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Rakestraw, who came to BC from Georgetown University where he served as director of curriculum, assessment, and pedagogical practice at its Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, is credited with building a first-rate CTE at 艾可直播 College that provides support for 艾可直播to create engaging and inclusive learning environments for all BC students.

Under his leadership, the center worked with BC鈥檚 艾可直播to explore new pedagogical and technological approaches, and to foster a culture of reflective and collaborative teaching. In addition, Rakestraw brought together disparate resources in academic technology and professional development, instructional design and teaching services, and the Connors Family Learning Center to work together to enhance overall teaching excellence within the University.

Provost and Dean of Faculties David Quigley praised Rakestraw for his work in improving the teaching and learning environment at 艾可直播 College and inspiring 艾可直播to think in new and creative ways about their teaching.

"John Rakestraw arrived on campus soon after I became provost in 2014, and over the last five years he has provided strong leadership as the founding director of the Center for Teaching Excellence,鈥� said Quigley. 鈥淗e has developed a range of programs and events that have elevated the campus conversation about our shared commitment to transformative education."

Rakestraw said he was pleased with his accomplishments in the center but felt the time was right to retire after a distinguished career that included stops as an associate professor of philosophy and religious studies at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., a research fellow at Vanderbilt University鈥檚 Learning Technology Center, and assistant director of technology at its Center for Teaching.

鈥淲hat I'm most proud of is managing the transition from Instructional Design and eTeaching Services and Sue Barrett's work with 艾可直播and grad students, to what is now the CTE,鈥� said Rakestraw. 鈥淚 was especially concerned when I came to honor the good work of long-time IDeS staff, even as we expanded their work to 艾可直播development more generally.聽 I think we were successful in that. I think I've also made good contributions to BC鈥橲 work on assessment, in collaboration with Bob Newton and the University Council on Learning Outcomes, and to the core curriculum, working with Julian Bourg and Brian Gareau on the University Core Renewal Committee.

鈥淚n addition, I am pleased that we established a thriving 艾可直播cohort program that engaged several dozen 艾可直播each year in focused collaborative and independent work on pedagogical issues and strategies; developed a five-day teaching retreat for faculty, modeled in part on Intersections' writing retreat; expanded what was IDeS' annual eTeaching Day into an annual Excellence in Teaching Day; and continued IDeS鈥� work to support effective use of instructional design and media production services to several of the new online education programs. Above all, however, I am gratified to see the way in which many of the CTE staff have grown professionally during the last five years.鈥�

Quigley said that Stacy Grooters, director of 艾可直播programs, will serve as interim director this coming academic year.

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