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Instructional Design and Dine

Instructional Design and Dine

Join us at MS State Online for our first ever “Instructional Design and Dine” with panelists Ms. Shalon Farris (Holmes Community College), Dr. Christa Wilhite (Mississippi Community College Board), and Dr. Carlena Benjamin (Northeast Mississippi Community College). Our guests will give advice and share approaches for creating quality, easily navigable, and unique Canvas courses for the virtual sphere.

This event will take place on September 14, 2022, at the Coskrey Auditorium in Memorial Hall. Lunch will be provided for event attendees beginning at 11:45 AM. We recommend you take this opportunity to network and see how others in higher education are making waves

Meet our panelists:

Dr. Carlena Benjamin is an Instructional Technology Specialist and Instructor of Biology at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Benjamin received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Mississippi State University, her master’s degree in Secondary Science Education from the University of Mississippi, and her doctoral degree in Higher Education from Delta State University. She has also received the “Virtual Instructor of the Year” award from MVCC and was named an “Apple Distinguished Educator” by Apple Education in 2019.

Ms. Shalon Farris is an eLearning Systems Administrator at Holmes Community College. Before her current role at HCC, Farris worked on the Mississippi Community College Board, was an Instructional Designer for Instructure (Canvas), acted as the LMS Administrator at HCC, and taught as an instructor. Farris might be a Bulldog now at Holmes Community College though that’s not the only time she’s been a Bulldog. Farris graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in Educational Psychology and a master’s degree in Management Information Systems.

Dr. Christa Wilhite is an Instructional Design Specialist for the Mississippi Community College Board and a Technology Liaison for Mississippi Virtual Community College. Prior to these roles, Wilhite served as the Dean of eLearning Education at East Central Community College. Dr. Wilhite received her doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Alabama and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Psychology from the University of West Alabama.

RSVP is highly encouraged. Sign up to secure your spot using the link below:

https://w.msstate.edu/workshops/info.php?entry_id=22633