Teaching and Learning by Design at UNCW and Beyond

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.

About the Podcast:

Contact Information & How to Listen:

https://tinyurl.com/deelpodcast

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Email: deeluncw@outlook.com

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Episodes

Episode 1: WHAT we do in Distance Education and eLearning at
UNCW

Episode 2: WHO we are - a deeper dive into the backgrounds and
fields of expertise of the DEeL team members

Episode 3: Authentic Assessment

Episode 4: Instructional Video

Episode 5: tba

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.

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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.

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Episode 2: WHO we are

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

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

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Episode 4: coming July 15, 2025

Episode summary: Coming Soon!

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Episode 5: coming August 15, 2025

Episode summary: Coming Soon!

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