The University of Alabama Teaching Academy has named the first class of Cross Scholars who will support the continued development and growth of the K. Patricia Cross Academy.
The 2025 Cross Scholars are:
Dr. Carla Blakey
Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management
Dr. Jason Scofield
Human Development and Family Studies
The KP Cross Academy is a database of videos, blog posts and teaching techniques developed for educators to access free of charge. The website has served more than 475,000 visitors since its launch in 2018 and moved under the UA Teaching Academy in the summer of 2024.
The primary role of the Cross Scholars will be to develop timely, valuable, evidence-based teaching resources for distribution to UA faculty and KP Cross Academy users. These innovative faculty members will work closely with the UATA and OTIDE Creative Media Services team to enhance this important teaching resource with multimedia and written content supporting teaching excellence.
For more information about the KP Cross Academy, visit kpcrossacademy.ua.edu.