Karin Spader

Biography

Hello, I am the Associate Director of Professional Programs at the Wisconsin School of Business (WSB). I have a B.S. in Psychology, M.S. Experimental Psychology, and M.A. in Sociology, all from Western Illinois University. I earned a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction at UW-Madison; my dissertation presents a new model for online course design and evaluation that emphasizes student agency and social learning. I have nearly 20 years of experience teaching undergraduate online courses and researching best practices for student engagement and peer-to-peer learning.