Director
Michael R. Meyer
Center Director
Specialties
- Directs and coordinates center activities with those of other campus units
- Holds pedagogical consultations with faculty and staff from all departments
- Promotes new faculty development tools, training, and opportunities
- Coordinates initiatives to support teaching and learning, such as the university testing center
- Holds joint appointment as physics senior lecturer
Staff Listing
Jean Straw DeClerck
Instructional Design Specialist
Specialties
- Helps integrate technologies into instruction to support collaborative learning
- Promotes pedagogy that helps students prepare for workplace problem solving and decision making
- Guides faculty and instructional staff in the use of the Canvas Learning Management System
- Helps organize, develop, and promote center workshops
- Encourages knowledge-sharing through cross-disciplinary initiatives
Thomas Freeman
Senior Instructional Designer
MA - Education, The George Washington University
Specialties
- Specializes in the design, development and improvement of online learning courses
- Provides instructional design services for teaching and learning online
- Provides advanced support for the Canvas Learning Management System
- Assists with the development and improvement of online learning degree and certificate programs
Sylvia Matthews
Program Director, International GTA Assistance Program
Specialties
- Directs IGTAAP (International GTA Assistance Program)
- Works with international graduate students to promote communication, teaching, and cultural exchange
- Hires, educates and supervises undergraduate IGTAAP coaches
- Directs General Sciences and Arts Program and serves as the Undeclared Advisor on campus
- Teaches SA 1000--Sciences and Arts Explorations
A. Gay Schultz
Office Assistant 3
Specialties
- Provides clerical support
- Assists with the faculty evaluation system
- Schedules and administers the SPEAK Test
Nancy Seely
Associate Director
Specialties
- Oversees the faculty evaluation system
- Evaluates SPEAK Tests and mini lessons of international GTAs
- Manages the office budget
- Coordinates and conducts classroom visitations
- Manages the teaching awards process and organizes the annual banquet
Jeff Toorongian
Senior Educational Technologist
Specialties
- Manages media production staff and facilities
- Manages online learning content and distribution
- Provides user support for online learning technology
- Provides media production and duplication services
- Provides videoconferencing services and support
- Manages iTunes U
