Instructional Designers
Meet the ODE instructional design team.
Brandon Blinkenberg
Supports: College of Arts and Sciences
Brandon is responsible for assisting faculty in CAS with course design and reviewing courses for quality standards. He has a Master of Arts in education technology from Michigan State University, where he was an instructional technologist and adjunct faculty member.
Carson Waites
Supports: School of Education and Human Services
School of Management
Carson is responsible for assisting faculty in SEHS and SOM with course design, as well as teaching professional development courses. Carson has Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in English from UM-Flint.
Jeff Drake
Supports: School of Nursing
College of Health Sciences
Jeff is responsible for assisting faculty in SON and CHS with course design. He also teaches OEL's Intensive Course Development program. Jeff has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Kent State University.
Jason Skelton
Supports: Multimedia Development
Jason is a motion graphics and multimedia specialist; he works with the instructional designers and faculty to accentuate online course content. In addition, Jason manages the OEL media studio in 1103 NBC. He has a Bachelor of Fine Art with a concentration in graphic design from UM-Flint.
Terri Blackwell
Supports: Instructional Design Team
State Authorization
Terri has the responsibility for managing noncredit professional development programs as well supporting the ID team in its work. In addition to this, she is the state authorization coordinator for the UM-Flint campus. She is a Microsoft Certified Master Trainer for all MS Office products, a Certified IC3 Specialist and earned her online teaching certification from UCLA.