David McHugh

About David McHugh

I am passionate about making peoples\' lives better through education and technology. As a learning addict, I\'ve collected a wide variety of skills and am always looking for opportunities to use them. My favorite area is leveraging best practices from learning science and game design to enhance the design of technology, learning, and work. I love teaching for the iSchool.

Experience

1. Teaching Faculty Iii & Instruction Manager

   University Of Wisconsin-Madison Information School Ischool

   Dec 2022 — Present

   I have the honor of teaching and advising students in the highly ranked iSchool. I supervise the department\'s short-term-staff instructors. I primarily teach in our technology track, including topics of generative AI, games for education, and design. I lead departmental discussions on both Pedagogy & AI.I also keep up with my passion for games & learning by co-founding and co-planning the annual Play Make Learn (playmakelearn.org) conference, the GEE! Learning Game Awards (geeawards.com) and appreciate the opportunities to weave game-based learning & design into my teaching.Classes Taught:LIS 202: Informational Divides and Differences In a Multicultural SocietyLIS 408: Generative AI: Strategic Application, Evaluation, and Critique (course designer)LIS 470: Interaction Design StudioLIS 620: Experiential Learning Capstone (course designer)LIS 644: Digital Tools, Trends, & DebatesLIS 646: Information Architecture & Intro to Interaction DesignSpecial Topics (upcoming): Games & Libraries (course designer)

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - studies currently paused, Curriculum and Instruction - Design, Informal, and Creative Education (DICE)

  2016 — 2025

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Bachelor's Degree, Double Major: Psychology, Spanish Literature

  2004 — 2008

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Master's Degree, Library and Information Studies

  2010 — 2012

Skills

• Wordpress
• Educational Technology
• Web Design
• Instructional Technology
• Badges
• Drupal
• User Interface Design
• Social Media
• Public Speaking
• Editing
• User Experience Design
• Articulate Storyline
• Leadership
• Metadata Standards
• Research
• Staff Development
• Teaching
• E-Learning
• Library Science
• Curriculum Development
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Technical Writing
• Spanish
• Game Design
• Gamification
• Community Outreach
• Adult Education
• Instructional Design
• Higher Education
• Software Quality Assurance
• Data Curation