Staff Directory
Director
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
Staff Listing
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
Provides advanced support for Canvas as well as other learning and collaboration tools
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
Lead support for the Canvas Learning Management System
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
Sylvia Matthews
Advisor for Exploring Students MA in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Washington
State University
Specialties
Directs IGSC3 (International GTA Assistance Program)
Works with international graduate students to promote communication, teaching, and
cultural exchange
Hires, educates and supervises undergraduate IGSC3 coaches
Directs General Sciences and Arts Program and serves as the Undeclared Advisor on
campus
Teaches Exploring Majors at Michigan Tech
Jeff Toorongian
Associate Director and Senior Educational Technologist, Accessible Technology Coordinator M.
Educational Technology, Boise State University Graduate Certificate, Online Teaching,
Boise State University
Specialties
Specializes in development and production of video content for instructional contexts
Identifies and leverages technologies in support of course-level and university-wide
learning goals
Develops message design solutions to promote learning outcomes
Provides advanced support for the Canvas Learning Management System and the Panopto-Huskycast
video platform
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
Senior Lecturer PhD Post-Secondary and Adult Education, Capella University
Specialties:
Assists with lecture capture support.
Provides support for faculty in Canvas, iClickers and classroom technology.
Holds joint teaching appointment in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Enjoys researching emerging learning environments and pedagogical approaches.
