PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I am a seasoned instructional designer and eLearning content developer with over 11 years of experience in education, healthcare, and industry. Through my academic studies and professional work, I have developed expertise in the latest learning technologies and have been deeply engaged in educational technology for several years. My passion lies in applying design thinking to address instructional challenges, breaking down barriers to enable growth and development for all individuals impacted by my work. I have extensive experience with a range of eLearning and video creation tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, Articulate Storyline, ChatGPT, and Tome.ai. Additionally, I am proficient in instructional design frameworks such as ADDIE, SAM, and human performance technology, as well as adult learning theories and methodologies. I place strong emphasis on building relationships and fostering collaboration with business partners, recognizing that that these connections are essential to the success of my projects and broader company initiatives.

Educational Work

Final Report
Presentation
Feedback

PROJECT 1

Strategic Analysis

This assignment was to assist a business in finding ways to close gaps in a strategic problem of their choosing. My team chose a non-profit business called Youth Mentoring Initiative (YMI), with whom I have been involved as a youth mentor volunteer for 9 years. Our study analysis focused on fundraising. The report, presentation and feedback can be found above.

Facilitator's Guide
Facilitator's Presentation
Participant's Guide

PROJECT 2

Motivational Interviewing Course

This assignment was to create a 60 -to- 90 minute course on a topic of our choice. This was a group assignment in which we all participated in a weekly Zoom meeting to work on and edit content. The result was three deliverables:

A Facilitator's Guide

A Facilitator's Presentation PPT

A Participant's Guide

These can be found above.

A Day in the Life

PROJECT 3

A Day in the Life of a Kennel Attendant

This assignment was to create a poster of a day in the life timeline of my choosing. I used Adobe Illustrator to create the images and the ultimate timeline. I had fun with this project especially since I love most 4 legged creatures! I thought it would be a nice poster to show anyone interested in being a kennel attendant, what their day might look like.

Final Booklet

PROJECT 4

Roasting Coffee Beans Instruction Booklet

As part of the Graphic Design for Instructional Designers Course, the assignment was to create an instructional booklet on how to do a task. I decided to create a booklet on roasting coffee beans. I used Adobe illustrator and in-design to create and complete the booklet. We had to send it to be published and I gave one to each of my children for Christmas that year.

Final Project Website

PROJECT 5

Creating a Course Using HTML and CSS

During a six -week period the assignment was to create course content and use html and css to develop a 60 minute online self-paced course prototype. No template was used in this prototype only css and html.

Adult Learning Program Capstone

PROJECT 6

Adult Learning Program Development

This assignment consisted of developing a learning program for adults. The link above is the resulting capstone of the program I developed consisting of the context, goals, objectives, barriers, instructional strategies finding support & identifying needs, budgeting & marketing.

Infographic

PROJECT 7

Instructional Technology and Human Performance Technology Timeline

This was an open project to show what was learned during the semester. I decided to create an infographic timeline on the relevant information from the course. The link above is the full pdf.

Literature Review

PROJECT 8

Literature Review on Self-Regulated Learning in Online Courses

This course consisted of writing analysis of instructional theories and applying theories to online course content course culminating in a final literature review project. The link above is my final review. I chose to review literature on self-regulation in online course environments.