Biography

I have been a faculty in higher education since the mid-1990s in the field of music, with a speciality in applied woodwinds, music education, music history and film music.  Some years ago I began teaching online courses in Music Appreciation and I really enjoyed teaching, as well as designing my courses. (Being at a small school at that time, faculty do most of the work if they want to teach online.) I continued to learn more about learning science, UDL, accessiblity, ed tech tools - which led me to pursue a job as an instructional designer.  So that's how I ended up at the Center for Teaching Excellence at Penn State Harrisburg.  I feel there is a strong connection between music pedagogy, and the processes that an instructional designer may use.  I look forward to networking and seeing what others are doing in education!