Educator
TEACHING
PHILOSOPHY
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While my philosophy of teaching, particularly with technology, has evolved over the years, I most closely align with the Social Constructivism theory of teaching and learning.
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Since I agree that students draw heavily from their culture, language, and knowledge to which they are exposed, I believe a big part of teaching is cultivating a safe, creative space where students feel free to explore, be their whole selves, make mistakes, speak their own thoughts, see their value, and learn from and with others.
Removing anxiety in the learning environment and including self-reflection in the learning process is central to my research.
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As a teacher, this involves preparation, organization, a flexible plan, and a willingness to learn from and with my students. I believe students learn best by doing, with practice toward mastery, real-world application, and engaged curiosity driving the learning.
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TEACHER
I have taught....
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Pre-K to adults
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for 20+ years
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Instructional Design
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Graduate students
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Classical curriculum
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K-12 Core curriculum
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U.S. History
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20th Century History
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German
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Latin
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Art Appreciation
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Geography
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Music Appreciation
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Piano
I teach as often online as I do in-person, and quite often hyflex.
Courses most recently taught:
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Learning Theories and the Design of Instruction, Spring 2025
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Best Online Teaching Practices, Summer 2023
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Design Thinking and Instructional Design, Fall 2023
PRESENTER
Recent Presentations
Enhance student-centered learning: Boost engagement and alleviate anxiety by using H5P-rich OER
Virtual Session Presentation
co-presenter
Open Education Conference
Oct, 2024
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Activating learning by embedding interactivity in your next OER textbook: Measuring learners' motivation with H5P​
Discovery Session Presentation
co-presenter
OLC Innovate Conference
April, 2024
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A preliminary examination of a gamifed course to address affective domain issues in learning statistics
Concurrent Session Presentation
co-presenter
AECT International Conference
Oct, 2022
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StatsKwonDo: The development of a gamified, online course
Roundtable Presentation
co-presenter
NRMERA
October, 2021
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Students Reaction to a Gamified Statistics Course: Can We Take the Scary Out of Statistics?
Poster Presentation
co-presenter
Idaho State University College of Education Celebrating Excellence
May, 2021
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Dr. David Coffland and I presenting our research at the AECT International Conference in October, 2022​
Daphne Tseng (left) from College of Eastern Idaho and Theresa Huff (right) from North Idaho College present their research findings in a Discovery Session at the 2024 Online Learning Consortium (OLC) conference in Denver, Colorado.
WORKSHOP
FACILITATOR
Instructionally-Designed OER Workshops
Working with a group of 12 faculty teams across four colleges and universities, I created and facilitated a set of workshops to guide teams in creating or adapting Open Education Resources for their courses. The workshops follow instructional design best practices, from creating learning objectives and aligning formative assessments all the way to building accessible OER in Pressbooks.
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Beginning your OER Outline, January 2024
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OER Content and Assessment Mapping, March 2024
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OER Project Timeline, May 2024
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Pressbooks Jam Session, June 2024
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H5P Jam Session, July 2024
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OER Accessibility Workshop, August 2024
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Advanced H5P Jam Session, February 2025
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OER Early Adopters Roundtable
Facilitated a roundtable discussion of faculty who were the first to adopt Open Education Resources on our campus. We discussed finding and implementing OER, barriers to adopting OER, and impacts of OER.
Open Ed Week: March 9, 2023
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OER Exploration
This workshop covered exploring Open Education Resources, a dive into using Pressbooks, and an introduction to H5P.
Open Ed Week: March 9, 2023
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APPQMR Workshops
Facilitated twice a year, faculty can gain Professional Development credits for completing QM's facilitated workshop as they get to know the QM Rubric and measurable ways to improve their online courses.
May and August 2022, 2023
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Panopto Workshops
Facilitated several times a year, faculty learn how to create interactive videos with Panopto Video and how to integrate them into their Canvas courses.
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Canvas Workshops
Facilitated several times a year, students and faculty learn how to navigate and use Canvas components.
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OER Early Adopters Roundtable