Staff Spotlight: William Guth This month, we’re spotlighting Senior Instructional Technologist William Guth! In the post below, William tells us more about his work with Distance Learning.  How long have you worked here? How did you come to join the DL team / get involved in distance education? 10 years. I joined the team in a unique temp-to-hire scenario in 2013. Prior to joining SPS, I was working as a freelance web project manager, web developer, and social media campaign manager. I leveraged my skills from web project management, coding, and media design to hit the ground running as a technologist

Staff Spotlight: Carrie Lindeman  This month, we’re spotlighting our newest team member, learning designer Carrie Lindeman! In the post below, Carrie tells us more about herself and her first two months working at Distance Learning. How long have you worked here? How did you come to join the DL team / get involved in distance education? I’ve worked on the DL team for two months. I’ve been an instructional designer for over 8 years and have worked in a combination of higher education and industry. I’m happy to have found myself here at Northwestern with the SPS DL team, and

Staff Spotlight: Aaron Bannasch  This month, we’re spotlighting Senior Instructional Technologist Aaron Bannasch! In the blog post below, Aaron tells us more about his work with Distance Learning. How long have you worked here? How did you come to join the DL team / get involved in distance education? I have worked at Northwestern for 8 years; I joined SPS in July of 2014. I became involved in distance education through working in IT and media support roles in higher education during undergrad and grad school. Describe your typical “Day in the Life.” The most visually interesting area of my

Staff Spotlight: Jackie Wickham Smith  This month, we’re spotlighting Senior Learning Designer Jackie Wickham Smith! In the blog post below, Jackie tells us more about her work with Distance Learning. How long have you worked here? How did you come to join the DL team / get involved in distance education? I started working in Distance Learning in April of 2012. I had finished my master’s in school counseling and entered a tough job market in that field, so I started applying for other jobs in education. My resume stood out to the distance learning team because I had experience

Staff Spotlight: Dan Murphy  This month, we’re spotlighting our Director of Online Learning Technologies, Dan Murphy! In the blog post below, Dan tells us more about his work with Distance Learning. How long have you worked here? How did you come to join the DL team / get involved in distance education? I have been with SPS Distance Learning for six and a half years. Previously, I worked for online schools and an OPM (online project management) firm. In the 90s, I was an elementary school teacher with the Teach For America program. I noticed how kids who weren’t particularly