Center for Distributed Learning

Instructional Design

The Instructional Design Team facilitates the design and development of online courses through a combination of face-to-face interaction, just-in-time training and ongoing professional development. The Instructional Design Team’s award-winning faculty development course, IDL6543 (Interactive Distributed Learning), continuously improves through the commitment, research and integration of instructional best practices and emerging technology.

Instructional Design Team Lead

Dr. Denise Lowe
Dr. Denise Lowe
Instructional Design Team Lead
denise.lowe@ucf.edu
407.823.4272 

Dr. Bill Phillips
Dr. Bill Phillips
Instructional Design Team Lead
william.phillips@ucf.edu
407.882.0030 

Instructional Design Team

Kathleen Bastedo
Kathleen Bastedo
Instructional Designer
kathleen.bastedo@ucf.edu
407.823.3399

Sue Bauer
Sue Bauer
Instructional Designer
sue.bauer@ucf.edu
407.823.3400

Baiyun Chen
Dr. Baiyun Chen
Instructional Designer
baiyun.chen@ucf.edu
407.823.3398

Amy Sugar
Amy Sugar
Instructional Designer
amy.sugar@ucf.edu
407.823.1876

Wendy Howard
Wendy Howard
Instructional Designer
wendy.howard@ucf.edu
407.823.0460

Danny Seigler
Danny Seigler
Instructional Designer
daniel.seigler@ucf.edu
407.823.2190

Ryan Seilhamer
Ryan Seilhamer
Instructional Designer
ryan.seilhamer@ucf.edu
407.823.2734

Nancy Swenson
Nancy Swenson
Instructional Designer
nancy.swenson@ucf.edu
407.823.4270

Jessica Vargas
Jessica Vargas
Instructional Designer
jessica.vargas@ucf.edu
407.823.1835

Aimee deNoyelles
Aimee deNoyelles
Instructional Designer
Aimee.deNoyelles@ucf.edu
407.823.1675

Clara Cobb
Clara Cobb
Visting ID
clara.cobb@ucf.edu
407.823.1674

Awards & Recognition

  • Educause Teaching and Learning Award (2005)
  • WebCT Digital Content Leader (2004)
  • Sloan Consortium Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning – Faculty Development (2003)
  • Dr. Beth Young, WebCT Exemplary Course (2002)
  • United States Distance Learning Association Individual Excellence Award – UCF faculty member (2001)
  • Drs. Robert Paugh and Bruce Wilson, WebCT Exemplary Course (2001)
  • United States Distance Learning Association Excellence in Distance Learning Program Award (2000)
  • United States Distance Learning Association – Professor Steven Lytle was recognized as an “Outstanding Individual” (2000)
  • American Productivity and Quality Center and the State Higher Education Executive Officers Faculty Development Award for Teaching with Technology (1998)
  • Educause National Learning Infrastructure Initiative – Distance Learning Best Practices (1997-1999)