Adam Gutschmidt

Dr. Adam Gutschmidt is an lecturer teaching courses in both the communication and business administration departments. Before joining Baldwin Wallace, Gutschmidt was an assistant professor in communication studies at Ashford University (now University of Arizona Global Campus). Gutschmidt has also taught communication courses at Lorain County Community College, Wright State University, North Carolina State University, and the University of Dayton.

Gutschmidt has recently taken an interest in examining the role of assessment in higher education and earned a Higher Education Assessment Specialist Certificate from James Madison University in 2020. He also has recently worked with BW’s Educational Technology department to assist in the University’s transition to the Canvas LMS. Outside of academia, Gutschmidt demonstrates his love of film by being a regular contributor to the “How Did This Get Made?” podcast, which is devoted to trying to make sense of bad movies that make no sense.

Area of expertise

Media history, theory, analysis, organizational communication, academic assessment, technology and pedagogy.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

• Presentational Speaking (CAS-112)
• Media Literacy (CAS-115)
• Introduction to Communication (CAS-126)
• Persuasive Speaking (CAS-212)
• Organizational & Group Leadership (CAS-313)
• Business Communication (BUS-358)

Scholarly Activities

Publications and Presentations

Gutschmidt, A.M. & Schwartz, S. (2019, November). “Preventing Plagiarism: COLA’s initiative to curtail academic dishonesty”. Oral presentation at Ashford’s Teaching and Learning Conference.

Tinianow, D. & Gutschmidt, A.M. (2019, November). “Meet H5P: Interactive content creator for Canvas and beyond”. Oral presentation at Ashford’s Teaching and Learning Conference.

Gutschmidt, A.M. (2019, October). “From the Truman Show to the Trump Show: Applying soap opera narratives to our reality”. Oral presentation at the Midwest Popular Culture Association conference: Cincinnati, OH.

Gutschmidt, A.M. (2018, November). “Incorporating Multimedia to give your instructor guidance an added ‘Spark’”. Oral presentation, Ashford Teaching & Learning Conference.

Tinianow, D., Gutschmidt, A.M., & Bao, M. (2018, November). “Flipping the classroom in a new direction: Canvas for faculty support”. Oral presentation at Ashford’s Teaching and Learning Conference.

Tinianow, D. & Gutschmidt, A. M. (2018, August) “Online faculty in their natural habitat: Connecting in the LMS”. Oral presentation at Colorado Learning and Teaching with Technology conference: Boulder, CO.

Gutschmidt, A.M. (2017, November). “Exploring New C’s: Creating engaging guidance in an online classroom.” Oral presentation at Ashford’s Teaching and Learning Conference.

Gutschmidt, A.M. (2016, November). “Act Like a Full Time, Work Like a Part Time: Strategies for Improving Classroom Presence”. Oral presentation at Ashford’s Teaching and Learning Conference.

Gutschmidt, A.M. (2015, November). “ Coffee Talk Session with Dr. Lori Williams (Provost) and Dr. Justin Harrison (Dean, Division of General Education)”. Moderator for presentation at Ashford’s Teaching and Learning Conference.

Gutschmidt, A.M. (2012, May). “A Case Study Investigating the Use of Facebook as a Learning Management System in Higher Education.” Ph.D. Dissertation.