Charlotte joined the Instructional Design team at the University of Central Florida in August 2017. She holds an MA in Instructional Design and Technology – Instructional Systems and an MA in TESOL from the University of Central Florida, as well as a BA in Psychology from the University of North Florida.
Charlotte first began teaching and developing courses in 2011 in rural South Korea as an elementary public school teacher. She worked as a UCF faculty member and curriculum coordinator teaching ESL for the English Language Institute (ELI) at UCF Global for five years. She gained an interest in instructional design while working to develop courses at the ELI, and is thrilled to be part of the team at CDL. Charlotte’s research interests include social presence in online courses, hybrid learning, and synchronous learning environments.
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