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Collings Hall
820 Van Vleet Oval
Norman, OK 73019
Phone: (405) 325-0548
Fax: (405) 325-2403
e-mail: kbrager@ou.edu |
Kathleen
Rager, Ph.D.
Associate
Professor
College of Education |
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Dr. Kathleen B. Rager has been involved in the training field for over
22 years as a trainer and a manager of training services. She is
currently an assistant professor in the College of Education at
the University of Oklahoma where she is responsible for the emphasis
in training and development at the masters and doctoral levels.
Dr. Rager earned her doctorate in Adult Education from Kansas State
University. She continues to conduct seminars on a range of topics,
including effective presentations, career development, training-the-trainer,
creativity and helping adults with learning and memory retention.
Her clients have included major corporations such as IBM, Metropolitan
Life, Texaco, and International Paper as well as small businesses
and government agencies in New York, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Dr.
Rager is the mother of three grown daughters and five incredibly
bright grandchildren.
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| Education |
- PhD
(Adult and Continuing Education), Kansas State
University
- MS
(Education), State University of New York/New
Paltz
- BA
(English), College of Mount Saint Vincent,
New York
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| Professional
Experience |
- Assistant
Professor, Adult and Higher Education Program Area Coordinator, College of Education, University
of Oklahoma (May 2007 to present, August 2009 to present)
- Assistant
Professor, College of Education, University
of Oklahoma (Fall 2001 to Spring 2007)
- Director,
Wichita State University Downtown Center & Contract
Training Services, Wichita, Kansas (1993-2001)
- Director,
Corporate & Professional Education, Marist
College, Poughkeepsie, New York (1988-1993)
- Communications
Consultant, Hopewell Junction, New York (1983-1988)
- Owner,
Silver Apple, Inc., Hopewell Junction, New
York (1980-1983)
- Teacher/Television
Instructor, Wappingers Central School District,
New York (1977-1979)
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| Training & Development
Emphasis |
> Training
and Development Curriculum Information
> Training
and Development Courses
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| Courses
Taught |
> EDAH
5013: Adult Learner
> EDAH
5363: Self-Directed Learning
> EDAH
5503: Introduction to Training and
Development
> EDAH
5513: Management and Administration
of the Training Function
> EDAH
5523: Survey of Training and Development
Competencies
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| Current
Research |
> Biography of a Lady Golfer
> Gender as a Context for Interpreting the Self-directed Learning Experiences of Prostate and Breast Cancer Patients
> Emotions
and the Qualitative Researcher
> The
Nature of the Self-Directed Learning of
Men with Prostate Cancer
> The
Nature of the Self-Directed Learning of
Women with Breast Cancer
> The
Self-Directed Learning of Women with Breast
Cancer
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| Publications & Presentations |
> Publications
> Conference
Presentations
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| Awards |
> Awards & Honors
> Selected
Achievements
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| Professional
Affiliations |
- Phi
Kappa Phi National Honor Society
- Past
Vice President Programming, Awards and Recognition, Central Oklahoma Chapter,
American Society for Training and Development
- Past
President, American Society for Training and
Development, Sunflower Chapter
- Board
of Directors, Central Oklahoma Affiliate, Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- American
Association of Adult and Continuing Education
- American
Society for Training and Development
- Rotary
International
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| Recent Training Programs: |
- "Brainpower: Tips for Increasing the Ability to Learn and Remember"
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
June 2008
- "Brainpower: Maximizing Your Full Potential"
Wichita State University Center for Management Development
July 2008
- "You're Smarter Than You Think You Are!"
Grayson County College
December 2007
- "Working with Emotional Intelligence"
Kansas Association of District Court Clerks and Administrators
October 2007
- "Brainpower: Maximizing Your Full Potential"
Wichita State University Center for Management Development
August 2007
- "Working with Emotional Intelligence"
Wichita State University Center for Management Development
March 2007
- "Training for Impact"
Wichita State University Center for Management Development
December 2006
- "Six Strategies to Improve Learning and Remembering"
University of Oklahoma Administrative and Support Staff Retreat
November 2006
- "Brainpower: Maximizing Your Full Potential"
University of Kansas Medical School Staff Development
May 2006
- "How to Conduct a Useful Training Needs Assessments"
Wichita State University Center for Management Development
November 2004
- "Training for Impact"
Texas Engineering Extension Service
May 2004
- "Brainpower: Maximizing Your Full Potential"
Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program
April 2004
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| Selected Achievements: |
- Revised the concentration in training and development for the Master of Science in Adult and Higher Education at the University of Oklahoma. Developed a five-course sequence including Introduction to Training and Development, Human Resource Development Competencies, Management and Administration of the Training Function, Program Planning for the Adult Learner, and Design and Delivery of Distance Education.
- Planned and implemented the development of the Wichita State University Downtown Center from its inception through the summer 2001 generating a 162% increase in enrollments in the first year.Responsibilities include facilities management, staffing, and all aspects of budgeting, scheduling, space rental, public seminars, contract programs, and marketing.
- Trained over 4000 employees including first through fifth level management, exempt and nonexempt employees from a broad range of fields including manufacturing, programming, engineering, financial, administrative and educational functions, achieving consistent outstanding evaluations. Clients have included IBM Corporation, International Paper, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Texaco, as well as small business and government agencies in New York, Kansas and Oklahoma.
- Developed successful customized training programs on a wide range of topic areas including adult learning, communications, interpersonal relations, management and supervisory development, quality improvement, needs assessments and training.
- Created numerous credit and noncredit certificate programs to assist adult students to obtain valuable job related skills and knowledge. Programs included: Local Area Network Administrator, Professional Sales, Computer Competency, Professional Financial Planner, and Manufacturing Management.
- Managed the growth of the IBM New Programmer Education contract from two credit courses and 18 students to over 2,016 enrollments and 106 credit classes. Presented this award-winning program as a successful model for corporate and academic partnerships at national conference.
- Selected by the IBM Corporation as the lead developer and facilitator of workshops on process management for the Data System Division. Successfully worked with 45 process teams, two of which received awards.
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