PATRICK NELLIS is district director of the Center for Institutional and Organizational Learning (CIOL) at Miami Dade College; CIOL provides professional development opportunities to employees so they can develop the skills, knowledge, and abilities they need to perform successfully and remain current with new developments and technologies. In this role he designs and delivers leadership programs, new faculty onboarding, department chair development, and more. His prior experience includes 14 years as leader of faculty development for Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida, where he established the Teaching/Learning Academy for new tenure-track faculty and the Associate Faculty Certificate program for part-time faculty. He teaches an introduction to U.S. federal government course each year and frequently presents papers and workshops at national conferences on teaching, learning, and faculty development, and has presented on staff and faculty development at Austin Community College, Madison Area Technical College, Indian River Community College, Patrick Henry Community College, San Diego City College, and Valencia College.
