Carsten Schmidtke, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Workforce Development
Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
101 Graduate Education Building
Phone: 479-575-4047
FAX: 479-575-3319
cswded@uark.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, Occupational Education, 2008State Examination, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany, Danish, 1988
State Examination, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany, English, French, 1987
Teaching Areas:
Workforce Development Education
Human Resource Development
Research Interests:
International and Cultural Issues in Workforce EducationPhilosophy and Theory of Workforce Education
History of Workforce Education
Professional Biography:
Carsten Schmidtke is a native of Kiel, Germany, where he attended Christian-Albrechts-Universität to study English, French, and Danish language and literature. After graduation, he taught English and French at a local high school before moving to the United States.
Before joining the University of Arkansas in 2008, Schmidtke taught composition, technical writing, small group communication, speech, and American Indian studies at the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. While at OSU-Okmulgee, he also worked successfully to establish partnerships with universities abroad and bring foreign exchange students to campus.
Schmidtke was a board member of the Oklahoma Association for Developmental Education (OKADE), helped organize the 2002 Oklahoma Global Education Consortium Conference, and served as president of the OSU chapter of Omicron Tau Theta (OTT), an international honor society for students in vocational education. In addition, he is a certified leadership instructor through the PTK organization.
Academic Interests and Accomplishments:
Awards
Ausburn Research Award for Excellence in Occupational Education (2006), Oklahoma State University
SSHA-Rockefeller Graduate Student Award (2006), Social Science History Association
Great Ideas for Teaching (GIFT) Award (2002), Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges
Showcase Award (2000), Oklahoma Association for the Improvement of Developmental Education
Excellence Award (2000), National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development
Publications/Presentations:
"Instructor perceptions of their American Indian students at a sub-baccalaureate technical college: A Delphi study.” Submitted to Journal of Career and Technical Education.
“Smith-Hughes Act.” (2008). In E.G. Provenzo (Ed.), Sage encyclopedia of social and cultural foundations of education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
“Workplace learning.” (2008). In E.G. Provenzo (Ed.), Sage encyclopedia of social and cultural foundations of education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
“Peer reviews: Fair or foul?” (2001). In M.R. Hay & N.L. Ludman (Eds.), Selected Conference Papers: Twenty-Fifth Annual Conference (pp. 58-62). Findlay, OH: National Association for Developmental Education.
Bewerben in den USA [Applying for jobs in the United States]. (1996). Niedernhausen, Germany: Falken Verlag. ISBN 3-8068-1713-8.