Background
Kwame Rasmussen is on the faculty of the Department of Teacher Education and holds a doctoral clinical degree from Cornell University and is licensed to practice. Before Porter, Kwame directed an early-childhood center.
Kwame brings that practice into the classroom, teaching from real cases and current standards in educational technology and science and STEM education.
Areas of expertise
- Educational technology
- Science and STEM education
- Applied practice and industry partnerships
Teaching
Kwame regularly teaches courses in Education, Early Childhood Education, Career & Technical Education. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.
Class time is built around cases and real deliverables. Students work to professional standards, present to a critique or a client-style panel, and revise. Kwame keeps the connection to current practice explicit.
Advising and office hours
Kwame advises students in the Teacher Education programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.
Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.
Recent and representative work
Kwame stays active in practice alongside teaching, through consulting, standards work, and applied projects in educational technology and science and STEM education. Representative items:
- An applied project in educational technology with an industry or community partner.
- A workshop or short course on science and STEM education for practitioners in the region.
- Service on a standards, licensing, or advisory body related to educational technology.
Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Kwame has no real publication record.
Get in touch
The fastest way to reach Kwame is email (krasmussen@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Teacher Education department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. Kwame Rasmussen is not a real person; this profile, the degree, the email address and the background are all invented.