Mission
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In addition to serving our Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ and providing phenomenal online and distance education for all, UMOnline strives to support faculty and staff in a variety of ways including; course design, data and market research, marketing, accessibility tools and content testing, program launch support, Canvas LMS resources and support, regulatory compliance and more.
Rebecca Kranitz
Senior Instructional Designer
Contact
- Office
- Main Hall 205
- Phone
- (406) 243-6833
- rebecca.kranitz@mso.umt.edu
- Office Hours
UMOnline's Instructional Design Team offers online Office Hours five days a week for faculty to get answers to specific questions and receive quick online course support. Follow these instructions to sign up for a 30-minute Zoom session:
- Go to the and log in with you UM credentials.
- If there is a specific Instructional Designer you want to work with, select them from the "Staff Select" dropdown to see their availability. Otherwise, select a preferred day of the week by clicking on the calendar, and you will see all of the available appointment times for that day.
- Click on your preferred time, then scroll down and add your appointment details (name, email, phone number, course CRN or course title, brief description of why you are scheduling an appointment).
- Click "Book" to finalize your appointment.
- You will receive an email confirmation with your appointment details and Zoom link. If you need to reschedule or cancel your appointment, click the "Reschedule" button in the confirmation email.
Faculty can also to request assistance with Canvas.
Education
2014, B.S. Geology, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York
2014, B.S. Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York
2017, M.S. Geography, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, Missoula, Montana
2017, Certificate in Environmental Education, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, Missoula, Montana
Courses Taught
GPHY 111N - Introduction to Phyiscal Geography (Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2024)
GPHY 121S - Human Geography (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
GPHY 317 - Geomorphology (Fall 2018, Fall 2019)