Scholarly Teacher, Learning Designs Architect + Facilitator, and Executive Coach
I design transformative learning experiences for students, educators, and executives that help them thrive in today’s multimediated & AI landscape.
About Me
Overview
Taught in-person, hybrid, and online courses in the undergraduate and MBA / graduate programs in both the Kelley School of Business and the College of Arts & Sciences.
Led faculty and instructor professional development programs focused on digitally-informed active learning methods, curriculum design, and pedagogical / andragogical best practices.
Directed IU Bloomington’s campus-wide undergraduate writing program (2019–2024) and IU’s system-wide Mosaic Faculty Institute for Active Learning (2023–2024). Currently, Associate Director of the Communication, Professional, and Computer Skills Department at the IUB Kelley School of Business.
I am an award-winning teacher and teaching scholar with over 20 years of experience designing and leading innovative programs that empower learners. My expertise bridges higher education and corporate learning and development (L&D), where I create courses, workshops, and large-scale initiatives that integrate career literacies—digital, collaborative, creative, and communicative—with critical thinking and applied problem-solving rooted in humanist values. In my roles at Indiana University, I have
“At the core of my praxis is a passion for building carefully scaffolded learning experiences that cultivate acute critical thinkers, communicators, and digital citizens with confidence and rhetorical agility ”
Teaching
As a teacher, my cross-disciplinary portfolio includes courses in Business Communications, Professional Skills, Liberal Arts & Management, Literature, Rhetoric, and Writing. Across the board, my teaching and facilitation emphasize metacognitive, self-directed learning that fuses career literacies with critical thinking to foster a resilient growth mindset that equips learners to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving landscape. At the core of my praxis is a passion for building carefully scaffolded learning experiences that cultivate acute critical thinkers, communicators, and digital citizens with the confidence and rhetorical agility necessary to share their uniquely human voices toward solving complex problems in our dynamic and deeply multimodal world.
Program Design & Leadership
My administrative experience outside the classroom has encompassed a wide range of enterprise-level leadership tasks, including hiring, staffing, and training, guiding promotion and review processes, budgeting and resource allocation, compliance oversight, course and instructor scheduling, and cross-departmental collaboration.
Through this work, I have collaborated with key stakeholders all across IU, including the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL), the Center of Excellence for Women in Technology (CEWIT), the Office of the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education, the College Office of Enrollment Management, Undergraduate Academic Advising & Support, the Office of Student Life, the Conrad Prebys Career Services Center, the Walter Center for Career Achievement, and the Groups Scholars Program, which supports IU’s first-generation students and 21st-Century Scholars.
Publishing
From the “lab” of my classroom and workshops, I publish my insights and findings through:
Open educational resources (OERs) designed to equip faculty with tools to foster high-quality, engaged learning
Articles, chapters, and reflections that demonstrate my commitment to innovation and pedagogical leadership in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
Consulting, Coaching, and Facilitating
I regularly design and facilitate custom workshops for departments and units across IU, such as the School of Public Health and the School of Education, as well as for departments and units at other institutions, such as Winston-Salem State University and Queens University of Charlotte, delivering scalable learner-centered workshops that enhance teaching effectiveness, active learning, generative AI integration, and learner success.
Beyond higher ed, I bring a dynamic approach to consulting, executive coaching, and workshop facilitation, helping individuals and organizations achieve transformative communication outcomes. My expertise spans diverse industries and nonprofits, including offering one-on-one coaching services through Performance Learning Concepts, crafting cutting-edge online training modules for CareerBuilder, designing internship courses for Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), and developing strategic planning tools for the South Central Indiana Human Resources Association (SCIHRA). Additionally, I’ve collaborated on service-learning projects with Indiana-based TechPoint to advance Indiana's thriving tech ecosystem. With a proven track record of delivering tailored solutions, I am passionate about empowering organizations to achieve their strategic communication goals.
Branding Your Teaching Excellence (BYTE)
In addition to my academic and consulting work, I am the co-founder and co-designer of BYTE—Branding Your Teaching Excellence—a faculty development framework that fuses brand science with the scholarship of teaching and learning to empower educators to articulate and advance their unique teaching identities.
BYTE redefines teaching excellence as a strategic, evidence-based narrative that supports both career advancement and instructional impact. Through BYTE, my collaborator and I develop workshops, consultation tools, and multimedia resources—including the forthcoming Quick BYTE Podcast—that guide educators in building intentional, values-driven portfolios aligned with institutional and professional goals. Our work spans higher education, K–12, and corporate L&D spaces, offering accessible strategies for educators to self-advocate and lead with clarity, creativity, and confidence.
Our framework has been featured at workshops sponsored by the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), Indiana University - Bloomington’s Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, and featured in our article “Teaching Excellence Plus” recently published in Documenting Teaching Excellence: Promoting the University’s Vital Mission (Empower Teaching Open Access Series, 2025).
“Miranda Rodak is an inspiring leader in teaching and learning, who has spearheaded campus- and system-wide transformative educational initiatives that drive student and instructor success at Indiana University. Her agile, future-oriented mindset consistently delivers impactful outcomes aligned with objectives at all levels. Yet Miranda’s true talent lies in making learning accessible, engaging, and meaningful.”
“Working with Miranda as an executive coach was a focused and valuable experience. She helped me shift from simply “delivering content” to thinking more strategically about audience, executive presence, and the kind of storytelling that not only moves people to action but equips them to cascade messages across the organization. ”