The sum of the internal and external circumstances and influences surrounding and affecting a person's learning
Published Faculty:
Wolfgang Althof, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Wolfgang Althof was the Teresa M. Fischer Professor of Citizenship Education and served as the Executive Director of the Citizenship Education Clearing House (CECH) at the College of Education and the Co-Director (with Marvin W. Berkowitz) of the Center for Character and Citizenship from 2005-2016. Prior to coming to UM-St. Louis he was at the Department of Education, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. At UMSL, he teaches courses in Citizenship Education and Qualitative Social Research Methods. Dr. Althof is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Association for Moral Education (AME), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the National Council for the Social Studie...
Carl Hoagland, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus
Carl Hoagland is the Emerson Electric Endowed Professor of Technology and Learning and the Director of the E. Desmond Lee Technology and Learning Center. He previously served as the Executive Director of The Regional Consortium for Education and Technology, a technology center that served over 30 K-12 school districts in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois. Dr. Hoagland has held academic appointments at the University of Massachusetts, Webster University, National Teacher Training College in Maseru, Lesotho, Incarnate Word University, Washington University and St. Louis University.
Lynn Navin, Ph.D.
Director of Early Childhood Education
Lynn Navin earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from Bowling Green State University in 1984. She earned a Master of Arts in Child Development from Michigan State University in 1991. Infant Mental Health was an area of emphasis. She recently finished a PhD in Teaching and Learning Processes. Her dissertation topic was on using self-video analysis as a tool for self-reflection in the study of their own practice.