Reorganization of TASC
Overview
In 2010, the Teaching and Academic Support Center (TASC) was reorganized into three separate units: the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), Distance Learning Programs, and UKIT's Academic Technology Group. The staff of these three support units continue to collaborate closely and most programs, projects, services, and resources have continued. The main line used for TASC (257-8272) is still operational and is answered as “UK Teaching and Learning,” with calls transferred to the appropriate unit and staff. We look forward to working with you to meet your needs.
Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Located on the fifth floor of King Library, Director Kathi Kern, an Associate Professor from the Department of History, Bill Burke, Kathryn Cunningham, David Sacks, and Christopher Rice provide instructional support for all instructors at UK. Dr. Kern is an innovator in her own classrooms and brings energy and enthusiasm to the teaching enterprise at UK. She has won UK’s Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Teaching (1995), the Alumni Great Teacher Award (2003) and the College of Education’s “Teachers Who Make a Difference” Award (2001, 2004). She has authored several successful grants funded through the Teaching American History Grant program of the US Department of Education with awards totaling nearly four million dollars. This past academic year, Professor Kern served as the Stanley Kelley Jr., Visiting Associate Professor for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton University, 2009-2010. For more information, please visit CELT's website.
Academic Technology Group (UKIT)
Patsy Carruthers, who served for three years as a Senior Program Manager in TASC, leads the Academic Technology Group (ATG). Prior to joining the University of Kentucky, Patsy served as Senior Director of Content and Education & Technology Services at Cincinnati’s public television station. She holds a master’s degree in education and has worked nearly 25 years in education, technology and communications.
UKIT has incorporated TASC's Instructional Technology, A/V and Distance Learning Networks, and Graphics & Multimedia Production units. The Academic Technology group also includes the Social Sciences Teaching and Research Statistics Center (SSTARS). The development of this new division represents UKIT’s commitment to support academic and research technology requirements and growth. For more information, please visit ATG's website.
Distance Learning Programs
Constance Baird continues to serve as Director of Distance Learning Programs, a group that provides support for courses in which the majority of the instruction occurs while students and instructors are not in the same physical location. For more information, please visit DLP's website.
