Meet the Instructional Design Team
Justin Littlefield
With over ten years of teaching experience, Justin serves as the Lead instructional designer at ECU. With an emphasis on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and designing for the asynchronous environment, Justin aims to empower faculty to rethink their course organization.
Stacy Muse
Combining creativity with strategy, Stacy leverages expertise in gamification as an Instructional Designer at East Carolina University. She designs equitable, student-centered learning experiences using innovative pedagogy and engagement tools. Stacy empowers faculty with resources that enhance teaching effectiveness, foster collaboration, and reflect a commitment to inclusive, continuously improving digital learning.
Andrew Horne
Andrew Horne is an instructional designer at East Carolina University who loves helping faculty create online courses that truly connect with students. Since 2012, he’s been building engaging courses, always aiming to make learning clear, creative, and effective. With more than 20 years of experience in video production, Andrew brings a storyteller’s eye to course design, blending technical skill with a passion for teaching. His goal is simple: to support educators and create learning experiences that inspire curiosity and success.
John Smoot
As an instructional designer at ECU, John draws on a diverse background in education to craft learning environments built on simplicity, consistency, and clarity. He takes an adaptive approach, combining innovative apps with “old-school” methods to make learning less daunting and more meaningful for instructors and students alike.