Dr. Mary Deane Sorcinelli is the Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Development at UMass Amherst. She was awarded, along with two colleagues, an NSF Institutional Transformation Grant through the American Association of Universities (AAU) in Washington, D.C.Mary Deane has directed a number of externally grant-funded projects aimed at promoting educational innovation from the Andrew W. Mellon, Microsoft, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and Pew Charitable Trusts. She has served on advisory boards and as an external evaluator of NSF ADVANCE CCLI, IUSE, and WIDER Grants.

Carol A. Hurney is Associate Provost for Faculty Development and the Founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Colby College.

Christine M. Rener is Professor of Chemistry and Vice Provost for Instructional Development and Innovation at Grand Valley State University.

Jordan D. Troisi is the Senior Associate Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Colby College.