Dr. Chere Gibson
University of Wisconsin

Biography:

Dr. Chere Gibson is Associate Professor and Chair of the Graduate Program in Continuing and Vocational Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She teaches courses on the adult independent learner, instructional design for distance learning, and issues in distance education. Video, audio, and computer conferencing are routinely incorporated as part of these learning experiences for graduate and undergraduate students. Chere has produced several award winning mediated instructional packages. She previously directed the University of Wisconsin Extended Degree Program, and is past chair of the Annual Teaching at a Distance Conference. Her research focuses on the learner at a distance with an emphasis on persistence, academic self-concept, and learner support in the successful completion of distance education programs.