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Ken Bain
Ken Bain is the author of What the Best College Teachers Do, which won the 2004 Virginia and Warren Stone Prize for an outstanding book on education and society, and has been one of the top selling books on higher education. It has been translated into twelve languages and was the subject of an award-winning television documentary series in 2007. The sequel, What the Best College Students Do and has become an international best seller. He founded teaching centers at four major universities (Vanderbilt, Northwestern, NYU, and Montclair State), served as a professor of history for more than thirty years (winning several teaching awards), and held various administrative posts,including provost of the University of the District of Columbia. Currently, he is the founder of The Best Teacher's Institute.
 James Lang
James Lang is the author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, a book that draws on recent research in the learning sciences to help college faculty create dynamic and engaging courses. His previous book, Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty (Harvard University Press, 2013), provides an overview of how both institutions and individual faculty members can help create a culture of academic integrity. Jim writes a monthly column on teaching and learning for The Chronicle of Higher Education, where he introduces readers each month to new research, programs, and people that support excellence in higher education. He is the Director for the Center of Teaching Excellence and Professor of English at Assumption College.
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