I developed the Course Design Institute for American University's Center for Teaching Research and Learning, which launched in May 2022. It has run at least twice a year since then, and served hundreds of faculty and staff. The institute is designed as a "blended" learning experience, in that it consists of a series of four live sessions along with materials and activities provided through the learning management system. It is meant for anyone at the University aiming to revamp an existing course, create a new course, or enhance their teaching, whether teaching in-person or online. The institute introduces evidence-based practices in course design and teaching, while incorporating ample opportunities for collaboration, reflection, and application. 

In this video of the institute Canvas space, I share how I arranged the institute to model principles of effective design that faculty could implement in their own teaching, and how I included ample background information about the "teacher perspective" so that they understand the why behind what they are experiencing as a learner.

I led the development of a 3-credit undergraduate course on wasted food as part of Multiscale RECIPES for Sustainable Food Systems (RECIPES: Resilient, Equitable, and Circular Innovations with Partnership and Education Synergies). The project, funded by a $15 million, 5+ year, NSF grant (#2115405) brings together over 40 researchers, 15 institutions, and a variety of community partners across the country to study the complex problem of wasted food and create more sustainable food systems. This course demonstrates my ability to draw from expertise across this research network. I gathered content and insights from various researchers, practitioners, and community partners from environmental science, economics, engineering, policy, agriculture, social psychology, education, and more. The course includes direct connections to these researchers and organizations through researcher profile videos, readings and media across these disciplines, and convergent discussions and activities.  As of May 2025, the course has been taught at least 10 times across 5 different institutions.

In this video of the template Canvas space for the course, I share the principles behind the course design, how the course is designed to support a variety of instructors and institutional contexts, and how the course has integrated perspectives and content from across the research network. As of May 2025, the course is still undergoing revisions based on feedback from pilot semesters. Once revisions are complete, this course will be available as an Open Educational Resource on Canvas Commons. In the video, I share

I teach a variety of education courses, as listed in my Teaching page. Because I typically teach current and future educators, I am especially careful about modeling effective instructional design practices and making all of my instructional decisions transparent. 

Here, I provide an example syllabus, which includes ample annotations about all of my instructional decisions. I also utilize this annotated syllabus when supporting faculty in innovative course design, so that they can see where and how they might apply and include effective instructional design throughout their syllabi.