Our Mission:
To innovate with technologies that transform teaching and learning in positive and enduring ways
Our Why:
Our How:
ORGANIZATIONALLY
Organize ourselves to be successful:
Comprise multiple teams working together, cross-functionally; leverage the unique expertise of individuals and our teams, and recognize when we’re better together.
STRATEGICALLY
Strategize around what we know matters:
Align our work to the strategic goals of the University; monitor important trends; remain steadfastly focused on our Whys and our Hows.
RELATIONALLY
Collaborate with our faculty partners, partners in administrative units, vendor partners, consortium partners, and with other groups and units that support teaching and learning.
PRINCIPALLY
Put pedagogy before technology and people before pedagogy. Pursue what is impactful, scalable, and affordable. Follow a research-to-practice cycle, starting small and continuously exploring and improving.
HABITUALLY
Embrace effective habits of mind and work:
Aspire to excellence (not perfection); be proactive (not reactive); choose solutions for long-term impact (not simply for short-term gains); work toward access and inclusion in all that we do.
Our Leadership:
Crystal Ramsay, Ph.D.
Senior Director
Angela Dick, M.A.
Learning Design Manager
Ryan Wetzel
Creative Learning Initiatives Manager
Markus Fürer
Interactive Experiences Manager
Dean Blackstock, M.Ed.
Business Analyst, Operations and Communications
Learning Design
Explore the Learning Design Team services and connect with us at TLTLearningDesign@psu.edu.
Angela Dick, M.A.
Learning Design Manager
Sara Davis, M.S.
Instructional Designer
Jessie Driver, M.Ed.
Instructional Designer
Marilyn Goodrich, M.Ed.
Instructional Designer
Amy Kuntz
Learning Innovation Strategic Initiatives Coordinator
Tim Linden, M.Ed.
Learning Spaces Coordinator
Julie M. Meyer, MSIT
Instructional Designer
Sherry Rice, M.Ed.
Faculty Engagement Specialist
Wade Shumaker
Instructional Production Specialist
Pauline John
Graduate Assistant
Na Li
Graduate Assistant
Brendan Cei
Student Learning Design Assistant
Ethan Donlan
Student Learning Design Assistant
Liam Ortiz
TLT Coach
Chase Rehrig
TLT Coach
Creative Learning Initiatives
Trace Brown
TLT Specialist
University Park
Dan Getz
TLT Specialist
University Park
Chris Lee
TLT Specialist
University Park
Emily Sikora
TLT Specialist
University Park
Carla Seward, M.Ed.
TLT Specialist
Eastern Campuses
Nick Smerker
TLT Specialist
Western Campuses
Interactive Experiences | The Dreamery
Markus Fürer
Interactive Experiences Manager
Tyler Greer
Creative Designer
Zach Lonsinger, M.Ed.
Learning Experience Designer
Nick Rossi
Creative Designer
Brian Shook
Application Developer
Sergey Stefanovich
IT Consultant
Zac Zidik
Lead Creative for XR
Andrew Kennedy, M.P.M.
XR Developer
Operations and Communications
Dean Blackstock, M.Ed.
Business Analyst, Operations and Communications
Mikayla Allen
Office Assistant,
Part-time
Dillon Williams
Communications Intern
Janan Boljevic
Communications Intern
Research
Sarah Zipf, PhD
Researcher
Tehniyet Azam, MSP, CCSP
Graduate Researcher
Chuhao Wu, M.S.
Graduate Researcher
Talk with Us
Have a great idea? Get in touch with us! We can help you identify the right technologies to meet your pedagogical needs, or develop something completely new.