Daniela Ortiz
Daniela Ortiz
Title: Program DirectorAssistant Professor of English
Office Location: Nethery Hall 205
E-mail: ortizd@andrews.edu
Phone: (269) 471-3660
Education
- PhD, Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain)
- M.S. Ed., Indiana University
- Graduate Courses in Spanish Pedagogy - University of New Orleans
- MA, University of Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Romania)
- BA, University of Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Romania)
Biography
Daniela Ortiz has been teaching languages for over 20 years and is passionate about helping students take ownership of their learning process and grow in their language mastery. She has taught both traditional, online, and hybrid/blended courses. She enjoys using the flipped teaching model which has allowed her to focus more on class collaboration, interaction, and individualized feedback. Her research interests are hybrid/blended language teaching, how students develop their speaking skills best, using collaborative boards, and creating third spaces in the classrooms, among other things. On a personal level, she loves reading, gardening, doing puzzles, and taking long walks on the beach.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Ortiz, D. D. (2025). No-Prep Activity Cards for English Language Teaching: Assessment. [Instructional Card Deck]. TESOL Press, 2025
- Dascalita, D. (2002, September). Subtitling: A multimedia translation. International Conference on Professional Communication and Translation Studies. Timișoara, Romania.
Book chapters
- Ortiz, D. (2026). Spinning a story with reels. In L. Horvath & S. Iannuzzi (Eds.), New Ways in Teaching Visual Literacy (pp. 126-129). TESOL Press.
- Ortiz, D. (2026). Visual collaborative boards. In L. Horvath & S. Iannuzzi (Eds.), New Ways in Teaching Visual Literacy (pp. 133-135). TESOL Press.
- Ortiz, D. (2026). Reflective listening with news clips. In N. Madarbakus-Ring & J. Ryan. New Ways in Teaching Active Listening. TESOL Press.
- Ortiz, D. (2026). Mirroring and empathizing. In N. Madarbakus-Ring & J. Ryan. New Ways in Teaching Active Listening. TESOL Press
Professional Publications
- Ortiz, D. (2026, February). AI as a partner in the reading-to-write process. TESOL Connections.
