October 2001 — Features
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Faculty Development and Educational Technology
E-mail: cagle@xavier.xu.edu
Steven Hornik, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Accounting and Information Systems Department at Xavier University. He regularly uses technology in class and as part of online distributed learning environments. He has made several presentations on the use of technology to enhance student learning.
E-mail: hornik@xavier.xu.edu
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Dr. Carol Rankin and Dr. Mike Webb for providing information related to the summer institutes. They would also like to thank GE Aircraft Engines for supporting the summer institutes. In addition, Steven Hornik would like to acknowledge the financial support from Deloitte & Touche.
About Xavier University...
Xavier University is a private, co-educational university. It is the third largest independent educational institution in Ohio, the sixth oldest Catholic university in the nation, and is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities nationwide. The university offers 61 undergraduate majors, 10 graduate programs and six certification programs. There are 260 full-time faculty members, and about 4,000 undergraduates and 2,500 graduate students. The average class size is about 23, and the student-to-faculty ratio is 17-to-1. Within Xavier University, the Williams College of Business offers eight undergraduate majors and an MBA degree. The college enrolls more than 800 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Xavier offers an on-site MBA at local General Electric Co. offices for GE employees or contractors.
