Instructional Design Partners
Design Services
- Partner with instructors to develop or revise existing courses, lessons, activities, assessments and resources
- Support faculty in the creation of courses aligned with the Quality Matters rubric and coordinate the formal Quality Matters review process
- Help faculty write measurable learning objectives and create activities and assessments that align with these objectives
- Provide support and expertise on a variety of technologies employed in classroom teaching
- Support faculty and graduate teaching assistants using learner centered course design and offer learner centered feedback in support of stronger course design
- Offer strategies for creating accessible courses, lessons, activities, assessments and resources
- Find and investigate tools and techniques to help instructors build stronger courses
- Support other TWU units needing instructional design support
Faculty Development Services
- Research and present locally and nationally on emerging trends in pedagogy and educational technologies
- Learn and share ideas for using new teaching tools and deploying instructional strategies
- Create and maintain workshops and programs focused on teaching and learning to address the needs of instructors and students
- Assist faculty and graduate teaching assistants with transitioning to online teaching
- Host professional development events with nationally and locally recognized experts in teaching and learning
- Deliver specialized workshops on teaching in an online environment to adjuncts, teaching assistants and faculty
- Provide specialized faculty development for programs or departments upon request

Denise Lott Arellano, PhD
Instructional Designer
DArellano1@twu.edu | Stoddard Hall 315A | 940-898-2263
Schedule an Online Meeting with Denise
I Support: Communication Sciences & Oral Health, Mathematics & Computer Science, Nutrition & Food Sciences Denton, Psychology & Philosophy, School of Health Promotion & Kinesiology, Sociology, Social Work

Audrey Lundahl, PhD
Instructional Designer
ALundahl@twu.edu | Stoddard Hall 315B | 940-898-3173
Schedule an Online Meeting with Audrey
I Support: College of Business, College of Professional Education (Human Development, Family Studies and Counseling, Literacy and Learning, Teacher Education, and School of Library and Information Studies), Undergraduate Academic Programs

Laura Mirochna
Instructional Designer - Dallas
LMirochna@twu.edu | 214-689-6751 | IHSD 6605
Schedule an Online Meeting with Laura
I Support: Health Systems Management, Nursing Dallas, Occupational Therapy Dallas, Physical Therapy Dallas

Terisa ODowd
Instructional Accessibility Designer
TOdowd1@twu.edu | 940.898.2257 | Stoddard Hall 317
Schedule an Online Meeting with Terisa
I Support: History & Political Science, Nursing Denton, Occupational Therapy Denton

Joy Robbins
Instructional Designer
JRobb773@twu.edu| 940-898-4015 | Stoddard Hall 312B
Schedule an Online Meeting with Joy
I Support: Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, English, Speech & Foreign Languages, Fashion & Textiles, General Studies, Multicultural Women's & Gender Studies, School of the Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts)

Valerie Shapko
Instructional Designer - Houston
VShapko@twu.edu | 713-794-2042 | IHSH 6112
Schedule an Online Meeting with Valerie
I Support: Health Care Administration, Nursing Houston, Nutrition & Food Sciences Houston, Occupational Therapy Houston, Physical Therapy Houston
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