About me
Matt Smock is the founding Director of Northern Michigan University’s Center for Teaching and Learning, which facilitates excellence in classroom and online instruction and promotes scholarship of teaching and learning by providing professional development, tools, and other supporting services.
Since joining NMU in 2007, Smock has implemented several large-scale faculty development initiatives, led NMU’s transition to a new course management system, co-managed an NSF-funded active learning initiative, and co-founded the Upper Peninsula Teaching and Learning Conference. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he spearheaded the CTL’s extensive support efforts for the shift to distance teaching, including providing an online toolkit of resources for faculty, holding numerous training workshops on video conferencing and other distance technologies, and converting new faculty orientation to an online format.
In his previous position at the University of Michigan, Smock coordinated large change management projects that included hands-on workshops and online courses. His experience also includes instructional design, project management, and technical writing for Ford Motor Company and IBM. Smock holds an M.S. in Instructional Technology from Bloomsburg University, a B.S. in Scientific and Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University, and a graduate certificate in Human-Computer Interaction from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
