Instructor Resources

Beth Galbreath, Registrar

• • Course enrollments
  • Certificates of Completion

Beth Perry, Instructor Support Specialist

• • Building content in Blackboard
  • Best practices for instructors
  • Marketing your course

Sara Weinert, Communications Manager

• • Writing an effective course description
  • Notification list emails
  • Press releases
  • Request digital flyers

Michael Beardslee, Director of Advanced Christian Studies and Learning Management 

• • Blackboard technical support including log-in errors and course shell-building concerns 
  • Wesley Academy information and inquiries 

Melissa Hanson, Director of Administration and Finance

• • Instructor Payments
  • Your course description page
  • Inaccuracies on the course schedule or your course’s enrollment form
  • General website issues

Lori Richey, Director of Online Education

• • Offering a course through BeADisciple
  • Developing an IFD ministry certification
  • Course scheduling for optimal enrollment

Your one-stop shop for Instructor resources is the Instructor Resource Library (IRL), available to you in your Blackboard dashboard.  If you don’t find it there or need access to your Blackboard account, please email to be added.   

The IRL contains

• Course submission questionnaires
• Learner withdrawal form
• BeADisciple policies
• Tips for building, leading, and marketing your courses
• Videos of monthly instructor meeting content
• And much more!