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The Center for Instructional Innovation (CII), located in College Hall 310, has served Western's campus community as a teaching and learning center for over eight years. Our staff, as you will find below under "Getting to know us," is a team of experts in various instructional, technical, and administrative arenas. Although much of the work at the CII involves coordinating and presenting workshops & events, working with faculty on the Innovative Teaching Showcase, teaching, doing research, and publishing, some of the most visually exciting projects we create are instructional materials for video and the web. View samples of our multimedia work on our Work Portfolio page.

Getting to know us

The Staff
Karen Casto

Karen Casto, J.D., Director
Email: Karen.Casto@wwu.edu
College Hall 303, Tel. Ext. 4943

Oh, where to begin...Karen made the CII happen before there was even an office. Her background as a patent lawyer (J.D.), as an author, in textbook publishing, and as a self-proclaimed computer geek, oddly provided her with the perfect background for running the CII. Her ingenuity and penchant for innovative ideas constantly keeps the CII hopping. Her role seamlessly transitions from fearless leader to adviser, teacher, inspiration-giver, and team player on a daily basis.

Justina Brown

 

Justina Brown, M.Ed.
Instructional & Multimedia Designer
Email: Justina.Brown@wwu.edu
College Hall 301, Tel. Ext. 7210

Justina came to the CII first as a graduate research assistant in 1999. With her Bachelor's degree in psychology, focusing on learning theory, and her Masters of Education in adult education and instructional technology, she brings a broad range of skills to the design of instructional multimedia solutions. She and Karen work together with the student technology assistants as a team in all of the CII's projects.

 

The Student Technology Assistants
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Nick Henscheid

Nick brings talent and style from his background in everything from computer science, web development, graphics, photography, and audio/video production, to workworking and making music.

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Jeff Reiter

Jeff is our resident programmer, working on web-based applications such as the online syllabus creation tool that is currently in production. He is an accounting major and computer science minor.

Andriy Semenyuk

Andriy Semenyuk

For Andriy, an international student at Western, everyday is new experience. As the CII’s resident videographer, Andriy brings his unique perspective and creativity to all forms of camera work, video shoots and production.

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Jenny Trygg

Jenny is the latest industrial design major to join the CII. Her talents run the gamut from designing material products, video production, pixel- and vector-based graphic design, animation, and even a little acting!

View samples of our multimedia work on our Work Portfolio page.

 

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