Dongli Zhang
Instructional Designer
Actuarial Science Program
Biography
Dongli has been with Illinois State University as an Instructional Designer since March 2020. She has also worked at University of Wisconsin-Madison as an Instructional Designer for about three years to design and develop courses for different projects after her study at Emporia State University.
With her master's degree in Instructional Design and Technology and an eLearning and Online Teaching certificate both from Emporia State University, she is passionate about designing and developing various solutions with technologies to enhance and improve the learning experience. Her educational background also includes a M.A. in English from Emporia State University and a B.A. in English from Wuhan Institute of Technology in China.
Dongli loves outdoor activities. In her spare time, besides watching movies, she loves swimming and playing tennis.
Functions at Illinois State
As an instructional designer, Dongli mainly works with faculty from the Department of Mathematics to design and develop a fully online program for Actuarial Sciences. She is currently embedded with Center for Integrated Professional Development to help support her projects.