Ligia Pamfilie

Ligia Pamfilie is the Instructional Designer in the Office for Curricular, Pedagogical, and Digital Innovation at AAC&U. Ligia designs and leads professional and faculty development at national scale, including as a co-organizer of the Conference on Learning and Student Success (CLASS). She creates innovative face-to-face, hybrid, and online learning experiences that reach educators across institutions and disciplines. 

Prior to this role, she was the Global Learning Design Coordinator at Wayne State University (WSU), in Detroit, where she created the first in-house Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) training program and collaborated with instructors across campus to add a global learning component to their courses. Ligia also designed and facilitated faculty development and consulted with WSU instructors through the WSU's Office for Teaching and Learning.

A global learner herself, Ligia was born and raised in a small town in the heart of the beautiful region of Transylvania, Romania. She started her career teaching Romanian and English language and literature to high school students. Then, as a Socrates scholarship recipient, Ligia taught in an Italian public school. Being immersed in a new culture, she learned Italian to be able to communicate with her students, fully explore the local culture, and make meaningful connections. This teaching journey took her to Harvard Extension School, where she explored the culture and educational system of the United States. Ligia's commitment to global education and expertise in educational development was further recognized when she received a Fulbright International Education Administration award in 2023.

Ligia is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy at WSU, where her doctoral research examines faculty experiences with Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) through an equity lens. She holds a Master of Education (MEd) in Instructional Design from WSU. She also holds a Master of Arts (MA) in History of Literature and Literary Criticism Systems and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Romanian and English Language and Literature, both from Petru Maior University in Romania.

Areas of Expertise

• Evidence-based Pedagogical Practice
• Faculty and Educational Development
• Course and Program Design
• Course, Program, and Institutional Assessment
• VALUE Rubrics
• Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
• Meaningful Integration of Educational Technologies in Teaching and Learning
• Using Research and Data to Inform Decisions and Improve Practice