Mr. Michael Tate
Acting Director & Educational Support Specialist

Mr. Douglas McCarty
Instructional Systems Specialist

Mr. Michael McKim
Educational Support Specialist

Lead Writing Specialist

Mr. Michael Tate, Acting Director & Educational Support Specialist

Mr. Mike Tate, MBA, is the Acting Director and an Educational Support Specialist at the Air University Teaching & Learning Center (TLC). He is responsible for the TLC's outreach and communications within Air University as well as externally to academia and the local community. This includes implementation of TLC events, courses, and seminars to strengthen and enhance learning experiences, as well as promote relationship building amongst academic colleagues. He is a retired Air Force Navigator and served as an instructor/evaluator in several operational flying squadrons to include the Replacement Training Unit for the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). He served as Chief of Professional Journals at the Air Force Research Institute and Editor in Chief of the Air & Space Power Journal from 2011-2015.  Mr. Tate holds an MBA from Touro University and a BS in Aerospace Administration from Middle Tennessee State University.

Mr. Douglas McCarty, Instructional Systems Developer

Mr. Douglas McCarty, MA, serves as an Instructional Systems Developer at the Air University Teaching and Learning Center with emphasis on Learning Technology research and adoption. In this role Mr. McCarty assists faculty, students, and staff to learn and integrate existing and emerging technologies into their teaching practices and learning environments. Mr. McCarty has served as a PME instructor, curriculum developer, instructional consultant, and institutional effectiveness representative at the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education. He also served as course director for a civilian professional development program and taught selected Officer Training School lessons at the Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development. He taught new instructor training courses at both Holm and Barnes Centers. Mr. McCarty holds a MA in Educational Technology Leadership from The George Washington University and a BS in Corporate Training and Development from Wayland Baptist University. Mr. McCarty retired honorably from active duty in the United States Air Force after serving 21 years.

Mr. Michael McKim, Educational Support Specialist

Mr. Michael McKim, MS, is an Educational Support Specialist at the Air University Teaching and Learning Center with emphasis on Learning Technology research and adoption. In this role Mr. McKim assists faculty, students, and staff to learn and integrate existing and emerging technologies into their teaching practices and learning environments. Mr. McKim has served as a PME instructor, curriculum developer, instructional consultant, and digital exercise writer at Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College. He also taught electives and online research methods at the Air Force Historians' Course, the Air Force JAG school, and other Eaker and Lemay Center courses.  He created the first PC-based wargame at Air University (AU) and 24 more wargames and group exercises.  He created the first school website at AU.  He wrote the first strategic education technology plans for SOS, ACSC, and HQ AU.  He created the first AU nonresident studies wargames and electives. He also co-created the first AU-wide technology council. Mr. McKim holds an MS in Psychology from Auburn University, an MS in International Relations from Troy University, and a BS in Astronautical and Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University.  Mr. McKim retired honorably from the United States Air Force after serving 30 years as an officer.

Vacant, Lead Writing Specialist