I'm Marc Drumm
Instructional Designer
- Employer West Chester University
- Location West Chester, PA
- Email [email protected]
Hello! I’m Marc Drumm, a Senior Instructional Designer in the Teaching & Learning Center at West Chester University. I’ve worked in higher education for over 20 years, and I specialize in online course design, training faculty to build and facilitate online courses, integrating technology into educational environments, and web design and development. I’m also Principal Investigator for The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT), a grant-funded program that teaches faculty how to build free and open electronic textbooks for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Health (STEM-H) and high-enrollment Writing courses.
Work Experience
Senior Instructional Designer
West Chester University
Leads instructional design, technology integration, and application development projects, and recommends new elearning technology. Provides pedagogical consulting and design assistance to faculty developing and revising online and blended courses. Offers face-to-face and online training on elearning tools, instructional design, and online pedagogy. Manages the office's team of Associate Instructional Designers.
Instructional Designer
West Chester University
Collaborated and consulted with faculty on the effective use of instructional design strategies, web-based resources, elearning technologies, and LMS for online course development. Planned, developed, and facilitated training workshops on best practices for online instruction and use of elearning technology tools. Conducted pilot studies of new elearning tools for use in online courses.
Senior IT Project Leader
University of Pennsylvania
Managed the School of Dental Medicine IT Development team. Responsible for designing and creating database-driven web applications, developing scope of work documentation for various projects, and determining priority based on the school's mission and day-to-day operations.
Campus Information Technology Associate III
University of Delaware
In addition to Campus Information Technology Associate II duties: Assisted faculty with setup and maintenance of their courses within the university’s LMS. Identified departmental technological training needs and developed appropriate workshops.
Campus Information Technology Associate II
University of Delaware
Designed and maintained the public-facing web site and intranet for the Department of Biological Sciences. Developed computer-based approaches to office management. Served on the department's Teaching & Technology Committee.
