Meet Team UMOnline

Mission

UMOnline promotes and supports excellence and innovation in online teaching and learning at the University of Montana by supporting the creation of quality online, blended, and web-enhanced learning opportunities for students. Our high-quality programs and courses meet the needs of learners in the global century. Whether our students wish to earn a degree or certificate with UM's outstanding faculty and students or just allow greater flexibility in scheduled options, many futures begin with UMOnline. 

In addition to serving our students 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, Moodle LMS resources and support, regulatory compliance and more.

Jeanie Castillo

Senior Instructional Designer

Contact

Office
University Hall 205
Phone
(406) 243-2812
Email
jeanie.castillo@umontana.edu

Teaching Experience

Jeanie Castillo, M.A. in Linguistics, is an instructor, writer, and curriculum designer with 20 years of experience developing and teaching courses in a variety of fields including English language instruction, academic writing, linguistics, and career and business development. Her teaching career began at the American English Institute in Fresno, California which served international students seeking to improve their English-language abilities in order to enter an American university. Jeanie later taught academic writing at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of New Mexico at Gallup, and online for the University of Phoenix. At the University of Montana, she has taught face-to-face and online classes for the Linguistics Program and for the English Language Institute. She now works as an online learning designer for UMOnline, assisting faculty and programs in the development and management of technology-driven learning opportunities.