Doug Worsham’s CV

Education

M.A. English - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA-TESOL). San Francisco State University. 2002.
B.A. English Literature. California State University - Long Beach. 1997.

Professional Training

Advanced Figma Academy Certification. Completed 12/11/2023.
Equity Meets Design Live Cohort (5-week course). Equity Meets Design. November, 2021.
Inclusive Manager’s Toolkit (10-week course). DeEtta Jones and Associates. November 2021.
UX Strategy Online Master Class With Jaime Levy (6-week course). May 25 - June 29, 2021.
Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (6-week course). Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. Completed 9/15/2020.
Introduction to Typography (4-week course). California Institute of the Arts on Coursera. Completed 4/1/2019.
Crucial Conversations. Los Angeles, CA. August 2019.
Library Management Skills Institute II: The Organization. Association of Research Libraries. October, 2018.
Instructional Design Essentials e-Course. American Library Association. 2015.
Assessment Immersion. Association of College & Research Libraries. November 2014.
Program Track Immersion. Association of College & Research Libraries. July 2013.
Participatory Design Workshop. Council on Library and Information Resources. February, 2013.
Project Leadership Communication. University of Wisconsin Madison Executive Education. Madison, WI. 2009.
Learning Technology Leadership Institute. EDUCAUSE. Madison, WI. 2008.

Awards

Librarian of the Year, Librarian’s Association of the University of California - Los Angeles, 2018.
L&S Academic Staff Excellence Award. University of Wisconsin, Madison - College of Letters & Science. 2011.

Professional Experience

UC San Diego Library

Digital Experience Manager (2021-present)

Center diverse voices at every stage of a highly engaged and evolving design process. Build infrastructure and create processes for inclusive and equitable design.
Lead projects and initiatives through highly transparent collaboration, partnership, and teamwork in order to continually improve the holistic user experience for all users across the Library’s digital services and platforms, including the Library Public Website, UC Library Search, the LibApps suite, and emerging platforms for digital research and scholarship.
Supervise the Digital Experience Team, including the Web Manager, Content Strategist, Lead for Inclusive Design, Integrated Library System (ILS) Manager, and 7 student employee design assistants. Direct and organize agile project teams to p

UCLA Library

Librarian (2012-2021)

Lead enterprise-wide projects to improve instructional services, assessment tools, and the library user experience for all learners and researchers at UCLA.
Design user-centered library spaces and services.
Foster learner-led design of open educational resources and center diverse learner voices and experiences in the curriculum.
Provide synchronous and asynchronous instruction and reference services for a variety of disciplines across the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.
Teach UCLA credit courses on research, writing, and learner-led design.

L&S Learning Support Services, University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Senior Instructional Consulting Coordinator and AV Services Manager. 2010-2012.

Foreign Language Technologist and AV Services Coordinator. 2004-2010.

Coordinated the instructional technology consulting team of 10 full time and 2 half time staff.
Consulted with faculty and teaching assistants on the effective integration of learning technologies for face to face, hybrid, and online courses.
Co-led the development and implementation of LSS Instructional Web Services and produced instructional media in the LSS Audio Recording Studio.
Managed the L&S AV Pool, a fast-paced facility serving 40 classrooms and 5 instructional labs. Led and trained a staff of 20 students.
Managed complex learning technology projects and provided strategic leadership in collaboration with central and distributed IT.

Program in English as a Second Language. University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Faculty Associate (Fall 2002 – Spring 2004).

Taught classes in academic oral skills for graduate students and in the University’s intensive English program.
Created original listening texts by recording and editing audio interviews with community members and students.
Developed online listening and pronunciation activities using WebCT and Learn@UW.

Madison Area Technical College.

E.S.L. Instructor. Fall 2002 – Spring 2004.

Taught literacy and beginning level ESL classes. Created integrated skills lessons based on students’ immediate needs. Facilitated autonomous learning in a drop-in computer lab.

American Language Institute, San Francisco State University.

E.S.L. Instructor. Fall 2001 – Summer 2002.

Taught high-intermediate academic reading and writing, an integrated skills course for beginners as well as English for the World Wide Web and Grammar for Written Expression.

Teaching & Instructional Design

UCLA Credit Courses Taught

Life Science 192E: Learner-Led Design for STEM. Co-taught with Renee Romero. Collaborative, hands-on, and immersive exploration of foundational pedagogy and the learner-led design process aimed to designing interventions for the top student-identified challenges for STEM students at UCLA.
English Composition 100W: Interdisciplary Academic Writing. Co-taught with Margarita Nakpaktitis and Laurel Westrup. Immersive research and writing course designed for the Mellon Mays Summer Program for Visiting Fellows. New course and curriculum design focused on an integrated approach to the research and writing process.
Honors 101I: Research Today, Sources, Tools, and Strategies. Co-taught with Margarita Nakpaktitis. Winter 2013, 2014, 2015. An introduction to the research process in the digital age, offering opportunities to develop research skills through exploration of library and Internet resources, exposure to rare and unique materials, experimentation with digital tools, engagement with librarians and other experts, and interactive creation of a research project proposal. Designed to prepare students for capstone or thesis experience in humanities or social sciences. Part of the UCLA Mellon Mays Research Fellowship curriculum.
Digital Humanities 199/299: Directed Research & Special Projects in Digital Humanities – Mapping Cultural Los Angeles. Co-taught with Kelly Miller. Spring 2013. In this Digital Humanities capstone course, students worked collaboratively to create a prototype for the interactive online web presence for the Lyrical Map of the Concept of Los Angeles and present their work and learning at the Digital Humanities Capstone Showcase.

Educational Website Development

Worsham, D., et. al., WI+RE - Writing Instruction + Research Education. (v2.1, 2020). Website. Code.
Moberg-Parker, J., Ravaei, K., Worsham, D., & Yan, X. CREATES - An Innovative Method for Understanding Scientific Articles. (v1.0, 2020). Website. Code.
Worsham, D., & Roux, S. (v1.0, 2019). Foundations in Learner-Centered Design. Website. Code.

Selected Open Educational Resources Development

Rapid-response media production projects for the transition to remote learning: Remote Access Video Series and Remote eBook Roadmap.
Academic Advising / Counseling Research Guide. Created through a participatory design process with UCLA Academic Advisors and Counselors.
Cornerstone Research Workshops Online - Project Lead for design and development of 8 online research and writing skills workshops.
Start with Your Questions / Mapping Your Research Ideas.
Language Learning Podcast Production. Producer for 5 podcast series including Cartoneras and Personalidades de la Cultura Hispánica.

Grant Writing

National Institutes of Health. Regional Medical Libraries for the Network of the National Library of Medicine Funding Opportunity Announcement (2021-2026). Submitted September 2020.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Cares Act for Museums and Libraries. Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY 2020. Submitted June, 2020.
UCLA Center for the Advancement of Teaching -Instructional Improvement Program. Major Grant: Learning Assistants and Learner-Led Design. Funded November 2019.
Digital Building Blocks for 21st Century Undergraduate Researchers and Writers. UCLA Instructional Improvement Program Grant. Funded for FY 2016-2017.
Scaffolding Assignments and Quantifying Successful Academic Strategies. CCLE Instructional Development Program Grant. Funded for FY 2016-2017.

Publications

Worsham, D., Hoffner, C., Shaked, S. (Forthcoming). Creating a STEM Collaborative Learning Center: A Case Study. Journal of Learning Spaces.
Tranfield, M., Worsham, D., & Mody, N. (2020). When you only have a week: Rapid-response, grassroots public services for access, wellness, and student success. College & Research Libraries News, 81(7), 326. doi:https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.81.7.326
Pierre, J., Harper, T., Meyer, C., Ravaei, K., & Worsham, D. (2020). More Than an Internship: A Student-led Learning Community for Instructional Design. In Engaging Students Through Campus Libraries: High Impact Learning Models. Libraries Unlimited.
Worsham, D., Benedetti, A., Consales, J., Horne, A., Mody, N., Ogawa, R., & Vest, M. (2020). User Engagement—A matrix reorganization. In Leading change in academic libraries (pp. 75–85). Association of College & Research Libraries,. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8wj331d3
Harper, T., Mody, N., Ravaei, K., Romero, R., & Worsham, D. (2020). The WI+RE Way: A manifesto and a process for learner-led design. Journal of New Librarianship, 5(1). https://www.newlibs.org/article/11757-the-wi-re-way-a-manifesto-and-a-process-for-learner-led-design
Glassman, J. and Worsham, D. (2017). Digital Research Notebook: A Simple Tool for Reflective Learning. Reference Services Review. 45. Selected as one of the Top Twenty Articles of 2017 by the American Library Association - Library Instruction Roundtable.
Glassman, J., Lee, S., Salomon, D., Worsham, D. (2017). Community Collections: Nurturing Student Curators. Students lead the library : the importance of student contributions to the academic library.

Interviews

Ravaei, K., Harper, T., Worsham, D., & Miller, K. (2020, May 8). Writing a Literature Review—May 2020 Site of the Month Interview. ACRL’s Instruction Section Website. https://acrl.ala.org/IS/may-2020-site-of-the-month/
Marcyk, E., Ravaei, K., Worsham, D. (2019). Wheel of Sources - PRIMO Site of the Month Interview for March 2019.
Worsham, Doug. (2018). The Quarterly Interview: Doug Worsham. LOEX Quarterly.

Conference Presentations

Keynote Presentation: Same, But Different - How 2020 stretched our teaching capabilities and strengthened our commitment to safety and inclusion. May 21, 2021. California Conference on Library Instruction 2021. Virtual Conference. Nisha Mody, M. Wynn Tranfield, Doug Worsham. Slides Event Page

HIP Librarianship in an Unsettled World: High-Impact Practices for Online Student Engagement. April 13, 2021. ACRL 2021. Virtual Pre-Recorded Presentation. Gayle R. Schaub, Hazel A. McClure, Doug Worsham, Katie Greer. Event Page

Scenarios for Success: Building High-Impact Library Collaborations. February 11, 2021. AAC&U’s 2021 Virtual Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment. Virtual Poster. Gayle R. Schaub, Hazel A. McClure, Doug Worsham, Caitlin Richardson. Event Page

The Future of Reference: Focus on Function. July 24, 2020. Medical Library Association 2020. Virtual Poster. Courtney Hoffner, Antonia Osuna-Garcia, Bethany Myers, Doug Worsham. Handout Event Page

Getting started with student-centered design. July 30, 2019. Florida Library Association - Academic Instruction & Information Literacy Roundtable. Webinar. Doug Worsham and Kian Ravaei. Slides Event Page

WI+RE: Creating a learner-led instructional design team in your library. June 24, 2019. ALA (American Library Association) 2019. Washington, DC. Doug Worsham. Slides Handout Event Page

Better Together: Student-Led Collaborative Media Creation. May 11, 2019. LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange) 2019. Minneapolis, MN. Renee Romero, Doug Worsham, and Annie Pho. Slides Handout Event Page

Let’s Build Something!: A Rapid-Prototyping Instructional Design Workshop. April 13, 2018. CARL (California Academic & Research Libraries Conference) 2018. Redwood City, CA. Dani Brecher Cook and Doug Worsham. Slides Handout Event Page

Can Librarians Wear Plaid? Early Insights into Forming a Matrix Organization. April 13, 2018. CARL (California Academic & Research Libraries Conference) 2018. Redwood City, CA. Elizabeth Cheney, Rikke Ogawa, and Doug Worsham. Handout Event Page

DIY Spaces in an Age of Change: Creating a STEM Collaborative Learning Center with Campus Partners. April 13, 2018. CARL (California Academic & Research Libraries Conference) 2018. Redwood City, CA. Courtney Hoffner, Juan Jaime, Doug Worsham. Handout Event Page

Flipping Engineering Information Literacy Instruction. February 23, 2018. Southern California Instruction Librarians Works 2018. Culver City, CA. Elizabeth Cheney and Tony Aponte.

Exploring Your Options with Hybrid and Online Research Skills Instruction . September 14, 2017. UCLA Library Staff Professional Development Presentation. Los Angeles, CA. Doug Worsham. Slides

A Library-Based Curriculum That Transforms Students Into Scholars. August 21, 2017. 2017 IFLA World Library and Information Congress. Wrocław, Poland. Margaritan Nafpaktitis & Doug Worsham. Event Page

Common threads of healthy discontent about assessment. May 31, 2017. LAUC Conference Round-up. Los Angeles, CA. Doug Worsham. Slides

The Digital Research Notebook - A Simple Tool to Augment the One-Shot. April 10, 2017. LILAC - Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference. Swansea, UK. Julia Glassman and Doug Worsham. Slides Handout Event Page

Breaking It Down and Climbing Back Up: Learning Theories and Approaches to Instruction. June 10, 2016. Library Instruction West. Salt Lake City, UT. Erica DeFrain, Julia Glassman, Nicole Pagowsky, and Doug Worsham. Slides Handout Event Page

Digital Research Notebook: A Simple Tool for Reflective Learning. June 10, 2016. Library Instruction West. Salt Lake City, UT. Julia Glassman and Doug Worsham. Slides Handout Event Page

Participatory Design & Learning Space Evaluation. March 17, 2016. International Association for Language Learning & Technology Webinar Series. Online Webinar. Doug Worsham. Slides Event Page

Data, Assessment, and Participatory Design: Rethinking Information Literacy, Spaces, and Services in Two Academic Libraries. December 10, 2014. Library Journal Webinar Series. Online. Char Booth, Sarah Lower, and Doug Worsham. Event Page

Writing, Searching, Thinking, Learning: Cross-Training Peer Research and Writing Tutors to Maximize Student Success. May 10, 2014. LOEX Annual Conference. Grand Rapids, MI. Julia Glassman, Christine Holten, and Doug Worsham. Event Page

Participatory Design: Insights, Ideabox, Action Plan. April 11, 2014. Southwest Association of Language Learning and Technology. Los Angeles, CA.. Doug Worsham. Event Page

CARL-DIG: Leading the Way: Innovative Reference Models. April 05, 2014. California Academic & Research Libraries Association. San Jose, CA. Doug Worsham. Event Page

Try, Try Again: Defining Library Research Support Beyond a Desk. December 06, 2013. Reference as Place - California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) Association. Fullterton, CA.. Allison Benedetti and Doug Worsham. Event Page

Drupal Starter-Kit: Intro to Drupal Content and Views. September 04, 2012. THATCamp Southern California. CSU Fullerton. Doug Worsham. Event Page

Collaborative Sites for Language, Literature, and Culture. June 23, 2011. International Association for Language Learning Technology. Irvine, CA. Doug Worsham. Event Page

Knowledge Building for the Digital Humanities. June 16, 2011. New Media Consortium Summer Conference. Madison, WI. Chad Shorter, Todd Goddard, and Doug Worsham. Event Page

Collaborative Conundrum: What We Know About Group Work and Technology, but Often Forget. January 20, 2010. EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. Austin, TX. Timothy Dugdale, Lindsey Schmidt, and Doug Worsham. Event Page

Creating Custom Online Learning Environments with Drupal. November 05, 2009. EDUCAUSE 2009. Denver, CO. Gary Chinn and Doug Worsham. Slides Handout Event Page

Moving Toward Student-Centered Learning with Collaborative Technologies. February 26, 2009. Symposium for Teaching and Learning Excellence. Madison, WI. Lauren Shawl and Doug Worsham. Event Page

Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts: Personal Authoring Technologies Enrich Communication and Expression for You and Your Students. October 23, 2007. EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference. Seattle, WA. Blaire Bundy, Ron Cramer, and Doug Worsham. Event Page

Wikis in Language Learning: Audience, Authorship, and Assessment.. June 21, 2007. International Association of Language Learning Technology. Boston, MA. Doug Worsham.

Expanding the Wisconsin Idea – Extending the Classroom through Podcasting. May 30, 2007. UW Madison Teaching & Learning Symposium. Madison, WI. Ron Cramer and Doug Worsham.

Using Wikis to Foster Collaboration and Enhance Teaching and Learning. May 30, 2007. UW Madison Teaching & Learning Symposium. Madison, WI. Doug Worsham.

Social Networking and Remix Culture. May 30, 2007. UW Madison Teaching & Learning Symposium. Madison, WI. Doug Worsham.

L&S LessonShare - Networking the Lesson Plan. May 30, 2007. UW Madison Teaching & Learning Symposium. Madison, WI. Doug Worsham.

WiscWiki 2007 Conference Co-Organizer. April 13, 2007. WiscWiki 2007. Madison, WI. Doug Worsham. Event Page

Podcast Polyglots: Language Faculty Speak Beyond the Borders of the Campus. November 07, 2006. CIC Learning Technology Group Conference. Minneapolis, MN.. Ron Cramer and Doug Worsham.

Meet Professor Podcast – What We’ve Learned About Academic Podcasts. June 08, 2006. C2ES 2006. Madison, WI.. Ron Cramer and Doug Worsham.

Evaluating Professor Podcast. April 21, 2006. Midwest Association of Language Learning and Technology. La Crosse, WI. Ron Cramer and Doug Worsham.

Making Wikis Work. August 08, 2005. Foreign Language Education and Technology. Provo, UT. Doug Worsham. Event Page

Confidence, Quality and Quantity: Improving Class Discussions with Online Chats. May, 2005. UW Madison Teaching & Learning Symposium. Madison, WI. Doug Worsham.

Collaborative Learning in a Networked Computer Lab. May, 2005. UW Madison Teaching & Learning Symposium. Madison, WI. Doug Worsham.

Create Your Own Multimedia Lessons with LessonBuilder. April, 2005. TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. San Antonio, TX. Doug Worsham.

Using Technology to Provide Better Feedback on Students’ Presentation Skills. April, 2005. TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. San Antonio, TX. Doug Worsham.

Bring Community to Class with Instant Documentaries. April, 2004. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Long Beach, CA. Doug Worsham.

Unrehearsed Communication in Low Level ESL Classrooms. May, 2002. San Francisco State University MA TESOL Conference. San Francisco, CA.

Selected Projects, Communities, Committees, and Leadership

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)

Undergraduate Librarian’s Discussion Group. Convener. 2014-2016.

UCLA

Cross-Campus Teaching Innovations Working Group(CTIG). Member. March 2017-present.
Campus Steering Committee for Online Teaching & Learning. Member. 2015-present.
Undergraduate Research Week Planning Committee. Member. March 2015-December 2019.
WASC Accreditation: Instructional Development, Faculty Development, and Course Evaluation Group. Member. 2019.
Dean of Life Sciences Ad hoc advisory committee on the Life Science Core Media Studio. June-July, 2018.
Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentorship Award for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Review Committee Member. April-May 2018, 2019, 2020.
Office of Residential Life Academic Development Committee. Member. 2012-2016.
Dean of the Humanities Writing Committee. Member. November 2014-November 2015.
Associate Vice Provost’s Instructional Media Lab Task Force. Member. November 2014 – February 2015.
Hiring Committee. Director, Undergraduate Research Center, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Summer 2013.

UCLA Library

LibApps Management Team. Co-lead. August 2019-present.
User Engagement - Research Functional Team. Member. August 2019-present.
WI+RE - Writing Instruction + Research Education. Co-founder and Co-Lead. 2015-present.
Regional Medical Library Hiring Committee for the Community Engagement Librarian. Member. June 2020-August 2020.
Stats 2019/2020 Project (Migrate to LibInsights for Public Services Statistics). Member. May 2019-July 2020.
CCLE (Moodle)/LibApps Integration Task Force. Co-lead. January 2019-August 2019.
User Engagement. Team Lead for Teaching & Learning. 2017-2019.
Collaborative Learning Center in the Sciences (STEM-CLC) Pilot. Co-lead. July 2017-July 2019.
Defining Core Competencies Project Team. Co-lead and Co-author of The Core Competencies - Research and Information Literacy at UCLA. 2018-2019.
Undergraduate Research Week Poster Printing Award Program. Founder and Lead. 2016-2019.
Evidence of Engagement and Learning (Digital Badge Award System) Project Team. Member. March 2015-March 2018.
Teaching & Learning Services. Interim Director. 2015-2017.
Hiring Committee. Health and Life Sciences Librarian. Member. November, 2016.
User Engagement Planning and Reorganization Work Group. Member. June 2016 - June 2017.
Hiring Committee. Lead for Emerging Literacies. Hiring Manager. March 2016-July 2016.
Strategic Planning - Teaching & Learning Working Group. Lead. June 2015 - March 2016.
Strategic Planning Steering Committee. Member. May 2015 - March 2016.
Teaching & Learning Services Leadership Group. Chair. May 2014-August 2016.
Library - CCLE (Common Collaborative Learning Environment) Bridge Team. Member. October 2013 – March 2015.
UCLA Library Common Content Team. Co-chair. May 2014 - September 2014.
UCLA Library First Year Experience Team. Co-chair and Founder. June 2013 - March 2016.
TLS Online Learning Working Group. Lead and Founder. May 2013 – March 2016.
Stressbusters Team. Chair. Spring 2013-Spring 2014.
Evaluation to Value Team. Co-chair. February 2013-April 2016.
Hiring Committee. CLICC/DIIT Programmer/Analyst. Member. October, 2012 - February 2013.
Public Services Council. September 2012 – August 2017.

University of Wisconsin - Madison

ComETS (Community of Education Technology Support at UW-Madison) Steering Committee. Chair (2011-2012). Member (2009-2011).
UW Madison Drupal Users Group. Lead Community Organizer. 2009 – 2012.
Retirement Issues Committee. Member and Website Design Co-Chair. Fall 2006 – Spring 2011.
Personal Publishing: e-Learning Roadmap Proposal Team. Co-author. Fall 2009-Spring 2010.
Engage Digital Media Assignments Award. Shaping Committee, Technology Team, Support Team Member. 2009-2010.
CIO’s Strategic Plan Work Team. Co-author of 3 Strategic Plan Charters: Gauge instructional impact, Establish an innovation incubator, Offer a suite of instructional technologies. 2009.
Provost’s Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Shaping Committee. Member. 2007-2008.
Engage Technology Enhanced Collaborative Group Work Award. Support Team. 2008-2009.

Grants

Center for the Advancement of Teaching - Instructional Improvement Program. Major Grant: Learning Assistants and Learner-Led Design. Co-authored with Shanna Shaked and Renee Romero.

Online Learning and Multimedia

Online Learning Website and Module Development

Cornerstone Research Workshops Online - Project Lead for design and development of 6 online research and writing skills workshops.

Strategies for Research and Writing (web platform for sharing online tutorials). Design and development.

Turn Questions into Keywords. HTML5 animation.

Mapping Your Research Ideas. With Renee Romero and Emily Appleton. YouTube

Research Guide Redesigns

Food Studies

Disability Studies.

General Education Cluster 21: History of Modern Thought - includes dynamic timeline of Modern Thought authors with links to encyclopedia entries as well as a visual slideshow of early editions of course readings found at the Clark Library.

Exhibits

UCLA Student Travel Photography Exhibit for International Education Week. Curator for travel guides component of the exhibit.
Beat 101 Digital Exhibit for iPad. Powell Rotunda. Spring 2013.

Collections

Science and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning e-Book Collection. Created a Community Collection partnership between The Academic Advancement Program, Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences, and the Undergraduate Research Centers. Collaborated with collection partners to create the initial collection. Created research guide with assistance from Scott Martin.