Introduction to Liesl Wuest, Instructional Designer

Hi, I am Liesl Wuest and I am really happy to be joining the Culture and Communication Department as your Instructional Designer! I have been working in Instructional Design and higher education since 2006 and before that I worked in both education and graphic design. I have a degree in Graphic Design from the University of Notre Dame and a graduate degree in Instructional Technology from Lehigh University.

Although I am new to the department I am not new to Drexel. From 2006-2008 I was an Instructional Designer at Drexel e-Learning so I may have even worked with some of you before! From 2008-2011 I worked as an Instructional Technology Specialist at Mount Ida College in Newton, MA, just outside of Boston. Mount Ida is a smaller school and there I was responsible for developing all online and hybrid courses with faculty, training faculty in instructional design and technology, and running the course management system. While there, I also had the opportunity to teach a freshman seminar course which I really enjoyed. In the summer of 2011 I moved back to the Philadelphia area and have been working part time with Drexel e-Learning since September. In March I presented at the e-Learning 2.0 conference hosted by Drexel on Developing an LMS (Learning Management System) Site for face-to-face courses and I have also made a few presentations on the use of Web 2.0 tools in online courses.

As an Instructional Designer, I really enjoy working closely with faculty, content experts and program directors to design and develop online courses. I use my background in education, instructional technology, course development and graphic/web design to develop engaging learning materials, activities, and assessments that meet the learning objectives of the course. I am very excited to meet all of you and collaborate with you to enrich the learning experience of all of our students. I am currently working in Rob D’Ovidio’s office in PSA 203 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so please stop by and say hello! I can also be reached Monday-Friday at lmm88@drexel.edu and have reserved Thursday from 11-12 as drop in or virtual office hours. To meet virtually, please use my Adobe Connect Meeting Room linked here.