User Profile

Linda Smelser
Name:
Linda Smelser
Position:
Instructional Support Specialist
Center for Support of Instruction
Bio:

Linda is an instructional designer in the Center for Support of Instruction and an adjunct faculty for SUS. She also teaches faculty development workshops for the Center for Teaching and Learning. Linda understands the needs of adult learners from both first-hand experience and in her previous role as a UMUC academic advisor. She started her college career as a working single mother and eleven years later received her Masters in instructional systems development from UMBC. Along with her academic advising experience, Linda brings her expertise in the areas of quality customer support, corporate training, technical writing and instructional design to CSI. Linda appreciates working in a true learning community and developing solutions that meet the needs of a diverse clientele.

In her spare time, Linda enjoys reading, yoga, mountain biking, dancing, and traveling to California and Philadelphia to visit her children and grandchildren.

Latest Published Articles

  1. Student Response Systems (Part II)
  2. Professional Development Resources for UMUC Faculty and Staff
  3. Maryland Distance Learning Association's Fall 2009 Conference
  4. Project-Based Learning for the Online Classroom
  5. UMUC Presenters and Award Winners at MDLA 2009 Conference
  6. Student Response Systems (Part I)
  7. The Fifth Annual UMUC July Writing Conference
  8. Strategies for Student Success in the Online Classroom
  9. UMUC Presenters and Award Winners at MDLA 2008 Conference
  10. Congratulations to Our 2007 UCEA Award Winners
  11. CATs in the Classroom: Classroom Assessment Techniques
  12. Linda Smelser - CSI, Instructional Support Specialist