Kathy Barnes (kathy.barnes@wku.edu) leads Academic Technology's Instructional Design services.

  • Advise and assist faculty in the use of learning technology to enhance instruction and create new learning environments.
  • Participate in and manage projects relating to the design and development of multimedia, distributed learning and distance education applications within IVS (Interactive Video Services) and hybrid classes.*
  • Manage faculty development projects, programs and initiatives as assigned.
  • Help promote sound pedagogical use of learning technology.
  • Design, develop, and revise instructional materials for classroom and/or self-administered training.
  • Consult with faculty members on an individual or small group basis regarding the design and development of their courses.
  • Develop and conduct instructional design workshops and demonstrations.
  • Gather and distribute a collection of articles and online resources that would be of assistance.
  • Produce instructional materials (manual, etc).

We invite faculty members to discuss new or existing courses with our Instructional Design team. In addition to Kathy Barnes, our Instructional Design team includes a student video/multimedia producer, student graphic designer, and student photographer. Kathy will work with you to create a new course or revise elements of an existing course, based upon principles of quality course design. She can offer an objective eye in informally evaluating a course site, its graphic design, navigational elements, and organization. She can also provide suggestions for integration of graphics and interactive media, instructional resources available, and other possible solutions and improvements for the online components of your course.

*For online courses, instructional design services are available from the TSOnline Center(745-5107).