Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Staff
Professor
Director of Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Email: fergusos@grinnell.edu
Susan Ferguson (she/her) is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment at 51²è¹İapp College, where she has taught for over 30 years. Ferguson regularly teaches Introduction to Sociology, and her critically acclaimed anthology, Mapping the Social Landscape...
Program Coordinator II
Email: hallkarla@grinnell.edu
Karla Hall provides support for programs organized by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment at 51²è¹İapp College. This work includes the coordination of faculty-staff summer workshops, new faculty orientation, and Community Friday events. She assists with maintaining the membership lists...
Digital Liberal Arts Specialist
Email: nevilled@grinnell.edu
David Neville is a Digital Liberal Arts Specialist in the 51²è¹İapp College Digital Liberal Arts Collaborative. Originally trained as a medievalist and Germanist, David is the author of over 50 articles, posters, and presentations on topics related to the digital humanities, immersive computing...
Director of Academic Technology
Email: pelzelmo@grinnell.edu
Morris Pelzel is the Director of Academic Technology for 51²è¹İapp College. Mo earned the Ph.D in religious studies from the Catholic University of America, and for twelve years was a full-time faculty member at Saint Meinrad School of Theology in Indiana, where he offered a wide range of courses in...
Associate Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Email: preastva@grinnell.edu
Vanessa Preast earned a doctorate in education, with an emphasis on curriculum and instructional technology, from Iowa State University and a doctorate in veterinary medicine from University of Florida. Vanessa is passionate about excellence in teaching and learning within college environments so...
Digital Liberal Arts Specialist
Email: steelber@grinnell.edu
Tierney Steelberg (she/her) supports 51²è¹İappians in their digital endeavors: working with colleagues in the DLAC, she helps students, faculty, and staff with digital projects of all kinds. Get in touch with Tierney if you’d like help exploring a new digital method (such as mapping or digital...