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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 |
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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,
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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.
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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
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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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