
Whitney Clay
West Valley College Online
Instructional Designer
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Language Arts and Social Science 1B
Instructional Designer
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Language Arts and Social Science 1B
Hello! I am your Instructional Designer. I am a native Californian and have been faculty at West Valley College since 2004. Previously at WVC, I taught reading both in-person and online and also served as a Faculty Supervisor in the Writing Center. The challenge of designing online courses draws on my formal training in both filmmaking and pedagogy, and I enjoy the creative aspect of figuring out how to best engage learners. One thing I absolutely love to do is dance, and in fact, a bucket list item of mine is to participate in a West Valley College flash mob! At home I have a husband who teaches Film/Theater at WVC (the other W. Clay), twin daughters who attend high school, a cat who doesn't go to school, and a dog who could probably use a little more school. My cat's name is Miso, like the soup, and my dog's name is Toshiro Mifune, after the actor of the same name.
Guided Pathways, Learn Taskforce Co-Lead
Professional Development Committee
WVC Online Leadership Team
WVC Peer Online Course Review Lead
West Valley Mission District ADA Advisory Group
B.A. Comparative Literature
UC Santa Cruz
M.F.A. Film Production
Ohio University
M.A. English Composition
San Francisco State University
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Post-Secondary Reading
San Francisco State University
Graduate Certificate in Learnign Experience Design (in progress)
University of Colorado Denver