Raymond J. Wlodkowski, Ph.D.

Professor and Director
Center for the Study of Accelerated
Learning School for Professional Studies
Regis University
Denver, Colorado

Raymond J. Wlodkowski is Director of the Center for the Study of Accelerated Learning in the School for Professional Studies at Regis University, Denver. He is a licensed psychologist who taught in urban universities for four decades. He specializes in motivation, adult learning, diversity, and professional development. He received his B.S. degree (1965) in social science and his Ph.D. degree (1970) in educational psychology, both from Wayne State University in Detroit. Three of the books Wlodkowski has authored have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese. Among his publications is Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Literature. He has worked extensively in video production and is the author of several professional development programs, including Motivation: The Key to Success in Teaching and Learning (created in 2003 with Dr. Margery B. Ginsberg), winner of the Clarion Award as the best training and development video program of 1991. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Award for Teaching Excellence and the Faculty Merit Award for Excellence at Antioch University, Seattle. His books in adult motivation are widely used by educators who serve diverse students and want to enhance their academic performance. He is currently the Chair for the Commission for Accelerated Programs in the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.

Joseph P. Zolner, Ed.D.

Director
Harvard Institutes for Higher Education
Acting Director
Programs in Professional Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Joseph P. Zolner is Director of the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education (HIHE). As HIHE Director, he is responsible for the quality, relevance, and variety of professional development programs offered by the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the higher education community. He also serves as Educational Chair of the Management Development Program (MDP), Educational Chair of the ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute, and Educational Co-Chair of the Institute for Educational Management (IEM). Previously, Zolner served as Director of the Graduate Management Institute at Union College (NY) and Director of the Graduate School of Business Administration at Northeastern University (MA). He has also held appointments as Assistant Dean of the College at Dartmouth College (NH) and Assistant Dean of Students and Assistant Director of Admissions at Union College. Zolner also worked for Goodmeasure, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in the management of strategic organizational change, serving a Fortune 100 client base. He received an Ed.D. in higher education and an Ed.M. in administration, planning, and social policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, an M.P.P.M. from the Yale School of Management, and a B.S. from Union College. His teaching interests include the higher education curriculum change process and models of effective organizational transformation within post-secondary institutions.