Kathy Schmidt
Director, Ph.D.
Faculty Innovation Center
Phone: (512) 232-1536
Fax: (512) 232-1786
Email: k.schmidt@mail.utexas.edu
Kathy J. Schmidt has been in the Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) at the Cockrell School of Engineering since 1999. The FIC's mission is to provide faculty with effective instructional tools and strategies. As the FIC's director, she promotes Engineering's commitment to finding ways to enrich teaching and learning. Dr. Schmidt works in all aspects of education including design and development, faculty training, learner support, and evaluation. She has over twenty years experience in designing technology-based education in higher education, K-14, the military, and the private sector. Kathy has teaching experience in television production, teaching methodology, instructional design, professional and instructional uses of technology, foundations of instructional technology and a freshman seminar at the university and community college level, has published in the areas of engineering education, instructional design, and technology-based instruction, and has served as a consultant to a variety of educational and private sector organizations. Kathy has a B.S. from The University of Texas at Austin, a M.Ed. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin.