Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Ellis College of NYIT
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Ellis College of NYIT
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- Professor at Kaplan University
- Instructor at Saint Leo University
- Assistant Professor at Antioch College
- Instructor at McDaniel College
- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Oxford
- Amherst College
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Andrew Carpenter’s Summary
I am a professional philosopher whose academic specialty is the history of early modern philosophy.
I am an expert in online education, an active researcher, and an award-winning educator with significant expertise in faculty self-governance, institutional and program accreditation, academic policy, continuous quality improvement, strategic planning, faculty development, and the assessment of student learning.
I have served in numerous faculty leadership roles, perform accreditation work for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, and have served on the board of directors of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers.
Andrew Carpenter’s Specialties:
philosophy, education, e-learning, online learning, accreditation, assessment of student learning, continuous quality improvement, strategic planning, accreditation, assessment of student learning, academic governance, faculty development, pedagogy, teaching, philosophical inquiry, critical thinking, history of philosophy, philosophy of science,epistemology, metaphysics, early modern philosophy, Immanuel Kant, teaching with technology, constructivst pedagogy.
Andrew Carpenter’s Experience
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Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
Ellis College of NYIT
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
I am working to establish a new online University serving working adults and dedicated to academic quality and integrity. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate students, I direct the center for teaching and learning, serve as vice president of the college's academic senate, chair of the curriculum and academic standards committee, and co-chair of the faculty development committee. As chair of the accreditation writing committee, I was the primary author of the institution's accreditation self-study. I also serve on numerous committees and task forces, including the strategic planning committee and the faculty standards committee.
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Professor
Kaplan University
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPO; Higher Education industry)
January 2001 — May 2007 (6 years 5 months)
I contributed to the development of an online University whose enrollment grew from 100 students to 30,000 during my employment. In addition to teaching graduate and undergraduate students and leading two academic departments, I developed new courses, helped to develop systematic academic assessment processes, and served on numerous faculty leadership roles including as president of the faculty senate and leader of the institutional mission task force.
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Instructor
Saint Leo University
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2001 — December 2006 (6 years)
I taught undergraduate students.
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Assistant Professor
Antioch College
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1998 — July 2002 (4 years)
In addition to teaching undergraduate students and serving as the head of an academic division, I worked on academic assessment, institutional accreditation, and held several leadership roles including member of the president's administrative council and member of the faculty executive committee.
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Instructor
McDaniel College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1995 — May 1998 (2 years 9 months)
I taught undergraduate students.
Andrew Carpenter’s Education
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University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Philosophy, 1990 — 1998
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, Comprehensive Examination Topics: Epistemology; Early Modern Philosophy, Dissertation: "Kant's Earliest Solution to the Mind/Body Problem."
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University of Oxford
B.Phil., Philosophy, 1988 — 1990
B.Phil. Examination Topics: Philosophy of Language and Philosophical Logic; Political Philosophies of Hegel and Marx; Immanuel Kant, B.Phil. Thesis: "Transcendental Arguments and Transcendental Idealism."
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Amherst College
B.A., Philosophy, 1984 — 1988
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Elected Phi Beta Kappa During Junior Year, Senior Honor's Thesis: "Wilfrid Sellars' Attack on the Myth of the Given."
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Andrew Carpenter’s Interests:
teaching with technology, continuous improvement processes, institutional assessment, academic assessment, organizational development, digital photography, ballroom dancing, latin dancing, dancesport, coffee roasting, reading novels.
Andrew Carpenter’s Groups:
American Philosophical Association, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, North American Kant Society, Hegel Society of America, Concerned Philosophers for Peace, American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
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Andrew Carpenter’s Honors:
Kaplan University Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award (2006), Kaplan Higher Education Extra Mile Award (2003), University of California Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (1995), Amherst College Gail Kennedy Memorial Prize in Philosophy (1988), Amherst College George A. Plimpton Fellowship (1988), Amherst college summa cum laude graduation honors (1988), Amherst College Phi Beta Kappa (1987).
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