Instructor Services
We’re here to assist our instructors
Through instructional design, e-Learning support, and instructor professional development, the Learning Engagement Office (LEO) focuses on developing courses for professional and lifelong learning.
We provide learning design and delivery support throughout the instructional development process and course life cycle for online, blended, and face-to-face courses.
LEO also focuses on instructor professional development and recognition. To do so, LEO collaborates with staff throughout the Faculty to provide learning opportunities of interest to Extension instructors.
A Handbook for Extension instructors
- Preparing for and managing your course
- Important university policies
- Instructor perks and services
- and more…
Access to instructional designers, e-learning specialists/analysts
LEO’s instructional designers can help you to use instructional design methods for:
- Fostering engagement, collaboration, and interaction through group facilitation and problem-based learning activities
- Creating and aligning to learning objectives
- Using authentic forms of assessment
- Planning for course design and delivery
- Efficient grading systems and other work-flows
- Understanding university policies and procedures around teaching and learning (e.g., course syllabi, academic standards, etc.)
- Communicating effectively with students
- Effective teaching with technology (e.g., eClass, eClass Live!, iClickers, audio and screen recording, podcasting, PowerPoint, etc.)
LEO’s e-Learning specialists can help with:
- eClass
- eClass Live
- Online instructor coaching
- Blended courses for novice instructors
- Administration of blended and online courses
Contacts and Availability
Instructors can reach us during the office hours noted below, or by appointment:
Christie Schultz, Executive Director Wednesdays, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Bryan Braul, E-Learning Specialist Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Danny Braun, Instructional Designer Thursday, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
John Sinclair, E-Learning Specialist Wednesdays, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Erika Smith, Instructional Designer Tuesdays, 11 a.m. – noon
Paul Vandermeer, E-learning Support Analyst (shared with IT) by appointment
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