Roger Hiemstra

Biography:

Roger Hiemstra is part-time Professor, Adult Education, Elmira College, Elmira, NY, and President, Hiemstra and Associates, an organization devoted to providing support and training related to individualized adult learning, self-directed learning, and distance education. For a web page see
www-distance.syr.edu.

He received his BS from Michigan State University, MS from Iowa State University, and PhD from the University of Michigan. He served as a County Extension Agent in Michigan and Iowa before beginning his career as an Adult Education professor, serving in that role at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Iowa State University, and Syracuse University before joining the Elmira College faculty.

As Professor at Elmira College, Hiemstra teaches face-to-face and on-line courses in Adult Education and Research Methods to graduate students. He also advises students, initiates new program activities, and provides consultation to the Continuing Education Dean on the College’s Master’s Degree in Adult Education and corresponding graduate center in Liverpool, NY.

Dr. Hiemstra’s research interests include (a) using technology to create adult learning opportunities, (b) identifying teaching implications related to self-directed and distance learning, and (c) discovering ways educators can utilize community resources to promote learning. Hiemstra has received numerous professional honors and awards, including induction into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, election to that organization’s board, a Graduate Excellence-in-Teaching Award from Elmira College, the CNY Coalition of Adult and Continuing Education’s Adult Education Professional of the Year award, and the National Leadership Award from the Association for Continuing Higher Education.