The Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment (CIIA) has served Western's campus community as a teaching and learning center since 1998. Our staff, as you will find below is a team of experts in various instructional, technical, and administrative arenas. Although much of the work at the CIIA 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.

Justina Brown, M.Ed.
Instructional & Multimedia Designer
Email: Justina.Brown@wwu.edu
College Hall 301
Tel. Ext. 7210
Justina came to the CIIA first as a graduate research assistant in 1999. With her Bachelor's degree in psychology, focusing on learning theory, her Masters of Education in adult education and instructional technology, and a background in graphic design, she brings a broad range of skills to the design of instructional multimedia solutions. She works together with the student technology assistants as a team in all of the CIIA's projects.

Ian Couch
Ian brings a new perspective to the CIIA with his creative vision, striking photography, and multimedia wizardry. He is majoring in Environmental Journalism and spends his summers working, playing, and taking photos in the great outdoors.

RJ Harding
RJ is in the downhill portion of his computer science major here at Western. At the CIIA, he is developing web applications that students at WWU may use to support their learning. RJ has worked with technology his entire life and in his free time enjoys designing and programming video games and being the "go to" guy for math and technology.

Marc Ravaris
Marc is the graduate assistant at CIIA. He is currently attending Woodring College's Continuing and College Education program (CCE) to obtain his M.Ed. Marc brings his past experiences in media production and teaching ESL, as well as his new interests in developing instructional technology to the CIIA. Working in the CIIA he applies the content learned in the CCE program, researches teaching and learning pedagogies, and gains experience in designing components for blended courses. When not working at CIIA or attending class, Marc can usually be found out on his sailboat in the beautiful San Juan Islands.

Jenna Wilson
Jenna is a Fairhaven student majoring in American Cultural Studies with an education concentration. She brings to the CIIA a passion for education and learning, especially in integrating innovative and creative learning methods in the classroom. She loves to learn and brings an eye for detail to our office.