Shenifa M Taite Ed.D.
Assistant Dean of Faculty Development; Certified Telehealth Coordinator
Job Description
As Assistant Dean, Dr. Taite oversees the day-to-day operations of the Office of Faculty Development at the College of Medicine.
Biosketch
Dr. Taite was the founding Director of Instructional Design and Media Production (now Creative Services) in August 2010. She was appointed the Assistant Dean of Faculty Development in February 2023. Her 25 years of experience in higher education includes teaching, developing curriculum, integrating educational technology, and directing service-learning programs. Dr. Taite enjoys working with other faculty to systematically design learning environments and instruction that effectively addresses students' needs.
Education
B.S. Speech and Hearing Science, Arizona State University, 1994
M.S. Educational Leadership and Administration, Florida State University, 2001
Ed.D. Higher Education Administration, Florida State University, 2012
Service
Women 4FSU, Executive Committee
Strategic Planning Committee, Chair
Women for Florida State University
Women’s Leadership Institute, Facilitator
Florida State University
Faculty Senate Sub Committee-Scholarly Communications Taskforce, Teaching Evaluation
Florida State University
Group on Information Technology and Educational Technology Work Group
American Association for Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Member, 2013-present.
Classroom Renovation Oversight Committee
Florida State University
Member, 2004, 2005
Honors/Awards
Leslie N. Wilson University Fellow, Florida State University, 1999-2002
President’s Award for Innovation, Arizona State University, 1998
Mayor’s Award for Successful Prevention Programs, Phoenix, Arizona, 1999
Memberships
American Telemedicine Association-Member
Florida Partnership for Telehealth-Member
Online Learning Consortium (Formerly SLOAN-C) -Member
Research Focus
Social Presence in Online Education
Open Educational Resources
Telecommunication practices in Telehealth
Publications
Ferdinand, A., Johnson, L., Speights, J., Taite, S., Myers, K., Speights, A., Bellamy, G. Access to Quality Health Services – Primary Care: A Literature Review. Rural Healthy People 2020: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2020. Volume 1. College Station TX: The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center. School of Public Health Southwest Rural Health Research Center.
Taite, Shenifa A Comparison of Online Communities of Inquiry (2012). Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations. Paper 5221.
PRESENTATIONS
Two Ways to Save: A Virtual Bookshelf of Textbooks and Instructional Design of OERs,
Florida Association of College Research Libraries-Annual Conference, October 2015
A Comparison of Online Communities of Inquiry: Study of Social Presence in Medical Education Invited presenter: Southeast Distance Learning Conference, Florida A & M University, September 2015
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Clinical Skills Testing: Domestic Violence in a Patient with First-Trimester Bleeding (Developed Rubric for Clinical Skills Assessment)
Poster: STFM Conference on Medical Student Education, February 2015
Ego-Free Leadership
Together We Can...A Community Empowerment Conference
Educate Serve Lead, January 2015
As Assistant Dean, Dr. Taite oversees the day-to-day operations of the Office of Faculty Development at the College of Medicine.
Dr. Taite was the founding Director of Instructional Design and Media Production (now Creative Services) in August 2010. She was appointed the Assistant Dean of Faculty Development in February 2023. Her 25 years of experience in higher education includes teaching, developing curriculum, integrating educational technology, and directing service-learning programs. Dr. Taite enjoys working with other faculty to systematically design learning environments and instruction that effectively addresses students' needs.
B.S. Speech and Hearing Science, Arizona State University, 1994
M.S. Educational Leadership and Administration, Florida State University, 2001
Ed.D. Higher Education Administration, Florida State University, 2012
Women 4FSU, Executive Committee
Strategic Planning Committee, Chair
Women for Florida State University
Women’s Leadership Institute, Facilitator
Florida State University
Faculty Senate Sub Committee-Scholarly Communications Taskforce, Teaching Evaluation
Florida State University
Group on Information Technology and Educational Technology Work Group
American Association for Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Member, 2013-present.
Classroom Renovation Oversight Committee
Florida State University
Member, 2004, 2005
Leslie N. Wilson University Fellow, Florida State University, 1999-2002
President’s Award for Innovation, Arizona State University, 1998
Mayor’s Award for Successful Prevention Programs, Phoenix, Arizona, 1999
American Telemedicine Association-Member
Florida Partnership for Telehealth-Member
Online Learning Consortium (Formerly SLOAN-C) -Member
Social Presence in Online Education
Open Educational Resources
Telecommunication practices in Telehealth
Ferdinand, A., Johnson, L., Speights, J., Taite, S., Myers, K., Speights, A., Bellamy, G. Access to Quality Health Services – Primary Care: A Literature Review. Rural Healthy People 2020: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2020. Volume 1. College Station TX: The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center. School of Public Health Southwest Rural Health Research Center.
Taite, Shenifa A Comparison of Online Communities of Inquiry (2012). Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations. Paper 5221.
PRESENTATIONS
Two Ways to Save: A Virtual Bookshelf of Textbooks and Instructional Design of OERs,
Florida Association of College Research Libraries-Annual Conference, October 2015
A Comparison of Online Communities of Inquiry: Study of Social Presence in Medical Education Invited presenter: Southeast Distance Learning Conference, Florida A & M University, September 2015
.
Clinical Skills Testing: Domestic Violence in a Patient with First-Trimester Bleeding (Developed Rubric for Clinical Skills Assessment)
Poster: STFM Conference on Medical Student Education, February 2015
Ego-Free Leadership
Together We Can...A Community Empowerment Conference
Educate Serve Lead, January 2015