Dr. Steven R. Crawford

I am an innovation leader in higher education.
Over the last twenty+ years, I have sought to improve teaching and learning with the appropriate use of technology and pedagogy.

Instructional Designer and EDUCATIONal TECHNOLOGISt

I am a dynamic higher education leader that is focused on assisting faculty to utilize a continuous improvement process for their face-to-face, blended, and online courses. During my 25+ years in higher education, I have worked at a variety of institutions to appropriately integrate emerging educational technologies into the teaching and learning process.

I have a Master of Science in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Instructional Design & Technology from Old Dominion University and a Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Leadership and Innovation from Arizona State University.

In 2020, I was recognized by Quality Matters with the Directors' Award for Exceptional Service.

Faculty Developer, Innovator, Leader

I have developed and led numerous faculty development workshops on a variety of topics including topics such as creating quality multimedia presentations, developing flipped courses, and using active learning techniques. In addition, I am a certified facilitator for Quality Matters™ and I was also a founding facilitator of the Instruction By Design podcast, a podcast for providing faculty development opportunities for busy faculty.

By focusing how to innovate not just the classroom but the entire student experience, I am able to assist programs and institutions remove the barriers that prevent students from being successful. Sometimes those barriers are pedagogical, sometimes they are not; however, we must be aware of these barriers and help our students in over coming them.

ULTRA-ENDURANCE Athlete

One of my more unique personal interests is participating in ultra-endurance activities. I enjoy running all distances (from 5Ks and beyond) and all types of surfaces (track, road, and trail), but I enjoy seeing how far I can push both my body and mind. I have completed solo challenges such as a Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim crossing of the Grand Canyon (also known as a double-crossing) and races such as the Black Canyon 100K, Javelina Jundred, and the Cocodona 250.