Barbara Helmick Email & Phone Number

Woodbridge, Va, Us

Fairfax, Va

• Guide, assist and support the development of online public health courses, degree programs, and outreach services (including online public health student practicums).• Design and develop interface, editorial standards, and templates to ensure uniformity across all online courses. • Develop online learning environments, complete program curriculum mapping, identify learning resources, and map learning resources to course/program objectives and competencies in collaboration with University partners.• Develop and edit curricular materials including competency statements, learning objectives, and other relevant documentation.• Review learning resources and assessments to ensure proper alignment to the intended objectives and facilitate buy-in for necessary changes.• Provide instructional design consultation to program. Assist in the development of contextually rich, engaging, and objective driven courses that focus on applicable real-world/workplace skills.• Monitor the quality of online instructional effectiveness.• Evaluate the effectiveness of online instructional activities.• Coordinate and provide faculty development workshops related to online teaching and learning.• Work with faculty teaching traditional courses or online courses to integrate innovative online teaching tools and strategies.• Ensure adherence to best online teaching learning practices.• Ensure that all teaching-learning activities facilitate the achievement of course objectives and map to the workforce competencies and accreditation standards required by the Council on Education for Public Health.• Research and analyze delivery methods, learning resources, support materials, and techniques to better determine and develop course content and student learning objectives.• Provide best practices and pedagogical guidelines for teaching online and for using Blackboard Learn 9.1 as a supplement to face-to-face teaching.

Fairfax, Va

• Utilizing adult learning theory and instructional design principles, designed, developed and delivered training sessions face-to-face and virtually on college technologies.• Served as an IT Trainer/Instructional Technologist to develop and deliver face-to-face and online technical training using a broad range of training methodologies, including accommodations and strategies for special populations.• Researched, developed, and delivered technology training to college faculty and staff.• Researched and analyzed training options, delivery methods, learning resources, support materials, and techniques to better determine and develop course content and student learning objectives.• Evaluated effectiveness of training and training materials.• Developed and delivered print and online technology-related training materials for faculty and staff.• Developed online tools to assist faculty and staff in using college-wide applications to improve the business processes of the College.• Designed and developed training documentation to support face-to-face training and to provide online training opportunities.• Assisted with training plans for all college-wide rollouts of new technology applications and software.• Designed, developed, and implemented training opportunities in Web 2.0 technologies.• Designed, developed, and implemented face-to-face and asynchronous training for Blackboard Learn 9.1.• Provided best practices and pedagogical guidelines for teaching online and for using Blackboard Learn 9.1 as a supplement to face-to-face teaching.• Involved in the design, development and creation of the Hybrid Certification virtual training modules.

Manassas, Va

Teach Information Technology Essentials ClassesITE 170 Multimedia Software• Teach technical fundamentals of creating multimedia projects with related hardware and software.• Teach students how to plan, organize, and design a multimedia website• Teach students design concepts related to creating and using graphics for the web.• Teach students the design concepts related to creating and using animation, audio and video for the web.• Teach students how to use Adobe Dreamweaver to create a multimedia web site.• Teach students how to use Adobe Photoshop to create and edit images for the web.• Teach students how to use Adobe Flash to create and edit animations for the web.• Use Blackboard Learn 9.1 as a supplement to face-to-face teaching.

Strayer Online

• Trained potential faculty on the use of the eCollege and Blackboard Learning Management Systems.• Utilized eCollege and Blackboard Learning Management Systems to train potential faculty members on University policies and procedures.• Utilized a Quality Matters based rubric to review the University’s online courses, providing timely feedback and making recommendations to faculty members when necessary.• Recorded findings and recommendations in a database management system.• Used LMS-generated reports to monitor overall instructor activity and presence in his/her assigned courses in a term.• Assisted in the creation, development, organization, and implementation of new and continued training programs.• Was a part of a team responsible for creating training material for the University's migration to Blackboard 9.1.• Provided best practices and pedagogical guidelines for teaching online.

Woodbridge, Va

• Conducted group training workshops and one-on-one training sessions on the use of college approved hardware, software, and Learning Management System.• Conducted New Adjunct Training Orientation.• Assisted in the creation, development, organization, and implementation of new and continued training programs.• Assisted faculty members with the design and development of course content for use with Blackboard course delivery system.• Utilized software such as SoftChalk, Respondus, Impatica for PowerPoint, Audacity, Adobe Captivate, and TechSmith’s Camtasia Studio, Jing, and SnagIt to develop content for online courses.• Developed and updated instructional “how to” handouts in areas such as: logging on to computers, checking email, accessing student information system, using Blackboard, and the use of college approved software.• Assisted faculty and staff members with the design and development of personal web pages.• Acted as Webmaster for the Woodbridge Campus.

Fairfax, Va

• Supported the CNHS office of the Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs in the areas of Student Academic Records, progress, requirement compliance, public relations and new student recruitment.• Established and maintained student database designed to track student information, progress, program requirement compliance, and program statistics.• Maintained student files by filing all student documents in individual student files in an accurate and timely manner.• Produced and maintained student advising information by assigning student advisors, producing advising/advisee lists, and communicating student advising information on a regular and timely basis.• Prepared required recruitment materials as requested.

Manassas, Va

• Managed and provided secretarial support to an office of seven counselors• Provided information and advised students on college procedures, academic and testing requirements, and financial aid.• Used fax machine, made copies, answered telephone, directed incoming calls to the appropriate department, taking messages when necessary, and making appointments.• Ordered office supplies.• Used PeopleSoft and NovaConnect to register, term activate, and program place students.• Used the college's student information system to schedule Student Development courses taught by Counseling Center staff.• Trained and supervised work study students.• Maintained record of work study students’ hours.

Edsp Technology In Schools, Educational Technology, 4.0

Graduate Certificate, Instructional Design, 4.0

Ms, Management Of Information Systems, 4.0

B.S., Computer Networking, 3.95

A.A.S., Network Administration