Staff

CITL Staff

Director, CITL

Phone:
(812) 855-9174
Email:
gsiering@iu.edu

As CITL Director, Greg’s work focuses on developing a comprehensive approach to instructional development, as well as identifying new ways to foster and spread innovative teaching among the IUB faculty. He has a special interest in exploring ways to move instructors from one-time interactions with the CITL to more in-depth and transformational engagements that have greater potential to change teaching and impact student learning. In addition to his director role, Greg consults with departments on curricular design and coordinates the Summer Instructional Development Fellowships.

Equity and Inclusion Specialist

Email:
citldiv1@iu.edu

Aaminah works to develop and facilitate equitable pathways for instuctors with the CITL team. She specializes in matters related to racially and socioeconomically marginalized populations on campus. Prior to her efforts at IUB, she created departmental curricula and workshops dedicated to sustaining inclusive practices within the classroom and beyond. Aaminah is currently a Ph.D. student studying Higher Education and Student Affairs. She holds a M.S.Ed. in Higher Education from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Denny Weisz

WTS Programming Coordinator

Instructional Technology Consultant

Phone:
812-855-9891
Email:
ericbrin@iu.edu

As an Instructional Technology Consultant, Eric is dedicated to supporting and collaborating with instructors to implement tools that enhance equitable, student-focused teaching. Currently, they focus on developing materials to help instructors integrate generative AI into their teaching practices. Eric offers workshops, facilitates a Faculty Learning Community, and has co-designed a set of Canvas modules to assist instructors in getting started using AI in the classroom.

Community Engagement Coordinator

Email:
jestang@iu.edu

Zhixi (Jess) Tang is the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Service-Learning Program. They serve as a liaison between campus and community agencies and advocates for community needs to ensure the development of productive, mutually beneficial service-learning projects. Prior to joining CITL, Jess earned a B.S. in human biology and a B.A. in sociology at IU.

Laura Willyard

Administrative Coordinator

Phone:
(812) 856-9023
Email:
lwil@iu.edu

Writing Specialist / Lead Instructional Consultant

Phone:
812-855-7289
Email:
lamiro@iu.edu

Layli supports writing across the curriculum, offering consultations, workshops, and other services through the Campus Writing Program. She can help you engage your students more deeply in course content with low-stakes writing activities, articulate the conventions of writing in your discipline, design writing assignments, provide effective feedback, and more. Before coming to IUB, Layli earned a PhD in Rhetoric & Composition from Penn State and led the writing center at Auburn University. You can learn more about Layli on the CITL Blog.

Senior Instructional Consultant

Email:
lesdrane@iu.edu

Leslie joined the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning in May 2016. She works with instructors at all levels to improve their evidence-based teaching, with a specialization in graduate student and postdoc pedagogical development. Leslie has dual B.A.s in Anthropology and Gender and Women Studies from the University of Illinois and has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Indiana University. Her teaching background has included archaeological field schools and International Studies classes, as well as developing and teaching courses such as, “Death: Global Perspectives of Mummies, Dark Tourism, Cannibalism, & More” and “Anthropology of Disney: How Fair Tales Construct Identity.”

Assistant Director for Inclusive Teaching

Phone:
(812) 855-9023
Email:
mgonin@iu.edu

Madeleine’s work focuses on inclusive teaching with a specialization in large courses. Her current focus is on creating more inclusive STEM courses, particularly the large, introductory courses. Previously she has served as the center’s STEM Specialist and on the Instructional Technology Consultant team. She enjoys collaborating with instructors and colleagues across campus and the IU system on projects related to teaching and learning. She has a B.S. Microbiology, M.S. Applied Health Science (Safety Management) and a Ph.D. in Human Performance (Motor Learning).

Distance Learning Specialist

Phone:
(317) 278-7533
Email:
magilch@iu.edu

Maggie’s work focuses on online and asynchronous education. She concentrates on issues related to student belonging and engagement and is always looking for ways to help instructors increase student participation in a virtual setting. In addition, she has experience working with departments and programs on generative AI, and she is committed to helping faculty navigate the use of these tools in their classrooms in ways that promote critical thinking and digital literacy while helping students use these tools ethically. Maggie earned her M.A. in English from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada and is currently completing her dissertation in the English Department at IU Bloomington.  

Director of Writing Tutorial Services

Email:
mtruglia@iu.edu

As the Director of Writing Tutorial Services, Mary Helen oversees and mentors over forty undergraduate and graduate writing tutors as they assist students at all levels with writing and run graduate writing groups. She also consults with instructors about writing pedagogy and runs writing and teaching-related workshops for students and faculty. She has been an Assistant Director of Composition and a Teaching Fellow at IU, as well as teaching abroad at L-Università ta' Malta as a Fulbright Fellow. She holds dual B.A.s in English and History from Whittier College, an M.A. in English and a Ph.D. in English from Indiana University.

Instructional Consultant and Media Specialist

Phone:
(812) 855-6748
Email:
mattbart@iu.edu

Matt specializes in the pedagogy behind multimedia learning and the technologies that best support student-centered learning strategies. His interests include finding creative solutions and applications for multimedia production, web development, and digital animation that fit neatly into research-based methods of digital and multimedia learning. Matt earned his B.S. in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University. You can find his blogs on the CITL Blogs site. In his free time, he enjoys a variety of table-top games, cooking, jogging, and searching for that rare well-written thing to watch or read (sci-fi, political or psychological thriller, or fantasy) with Timothy Zahn being a favorite author.

Instructional Technology Consultant

Email:
mabbott@iu.edu

Megan enjoys collaborating with instructors and colleagues on how to use technology tools to enhance and transform student learning and improve faculty processes. Prior to joining CITL, she taught in the Computer Skills area at the Kelley School of Business, was a technology coach for K-12 teachers, and taught mathematics. Her B.S. and M.S. are both in Secondary Education and from Indiana University.

Service-Learning Program Director, Instructional Consultant

Phone:
(812) 856-5686
Email:
mvallian@iu.edu

Michael directs CITL’s Service-Learning Program. In this role, he assists faculty in developing pedagogically sound and community responsive service-learning classes, as well as provides ongoing pedagogical support for faculty currently teaching service-learning courses. Prior to joining IU, Michael directed an innovative youth leadership program in Kinshasa, Congo. Michael has a BA in conflict management and an MA in sustainable tourism from IU.

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Graduate Student Instructional Consultant

Email:
citlgrad@iu.edu

Ren works with graduate students and instructors to create essential teaching materials such as teaching statements, syllabi, diversity statements, and teaching portfolios. She is particularly interested in nontraditional activity design for the first-year classroom and courses that prepare graduate students to teach for the first time. If you are interested in learning more about Ren’s teaching tips and tricks, please visit her blog page.

ACE Coordinator

Phone:
812-856-5077
Email:
hble@iu.edu

Sarah serves as the coordinator for the Cox Engagement Scholars: 30 work-study scholarship recipients also called Advocates for Community Engagement (ACEs). In bringing together the Office of Scholarships with the Service-Learning Program in CITL, she helps ACEs facilitate service-learning at different community organizations across Bloomington while also supporting personal, academic, and professional development for the ACEs. She has a B.A. in English from UIUC and a PhD in English literature from IUB, with a concentration in cultural studies and critical race theory.

Instructional Consultant

Email:
spedzins@iu.edu

Sarah joined the CITL as an Instructional Consultant in 2022. As a consultant, she works with instructors on developing inclusive and learner-centered pedagogies that promote student agency. She also created and currently facilitates the CITL Student-Faculty Partnership program, a unique opportunity for undergraduate students and instructors to collaborate on creating student-centric courses. In addition, she collaborates on many key CITL programs, including the Course Development Institute and Crimson Course Transformation Initiative, and hosts variety of workshops, reading groups, and learning communities.

SoTL Program Director, Instructional Consultant

Phone:
(812) 856-1367
Email:
sipessm@iu.edu

Shannon serves as an instructional consultant in the CITL, as well as the director of our Scholarship of Teaching and Learning program. Her interests include assessment at all levels, curriculum design, and research methodology in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. Prior to coming to IU, she has applied her interests in a STEM learning environment and taught a variety of psychology courses to both undergraduate and graduate students in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats. Shannon earned a B.S. in psychology from Ball State University, as well as a M.A. in experimental psychology and a Ph.D. in curriculum & instruction with a focus in higher education from Indiana State University.