2008-2015.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Faculty Development for Digital Teaching and Learning
Handbook of Research on Faculty Development for Digital Teaching and Learning
Alev Elçi, Linda L. Beith, Atilla Elçi. © 2019. 624 pages.
Faculty development is currently practiced in a variety of approaches by individuals, committees, and centers of excellence. More research is needed to draw better benefit from...