Faculty Directory
Sarah North PhD
Senior Instructor, Learning Design & Technology
- School of Education & Human Development
Dr. North is an educator and instructional designer with extensive experience in higher education. Her areas of interest include learner-centered instruction, effective student motivation and engagement (especially in the online environment), collaborative instructional design, and project management skills useful in the learning design field.
Dr. North began her career in communication and public relations, before finding her passion for education and instructional design. Prior to her Senior Instructor role, she worked with programs and faculty at CU Denver in designing online programs, courses, and offered workshops in teaching with technology and using learning sciences for effective teaching and learning. She has taught courses in the Learning Design & Technology program since 2018.
Areas of Expertise
- Student motivation and engagement
- Learner-centered instructional design
- Program and course design
- Online design and development
- Online presence (Community of Inquiry)
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD - Education (Curriculum & Instruction)
- MS - Public Communication and Technology
- BA - Journalism and Technical Communication
Awards
2023-2024 TIPS Faculty Fellow (Division for Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy)
Faculty by Program
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- ASPIRE to Teach
- Counseling
- Couple & Family Therapy
- Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Human Development and Family Relations
- Leadership for Educational Organizations
- Learning Design & Technology
- Learning, Developmental & Family Sciences
- Literacy Education
- Research & Evaluation Methods
- School Psychology
- Special Education
- STEM Education
- Teaching