 and Materials on Adult Motivation, Learning, and Retention |
Dr. Raymond Wlodkowski, PhD.
Licensed psychologist, Independent scholar and national consultant in adult education. Professor Emeritus, Regis University
Announcing the publication
of the Third Edition of Raymond Wlodkowski began his work in education as an elementary school teacher in the Detroit Public Schools. For the last thirty years he has taught at universities throughout the United States and Canada with professorships at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Antioch-Seattle, and Regis University-Denver. He is the founding Executive Director of the Commission for Accelerated Programs (CAP) and the former Director of the Center for the Study of Accelerated Learning at Regis University. He is a licensed psychologist whose work encompasses adult motivation and learning, cultural diversity, and professional development in higher education. Dr. Wlodkowski lives in Seattle and conducts seminars for colleges and organizations throughout North America. He is the author of numerous articles, chapters, and books including Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn, which received the Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature and is regarded as a classic in the field of adult education. His books have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese. Dr. Wlodkowski has been the recipient of awards for teaching excellence at two universities and has also received the award for outstanding research from the Adult Higher Education Alliance. He has worked extensively in video production, authoring six professional development programs including Motivation to Learn, winner of the Clarion Award from the Association of Women in Education for the best training and development program in 1991. His Ph.D. is in educational psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit. Presently, Dr. Wlodkowski is working with Dr. Margery Ginsberg from the University of Washington-Seattle to complete the second edition of Diversity and Motivation: Culturally Responsive Teaching. |
