Programming Director, Faculty Center for Innovation (2016-Present)

Park University, Parkville, MO

Aligned and delivered 300+ high-quality programming materials matched to 750+ faculty needs, including professional development outreach. Organize and implement the Faculty Center for Innovation’s major faculty development initiatives and signature events. Advise the New Faculty Support Associate, Adjunct Faculty Support Associate, and five Faculty Fellows with the coordination of their faculty development sessions. Support faculty in their professional development. Collect, analyze, and report the Center’s data. Perform budgeting and general office management for the Center.

Assistant Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (2013-2016)

Park University, Parkville, MO

Adjunct Faculty, Park University, Parkville, MO

• ED516: Introduction to Graduate Research (March 2024 - May 2024)
• ED516: Introduction to Graduate Research (October 2023 - December 2023)
• FYE100: First-Year Seminar (August 2023 - October 2023)
• ED516: Introduction to Graduate Research (March 2023 - May 2023)
• LE100: First-Year Seminar (August 2022 - December 2022)
• ED516: Introduction to Graduate Research (March 2022 - May 2022)
• LE100: First-Year Seminar (August 2021 - December 2021)
• LE100: First-Year Seminar (August 2020 - December 2020)
• LE100: First-Year Seminar (August 2019 - December 2019)
• HR310: Leadership and Team Building (January 2018 - May 2018)

Park University, Parkville, MO

• Scholarship Fellows Modules (April 2024)
• Teaching Innovation Fellows | Park University Change Agents Modules (March2023)
• Virtual Amazing Race Modules (March 2023)
• Online Teaching Module: Planning and Teaching Synchronous Classes (November 2022)
• Park University New Faculty Orientation (May 2022)
• ED516: Introduction to Graduate Research (June 2022)

• Els, J. J. (2023). WWW (When websites work): Undergraduate students' perceptions of their engagement when using a website creation tool. Perspectives in Learning, 20(2). https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/pil/vol20/iss2/5 
• Els, J., Jansen, E., Kikendall, S., & Dailey-Hebert, A. (2021). Are they worth it? Faculty perceptions of digital badges. In A. Dailey-Hebert, E. Sallee, & B. Mandernach (Eds.),The invisible colleagues: Integrative  development for remote faculty in higher education (pp. 140-162). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6758-6.ch011
• Dailey-Hebert, A., Donnelli-Sallee, E., Els, J., & Kikendall, S. (2019). Access relevance and inclusivity: Assessing what matters most to faculty. In J. Keengwe (Ed.), Handbook of research on virtual training and mentoring of online instructors (pp. 132-165). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6322-8.ch007

• Sallee, E., Els, J., & Dailey-Hebert, A. (2023, November 17). Supporting faculty scholarship @ teaching-intensive institutions [Conference presentation]. 2023 POD Conference, online.
• Jansen, E., Els, J., & Dailey-Hebert, A. (2021, November 8-17). Blending asynchronous and synchronous programming to optimize a virtual collaborative [Asynchronous conference presentation]. 2021 POD Conference, online.
• Jansen, E., Els, J., Dailey-Hebert, A., & Sallee, E. (2020, November 11-15). Changing professional development: The Virtual Academic Conference [Conference presentation]. 2020 POD Conference, online.
• Els, J. (2019, September). Best practices for technology in the classroom [Conference presentation]. KCPDC Fundamentals of Teaching Excellence Conference, Overland Park, KS.
• Els, J. (2019, February). Best practices for technology in the classroom [Conference presentation]. KCPDC Fundamentals of Teaching Excellence Conference, Overland Park, KS.
• Kikendall, S., Dailey-Hebert, A., Donnelli-Sallee, E., & Els, J. (2018, November 14-18). Learning together: Influencing culture through a faculty fellows program [Conference presentation]. 2018 POD Conference, Portland, Oregon.
• Els, J. (2018, September). Best practices for technology in the classroom [Conference presentation]. KCPDC Fundamentals of Teaching Excellence Conference, Overland Park, KS.
• Estes, J., Choi, D. H., & Els, J. (2018, March). Technology for teaching and  beyond [Conference presentation]. Presented at the meeting of the 2018 KCPDC Enhancing Teaching and Learning Conference, Overland Park, KS.
• Dailey-Hebert, A., Donnelli-Sallee, E., Kikendall, S., & Els, J. (2017, October 25-29). Development on demand: Offering multiple pathways for faculty learning [Poster presentation]. 2017 POD Conference, Montreal, Canada.
• Dailey-Hebert, A., Donnelli-Sallee, E., Kikendall, S., & Els, J. (2017, October 25-29). What matters most for contingent faculty: Assessing and promoting  inclusivity [Conference presentation]. 2017 POD Conference, Montreal, Canada.
• Els, J., Estes, J., Choi, D. H., & Kinney, M. (2015, August). Incorporating  technology into teacher preparation coursework and beyond [Poster presentation]. 2015 Park University Fall Faculty Conference, Parkville, MO.

• Student Persistence and Completion Committee Survey Sub-Group (September 2023 - Present)
• Student Persistence and Completion Committee (August 2023 - Present)
• Editorial Board, Journal of Scholarly Engagement (August 2023 - Present)
• Advisor for Delta Lambda Zeta Sorority (August 2021 - Present)
• Title IX Investigator (December 2014 - Present)
• Higher Learning Commission Teaching and Learning Criterion 3 & 4 Committee Member (January 2022 - April 2024)
• Digital Initiatives and Resources Librarian Search Committee Member (January 2022 - April 2022)
• LE100 Online Redevelopment Committee (September 2021 - April 2022)
• Chair of the Kansas City Professional Development Council (KCPDC) Board (July 2021 - June 2022)
• Student Success Librarian Search Committee Member (January 2021 - February 2021)
• Vice-Chair of the Kansas City Professional Development Council (KCPDC) Board (July 2020 - June 2021)
• Academic Affairs Leadership Committee Member (2019 - 2021)
• Psychology Lecturer Search Committee Member (March 2019 - April 2019)
• Student Success Librarian Search Committee Member (February 2019 - March 2019)
• Subject Matter Expert for ED631: Capstone (November 2018)
• Faculty ePortfolio/Faculty180 Implementation Committee (2017 - 2018)
• Park University Higher Learning Commission Mission 1 Committee Member (April 2016 - February 2018)
• Building Floor Coordinator (May 2016 - December 2017)
• Subject Matter Expert for ED540: Emerging Technologies and Facilitation Strategies (July 2017)
• Guest Panelist for DED9900: Dissertation Development 2 (November 2016)
• Homecoming Judge (September 2016)
• Kansas City Professional Development Council’s Enhancing Teaching and Learning Conference Coordinator (March 2016)
• Park University Higher Learning Commission Data Writing Team Committee Member (September 2015 - January 2016)
• Staff Mentor (August 2015 - October 2015)
• Guest Panelist ED512: Human Capacity Building (December 2013 - April 2015)

Developed and Maintain the Thank a Park Instructor Program (October 2023 - Present) 

Created a dedicatedspace for Park students to creatively show their appreciation for their professors throughout the year. When students thank their instructor, those faculty members are then recognized in newsletters and via the university’s social media channels, https://www.innovatepark.org/thank-a-park-instructor

Transitioned InSight to an Online-Only Journal (July 2023 - Present)

A listserv of teaching and learning centers was created, and communication continues to be sent through multiple channels (e.g., via current and past authors, peer reviewers, and InSight’s social media accounts, Facebook and LinkedIn) to extend the journal’s reach and collect more data, http://insightjournal.net/. Since August 2023, InSight social media has 10,000+ organic reaches.

Park University Fellows Program Lead (May 2023 -Present)
Lead the TeachingFellows as they explore their chosen topic and lead their special interest group cohorts of 8-12 faculty for the fall and spring semesters, https://www.innovatepark.org/teaching-innovation-fellows 

Support the Scholarship Fellows as they conduct their research and create a manuscript to submit to a peer-reviewed publication outlet by the end of the academic year, https://www.innovatepark.org/scholarship-fellows       

Creation of FCI Annual Reports (May 2021 - Present)

Create Park University Faculty Center for Innovation‘s (FCI) annual reports. These reports detail the Center’s programs, quantitative and qualitative data, as well as future intentions, https://www.innovatepark.org/fci-impact-reports

FCI Instructor Hub (2019 - Present) 

Co-developed a virtual hub for Park University’s 750+ dispersed faculty of all ranks to find teaching and learning resources, administrative policies and procedures, and connected faculty within their schools and across the disciplines, https://canvas.park.edu/enroll/6R4XTX.

FCI Newsletters (2019 - Present)

Create and distribute faculty development newsletters to Park University faculty. Newsletters have been downloaded 21,400+ times to date, https://my.park.edu/ICS/Offices/Faculty_Center_for_Innovation/Archived_FCI_Newsletters.jnz 

Park University Digital Badging Program (2017 - Present) 

Lead the planning and implementation of digital badging at Park University where 1,000+ badges have been awarded to date, http://www.innovatepark.org/digital-badging 

Redeveloped the FCI Website (May 2021 - August 2021)

Co-created and currently maintain Park University’s Faculty Center for Innovation (FCI) website. Originally created in 2016, this site has received 8,500+ unique visitors, and was redeveloped August 2021, https://www.innovatepark.org/ 

Virtual Enhancing Teaching and Learning Conference (March 2021) 

Coordinated the Kansas City Professional Development Council’s first virtual Enhancing Teaching and Learning Conference which was attended by 70+ participants from 9 higher education institutions in the Kansas City metro and nation-wide remote colleagues, https://spark.adobe.com/page/lO2XzFMifXHC3/ 

The Navigator Consultant (2020 - 2021)

Supported the Editors of The Navigator with creation of Park University’s first academic journal solely for undergraduate students, https://www.park.edu/news/navigator-publication/ 

Keep Teaching @ Park Website (2020 - 2021) 

Created and maintained Park University’s “Keep Teaching @ Park” website during the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic. The site was first posted March 20, 2020 and had received over 200 unique visitors, https://www.innovatepark.org/keep-teaching-at-park 

Faculty Development Academy (2019 - 2020) 

Co-developed the Kansas City Professional Development Council’s (KCPDC) Faculty Development Academy/Faculty Development Program. KCPDC supports faculty and staff development for eight higher education institutions in the metro, http://www.kcpdc.org/faculty-development-program/ 

United States Air Force Digital Badging Program Consultations (2019) 

Presented Park University Faculty Center for Information’s (FCI) digital badging program and the Credly system to the United States Air Force (USAF). The USAF was interested in adapting FCI’s badging program as part of the foundation of their digital badges which would be available to the entire Air Force.

Baker University Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Certification (2014) 

The Graduated School of Education cohort 13 completed a problem-based learning project and provided faculty data for the Baker University Graduate School of Business so they could become ACBSP certified.