Beth Oyarzun
University of North Carolina

Beth Oyarzun is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.   She teaches fully online instructional technology courses and her research interests involve identifying effective instructional methods in the asynchronous online learning environment.  Her PhD in Instructional Design and Technology was awarded by Old Dominion University in 2016. Prior to joining UNCC in January of 2017, Beth worked as an instructional designer in the higher education environment for more than ten years. As an instructional designer, Beth taught online courses in instructional technology while providing professional development for faculty in online teaching pedagogy.  Prior to working in higher education, Beth was a Nationally Board Certified high school Mathematics teacher for nine years. Beth has been a member of AECT since 2005.  Since that time, she has attended and presented at the conference nearly every year.  More recently, she was a finalist in the D & D design competition in 2014 and became a judge for the competition in 2017.  She is eager and excited to become more involved with the AECT organization and the D & D division.