Staff Directory
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Michael R. Meyer
Director - William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning
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
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Chad Arney
Director, Strategic Initiatives
Specialties
Campus lead for the partnership with Keypath Education
Advocate for the development of high-quality online degree programs
Faculty outreach, training, and support
Specialties
Provides administrative and clerical support to Jackson CTL Director, Staff and Faculty
Forecasts and reconciles department budgets
Coordinates and organizes department-related reimbursements and budget transfers
Processes Employment Forms
Processes Purchase Orders
Jean Straw DeClerck
Instructional Design & Assessment Specialist MS in Rhetoric & Technical Communications, Michigan Technological University
Specialties
Designs and delivers workshops in instructional technologies, pedagogical practices and course design
Assists faculty and programs in assessment plans that enable evidence-based action for meeting learning goals
Promotes collegial, knowledge-sharing initiatives to improve instructional practices across disciplines
Thomas Freeman
Sr. Instructional Designer, Online Learning Specialist, Adjunct Instructor M.Ed, The George Washington University
Specialties
Specializes in the design, development and improvement of online learning courses
Provides instructional design services and teaches current best practices for teaching and learning online
Specializes in and assists with the development and improvement of online learning degree and certificate programs
Conducts training sessions and designs and delivers workshops and instructional materials covering online learning course design and development and Learning Management Systems use
Specialties
Oversees operations of Michigan Tech Testing Center
Manages a base of graduate student proctors
Manages the teaching awards process and organizes the annual banquet
Taylor Piering
Testing Center Specialist
Specialties:
Manages RegisterBlast exam submissions
Proctors student exams
Transfers information and exams between students and professors
Jeff Toorongian
Associate Director and Sr. Educational Technologist Campus Accessible Technology Coordinator Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)
Specialties
Specializes in development and production of video content for instructional contexts
Provides advanced support for the Canvas Learning Management System, Panopto-Huskycast video platform, and iClicker classroom response systems
Identifies and leverages technologies in support of course-level and university-wide learning goals
Provides instructional design services and promotes pedagogies to support online and blended teaching practices
Campus administrator, Panopto-Huskycast video platform
Supervises eLearning student academic support team
Linda S. Wanless
Educational Technologist PhD Post-Secondary and Adult Education, Capella University
Specialties:
Provides advanced support for the Canvas Learning Management System, Panopto-Huskycast video platform, and iClicker classroom response systems
Assists with Student Rating of Instruction
Enjoys researching emerging learning environments and pedagogical approaches.
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
