About the Digital and Online Teaching Team

Fanny Tsai

Fanny is an experienced and knowledgeable instructional technologist/course developer and designer. She is a lifelong learner who has pursued instructional design to combine her love of education with her technology expertise. Fanny has a BA in Multimedia/Web program from San Diego State University, worked there since she studied, and received her Master of Science in Instructional Technology at Fort Hays State University.

She has over ten years of experience working as a course developer/instructional designer in higher education (San Diego State University) and the corporate world. Fanny enjoyed meeting with faculty to design courses, which requires her to be familiar with their teaching methods and offer them the best instructional design practices. She enjoyed the exploration design elements in the web-based course that meet and exceed the specific needs of different cultures and leadership issues around the best practice to deliver, facilitate, and teach virtual environments. Fanny gained experience in accessibility with assistive technology eLearning training courses via distance and distributed learning nationally and internationally. She also has an extensive background (e.g., Web/HTML development, animation, and database programmer). Fanny knew that she wanted to do something meaningful and enjoyable with her skills and design courses representing each faculty member who works with UC, Irvine now. She also enjoys learning about their teaching styles and inspirations throughout various fields of study and supports them to take advantage of technology tools and features available to create an exceptional learning environment at UC, Irvine.