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Megan Kappel, Instructional Designer
Megan Kappel
Instructional Designer

Megan Kappel is an Instructional Designer with Pitt Online, a unit of the University Center for Teaching and Learning in which she collaborates with faculty to develop effective and engaging online graduate, professional, and continuing education courses. Prior to joining the Teaching Center, Megan served as assistant dean of Undergraduate Studies for the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences and College of General Studies, director of Pitt Composition’s Public & Professional Writing Program, and instructional design consultant with the National Library of Medicine’s Training and Education Center. Megan has developed and taught more than a dozen special topics courses for Pitt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and she spent nine years teaching undergraduate writing courses for Pitt’s Department of English and Film & Media Studies. Megan holds an MFA in screenwriting from Hollins University, a BA in English with a creative writing concentration from Allegheny College, and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Email: kappel@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-383-3508

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