Staff Directory

Director

Jeff Toorongian

Jeff Toorongian

  • Director - William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning
  • Campus ICT Accessibility Coordinator

Education and Certifications

• M. Educational Technology, Boise State University
• Graduate Certificate, Online Teaching, Boise State University
• Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)

Specialties

  • Directs Center activities within and across campus.
  • Champions initiatives to support teaching and learning
  • Provides leadership for Accessible Technology Working Group (ATWG)
  • Provides advanced support for the Canvas Learning Management System, Panopto-Huskycast video platform, and iClicker student response system, and other EdTech tools.

Staff Listing

Catharine Gruver

Catharine Gruver

  • Instructional Designer

Education

MS Instructional Psychology & Technology
Brigham Young University

Specialties

  • Specializes in course design and online teaching
  • Provides instructor consultations and faculty development on best practices in online teaching
  • Assists with designing and reviewing online courses
Jessica Hendrickson

Jessica Hendrickson

  • Department Coordinator/Data Analyst

Specialties

  • Administrative support for the Director and Staff of the Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning
  • Deparment Budget Analyst
  • CTL Events Coordination
Ryan Neely

Ryan Neely

  • Testing Center Manager

Specialties

  • Administration of campus-based and sponsored exams
  • Supervise Testing Center staff
Shane (Sully) Sullivan

Shane (Sully) Sullivan

  • Educational Technologist

Education

  • BA, Business Computer Information Systems
  • College Retail Management Certificate
  • MIOSHA Level 1 Certification

Specialties

  • Provides technical support for Canvas, Huskycast, Zoom, iClicker, Gradescope, Turnitin, and other educational technology tools.
  • Provides classroom technology orientations and support.
  • Develops and delivers technical workshops for instructors.
Linda Wanless, PhD

Linda S. Wanless, PhD

  • Associate Director

Specialties:

  • Teaches graduate courses for GTAs (ED0510 and ED5100)
  • Conducts teaching observations and instructor consultations
  • Manages the Student Rating of Instruction
  • Enjoys researching emerging learning environments and pedagogical approaches.
Dan Ye, PhD

Dan Ye, PhD

  • Instructional Designer

Education

  • PhD Learning, Design, & Technology,
    University of Georgia

Specialties

  • Specializes in the design and development of asynchronous online courses
  • Provides instructional design services based on best practices of online teaching and Quality Matters standards
  • Assists with creating accessible online course content 

Affiliated Staff

Nancy Barr
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms–to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances."
—Viktor Frankl

Nancy Barr

  • Assessment and Writing Support Specialist

Specialties

  • STEM communication instruction
     
  • Communication across the curriculum/communication in the disciplines
     
  • Portfolio assessment
     
  • Collaborative learning
     
  • Inclusive pedagogy
Jean DeClerck

Jean Straw DeClerck

  • Assessment Manager, Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness

Links of Interest

Specialties

  • Manages learning-goal assessment systems for both General Education and undergraduate degree programs.
  • Assists faculty in planning learning-goal assessment approaches intended to reveal opportunities to help students.
  • Promotes collegial, knowledge-sharing initiatives to improve instructional practices and student-learning-goal achievement across disciplines.