Christie Nicholas is the interim assistant director of online course design and development (OCDD) at University of South Florida’s Innovative Education. She has been part of the OCDD team since 2011, when she began producing weekly news videos for students from pre-K to fifth grade. In 2012 Christie joined the course development team, where she leads instructional designers and project managers in the creation of high-quality online courses. Christie, who has been involved in secondary education since 2006, holds an MEd in instructional technology and a BA in creative writing.