Faculty and Staff

Ashli Tomisich

Assistant Director

Coe Library 510-C

307-766-4847 | ashli.tomisich@uwyo.edu

Ashli is the Assistant Director of the ECTL. She completed her BS in Secondary Education from Oklahoma Christian University, her JD from the University of Wyoming College of Law, and her PhD from the University of Wyoming College of Education. She works with each member of the ECTL team to facilitate faculty support and effective student learning. Her scholarly interests include experiential learning, leadership, legal pedagogy, and adult education. Ashli is a Wyoming native, proud of her mountain heritage, and lives in Laramie with her husband and four children.

Heather Webb Springer

Associate Director of Assessment | she/her/hers

Coe Library 511-A

hwebb1@uwyo.edu

Heather is the Associate Director of Assessment. She completed her MA in Higher Education Administration at the University of Wyoming in 2018 and recently completed coursework for her Ed.D. in the same field. Her scholarly interests include higher education access and success for underrepresented student populations. Her areas of expertise include assisting individuals and families in addressing social determinants and internal policies impacting access in adult education, higher education and healthcare.

Meg Van Baalen-Wood

Senior Lecturer/ Critical & Creative Thinking Lead

Coe Library 511-C

megw@uwyo.edu

Meg leads the Critical and Creative Thinking division and is an instructional designer. She completed both her BA in Humanities and Fine Arts and MA in Interdisciplinary Studies at UW and teaches Professional & Technical Writing for the English Department. Her scholarly interests and areas of expertise include professional and technical writing, teaching writing and communication skills, teaching critical and creative thinking, building learning communities, and digital teaching and learning.

Dilnoza Khasilova

Assessment Specialist, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Coe Library 511-E

dkhasilo@uwyo.edu

Dilnoza is the Assessment Specialist in the Division of Assessment and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) at the ECTL. Dilnoza has a Ph.D. in Education, Curriculum & Instruction with a focus on Literacy Studies (minors in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodologies) and International Studies. Her MA is in Curriculum & Instruction with a focus on English as a Second Language (ESL). She earned both graduate degrees from the University of Wyoming. To advance her career, Dilnoza is completing Public Leadership Credentials from Harvard University. Dilnoza's areas of expertise includes a skill set in intercultural competence, program development and assessment, research professional development trends, and providing professional development support. Her research include adult education, scholarship of teaching and learning, lifelong learning, non-formal education, and international education.

Amy Renehan

Senior Instructional Designer

areneha1@uwyo.edu 

Amy is a Senior Instructional Designer within ECTL's Digital Teaching & Learning team. She completed her M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction and M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from the University of Washington. She collaborates with stakeholders across disciplines to create accessible, engaging, and learner-centered online and hybrid courses. Her professional interests and areas of expertise include Universal Design for Learning (UDL), curriculum design, instructional design models, E-learning authoring tools, multimedia design, quality assurance, and project management.