Experience

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Associate Director, Office of Digital Learning (October 2015 – Present)
The College of Arts and Architecture – The Pennsylvania State University
  • Identifies new online curricular opportunities and shepherds potential programs from ideation through market research, formal academic approval process, design and development, and delivery.
  • Provides supervision, project management, and instructional design expertise to the design and development of new online courses and programs.
  • Manages strategic initiatives for the college, including an LMS transition and general education reform for general arts online courses.
  • Supervises programming and learning design teams (5 employees).
  • Serves on various university-wide committees, including co-chair of the e-Education Council and college representative to the Canvas Advisory Group.
Director of Digital Pedagogy and Scholarship (August 2013 – October 2015)
The College of the Liberal Arts – The Pennsylvania State University
  • Oversaw the design and implementation of College-level strategic projects.
  • Designed and delivered hybrid and online courses for resident students in experimental models.
  • Provided faculty consultation and professional development to integrate digital approaches to teaching and research.
  • Served as liaison to the Digital Humanities Research Designer in the University Libraries to facilitate digital scholarship projects.
  • Served as project manager on Mellon-funded Public Philosophy Journal grant.
Instructional Designer (March 2012 – August 2013)
Education Technology Services – The Pennsylvania State University
  • Consulted with faculty on the integration of technology in teaching and learning and provided custom support and documentation to facilitate implementation.
  • Served as pedagogical lead on the implementation team for Sites at Penn State (WordPress), identifying best practices and providing faculty support.
  • Designed and developed the “Creativity, Innovation, and Change” MOOC delivered on Coursera.
Instructional Designer (October 2009 – March 2012)
The College of the Liberal Arts – The Pennsylvania State University
  • Designed and developed 14 semester-length online courses with faculty subject matter experts.
  • Provided formal and informal training to instructors in online pedagogy and on the use of technology in teaching.
Instructional Design Scholar (June 2007 – November 2007)
Health and Safety Training – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Designed, developed, and implemented web-based safety training.
Project Coordinator (January 2006 – June 2007)
Research and Assessment – Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, CA
  • Coordinated the production, administration, and analysis of district-wide survey of students, parents, teachers, and staff.
Academic Coach (October 2004 – December 2005)
InsideTrack Learning, Inc. San Francisco, CA
  • Assessed and managed roadblocks to student success via individual coaching meetings with undergraduates to maximize student retention and academic performance.
High School English Teacher (September 2002 – June 2004)
St. Vincent Academy, Newark, NJ
  • Taught 11th and 12th grade Literature and Composition.
     

EDUCATION

 M.A., Education – Concentration in Instructional Technology – 2007
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

B.A., English – 2001
Stonehill College, Easton, MA

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning – Online Learning Consortium, November 2017.

Learning Technology Leadership Program – EDUCAUSE Institute, June 2014.

Penn State Excellence in Management – Office of Human Resources and Penn State Executive Programs, February 2014.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Chinn, G., Miffitt, K. (2018, June). Building Shared Vision and Minding the Gaps: Launching an Inter-College, Interdisciplinary Online Bachelor’s Degree Program. UPCEA Summit for Online Leadership and Administration + Roundtable, Washington, DC.

Franzwa, R., Goudzwaard, M., Long-Wheeler, K., Miffitt, K., Sadler, A. (2018, April). Innovative Practices You Can Do Now: Lightning Talks On Teaching. Online Learning Consortium Innovate Conference, Nashville, TN.

Chinn, G., Miffitt, K. (2018, April). Diversity, Inclusion, and the Stage: Engaging students through a performing arts-based hybrid model. Online Learning Consortium Innovate Conference, Nashville, TN. Awarded Best-in-Track – Leadership and Change Management.

Chinn, G., Miffitt, K. (2016, November). Cultivating a Culture of Critique: Building a Virtual Studio in Online Courses. Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference, Orlando, FL. Awarded Best-in-Strand – Tools and Technologies.

Chinn, G., Miffitt, K. (2016, November). Town Hall: Tools and Technologies. Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference, Orlando, FL.

C. Holsing, K. Miffitt. (2015, February). More than a MOOC: Designing a MOOC for General Education Credit. EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA.