Ed Neal, Ph.D: Biographical Sketch

Ed Neal began his college teaching career in 1967 as a professor of Russian history. His interest in pedagogy ultimately led him to pursue a career as an educational consultant. In 1978, he created the first faculty development program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Currently, as Director of Faculty Development in the UNC Center for Teaching and Learning, he is responsible for programs that help faculty members and graduate students become more effective teachers.

He leads faculty development workshops and seminars, writes articles and monographs on pedagogical issues, develops teaching assessment systems, designs program evaluations, and serves on university committees that deal with teaching, assessment, and the curriculum. Much of his work focuses on consultations with individual instructors, helping them solve instructional problems, develop new teaching approaches, plan courses, design exams and assignments, and interpret the results of student evaluations and peer reviews. He also teaches a graduate course in college teaching and is active in regional and national faculty development organizations.

He is the editor of The Journal of Faculty Development, serves on the editorial board of The National Teaching and Learning Forum, and is a guest reviewer for Innovative Higher Education.