Chris Appleton, M.Ed Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Canada Area

Distant Light Learning is a full-service training development company located in Calgary, Alberta, specializing in building e-learning, face-to-face facilitation, mobile and game-based learning, skills coaching and training assessment solutions. DLL can work with your staff to create the optimal training intervention strategies or introduce entirely new programs guaranteed to be highly impactful and cost effective to your company's bottom line. Current clients include major telecommunications… Show more Distant Light Learning is a full-service training development company located in Calgary, Alberta, specializing in building e-learning, face-to-face facilitation, mobile and game-based learning, skills coaching and training assessment solutions. DLL can work with your staff to create the optimal training intervention strategies or introduce entirely new programs guaranteed to be highly impactful and cost effective to your company's bottom line. Current clients include major telecommunications, insurance and banking corporations across Alberta and beyond. The Learning and Development Consultant conducts on-site needs assessment and job function task analysis, instructional design processing and provides recommendations to client group stakeholders as a first step to developing materials for classroom, online or mobile training solutions. Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

Facilitator of multiple courses for Continuing Education in the areas of online adultlearning and professional writing. "Learning Online" is an introductory gateway course thatintroduces adult learners to the world of online learning. Students are given strategies for successin the online classroom as well as a thorough understanding of the technology they will encounterwhen learning online. “Document Design” is a core course in the Professional Writing certificatewhich… Show more Facilitator of multiple courses for Continuing Education in the areas of online adultlearning and professional writing. "Learning Online" is an introductory gateway course thatintroduces adult learners to the world of online learning. Students are given strategies for successin the online classroom as well as a thorough understanding of the technology they will encounterwhen learning online. “Document Design” is a core course in the Professional Writing certificatewhich teaches critical thinking in designing professional quality business and marketing products.“Writing Tools” provides learners with the capabilities to produce high quality products with thelatest document publishing software found commonly in the professional workplace. Show less

To better facilitate the University of Calgary Continuing Education's ability to deliver high quality educational opportunities to lifelong learners, locally and globally, the e-Learning Specialist works with internal and external stakeholders to manage the entire online learning picture of Continuing Education programming. • Completely revised the overall e-learning model of Continuing Education and the resources available for students, instructors and staff - including the development of… Show more To better facilitate the University of Calgary Continuing Education's ability to deliver high quality educational opportunities to lifelong learners, locally and globally, the e-Learning Specialist works with internal and external stakeholders to manage the entire online learning picture of Continuing Education programming. • Completely revised the overall e-learning model of Continuing Education and the resources available for students, instructors and staff - including the development of all policies and procedures that Continuing Education now follows in blended and online learning programs.• Provided training to instructors teaching online or supplementing classroom courses with web technologies via online and classroom based workshops. • Consulted programming staff in planning current and future online and blended programs. • Provided extensive coaching and guidance to instructors to ensure they developed and delivered the highest possible quality online courses. • Developed an extensive self-service web portal resource for instructors for teaching support, course development and general assistance with online technologies. • Created an online course for instructors to help them develop and facilitate their own online courses which allowed for continuous intake and independent study options.• Liaised with other departments on campus (e.g., IT Support, Library services, etc) to ensure Continuing Education received the best possible support and resources from these outside agencies.• Served on the university-wide committee charged with governing online technology use for the entire campus and evaluating new technologies to adopt for the university.• For the first two years in the position, managed the online certificate program in Security Management, including course scheduling, budget management, marketing initiatives and recruiting new instructors. Duties were shifted to meet increased demands for e-learning. Show less

Taught two courses in the Web Development certificate: "Introduction to PHP & MySQL" and "Advanced PHP". Over the course of the two 30 hour evening classes, students were able to start at an introductory level and then move all the way into the advanced edge of these web development technologies.

Calgary, Canada Area

The Manager of Instructional Design & Development is responsible for:• Building and fully implementing a curriculum-based learning strategy on a national scale that addresses new hire and ongoing educational needs in key areas, including: sales, customer experience, business and technical operations across the entire company. Aligning all instructional design initiatives to key business objectives and employee performance metrics.• Providing leadership to the centralized… Show more The Manager of Instructional Design & Development is responsible for:• Building and fully implementing a curriculum-based learning strategy on a national scale that addresses new hire and ongoing educational needs in key areas, including: sales, customer experience, business and technical operations across the entire company. Aligning all instructional design initiatives to key business objectives and employee performance metrics.• Providing leadership to the centralized instructional design & development team, including ongoing direction, support, feedback, coaching, and general performance management. Ensuring skill set and capabilities of the instructional design & development team can meet all deliverables in an effective and efficient manner.• Assisting the SLN Leadership Team to generate a development culture where learning is integral and a “holistic” part of how we operate at Shaw.• Working with the SLN Leadership Team to enable the use of technology, innovation and entrepreneurialism to reinvent how we deliver education at Shaw. • Identifying and implementing effective methods for training (including face to face delivery, e-learning, independent study, webinars, teleconferences, media presentations, and reference documentation).• Partnering with the Learning Business Partner Team and Facilitation Team to manage program intake and determine the most appropriate learning strategy to address key business opportunities.• Acting as liaison with the SLN Leadership Team to ensure all content developed is aligned in meeting business needs and accelerating business time to proficiency in key roles.• Developing an effective process to ensure that training developed meets the needs of the intended audience. • Interface with the Facilitation Team to ensure that learning solutions are delivered consistently and at a high standard. Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

Lead a learning development team to design and deliver high quality training programs for Shaw employees working in the Technical Operations division. Provide on-going support, mentorship and coaching to the Tech Ops team as well as others across the entire Shaw organization. Maintain, evaluate and update library of technical training resources for all employees. Partner with national teams in the planning, implementation and flawless execution of new products and organizational initiatives… Show more Lead a learning development team to design and deliver high quality training programs for Shaw employees working in the Technical Operations division. Provide on-going support, mentorship and coaching to the Tech Ops team as well as others across the entire Shaw organization. Maintain, evaluate and update library of technical training resources for all employees. Partner with national teams in the planning, implementation and flawless execution of new products and organizational initiatives. Liaise with regional training teams to solicit and collect feedback regarding program effectiveness, training transfer and content development. Conduct Train-the-Trainer sessions and facilitate training seminars as necessary. Conduct project reviews to improve the overall delivery and effectiveness of the learning material. Coach and mentor members of the Learning and Development team to ensure the continuous improvement of the team’s learning deliverables. Show less

• Developed new policies and guidelines around online programming for the Distance Education department at CBU. • Trained new and existing online instructors on how to deliver online, covering specific tools and best practices. • Developed the departmental website and a comprehensive student tracking database system to supplement the university systems. • Provided considerable training opportunities to staff and colleagues at the university. Instrumental in supporting instructors… Show more • Developed new policies and guidelines around online programming for the Distance Education department at CBU. • Trained new and existing online instructors on how to deliver online, covering specific tools and best practices. • Developed the departmental website and a comprehensive student tracking database system to supplement the university systems. • Provided considerable training opportunities to staff and colleagues at the university. Instrumental in supporting instructors, students and overall programs involved in online and web-supplemented courses. • Implemented greater support initiatives and capacity within the department despite no increase in personnel. • Spear-headed the initiative to convert all remaining print-based distance courses to fully online versions. • Developed marketing branding and brochure and advertising design. Also supported WebCT use for most of campus at all levels. Show less

• Developed and maintained a comprehensive website resource to enable persons with disabilities to easily locate and connect with all special services across the province of Nova Scotia.• Provided onsite and offsite informational technology support.

Masters Degree, Educational Technology

Bsc, Math & Computer Science

Diploma, Professional Engineering