Faculty and Staff
Laura Ortiz
Interim Associate Dean Humanities
Tel.: (630) 942-2791
Fax: (630) 942-3711
Room: IC 230A
e-mail: ortizl@cod.edu
Areas of Research Interest:
• Bilingual Contemporary Novels
• Communicative Language Instruction
• The role of faculty leadership in shared institutional governance
Recent Courses Taught:
• Spanish 1101, 1102
• Elementary Spanish I, II
Both traditional classroom and flexible learning formats
Current Projects:
• Co-director Summer Study Abroad to Costa Rica 2007
• Effective assessment of language learning outcomes
Education:
B.A. Spanish, Iowa State University
M.A. Spanish, Roosevelt University
Ed.D. Higher Education & Organizational Change, Benedictine University