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About Dr. James Brauer.
With more than twenty years of experience in a variety of educational disciplines, Dr. James Brauer is a versatile educator. His expertise includes higher education, educational administration, digital learning, educational technology, and education management organizations.
He currently serves as the Director of Graduate Studies and an Instructor at Avila University's School of Education. In this role, Dr. Brauer has assisted in: a.) launch of multiple fully online asynchronous graduate-level programs; b.) facilitation of online learning communities with faculty and instructors; and c.) strategic planning for programmatic redesign and transformation.
His previous experience includes serving as the founding School Leader of Iowa Connections Academy, which provides virtual education to students in grades K-12 throughout the state of Iowa. His leadership at Iowa Connections Academy was marked by significant accomplishments, including the successful completion of two voluntary regional accreditation processes, and the achievement of family satisfaction rates consistently above 95 percent and an annual student enrollment retention rate above 75 percent.
Dr. Brauer holds an array of academic degrees, including a Doctorate of Educational Administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, an Educational Specialist in Educational Administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, an MBA from University of Kansas, a Master's degree in Adaptive Special Education from the University of Kansas, a Master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Kansas, and a Bachelor's degree in Social Studies Education.
He currently serves as the Director of Graduate Studies and an Instructor at Avila University's School of Education. In this role, Dr. Brauer has assisted in: a.) launch of multiple fully online asynchronous graduate-level programs; b.) facilitation of online learning communities with faculty and instructors; and c.) strategic planning for programmatic redesign and transformation.
His previous experience includes serving as the founding School Leader of Iowa Connections Academy, which provides virtual education to students in grades K-12 throughout the state of Iowa. His leadership at Iowa Connections Academy was marked by significant accomplishments, including the successful completion of two voluntary regional accreditation processes, and the achievement of family satisfaction rates consistently above 95 percent and an annual student enrollment retention rate above 75 percent.
Dr. Brauer holds an array of academic degrees, including a Doctorate of Educational Administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, an Educational Specialist in Educational Administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, an MBA from University of Kansas, a Master's degree in Adaptive Special Education from the University of Kansas, a Master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Kansas, and a Bachelor's degree in Social Studies Education.