Simplicity-driven strategy for higher education.
Helping colleges turn insight and data into clear action plans.
expertise in corequisite models, alternative grading, instructional design in Canvas, backward design, and learning outcome alignment
Academic Program Review
Course Design
Content Knowledge Areas
Data Synthesis & Analysis
finding meaningful insights and creating action plans from your existing data
Institutional Effectiveness
Strategic planning, action plan development, report-writing, and accreditation preparation
Hi, I'm Claire
My name is Claire Gibbons, and I’m a simplicity-driven educator and higher ed consultant with first-hand experience as both a faculty and an administrator.
As a teacher, I am deeply knowledgeable in online instructional design, alternative grading practices, corequisite courses, and andragogical theories of teaching and learning. My graduate work in mathematics education provided me with subject matter expertise in qualitative research methods, classroom observation protocols, and the development of graduate teaching assistants. I’m especially passionate about helping faculty implement instructional practices that are innovative, authentic, effective, and equitable.
As an administrator, I am well-versed in best practices for institutional research, assessment, accreditation, and academic program review, and I have the thoughtful discernment required to make sense of competing interests across stakeholders, especially in community and technical college settings. I’m also a strong advocate for work-life balance (wait until you hear about my deep work calendar blocks and my zero-ish inbox).
Project-based consulting
You're looking for expertise and support through a multi-stage project.
You want to create an action plan that honors institutional history and acknowledges the perspectives of faculty, staff, and students.
You're seeking thoughtful guidance and facilitation for your team or committee.
Custom workshops
You want to host a professional development session that helps your unit...
explore new ways to prioritize the work that matters while balancing administrative responsibilities from emails, meetings, and another fire to put out
connecting as a team with a shared vision that is proactive and transformative (rather than reactive and transactional)
You're seeking a presentation led with empathy, honesty, humor, and clarity
Let's collaborate
