Staff

Jeremy Bailey

As a post-production media specialist, Jeremy provides a variety of services to the Course Production Team and faculty with editing, motion graphics, and cinematography...

Sam Gist, M.S.

Sam is a graduate of the University of North Texas, and has worked in the ID field since 2012, including experience managing a team of six Instructional Designers. He holds a B.A., and Master’s degree in Communication Studies, and enjoys exploring the intersections of design thinking, design theory, technology, user experience, and communication, particularly as applied to effective online education within Higher Ed. 

Chris Muellenbach, M.S.

Chris is an Instructional Designer with the Course Development Team. He has ten years of experience as an educator and has worked as a Project Manager at Duke Network Services and was an award winning teacher in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. He is passionate about designing student-centered learning opportunities that build engagement.

Chris received his B.A. from University of North Carolina at Charlotte and his Master of Science in Instructional Technology...

Pariss Coleman, M.S.

Pariss Coleman is a Faculty Development Assistant with the Center for Teaching and Learning. In this role, she supports faculty development by designing and leading training, providing consultation with faculty, and developing training and support resources. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication from East Carolina University and a Master's Degree in Interactive Media from Quinnipiac University Online. In 2021, she earned a Post-Master's Certificate in University and College...

Jessica Kapota, M.Ed.

Jessica Kapota is a Faculty Development Specialist in the Center for Teaching and Learning. She provides training and professional development through large group workshops, individual consultations, and online resources. Jessica teaches and helps administer many of the Center’s technology programs, including Canvas, Poll Everywhere, ePortfolios, and more. She also helps with course design for both face to face and online learning environments. Jessica administers the Teachers...

Enoch Park, Ed.D.

Enoch serves as the Quality Matters / Online Learning Specialist, collaborating with faculty and academic programs.  He provides faculty workshops, instructional design consultation, course development support, and online/ blended learning course review, as a part of the University’s online learning quality assurance program through Quality Matters program.  

With the Quality Matters program, he serves as a Master Reviewer...

Tracy Rock, Ph.D.

Tracy Rock, from the College of Education, provides professional development for faculty addressing pedagogy, instructional design, and other topics that impact student learning and faculty satisfaction with their courses. She also leads the peer observation program for CTL, which emphasizes partnering with faculty on giving feedback about teaching outside of the formal evaluation process.  In addition, Tracy works with...

Caryl Gordon, M.A.

Caryl provides technical support and training for faculty, staff, and students on the use of the current LMS and other academic technologies. She creates technical documents for the UNC Charlotte FAQ site. Caryl also works with the Adjunct Faculty Learning Community and facilitates the Canvas for Adjuncts online workshops. She is adjunct faculty with the American Studies department and uses Canvas to teach an online intensive writing course.