Course Stories, Season 6, Episode 2: Live From FOLC Fest!

Kileigh Erickson is an Instructional Designer with the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. She partners with faculty to design and deploy a range of academic courses for the college. Additionally, she works on non-credit professional development courses for community and professional educators. Before coming to ASU, Kileigh worked as a 6th grade English and Social Studies teacher and technology coach for staff. She enjoys analyzing programs and creating systems to make digital learning both authentic and effective.

Maria Teresa Tatto is the Southwest Borderlands Professor of Comparative Education at Arizona State University and Director of the MEd in Global Education. With advanced degrees from Harvard, her research focuses on international education policy, teacher education, and support for underserved populations. She has led major NSF-funded research projects and published extensively. Professor Tatto is a Fellow of the American Education Research Association, an Honorary Research Fellow at Oxford, and a former President of the Comparative and International Education Society.

Katrina Vollmer (she/her) is an Instructional Designer with EdPlus at ASU Online, where she supports online programs within the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts and the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Prior to this role, she worked as an educator accumulating more than ten years of instructional experience and curriculum development. She also supported online students in higher education of various backgrounds and disciplines as a Success Coach.

Michael Arseneault is a Learning Technologist with EdPlus at ASU Online, where he supports the onboarding of technologies and tools for use within ASU Online courses.

Wes Fleming is a Learning Technologist with EdPlus at ASU Online, where he supports the onboarding of technologies and tools for use within ASU Online courses.

Ricardo Leon is a Media Developer for EdPlus and is a co-creator and co-host of Course Stories. He has developed a number of other podcasts and various other forms of instructional media. In 2021, Ricardo was on a team that received The President’s Award, which formally recognizes successful solutions in innovation, for his work on the Study Hall project with Crash Course.

Mary Loder is the Manager of Professional Development and Training on the EdPlus Digital Learning team at EdPlus. She is also the co-creator and co-host for Course Stories, a podcast highlighting and showcasing the talents of our faculty and staff at ASU.

Elizabeth Blythe-Lee, a Senior Instructional Designer at ASU Online - EdPlus, is the creative force behind Course Stories. An ASU alumna with a BA in English Literature and a Masters of Education from NAU, Elizabeth has been a part of the ASU community since 2009. Her expertise in crafting accessible online courses is enhanced by her passion for storytelling and a unique flair for adding a touch of Disney magic to her work. A history and literature enthusiast, Elizabeth's background in writing shines through in every course narrative, making learning an enchanting journey.