Radford Appoints Director of Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

Charles W. Cosmato has been appointed director of the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Radford University.

“I'm very excited about both the challenges and the opportunities of this new role,” said Cosmato, who has served since 2010 as the center’s interim director. “Over the past decade I have enjoyed working with the RU faculty, staff and students to advance innovative instruction, instructional technology and related development initiatives. In this new role I look forward to continuing with RU along the path of discovery and innovation in teaching and learning.”

Cosmato joined Radford University in 1997 as an instructor in the Department of Physical and Health Education. In 1999 he was appointed educational technology specialist with Project CAREER, and in 2004 he became assistant director of the Technology in Learning Center.

Bill Kennan, vice provost for academic affairs, said, “We are pleased to appoint an experienced, dedicated professional like Charley in this vital position. He has been instrumental in steering the university through the emergence of Web-based instruction, digital classrooms, the wireless campus and the proliferation of mobile computing devices. He will be invaluable to Radford as we continue to be a leader in academic technology.”

In his new position, Cosmato will direct a wide range of activities that help the university explore creative options for teaching and learning. The center’s current projects include enhancing access to RU through online distance education and e-learning, and exploring combinations of training, best-practices showcases, quality-assurance programming and technical innovation to serve the colleges in collaboration with the Division of Information Technology.