McComas joins the iSchool’s IT team

Whitney McComas joined the iSchool on January 8 as an instructional technology support specialist. She comes to the School from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where she worked as the Moodle service manager and an educational technology specialist for Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts and Sciences (ATLAS). 

At the iSchool, McComas will support instructors with instructional technologies such as Moodle and Zoom. 

"I really enjoy helping people, especially with online learning and instructional technology," she said. "I am very excited to work with instructors in developing their courses in Moodle and to show them tips and tricks to make their courses a great learning experience for their students and a joyful teaching experience for them."

McComas earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Latin from the University of Illinois.

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