Marcelene Cunningham

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About Marcelene Cunningham

Marcelene's educational background and experiences have honed her skills to serve as an educator, researcher, project manager, instructional designer, and trainer. Marcelene currently serve as the Instructional Design Specialist in the Center for Online Education (COE) at North Park University. Marcelene has over 10 years experience in the field of instructional design. She earned her master’s degree in Workforce Education and Development, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, with a concentration in Instructional Design and Technology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC). She has also earned certification in Managing and Facilitating Online Instruction from the University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC) and several certificates from Quality Matters, such as the Quality Matters Peer Reviewer certification. Marcelene earned her BSc in Administrative Management from the University of Technology, Jamaica. Prior to joining North Park University, she served as an Online Course Manager with the Off-Campus Degree Program at SIUC. Marcelene also served as an Online Group Facilitator at UWIOC. Marcelene's research interests include e-learning, teaching and learning with emerging technology, learning systems design, performance improvement, multimedia learning, and universal design for learning.