Digital education

I design and produce multimedia content, develop curriculum and instructional learning objects, research tools and approaches, create toolkits, and provide training for:

  • Faculty and staff development
  • Web design
  • Multimedia production
  • Rapid eLearning authoring
  • Course management system administration
  • Communications

Institutions I’ve been a part of include:  MindForge LLC, Nationwide Insurance, Columbus State Community College, Wells Fargo Bank Learning & Development, New York University, Columbia University Digital Libraries Program, City University of New York (Baruch College & Hunter College), The Ohio State University, Columbia College Chicago, and Rush University.

Project examples include:

Toolkits (Policy & Procedures)

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]New York University[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Sponsored Programs Administration Policy & Procedure Handbook [/wpcol_1half_end]


eLearning

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Recent samples are available by request.[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]I have worked on a wide variety of projects across fields and topics. Many are proprietary. I assemble applicable project samples by request.[/wpcol_1half_end]


[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Hunter College, City University of New York MLA Tutorial Group Project[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]This read-only MLA Tutorial (requires Flash, mostly obsolete) was produced by the Writing Across the Curriculum program team and built by a team of students.[/wpcol_1half_end]


[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]New York University Financial Operations & Treasury Staff Training[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Authored, revised and maintained a 20+ eLearning course curriculum to support NYU staff in finance administration policies and business processes. Courses authored with Adobe Captivate and Articulate Studio ’09.  Please request project samples.[/wpcol_1half_end]


[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]”Library Essentials”: Columbia University Libraries Digital Libraries Program Division[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Developed process for librarians to self-produce short multimedia library ‘how-to’s’.  This project was produced in 2009 and is no longer used.[/wpcol_1half_end]


Websites

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Bamako Sounds: The Afropolitan Ethics of Malian Music by Ryan Skinner[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Website design to support academic ethnomusicology book.[/wpcol_1half_end]


[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Resonances of Chindon-ya by MariĆ© Abe[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Website design to support academic ethnomusicology book. Features ThingLink multimedia interactive map tools.[/wpcol_1half_end]


[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Middle East Librarian’s Association[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Wordpress web design for professional organization.[/wpcol_1half_end]


[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]The Digital Helen Keller Archive[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Project manager creating lesson plans to use the Digital Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind.[/wpcol_1half_end]


Podcasting

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Podcasting Pilot Program:  Baruch College, City University of New York[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]In 2006, I managed a pilot podcasting project for Baruch College, City University of New York. An internal Teaching With Technology grant project, the podcasting pilot put laptops in the hands of professors to create audio, video and slideshow content. Projects included blended learning, student-produced creative essays & distance education audio projects in subject areas including Art History, Biology, English as a Second Language and Public Policy. During this year, I also recorded and edited the first 3 episodes of The Baruch Business Report for CUNY Radio.[/wpcol_1half_end]


[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Columbia University Libraries “Friends of the Libraries”[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Audio podcast lectures from the Columbia University Libraries Friends of the Libraries lecture series (2007, 2008 and 2009). Edited into podcasts from pre-recorded and stored digital audio files.[/wpcol_1half_end]


[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Columbia University Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Selections from the Recent Acquisitions Event 2009. Enhanced (image-based) podcast presentation.  16 minutes. View on the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library website.[/wpcol_1half_end]


Research

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA)[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Evaluation of internal video-based learning modules[/wpcol_1half_end]


[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]AMCI (Atlantic Management Consulting, Inc.)[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Recommendation sheet and research on learning management system and eLearning authoring tools.[/wpcol_1half_end]


Instructional Design & Blended Learning

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Baruch College & Hunter College, City University of New York[/wpcol_1half] [wpcol_1half_end id=”” class=”” style=””]Learning Management System administration and course project development with faculty.  Digital communication tools (LMS, blogs, wikis) and electronic response systems.[/wpcol_1half_end]