Staff

Director

Ann Brunjes

Ann Brunjes, Director

Office of Teaching & Learning

Maxwell Library

508-531-2435

abrunjes@bridgew.edu

Ann Brunjes is the Director of Teaching and Learning, located in Maxwell Library 001 (in the Academic Achievement Center).  She was a member of the BSC English Department from 1997 - 2008, serving chair of that department from 2006 - 2008.  With four other BSC faculty members, she co-founded the Adrian Tinsley Program for Undergraduate Research (ATP) Summer Grants and numerous undergraduate honors theses and graduate theses, and is a recipient of the publications and academic conference presentations are in Early American literatures, especially the literature of the early Republic. She holds MA and PhD degrees in English from New York University and a bachelor's degree from Colgate University.

 

Teaching Fellows

The fellows work with the DTL to achieve the mission of her office, which is to support faculty as they work to improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning on the BSC campus.  Toward that end, the fellows conduct outreach to academic departments, programs and individual faculty members to learn their teaching concerns and interests and develop programming (such as workshops, speakers, brownbag and discussion groups) around those issues.  They are also available to work one-on-one which faculty members seeking to strengthen and reflect on their own teaching.  This includes (but is not limited to) confidential class visits and assistance with syllabus, assignment, and course design.  Lastly, the fellowship is a professional development opportunity to reflect on their own practice, research ways to improve their effectiveness, and share their knowledge, ideas and ongoing questions with the BSC community.

 
Phyllis Gimbel

Phyllis Gimbel,

Teaching Fellow

Tinsley Center, Room 231

508-531-2835

pgimbel@bridgew.edu

 

 Phyllis Gimbel has been a member of the BSC Secondary Education and Professional Programs Department from 2005- present. A former public school teacher and administrator, she teaches both in the Educational Leadership Program and in the Post Baccalaureate Initial Teacher Licensure Program.  Dr. Gimbel's research interests, publications and academic conference presentations are in principal-teacher training and in the relationships between the school leader and faculty. She holds an MA degree in French from Columbia University, a Master's in Education degree from Harvard University and an EdD from UMASS Lowell Graduate School of Education.

As one of two teaching fellows, Phyllis says that she sees herself as that "other pair of eyes" for those of you who would like to enhance what you are already doing well. She is comfortable just sitting in on a class and focusing on whatever it is you would like, talking about  teaching and learning or providing you with resources.

 

 

 

Last Modified: September 28, 2009