Kathy Zellers

Contact Information

Education

• MS in Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Colorado State University, 2015
• MA in Communication Development, Colorado State University, December 1997
• BA, English/Creative Writing, Colorado State University, May 1995

Professional/Academic Experience

• Director, Instructional Design and Development, University of Northern Colorado, 2016-present
• Special Projects Manager, Colorado State University - College of Liberal Arts (CLA), 2015-2016
• Instructional Designer/Project Manager, Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014-2016
• Senior Instructional Designer, Quad Learning-American Honors, 2012-2014
• Lead Instructional Designer, University of California-Online Instruction Pilot Project, 2011-2012
• Instructional Designer, Colorado State University-TILT, 2007-2011         
• Assistant Web Coordinator-Special Events Coordinator, UC Boulder-CIRES, 2001-2007
• Executive Director, FirstCall ServiceNet, Larimer County Information & Referral, 1998-2000
• Instructor, Colorado State University, English Department, 1995-1998

Other Experience

Project Management Professional (PMP), certified by PMI, 2019

Research/Areas of Interest

During my first graduate school experience, I earned a fellowship and distinction for my thesis, “Reading Hypermedia: Three reviewers read and evaluate a hypermedia grant proposal.” I wanted to explore how the emerging world wide web provided us with unique opportunities to enhance communication, and so this was a study about how rhetorical conventions are challenged when making web-based arguments. From the start, I have been working with innovative applications of technology in higher education, particularly in teaching and learning. My second round of graduate school was devoted to computer information systems, and my focus towards the end of my study was on project management and leadership as it relates to instructional design in higher education. Throughout my career, I have also worked professionally as a graphic designer, web designer, web architect, non-profit manager, and project manager. In 2019, I earned my Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI.