William Timpson

Professor

Colorado State University
School of Education, Room 105 E
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1588
970.491.7630
William.Timpson@ColoState.EDU

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Dr. William M. Timpson is a professor in the School of Education at Colorado State University. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in American History from Harvard University, Bill went on to teach junior and senior high school in the inner city of Cleveland, Ohio before completing a doctoral degree in educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While continuing to work with teachers and staff at various levels of schooling, he has written extensively on postsecondary instruction and innovation. Along with numerous articles, chapters and grants, he has written or co-authored eleven books including several that address issues of diversity, sustainability, peace and reconciliation: 147 Tips for Teaching Sustainability (2006), 147 Tips for Teaching Diversity (2005), Teaching Diversity (2003), Teaching and Learning Peace (2002), Teaching and Performing (2002), Stepping Up: College Learning and Community for a Sustainable Future (2001), Metateaching and the Instructional Map (1999), Concepts and Choices for Teaching (1996) and Action Learning: Experience and Promise (1995). In 2006 he served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist on peace and reconciliation studies at the UNESCO Centre in Northern Ireland. With interest from the UNESCO and the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance, Bill is currently working on a new book tentatively titled, From Battleground to Common Ground: Stories of Conflict, Reconciliation and Civic Renewal, and planned for a 2008 release. In his work, Timpson draws on extensive experiences abroad including recent travels to Guatemala in 2004, Northern Ireland in 2003, Eastern Europe in 2002, South Africa, Nepal and India in 2001 and two years of work in Australia (1993-1995).