Meet the Team
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Ellyn Buchanan, PhD
Director
stlou009@umn.edu
612-625-9669
What drives me: Supporting faculty, students, and TAs in teaching and learning with technology. Art, design, and aesthetics in online learning. Technology research, experimentation, and integration.
When to contact Ellyn
- Planning stages of a hybrid/online program
- Course design and development requests
- With ideas or goals for e-learning/technology-enhanced learning at SPH
- Questions about ELS services or e-learning/technology-enhanced learning in general
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Kris Woll, MA
Assistant Director
wollk@umn.edu
612-625-3476
What drives me: Collaborating with faculty to design meaningful, engaging learning experiences; organizing information and creating excellent content; revising and reflecting throughout the creative process; building effective relationships and connections; and curiosity.
When to contact Kris
- For project management
- Instructional design coaching
- SPH Student Advisory Board for Online Learning
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Jim Harpole
Instructional Systems Specialist
harpo002@umn.edu (direct)
sphels@umn.edu (for course issues/support)
612-626-5069
What drives me: Promoting a thoughtful approach to teaching and learning with technology, with an emphasis on usability and clear, deliberate instructional language; supporting faculty, students, and colleagues in problem-solving.
When to contact Jim
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- General issues and questions
- Consultation on Canvas issues
- Incorporating Library e-reserves into your courses
- Questions about recording availability
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Kaia Sievert, MLIS
Learning Technologist
ksievert@umn.edu (direct)
sph-production@umn.edu (for studio requests or multimedia production questions)
612-625-1192
What drives me: Making online learning more accessible and user-friendly, coaching student workers and finding ways to increase student engagement, simplifying and improving workflows, and exploring digital inclusion in education.
When to contact Kaia
- Technology training guide development
- Technology integration consultation
- Undergraduate students with work study who would like to work with us on multimedia design and development.
- Questions about systems or processes about multimedia development and deployment
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Sheila Hoover, PhD
Instructional Designer
hoove004@umn.edu
What drives me: Demonstrating the value of instructional design for enhancing student learning and making online course development a positive experience for instructors.
When to contact Sheila
- When she is your instructional designer for a specific course
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Katy Korchik, MA
Instructional Designer
korc0004@umn.edu
What drives me: Translating complex ideas into practical, well designed educational experiences; building collaborative relationships; constantly learning; and exploring new approaches to old problems.
When to contact Katy
- When she is your instructional designer for a specific course
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Bjorn Pederson, MA
Instructional Designer
peder534@umn.edu
What drives me: Creating engaging, meaningful learning experiences for students while supporting faculty to deliver their content the best way possible in an online environment; using the reflective process as a way to make something good, even better; and continuously learning.
When to contact Bjorn
- When he is your instructional designer for a specific course
Solen Feyissa, PhD, MA
Instructional Designer
feyis003@umn.edu
612-301-1427
What drives me: Enhancing the learning experience in online learning environments by improving learner engagement through thoughtful design; supporting faculty; understanding the context in which learning occurs.
When to contact Solen
- When he is your instructional designer for a specific course
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Sara Hurley, PhD, MFA
Assistant Dean of Learning Innovations
hurley@umn.edu
LinkedIn
612-625-7709
What drives me: Advocating for students’ learning experiences, building community, solving problems, pushing people to think ethically about technology, and being relentlessly optimistic about our ability to always do better.
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Bernadette Gloeb, MLS
Continuing Education Systems Lead
gloeb@umn.edu
612-625-2222
What drives me: Creating quality online courses that engage students, helping faculty transform teaching, making teaching matter, planning and organization, and working with interesting people.