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Shari Beck

Senior Instructional Designer
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Shari Beck (she/her) is a senior instructional designer at the Drake Institute. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she also taught courses in writing and rhetoric.

In 2019, Shari returned to Ohio, taking a position as an instructional designer in the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) at The Ohio State University. In this role, she worked with instructors within Ohio State's fully online programs to develop and revise online courses. In 2022, she moved to OTDI's professional learning team, where she helped instructors integrate technology into their teaching, designing and facilitating workshops, learning communities, and online courses.

In 2024, Shari returned to instructional design at the Drake Institute. She is excited to create learning experiences that support instructors in developing effective practices for technology-enhanced and online teaching.