Dr. Melissa L. Clayton
Instructional Designer
| Office Phone: | 817-257-6631 |
Biography:
Dr. Melissa L. Clayton is the Instructional Designer in the Koehler Center for Instruction, Innovation, and Engagement. In this role, she assists faculty in designing and developing media-rich educational materials that enhance student learning. Melissa is available to collaborate with instructors on course design and high impact teaching practices. She is passionate about inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogy and enjoys discussing backward course design, content and learning objective alignment, learner-centered engagement strategies, Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TiLT) methods, and differentiated instruction techniques.
Originally from Ellisville, MS, Dr. Clayton attended Ole Miss for her B.A. in English and stayed for her M.A. in Higher Education before moving to Texas in 2016. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Texas at Arlington where she focused her dissertation research on perceptions of vertical transfer student stigmatization at the university level.
Education
Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, The University of Texas at Arlington
M.A., Higher Education and Student Personnel Services, The University of Mississippi
B.A., English, The University of Mississippi
Awards
2019 Love of Learning Award from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
2018 Leadership Award from the UT Arlington Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) Department
2016 – 2019 UT Arlington ELPS Enhanced Graduate Teaching Assistantship and Graduate Fellowship
Selection of Courses Taught
Introduction to Ethics
Fundamentals of Speech
Reading Techniques
The First-Year Experience
The Transfer Student Experience
Selected Presentations
Laird, M. A. (2022, June). Using Templates and Outlines to Set the Stage for Backward Design. Presentation at Texas Quality Matters Consortium.
Laird, M. A. & Hammattah, M. (2022, January). Effective Communication with Students. Presentation at Texas Wesleyan University. Fort Worth, TX.
Laird, M. A. (2021, October). Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices. Presentation at Texas Wesleyan University. Fort Worth, TX.
Laird, M. A. (2021, October). Blackboard Collaborate Training. Presentation at Texas Wesleyan University. Fort Worth, TX.
Laird, M. A. (2021, August). Using Shared Office 365 Documents in the Classroom. Presentation at Texas Wesleyan University, Learning Summit. Fort Worth, TX.
Laird, M. A. (2021, August). The Wrap on Exam Wrappers. Presentation at Texas Wesleyan University, Learning Summit. Fort Worth, TX.
Selected Certifications
Quality Matters Peer Reviewer Course, Spring 2021
Quality Matters Applying the QM Rubric, Spring 2021
Quality Matters Introduction to Quality Matters, Spring 2021
Quality Matters Coordinator Training, Spring 2021
Professional Affiliations
Ole Miss Alumni Association and Ole Miss Young Alumni Council
American Association of Colleges and Universities