Brooke Shafar
Biography
Hi everyone! My name is Brooke Shafar and I am an e-Learning Specialist in the Office for Teaching and Learning who is currently working remotely from Kentucky. Before joining the OTL, I received my PhD in German Studies in 2016 and have taught German language and culture courses in both face-to-face and online formats. During that period of my career, I developed an interest in finding ways to integrate technology and games of various sorts effectively into one’s teaching – both topics that I continue to explore as part of my role in the OTL.
As an e-Learning specialist, I work with instructors via consultations and mid-semester assessments (MAPs), design and facilitate webinars and other programming with my OTL colleagues, and create instructional guides and resources.
When I am not working for the OTL, I can usually be found reading in cozy nooks, playing nerdy games, discussing all things Star Wars, baking tasty treats, or spending time with the fur babies in my life.
Education
Ph.D. in German Studies, Washington University in St. Louis 2016
M.A. in German Studies, Washington University in St. Louis 2011
B.A. in English and German, Western Kentucky University 2008