James T. Burling

Degree(s)

M.A., University of Wisconsin–Madison; B.A., Beloit College

Biography

Since 2017, Jim Burling has been an educational developer at UW-Madison, working in partnership with instructors across a variety of disciplines. He‘s worked on projects with a number of campus partners including helping the School of Business launch its Master‘s of Business Analytics program and contributing to the efforts of the campus Digital Accessibility University Coordinating Committee. In addition to his instructional design for academic courses, Jim has facilitated the TeachOnline@UW program and worked with University Health Services to develop a number of their mental health and intervention trainings. His principles for learning experience design are transparency, accessibility, and experiential utility. Jim has an arts education background and earned his master’s degree from UW-Madison. His research was on performances of control, power, and surveillance in networked groups, and production techniques using mobile interfaces and augmented reality, including interactive theater for youth. Prior to joining CTLM, he worked in a number of positions related to technology and education. This includes DoIT Academic Technology, UW DesignLab, and the Overture Center Arts OnStage program. He also created and led a number of themed interactive learning programs in public libraries and worked as an actor, dramaturg, and tour manager for various theatrical productions around Wisconsin.