I thrive in areas where evaluative thinking, learning design, and human-centered approaches intersect. By bringing a flexible and adaptable mindset to everything I do, I aim to create engaging, accessible, and impactful experiences for everyone no matter my role (program evaluator, facilitator, or learning designer.) • Learning experience design (in-person, online, hybrid, blended) •Creatively adapting and mingling instructional design methods, evidence-based strategies, technology-engaged learning, and needs assessment practices for higher ed, adult learning, and informal learning environments.• Professional development and consulting • Recognized for an approachable facilitation and capacity-building style, gaining stakeholder trust when change agency is needed, and helping teams with collaborative problem-solving, brainstorming, and decision-making.• Faculty development • Helping faculty design, create, and facilitate student-centered learning experiences and environments. I meet faculty “where they’re at” and engage them in capacity-building activities through workshops, design institutes, and one-on-one consultations.• Instructional technology integration, accessibility, and support •Using, investigating, and supporting educational technologies for innovative, inclusive, and pedagogically-appropriate uses, including considerations for the user experience and scalability factors• Human-centric mindset •Upskilled in human-centric design and empathy-building methodologies; using them unapologetically, innovatively, and transparently in my work to promote inclusive design and represent diverse audiences.• Program evaluation and action research • With a utilization-focused and collaborative philosophy, designing and conducting mixed-methods (qualitative/quantitative) formative, outcome, impact, and strategic learning evaluations in primarily higher education STEM environmentsMy professional journey has taken me through formal education in instructional design, educational technology, program evaluation, and educational research methods. Career adventures include higher education, formal and informal astronomy education and outreach, and the non-profit sector with a scientific community management professional development organization. Additional lived experiences that round out who I am include online instructor, museum of science exhibit interpreter and planetarium assistant, photonics student researcher, STEM camp coordinator, and various customer service roles.
Listed skills include E Learning, Instructional Design, Curriculum Design, Educational Technology, and 20 others.
