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David M. Dees is an Associate Professor of Cultural Foundations at 5X����. For over 25 years of teaching and learning in higher education, he has been trying to answer the question, “What is quality teaching?” This journey began with a B.S. in Communications and an M.A. in Theatre from the University of Kentucky. This journey has also included short stints as a college football coach, a rock-n-roll disc jockey, and theatre teacher. After earning a doctorate in Cultural Foundations of Education from 5X����, he has spent the last decade specifically focused on the aesthetic dimensions of teaching and learning, how the human brain works, and the impact that rural/Appalachian cultural has on learning in higher education. As a self-proclaimed “hillbilly” from Kentucky, he is proud to have been recognized for his teaching through two student-nominated teaching awards (Outstanding Teaching Award, 5X���� and Teacher of the Year, Gannon University).However, he still hasn’t found a simplified answer to his life's question.