The Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning - Staff

As director, Micah Logan works with the CITL team to develop and provide programming and support services for all faculty, teaching staff, and instructors at WKU. Prior to her arrival at WKU, Micah served as the associate director at Texas Tech University’s Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center. Micah has worked in faculty development since 2007.

B.A., Music, 2001, Austin College

M.M., Vocal Performance, 2005, Texas Tech University

D.M.A., Vocal Performance, 2008, Texas Tech University

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD Network), 2008-present, member Online Learning Consortium (OLC), 2020

Publications

Margarella, E.E., Stobaugh, R.R, & Logan, M.M. (2021) Engaging students online: Strategies to enhance learning & your classroom community with google drawings, google slides & google docs. Faculty Focus. https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-student-engagement/engaging-students-online-strategies-to-enhance-your-classroom-community-with-google-drawings-google-slides-and-google-docs/

Siering, G. J., Tapp, S., Lohe, D. R., & Logan, M. M. (2015). Negotiating a Seat at the Table: Questions to Guide Institutional Involvement. To Improve the Academy, 34(1-2), 171-193.

Alemayehu, F. M., Logan, M. M., & Barhorst, A. (2015). Development of a comprehensive assessment technique to invigorate students' problem-solving skills and deter cheating. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 43(4), 265-285.

Boye, A. P., Tapp, S., Logan, M. M. (2014). Building Reflective Practitioners: The Benefit of Awarding Teaching Portfolio Development. In L. L. B. Border (Ed.) Graduate Student Teaching Awards (Studies in Graduate and Professional Student Development Vol. 15). (pp. 65-78). Stillwater: New Forums Press.

Boye, A. P., Logan, M. M., and Tapp, S. (2011). “Learning from Each Other: Involving Students in Centers for Teaching and Learning.” Journal on Centers for Teaching and Learning, 3, 65-82.

Boye, A. P. and Meixner, M. (2011). Growing a New Generation: Promoting Self-Reflection through Peer Observation. To Improve the Academy, 29, 18-31.

Presentations

Logan, Micah Meixner. “AI Policy in Higher Education,” presentation at the 2024 Kentucky Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference. Berea, KY. 2024.       

Logan, Micah Meixner, Tapp, Suzanne. “Utilizing the PIER Framework in AI Assignments,” presentation at the 2024 Lilly Conference. San Diego, CA. 2024.

Logan, Micah Meixner, Tapp, Suzanne, Lohe, Debra R., Glazer Francine, and Ouellett, Matthew. “Strategic Partnerships with Administration: Leading Organizational Change at Your Institution,” presentation at the 2017 International Conference of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education.  Montréal, Québec. 2017.

Tapp, Suzanne, Logan, Micah Meixner, and Lohe, Debra R. “Strategic Use of Your Center for Teaching & Learning,” presentation at the Association of American Colleges & Universities 2017 Annual Meeting: Building Public Trust in the Promise of Liberal Education and Inclusive Excellence. San Francisco, CA. 2017.

Karp, Tanja, Brooks-Hurst, Erika, and Logan, Micah Meixner. “Service Learning in a First Year Engineering Course,” research presentation presented at the 17^th Annual Conference of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium. Omaha, NE. 2016.

Boye, Allison P., Logan, Micah Meixner, and Tapp, Suzanne. “Highlighting New Faculty Outreach: Beyond Time, Budget, and Resources,” roundtable presentation presented at the 2015 International Conference of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education.  San Francisco, CA. 2015.

Tapp, Suzanne, Logan, Micah Meixner, Lohe, Debra R., and Siering, Greg. “Leading and Participating in Campus-Level Change: Risks, Rewards & Strategies.” Organizational Development Institute at the Association of American Colleges & Universities 2017 Annual Meeting: Liberal Education, Global Flourishing, and the Equity Imperative. Washington D.C., 2015.

Tapp, Suzanne, and Logan, Micah Meixner. “Is Your Center Uninvolved or Too Involved with New Initiatives?” presentation at the 2013 International Conference of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education.  Pittsburgh, PA. 2013.

Meixner, Micah and Boye, Allison P.  “Growing a New Generation: Promoting Self-Reflection through Peer Observation,” presentation at the 2009 International Conference of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education.  Houston, TX. 2009.