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Patrick Horton

Instructional Designer

Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence

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Building & Room:

Teaching Excellence Building (TEB 689)

About

Patrick Horton is an Instructional Designer with CATE. He previously worked as a curriculum designer and taught music and technology courses at both the secondary and university levels. Patrick brings a passion for utilizing technology to reduce barriers to learning and creativity in all learning contexts. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in music education and most recently completed a PhD at Northwestern University where he studied creativity and technology in music teaching and learning.

 

Instructional Design interests & specialization: Understanding by Design (backward design), collaborative learning, creativity-based learning, accessibility and inclusive pedagogical design, Universal Design for Learning

Educational technology interests and expertise: Collaborative platforms (Padlet, JamBoard, Flip, Quizziz); Audio creation/editing software (Soundtrap, Ableton, Audacity); Video creation/editing software (Panopto, Veed.io, Adobe Premiere)

Subject area expertise: music, curriculum design, educational technology