The Learning and Teaching Technology Consultants (LTC) assist with course building and effective pedagogical use of the LSA instructional environment. Consultants can work with faculty on teaching strategies, help faculty to create effective course activities, and guide the choice of tools available for use in LSA courses.
The Instructional Video group, associated with the LTC, is experienced in creating videos to be used in a flipped or blended classroom, or creating instructional videos to supplement an existing class.
LSA Learning and Teaching Consulting Team
Emily Ravenwood
Manager, Academic Technology Consultants
Emily was teaching faculty, and a website designer on the side, for 10 years before making the career shift to instructional design and ed-tech. Her MA (and ABD) is in English Language and Literature. Before coming to UofM, she worked for Rutgers’ Teaching and Learning with Technology office. Emily joined the UofM in 2019. She is the Manager of the Learning and Teaching Consultants, the Instructional Video group, and the BlueCorps consultants.
Caroline Coy
Senior Instructional Consultant
Caroline has a background in teaching and learning with teaching experience in K-12 schools and higher education institutions. Caroline earned her Undergraduate Degree in English Education from Florida State University. She also holds a Graduate Degree in International and Multicultural Education from Florida State and a Graduate Certificate in Learning Design and Technology from Harvard Extension School. Caroline joined the University of Michigan in 2021 and is one of the Learning and Teaching Consultants in the college of Literature, Sciences and the Arts. In that role she helps instructors design effective teaching strategies and learning activities and also supports the use of the technology tools available in LSA.
Elizabeth Fomin
Senior Instructional Consultant
Elizabeth has over a decade of experience teaching college level courses in both traditional and online formats. She has a Masters of Liberal Studies from the College of Technology at Eastern Michigan University. She spent 13 years at the University of Michigan Dearborn in various roles before coming to the Ann Arbor campus in 2016 as a Learning and Teaching with Technology Consultant for LSA. She has recently completed a certificate in Instructional Design from the Online Learning Consortium and enjoys helping instructors design effective teaching strategies and supporting the use of the technology tools available in LSA.
Teri Horton
Senior Instructional Consultant
Teri’s background is in teaching and learning. She has twelve years experience teaching English, History and Speech Communications in high school and higher education and five years of faculty development experience. She holds a Graduate Degree in Pedagogy in English from the University of Michigan and Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology from Michigan State. She is currently a Learning and Teaching with Technology Consultants for The University of Michigan School of Literature, Science and the Arts. In that role she helps instructors design effective teaching strategies and learning activities and also supports the use of the technology tools available to LSA.
Rachel Kreager
Senior Instructional Consultant
Rachel has a background in teaching and learning with six years of teaching experience in K-12 schools. Rachel earned her Undergraduate Degree in Education from Michigan State University. She also holds a Masters Degree in Educational Technology from Michigan State. Rachel has been at the University of Michigan for nine years and is currently one of the Senior Learning and Teaching with Technology Consultants for LSA. In that role she helps instructors design effective teaching strategies and learning activities. She also supports the use of the technology tools available in LSA.
Hetal Thaker
Senior Instructional Consultant
Hetal brings fifteen years of undergraduate teaching experience to her role as Senior Instructional Consultant at the University of Michigan. She has a Masters in English from SUNY Binghamton and has taught a variety of online, virtual, and hybrid courses, from college success to world literature. She also brings two years of experience in faculty development, facilitating workshops and planning large faculty development events. As an Instructional Consultant with Learning & Teaching Consulting for the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts, she provides both pedagogical and technical support to faculty.
LSA Instructional Video Consulting Team
Shawn Jackson
Senior Instructional Video Consultant
Shawn has a background in video production. He earned his degree from U-M in Film, Television, and Media. Currently Shawn is an instructional video consultant with LSA Technology Services. In that role he supports instructors in creating video content and creating multimedia assignments for their courses.
Tyler Deckman
Instructional Videographer
A Film and Video graduate from Grand Valley State University. Tyler has been working in the field of Film and Video for over 11 years. He has worked on various freelance projects as well as personally made short films, music videos, and animations. In that time, he had produced all aspects of his videos including graphics, effects, set design, videography, sound recording, and editing. Currently, he is working at LSA Technology Services as a Video Assistant and helps in editing and filming various videos for the department. His next field of study revolves around 3D animation, 2D hand drawn animation, and learning Japanese.
Andy Holman
Instructional Videographer
Andy is an experienced videographer with LSA Technology Services.
