Our community of colleagues at Furman includes members with experience and expertise providing the necessary guidance, support, and troubleshooting to support your work to design hybrid flexible learning and journey with you as you experiment with the practice. Included below are colleagues who have agreed to serve as consultants for this purpose. We encourage you to contact the person/s below that most closely align with your topic of interest as a first step. From there, you may be directed towards other members of our Furman community with more specific experience. As best as possible, we have highlighted more detailed areas of expertise in parenthesis.
General Course Design/Pedagogical Evaluation
Diane Boyd, Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Executive Director, Faculty Development Center
Benjamin Haywood, Assistant Director, Faculty Development Center
Instructional Technology Support
Susan Dunnavant, Director of Learning Technology Services
Andrew Markovic, Instructional Technologist (Moodle (Humanities and Social Sciences), Microsoft Teams)
Michael Vick, Instructional Technologist (Box)
Jean Childress, IT Training & Special Events Coordinator (Moodle (Fine Arts and Sciences), Microsoft PowerPoint)
Joe Hiltabidel, Instructional Technologist (Zoom)
Joey Grant, Instructional Technologist (Moodle (natural science faculty), Zoom)
Adam Barton, Instructional Technologist
Library Resources and Access
Caroline Mills, Director of Libraries
Sarah Ward, Library Specialist (electronic resources)
Department Liaisons (accessing library resources)
FurmanFlex Instructional Practice
Christopher Hutton, Professor of Music (virtual recording and instruction for music, online transition for fine arts and institutes)
Charles Davis, Adjunct Instructor of Business and Accounting, First Gentleman (asynchronous online course instruction, electronic learning supplements, Furman Lightboard)
Jenny Colvin, Assistant Director, Outreach Services (online instruction for social sciences, One Note for Education)
Mac McArthur, Associate Professor of Communication Studies (online instruction for humanities, online instructional delivery and management; synchronous and asynchronous module design, online learning assessment)
Victoria Turgeon, Professor of Biology & Director of Master of Science in Community Engaged Medicine (online instruction for natural sciences)
Jean Schwab, Assistant Director, Writing and Media Lab (Camtasia use and training)
Diane Iseminger, Director of Internships (completing internship responsibilities virtually)
Bobbi Siefert, Assistant Professor of Education (asynchronous online courses, module/unit development, online interactive tool use)
Buket Oztas, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs (utilizing Moodle assignments, discussion boards, and content management; integrating Turnitin assignments in Moodle)
Kyle Longest, Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Academic Dean (utilizing Moodle for small-group chats, students assignments, and preparing students for Moodle engagement)
Dennis Haney, Professor of Biology (utilizing Moodle for quizzes and tests)
Lisa Barksdale, Lecturer in Music (voice projection, voice therapy)
Student Academic Support
Tracy Carner, Assistant Academic Dean
Kelsey Davis, Director, Center for Academic Success
Jean Schwab, Director, Peer Assisted Learning
Student Accommodations
Judy Bagley, Director, Student Office for Accessibility Resources (SOAR)
Scott Salzman, Web Discovery Librarian (Accessible Technology)
Katlyn Sepsey, Accessibility Specialist
Jessica Lane, Accessibility Specialist
Still don’t see anyone on this list that you think can help? Want to join our corps and offer your support in your area of hybrid flexible learning expertise? Email us with your request or information!