My name is Li Jin!
I am an Instructional Designer at Springfield College. My work is related to every aspect of teaching and learning: pedagogy, learning activity, course structure, assessment, adoption of technology, accessibility, and usability (to name a few). If you are a student who feels that the course you are taking is not engaging enough, invite your instructor to talk to me and I will work with her/him to make it more engaging. If you are an instructor who is excited about a teaching practice and wondering how you can use it in your class, I would be more than happy to work with you to figure it out.
As an example of my job, I worked with instructors to redesign more than 20 courses using a project-based learning approach to address the needs of adult learners of programs in our Professional and Continue Studies (PCS). Students who are taking these courses are instructed to connect their learning with their career since they are building and demonstrating competencies that they master in the courses. By the end of each of these courses, students will have constructed a well-processed working example (project) that they can share with employers, customers, or shareholders.