Instructional Designer,
Belen Garcia earned her Ph.D. in Learning Design and Technology with a focus on engineering education from Purdue University. Her dissertation is about using computer games for middle school science learning. Previously, she taught an introductory instructional technology course for pre-service teachers to design student-centered instruction for K-12. She has also taught Spanish at the college level and German at the high school level. She assists faculty by providing one-to-one consultations and workshops about curriculum redesign, instructional technology, learning theories, instructional design models and best practices to develop online, hybrid and traditional courses.
Belen’s Recent Blog Posts
Tips for Faculty: Dealing with Stress
Many people in higher education expressed concerns about mental health and burn out right after the …
Book Review: OpenStax McMurry Organic Chemistry
This blog post is a book review of an open text book from OpenStax by Simona Marincean, assistant pr…
Are you frustrated with your students’ performance? Teach them how to learn
Have you noticed that many students do not know how to study? Some students have mastered the art to…
Does student engagement matter?
The end (or the beginning) of the semester is a good time to start reflecting on things you can impr…
Do you need a Syllabus Statement for ChatGPT?
During the last months, Generative AI (GenAI) has dominated many conversations about teaching and sp…
OER Faculty Panel
At the end of the Spring 2023, there was a virtual faculty panel about Open Education Resources (OER…