Faculty + Staff

Beth

Biernacki

Adjunct Faculty

Design
Architecture and Design

Professional Background

Beth Biernacki is a practicing designer with a focus on interior environments. Her work centers on design that is grounded in empathy, wellness, trauma-informed design principles, and community-focused values. With a background in healthcare and workplace design, Beth brings experience in creating thoughtful, user-centered spaces that support the wellbeing of their occupants.

Beth also serves on the board of the Interior Designers Coalition for Change (IDCFC), a nonprofit offering interior design services to communities in need across metro Detroit. Her involvement with IDCFC reflects her commitment to creating meaningful spaces and expanding access to design where resources are limited. She shares this perspective of empathy, wellness, and community impact with students, encouraging them to consider the broader impact of interior environments.

Outside of design, Beth values a balanced life rooted in purpose, nature, and meaningful relationships. She recharges at her home in Royal Oak with her husband, Adam, and their cat, and also enjoys spending time on the lake at their cottage in Northern Michigan.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.