The Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning - Staff

As an instructional designer with Distance Learning, Hannah Digges Elliott collaborates with faculty on designing and developing quality online and hybrid, semester and non-semester based courses. Hannah provides experience and expertise regarding effective instructional methods, technology usage, and assesments to meet and measure objectives and competencies. Previously Hannah held the positions of Instructional Support Specialist and Distance Learning Associate within Distance Learning where she assisted instructional designers and faculty in course building and maintenance.

Ed.D., Educational Technology Leadership, 2021, Morehead State University
Graduate Certificate, Instructional Design, 2014, Western Kentucky University
M.A.E., Adult Education, 2013, Western Kentucky University
B.A., History, 2006, Western Kentucky University

Member, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2019-present
Member, University Professional and Continuing Education Association, 2017-present
Quality Matters Certified Peer Reviewer, 2015
Member, Quality Matters Instructional Design Association (QM-IDA), 2014-present
Member, Kentucky Instructional Design Association, 2013-present
Member, Online Learning Consortium (Sloan-C), 2011-present

Presentations:

Hebert, W., Digges Elliott, H., Karakaya, O., Muljana, P. S., Nguyen, Ph., Peacock, R., Ugwu, L. O., & Zhang, H. (2021, October). Balance in higher education: A case of multiple identities [Panel discussion]. 2021 AECT International Convention, Hybrid/Chicago, IL.

Miller, C., Digges Elliott, H., and Jones, L. (2021, October). Sixty-eight years of ETR&D: An analysis of research within the field [Roundtable presentation]. 2021 AECT International Convention, Chicago, IL.

Digges Elliott, H. (2021, October). Motivational Interviewing training: Overcoming ambivalence to change in instructional designer-subject matter expert relationships [Roundtable presentation]. 2021 AECT International Convention, Chicago, IL.

Arslan, O., Digges Elliott, H., Muljana, P. S., Peacock, R., and Wetcho, S. (2021, October). Standing still or moving forward? An analysis of the 2020 AECT Virtual International Convention [Concurrent presentation]. 2021 AECT International Convention, Hybrid/Chicago, IL.

Digges Elliott, H. (2021, October). Motivational Interviewing: Promoting innovation through the ID-SME relationship [Concurrent presentation]. KY Convergence Conference, Virtual.

Laves, B., Digges Elliott, H., Harper, W., Servaty-Seib, H., & Schroeder, R. (2021, February). Mental health services - Leveraging online units to build new campus resources [Live general session - Panel]. UPCEA Summit for Online Leadership and Administration + Roundtable, Virtual.

Digges Elliott, H. (2020, November). Analytics in action: Accessibility tool analytics illuminate student needs [Poster presentation]. 2020 AECT International Convention, Virtual.

Digges Elliott, H. & Ortolani, J. (2020, October). Analytics in action: Accessibility tool analytics illuminate student needs [Simulive session]. Educause Annual Conference 2020, Virtual.

Digges Elliott, H. (2019, October). Motivating faculty to create equitable learning experience [Roundtable presentation].  2019 AECT International Convention, Las Vegas, NV.

Digges Elliott, H. (2019, October). Emerging Technology Showcase – Reimagining accessibility workflows: From manual to semi-automated [Poster presentation].  2019 AECT International Convention, Las Vegas, NV.

Digges Elliott, H., Page, H., & Swanson, A. (2015, November). Creating interactive self-check opportunities to engage learners [Concurrent presentation]. Kentucky Convergence Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

Digges Elliott, H., Honaker, A., Ortolani, J., & Pennington, A. (2015, November). Competencies? but this is academia! A development plan for a competency-based program [Concurrent presentation]. Kentucky Convergence Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

Anton, A., & Digges Elliott, H. (2015, October). Creating interactive formative assessments and simulations to foster engagement [Concurrent presentation]. Online Learning Consortium International Conference 2015, Orlando, FL.

Digges Elliott, H. (2015, October). Using Pinterest to create RSS feeds [Poster presentation]. Online Learning Consortium International Conference 2015, Orlando, FL.

Digges Elliott, H., Honaker, A., & Ortolani. J. (2014, October). Competencies? but this is academia! A development plan for a competency-based university program [Broadcasted concurrent session].  Online Learning Consortium International Conference 2014, Orlando, FL.

Digges Elliott, H., Ortolani, J., & Pennington, A. (2014, November). Let your students play! It's game time [Concurrent session]. Kentucky Convergence Conference, Louisville, KY.

Digges Elliott, H. (2013, October). Incorporating Web 2.0 tools into your online course [Concurrent session]. Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning Annual Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

Publications:

Desrosiers, P., Harper, W., Laves, B., & Digges Elliott, H. (May 2021). Increasing online support for mental wellness. Academic Leader. https://www.academic-leader.com/?p=58825

Dousay, T. A., Wetcho, S., Muljana, P. S., Arslan, O., Digges Elliott, H., Peacock, R., & Carr-Chellman, A. A. (2021). Hybrid or virtual conferencing: That is the question. Tech Trends 65, 407-409.

Miller, C. T. & Digges Elliott, H. (2021). Status of online learning. In Cifuentes, L. (Ed.), A Guide to Administering Distance Learning. Brill.

Anton, A., Digges Elliott, H., Swanson, A. (September 2016). Interactive self-checks. In Grading Strategies for the Online Classroom: A Collection of Articles for Faculty. Magna Publications, 119.

Reprint of “Tips from the Pros: Interactive Self-Checks” article from Online Cl@ssroom.

Anton, A., Digges Elliott, H., & Swanson, A. (April 2016). Tips from the pros: Interactive self-checks. Online Cl@ssroom 16(4), 1 & 7.

Reliford H. (2015) Jones, Margaret Ellen Barnes. In Smith, G., McDaniel, K. C., & Hardin, J (Eds.), The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia (pp. 287). The University Press of Kentucky.