Memorial Library B121A: Design Help and the Design Lab
Come into the library, go left. Right before the Teaching Materials Center (TMC) steer right and go down the hallway by the elevator.

Design Help assists in the creation of learning aids, informational materials and online learning. Design Help team consists of Hailey Ruoff, Kristina Maricle and Mary Wilhelm-Chapin. They are available to any member of the SUNY Cortland community (Faculty, Staff, and Students) for assistance with educational technology.
• Instructional Design
• Blackboard Course Design
• Accessibility concerns with face to face and online learning
• Poster Creation and Design Assistance
• Skype for Business solutions for Online Learning
• SMART Board training
• Online Meetings and Office Hours utilizing Skype for Business
• Lecture capture software and video creation training
• Recording Room available for faculty and staff use
• Web 2.0 tool integration for effective student engagement
• Polling and Survey Software

And…

Design Help partners with faculty in their design of pedagogical tools to improve engaged learning, collaborative projects and exercises in critical thinking. We assist in the creation of learning aids, informational materials for new students for systems and online learning, revise and adapt content for online teaching, and assist in developing learning objectives that will enhance student engagement. Design Help works with faculty in establishing rubrics and assessment resources.  Our focus is to assist with meeting the needs of today’s college students and digital natives learning styles. We guide and train faculty members in

• Identifying what students need to learn
• Developing objectives and ensure content matches those objectives
• Revising and rewriting content to shape it for learning needs
• Structuring content and activities for student learning
• Creating media to support learning (e.g., visual aids for face-to-face, various multimedia for e-learning and online)
• Developing assessments
• Assisting with technology and Blackboard training
• Using interactive Whiteboard software
• Adapting instructional materials created for one format to another format (i.e., face-to-face to e-learning

Who is your Instructional Designer?
Africana Studies Hailey Ruoff
Anthropology Kristina Maricle
Art Hailey Ruoff
Biology Kristina Maricle
Business / Economics Hailey Ruoff
CAP Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Chemistry Kristina Maricle
Communications Kristina Maricle
Communication Disorders Kristina Maricle
Education (FSA/EDL) Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Education (CEC/LIT/TMC) Kristina Maricle
English Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Geography Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Geology Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Health Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
History Kristina Maricle
Kinesiology Hailey Ruoff
Mathematics Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Modern Languages Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Performing Arts (Theatre/Music) Kristina Maricle
Physical Education Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Philosophy Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Physics Kristina Maricle
Political Science Hailey Ruoff
Psychology Mary Wilhelm-Chapin
Recreation Kristina Maricle
Sociology Kristina Maricle
Sport Management Hailey Ruoff

Walk-In Hours during Semester: 
Design Help offers regular Walk-In hours during the semester.

Monday/Tuesday 1PM – 4PM
Wednesday/Thursday 9AM – 12PM
Friday Closed

Extended Semester Hours:
During the first week and finals week, we offer extended walk-in hours.

Monday-Friday 9AM – 12PM and 1PM – 4PM

Summer Hours:
During the summer, we ask that you send us an email message to ensure that we are on campus and will be available.

Not Open?
Simple! Send an email to DesignHelp@cortland.edu and set up an appointment!

Reporting from Memorial Library: Kristina Maricle & Rick Powell