I am an experienced instructional designer with a passion for creating high-quality online courses that engage learners and support faculty and student success. I am now in my fifth year at the University of Georgia, and remain focused on designing and implementing effective instructional strategies and content for online programs.
Stephanie Gilstrap
Office of Online Learning
310 Herty Drive
Athens, GA 30602
(706) 878-6052 stephgilstrap@uga.edu
Education
University of Georgia
Aug 2022 - Present
Ph.D. in Learning, Design, and Technology
Currently enrolled, finishing second year of course work.
Research interests: Instruction Designers as Change Agents, Coaching and technology mentorship,
Advisor: Dr. Jill Stefaniak
University of Georgia
Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
M.Ed. in Instructional Design & Development
Certificate in eLearning Design
University of North Georgia
Aug 2009 - May 2013
M.P.A. in Public Policy
Focused courses and projects on public higher education policy.
University of North Georgia
Aug 2003 - May 2007
B.B.A. in Finance
Work Experience
Instructional Designer
University of Georgia
Nov 2018 - Present
Collaborate with program administrators and professors to create innovative, engaging, and accessible online learning experiences.
Currently serving as the lead Instructional Designer assigned to the Terry College of Business's new Online MBA Program, launching in fall 2023. Recently completed designing and developing content for the first 6 courses in the degree program. Currently engaged with the design, development, and media production for the program's 14 remaining courses. Maintain bi-weekly meetings with the program's coordiantor, and collaborate with the Terry MBA Career Services department for production of their materials.
Recently completed a revison collaboration with the online Master's of Financial Planning program. Worked with faculty to review and redesign all program courses including GradFirst and non-Athena courses (capstone repository and grad office orienation/resources).
Co-designed the Undergraduate Academic Honesty module and consulted on revisions for the Graduate Academic Honesty module.
Serve as eLC Collaborative Admin, Kaltura Admin, eLC Planning & Support Admin, UGA Instructional Design Community Of Practice member.
Coordinator of Online Student Success
University of North Georgia
May 2014 - Oct 2018
Coordinator of all student success initiatives including orientation, tutoring services, UNG|online tutorials, early alert reporting, coaching and outreach.
Coordinated UNG's implementation of USG initiatives for online UNG students including Complete College Georgia, Momentum Year, 15 to Finish, etc.
Led recruitment and marketing efforts for UNG’s online programs and courses, which more than doubled from 2014-2018.
Coordinated registration for all eCore and UNG online students, and served as Lead eCore Liaison for UNG (eCore's largest affiliate).
Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Piedmont University
Sept 2013 - April 2014
Lead Undergraduate Admissions recruitment efforts to exceed established enrollment targets for the Athens campus, Fall 2014.
Directed all Athens campus recruitment events and enrollment activities, and supervised student workers and graduate assistants.
Collected, analyzed and reported student data weekly to Exec. Administration, including numbers of prospects, applicants, accepts, and commitments.
Coordinator of Recruitment, University of North Georgia
Jun 2007 - Sept 2013
Responsible for a territory of over 200 high schools and all USG state colleges and transfer recruitment activities.
Represented UNG at college fairs, high school visits, open house events, college panels, scholarship presentations, honors banquets, and orientations.
Evaluated applicant files, and determined admissions decisions and residency classification.
Oversaw all recruitment, communications, and event planning for special populations including transfer students, out-of-state students, high school counselors, tech college and two-year college transfer counselors.
Skill Set
eLC (BrightSpace by D2L), HTML, CSS
Google WorkSpace, Microsoft Office Suite
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
Ellucian SIS (Banner/Athena)
Awards & Recognition
Complete College Georgia Champion 2016
UNG Staff Council Chair, 2017-2019
UNG Staff Council Vice Chair, Dahlonega Campus, 2016-2017
Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Leadership Hall, 2015
Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Hall
Advisor 2015 - 2018
Gainesville-Hall County Junior League 2015 - 2017
Teaching Experience
Facilitator, FALO: Facilitating Adult Learning Online
University of Georgia (non-Athena COP course), Summer/Fall 2022
Adjunct Instructor, POLS 1101 American Government (eCore)
University of North Georgia, May 2015 - Dec 2018
Designer and Facilitator, Online Orientation and Tutorial for Online Student Success,
University of North Georgia, Summer 2014 - Fall 2018