Podcast Title: Here’s the DEeL: Teaching and Learning by Design at UNCW and Beyond
Description: This podcast focuses on teaching, learning, instructional design and technology at the
University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Hosted by Jennifer Sias, a Senior Instructional Designer in Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL), the
podcast brings together stakeholders primarily from UNCW but also other pertinent practitioners to
discuss best practices in teaching, learning and instructional design and the roles instructional design,
technology and videography can play to enhance online, hybrid and web-enhanced teaching and learning
environments.
With one episode launching monthly, tune in for discussions on topics like the role of gamification in
higher education, best practices in blended learning, designing effective online courses, leveraging
instructional technology for engaged learning, building interactive and accessible learning materials and
more!
This podcast is produced for informational purposes, and the views expressed are those of the individual
speakers and may not represent those of the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
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Episodes
Episode
01
WHAT we do
DEeL!
Here’s the
Episode 1: The Inaugural podcast Release date: April 15, 2025
Episode summary: Episode 1 explains the work of UNCW’s Distance Education and
eLearning team in their own words.
Listen: Spotify, Apple Podcasts Connect , Amazon Music Podcasts, iHeart Radio
Dr. Jeremy
Dickerson
Colin
Taper
Zach
Morgan
Brittany
Denning
Jennifer
Sias
Jamie
Ronan
Tara
Aures
Sheryl
Eamma
Chris
Cea
Andre
Burroughs
Guests:
WHO
we are
02
Here’s the
DEeL
Release date: May 15, 2025
Episode summary: Episode 2 explains who the members of UNCW’s Distance Education and
eLearning team are and takes a deeper dive into their backgrounds and fields of expertise.
Listen: Spotify, Apple Podcasts Connect , Amazon Music Podcasts, iHeart Radio
Episode 2: WHO we are
Dr. Jeremy
Dickerson
Colin
Taper
Zach
Morgan
Brittany
Denning
Jennifer
Sias
Jamie
Ronan
Tara
Aures
Sheryl
Eamma
Chris
Cea
Andre
Burroughs
Guests:
Episode summary: Episode 3 marks our launch of subject-specific shows with guests who discuss the
nature of authentic assessments and how they can work in online, hybrid and web-enhanced classes.
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Episode 3: Authentic Assessment
Authentic
Assessment
03
Here’s the
DEeL
Jennifer Sias,
Podcast Host
and Senior Instructional
Designer
Lea Bullard,
General Education
Assessment
Coordinator
Dr. Joyce Bahhouth,
Associate Director for
Institutional Assessment for
Watson College of Education and
Cameron School of Business
Dr. April Braswell,
Associate Professor,
CHHS
Dr. Sheri Conklin,
Associate Professor,
MIT / COEHS
Dr. Jen McCall,
Associate Professor,
CHHS
Release date: June 18, 2025
Guests:
Episode 3: Authentic Assessment
Resources
Authentic Assessments | Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence | University of Illinois Chicago.
(n.d.). Retrieved May 9, 2025, from https://teaching.uic.edu/cate-teaching-guides/assessment-grading-
practices/authentic-assessments/
Development of a Virtual Pediatric Holistic Comfort Care Clinic. (n.d.). Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://oce-
ovid-com.liblink.uncw.edu/article/00006223-202505000-00027/HTML
Quinlan, K. M., Sellei ,Guadalupe, & and Fiorucci, W. (2025). Educationally authentic assessment: reframing
authentic assessment in relation to students’ meaningful engagement. Teaching in Higher Education, 30(3), 717–
734. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2024.2394042
Titanji, B. K. T. (2013, January 10). Ethical riddles in HIV research [Video]. TED. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
feature=shared&v=FcecqQkyKoM
#assessment #authentic assessment #applied learning #immersive #teaching #learning #instructional design #online learning
#nursing #education #higher education #instructional technology #UNCW #DEeL #role play #IRB #ethics
Episode 4: coming July 15, 2025
Instructional Video
04
Here’s the
DEeL
Episode summary: Coming Soon!
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Here’s the
DEeL
Episode 5: coming August 15, 2025
Episode summary: Coming Soon!
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