Staff Spotlight: Donnie Sendelbach, Director of Instructional and Learning Services and Director of ITAP
As a graduate of Grinnell College, Donnie Sendelbach had long advocated liberal arts education before starting the position of Director of Instructional and Learning Services and Director of the Information Technology Associates Program at DePauw University in November 2008. Before working in instructional technology at Lake Forest College, Lawrence University and Bard College, Donnie taught courses in Russian language and literature along with English as a Second Language for several years. With an Ohio State Ph.D in Slavic Literatures concentrating on Boris Pasternak’s poetry and prose, Donnie, despite living in Indiana, will always be a Buckeye!
With her new position at DePauw, Donnie can blend her passion for teaching with innovations in technology to facilitate teaching and learning both within and beyond the classroom. She looks forward to continuing to meet faculty, staff and students as she shapes a vision for instructional technology on campus. She enjoys the intellectual rigor that DePauw offers along with the pedagogical creativity, including the use of instructional technology. After endeavoring to recreate a program similar to ITAP on other campuses, Donnie perceives many opportunities for growth within ITAP while tightening its academic components.
Fun fact: Donnie enjoys wine tastings and spicy ethnic food—and she’s looking for suggestions in Central Indiana!