Assistant Director
Center for Teaching Excellence University of South Carolina (UofSC) - Columbia Associate Graduate Faculty, College of Education Adjunct Faculty, USC-Columbia and Palmetto College eLearning Consultant Motivational Speaker Email: haynesa@mailbox.sc.edu LinkedIn | Curriculum Vitae |
Biography
Dr. Aisha Haynes is the Assistant Director at the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE): University of South Carolina – Columbia. She oversees the CTE's Instructional Design services. Dr. Haynes is a certified Quality Matters Peer and Master Reviewer, and has earned Online Teaching certifications from the Online Learning Consortium. She has been designing online courses for more than ten years. Dr. Haynes teaches an online Computer Applications in Business course for Palmetto College. She also teaches a variety of courses for the College of Education at UofSC-Columbia: Principles of Action Research, Advanced Principles of Action Research, Curriculum Inquiry, and Dissertation Preparation. Her research interests include: instructional design in online learning environments, online course accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and collaboration and engagement in online learning environments. Dr. Haynes is the immediate past president of the Association of Distance Education and Independent Learning (ADEIL). She is also on the Board of Directors for Family Promise of the Midlands.
In 2014, Dr. Haynes established the Dr. Aisha S. Haynes Endowed Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is awarded to first generation/low-income college students in TRiO Programs (Opportunity Scholars Program) at the University of South Carolina-Columbia. More specifically, the scholarship is awarded to rising seniors who have at least a 3.0 GPA and who have shown exemplary University or Community Service. Learn more about the Dr. Aisha S. Haynes Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Dr. Haynes has been featured in articles, including UofSC TRiO Messenger, UofSC "Nothing to Hide", UofSC TRiO Opportunity Scholars Program Pacesetter Award Winner, UofSC "Online Reach", the United States Department of Education's "An Introduction to Student Service" fact sheet, University of South Carolina's "Carolina changes everything" 2015-2016 Endowment Report and UofSC Social Justice Award Winners. In addition, she has participated in numerous activities around the community, state and country.
In 2014, Dr. Haynes established the Dr. Aisha S. Haynes Endowed Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is awarded to first generation/low-income college students in TRiO Programs (Opportunity Scholars Program) at the University of South Carolina-Columbia. More specifically, the scholarship is awarded to rising seniors who have at least a 3.0 GPA and who have shown exemplary University or Community Service. Learn more about the Dr. Aisha S. Haynes Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Dr. Haynes has been featured in articles, including UofSC TRiO Messenger, UofSC "Nothing to Hide", UofSC TRiO Opportunity Scholars Program Pacesetter Award Winner, UofSC "Online Reach", the United States Department of Education's "An Introduction to Student Service" fact sheet, University of South Carolina's "Carolina changes everything" 2015-2016 Endowment Report and UofSC Social Justice Award Winners. In addition, she has participated in numerous activities around the community, state and country.