Member Profile

Irene Knokh

Title:: Instructional Design Consultant
MERLOT Editor:: Instructional Technology

Primary Discipline:: Academic Support Services / Staff Development

Email:: iknokh@umich.edu
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Member Type:: Staff
Last Login:: April 6, 2018
Member Since:: April 26, 2005

Contributions

Submitted Materials (28) submitted materials
Authored Materials (4) authored materials
Learning Exercises
Bookmark Collections (43) Bookmark Collections
Course ePortfolios (1) Course ePortfolios
Content Builder Materials

Affiliations

Primary Affiliation:: University of Michigan System - Ann Arbor (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, MI, United States)

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Members from Irene’s institution

University of Michigan System - Ann Arbor

Materials from Irene’s discipline

Academic Support Services / Staff Development

Members in Irene’s discipline

Academic Support Services / Staff Development

Virtual Speakers Bureau

Member of VSB Since:: February 3, 2016
Best Way to Contact:: Email iknokh@umich.edu
Fees Involved:: Negotiable
Technical Formats:: Discussion Forums, Email, Chat, Online/Video Conferencing
Topics of Expertise:: Irene Knokh is the Editor of the Information Technology Board. She’s also a member of the Foreign Languages Board (Russian). Irene is an Instructional Designer and Program Coordinator at the Department of Professional Development and Education for Nursing at the University of Michigan Hospital System. She consults staff, nurses, nurse educators, and nurse specialists, in her home department and at the hospital on anything related to engaging learning, teaching, instructional design and technology. She’s been in instructional technology and design field for over 10 years. Irene co-leads a campus Instructional Special Interest Group and is a volunteer in the Teaching and Learning with Technology group. She regularly teaches workshops through the Teaching and Technology Collaborative at the University of Michigan on anything from Qualtrics to MERLOT! She gives follow up volunteer teaching/tech consultations to her campus workshop attendants. She’s currently engaged in several educational projects with John Okewole (Yaba Technology Institute in Nigeria). Irene received her B.A. from Eastern Michigan University with honors in General Studies, German, and Sociology), and her M.A in Sociology from Eastern Michigan University. She received her M.Ed. with an emphasis on Instructional Technology and a Graduate Teaching Certificate from Wayne State University.

Skills & Interests

Academic Support Services / Staff Development (Advanced)
About me: strong skills Ability to offer and carry though innovative solutions Intense and driven to do the best job possible for the client Creative thinking Enthusiasm in teaching and sharing knowledge Teaching informational technology courses Development of professional relationships Writing Presentation Information research and evaluation Cultural competency Languages (Russian, English, basic French, Basic German) Areas of Interest Active Learning Web 2.0 and social technologies, specifically emerging technologies for education Integrating instructional technology into a collaborative environment: from classroom to everyday projects Free technology collaboration tools Portfolio development for students and staff Collaborative teaching and learning Instruction in using various electronic products for education User support for electronic products
Education / General (Advanced)
Instructional Designer with over 10 years experience in faculty and staff support. Teaching, end user consulting, educational technology integration, collaborative learning and collaborative learning technologies
Social Sciences / Sociology (Advanced)

Associations

Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education
VWBPE.org 02/2013 – Current
OLC Peer Reviewer
Reviewer 12/2011 – Current
Teaching, Learning, and Technology group ( tltgroup.org)
Member and frequent participant/presenter 09/2009 – Current

Education History

M.Ed (Master of Education); Teaching Certificate for Graduate Students Instructional Technology (12/2006)
Wayne State University
Master of Arts Sociology, Family studies, Qualitative (12/1999)
Eastern Michigan University
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology (with honors), basic studies (with honors), German for Business (with Honors); French) (12/1997)
Eastern Michigan University

Teaching Experience

Teaching with Techology Collaborative: UM (Current)
- University of Michigan – Various instructional technology courses for faculty and staff development
- year around teaching of instructional technology courses; year around teaching of MERLOT introduction; currently working on an intermediate course Technology consultations (through the Technology Collaborative and 1:1)

Languages

English
- Speaking level: Superior
- Reading level: Superior
French
- Speaking level: Beginner
- Reading level: Beginner
German
- Speaking level: Beginner
- Reading level: Beginner

Honors & Awards

Merlot.org Peer Reviewer Extraordinaire (04/2016)
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Merlot.org Peer Reviewer Extraordinaire (02/2015)
Merlot.org Peer Reviewer Extraordinaire (01/2014)

Presentations

Integrating Digital Resources into Your Courses or Non-Academic Projects, 05/03/2015
Do you want to start integrating digital resources into your online or blended courses or work projects (academic and beyond)? I will share with you how to get started and demonstrate some resources.
Collaboration Presentation, 08/10/2010
Collaborative Learning; What, Why, How, & Let's Do It. Patricia Anderson, Barb Eckstein, Alena Hill, and Irene Knokh
Introducing Externship Program, 06/13/2010

Positions

Instructional Design Consultant (Instructional Learning Senior) (11/2007 – Current) University of Michigan/University of Michigan Hospital System
Teaching, Technology, and Research Assistant (01/1997 – 07/2004) Eastern Michigan, Wayne State
Ann Arbor Schools Community Education (01/2001 – 07/2003)