Instructional Design

Many of these courses are password protected proprietary content. Where possible, I have attempted to grant access to the course. If you would like more information about the courses that I can’t grant you access to, please contact me.

Awards for courses were given to the instructor, but are listed here as I was part of the design process that led to the awards.

EXSA 0154/0156: Walking/Jogging for Fitness
EXSA 1247: Exercise and Weight Management

Both of these courses for UT Arlington are designed to be self-paced exercise classes. These courses use personal heart rate monitors to record student activity. These monitors produce activity logs which are then submitted to the instructors. Delivery platform: Moodle

EXSA 1247: Exercise and Weight Management was awarded the Award for Education Innovation by the University of Texas at Arlington.

SPAN 4334 Culture and Economic Globalization

Culture and Economic Globalization in the Hispanic World (UT Arlington) is designed to help business majors learn Spanish culture. This course uses podcasts and videos to deliver content. The instructor will also have students interview local Spanish business leaders to create a multimedia final project. Delivery platform: Moodle

SPAN 4335 Business Spanish

Business Spanish (UT Arlington) is designed to help business majors learn Spanish phrases specific to their line of work. This course uses podcasts, videos, online quizzes, and SlideShare to deliver content. Delivery platform: Moodle

ART 1301 Art Appreciation (course re-design)

Art Appreciation was an existing course at UT Arlington that I worked with to update the blog activities and instructions. Delivery platform: WebCT

ART 1301: Art Appreciation was awarded the Best Practices Award for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching – Higher Education (Platinum Level) by the United States Distance Learning Association, 2008

CRCJ 4301 and CRCJ 4380 (course re-design)

CRCJ 4301 (The American Judicial System) and CRCJ 4380 (Comparative Criminal Justice Systems) were existing courses at UT Arlington that added a blog (which later morphed into a wiki) and a podcast, as well as other features such as course help guides, rubrics, and Skype contact buttons. Delivery platform: Blackboard

CRCJ 4301: The American Judicial System was awarded the Best Practices Award for Online Distance Learning Programming Online Technology – Higher Education (Gold Level) by the United States Distance Learning Association, 2007

Duncanville ISD Online Health Lessons

These lessons, launched in the Spring of 2007, were designed to supplement the in-class nutrition, exercise, and drug awareness curriculum for a High School Health class at Duncanville ISD. Delivery platform: Moodle (contact me for access to this course).

Health Wize: Community Health Lessons

An online lesson about various health topics, targeted at inner city youth. Also includes an instructor’s guide. Delivery platform: custom online web page. View this course online.