Wednesday, September 8, 2010

New Instructional Designer

Dr. Mark Porcaro, recently began working at WSU’s Media Resource Center in August, 2010. As Instructional Designer, he works with faculty to help them build and develop online courses. In conjunction with the Office for Faculty Development and Student Success, he promotes strategies for good online course design and teaching. Mark has been working in online learning since 2000, having assisted various academic departments and libraries at Brigham Young University (UT), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Muskegon Community College (MI), and most recently, the University of Dayton (OH).

Mark received a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Brigham Young University, and a M.A and Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has taught music courses at BYU, UNC, Muskegon Community College, and University of Dayton. He received an Online Teaching Certification from the Educational Teleconsortium of Michigan in 2006 and has had training in instructional design from Florida State College Jacksonville.

You can reach Dr. Porcaro at 316-978-7787 or by email at mark.porcaro@wichita.edu.