The Instructional Designers work collaboratively with Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science faculty and staff to create engaging and effective instructional materials for various delivery formats to support program offerings and other projects. Reach out to the Instructional Designers to:
- Brainstorm ideas to increase learner engagement
- Design activities and assessments that promote active learning
- Design assessment rubrics that measure your course learning outcomes
- Leverage educational technologies like video conferencing, peer-to-peer feedback tools, and lightboard
- Redesign courses to align with effective practices for equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigeneity initiatives
- Explore the Quality Matters™ framework for course quality
- Brainstorm how to include experiential learning into your course
Simon Bailey
Simon Bailey is an Instructional Designer (Engineering Teaching and Learning Team) and holds a BA from the University of the Arts, UK, and a Master’s in Educational Technology from the University of British Columbia. Simon has more than 12 years’ experience working with digital technologies and multimedia, and for over 7 years has been working specifically designing and developing courses within higher education. His current role involves supporting faculty in course design and development and specifically in course redesign for traditional, blended and fully online courses. He is a Quality Matters Certified Peer Reviewer.
Brittany McRae
Brittany McRae is an Instructional Designer with the Engineering Teaching and Learning Team. For over a decade Brittany has worked in education in various roles including K-12 teaching and program development, Professor of Communications, and as faculty and educational technology support. In her current role, she provides pedagogical support to faculty and subject matter experts in course design and development projects in the areas of improving constructive alignment, writing learning outcomes, designing assessments, and integrating learning technologies in online, blended, and face-to-face delivery models. She is also trained as a Peer Reviewer in the Quality Matters framework.
Brittany received her B.Ed. from the University of Alberta, both a Master’s of Arts in Educational Leadership and Management and an International Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching and Learning from Royal Roads University, a Graduate Diploma in Instructional Design from Athabasca University and is a Canadian Certified Instructional Designer.
Satish Kumar Kotha
Satish Kumar Kotha is an Instructional Designer with the Engineering Teaching and Learning Team.
He has held teaching, administrative, and research positions while working in the USA, India, and Canada. Satish designed, developed, and facilitated courses in the academic and corporate sectors. He developed courses for face to face, online, and hybrid scenarios. He approaches the teaching and learning process through the principles of universal design for learning.
Satish considers himself a lifelong learner and believes in the power of adaptability in the ever-evolving field of education. His interests include learning about new tools of education technology and developing active learning strategies for everyday learning.
Satish holds a B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering from JNTUH, India, an MS in Biomedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, USA, and a Graduate Diploma in Learning and Technology from Royal Roads University, Canada.
Sarah Greco (on leave)
Sarah Greco is an Instructional Designer with the Engineering Teaching and Learning Team. In her role, she provides pedagogical support to faculty and subject matter experts in areas of course design and development for blended and online courses. Prior to joining Queen’s, Sarah worked as a Learning Experience Designer and an educational researcher at the University of Victoria. In her design role, she supported instructors and students in implementing learning technologies, supported online course development, and provided recommendations for effective teaching and learning practices. Sarah has conducted research on student engagement, academic success and self-regulated learning, and has presented her work at local and international conferences.
Sarah holds a BA (Hons) in Psychology from Queen's University, a Certificate in Business from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, and an M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from the University of Victoria. Sarah is trained in the Quality Matters framework.
Leigha Covell (on leave)
Leigha Covell is a Certified Instructional Designer with the Engineering Teaching and Learning Team. Before coming to Queen’s, Leigha worked as an Instructional Designer at the Royal Military College of Canada. In her role, she provides pedagogical support for course design, manages course development and redesign projects, and provides one-on-one support for onsite instructors. Leigha is a founding member of the LEAP (Learn, Experience, Articulate, Present) Network on campus, and she is trained in the Quality Matters framework.
Leigha holds a B.Ed. from McGill University, a M.Ed. from Queen’s University and a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma of Instructional Design from Athabasca University.
Katherine Heikkila is an Instructional Designer Associate with the Engineering Teaching and Learning Team. In this new role, she will create and revise learning materials in a wide range of delivery modes to enhance student-centered teaching practices and align materials and assessments using the principles of adult learning. Katherine has worked in a variety of roles in education as a Literacy and Academic ESL Instructor at Queen’s School of English, Limestone District School Board, and York University, as a Technical Trainer and Writer for the Toronto District School Board, and Adjunct Faculty Professor teaching remote courses in Professional Communications and Organizational Behavior with Lambton College School of Business, School of English & Liberal Studies with the School of Information Technology.
