Deborah Ayers Email & Phone Number

Tucson, Arizona

• Lead and direct the operations of the Corporate Online Education Department which encompasses Admissions, Financial Aid, Curriculum Development and Instructional Design, Learning Management System Administration, Registrar, Student Services, Career Services, Academics and Educational Technology Support. • Ensure compliance with institutional and programmatic accrediting, state, and DOE standards and regulations. All online programs received an "exceeds standard" from the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) during the institutional reaccreditation visit. • 100% Online degree programs include: - A.A.S. Health Care Administration - A.A.S. Advanced Placement Track Radiography - JRCERT accredited. - B.S. Radiologic Sciences - B.S. Respiratory Therapy - B.S. Physical Therapist Assistant - B.S. Health Care Administration - B.S. Nursing (RN to BSN) - CCNE accredited• Online continuing education options include: - Mammography• Strategic implementation of classroom use of Learning Management System. • Assist with program marketing, trend analysis, feasibility studies, etc. • Developed innovative methods to support faculty engagement and student retention.

Butler, Pennsylvania

• Administered all facets of educational technology and online learning including web site content, course design and development, needs assessment, faculty training and development, course evaluation, marketing, trend analysis, feasibility studies, etc.• Managed major software implementations which included selecting solutions, negotiating contracts, setting schedules, establishing specs, coordinating multiple vendors, testing environments, escalating support, developing documentation and training end users. Completed projects on time and within budget. • Provided instructional design for the development of more than 75 fully online courses and 20 blended courses. • Increased enrollment from 208 seats to over 1200 seats (Spring 2008).• In 2006, the online learning program received a commendation from the Middle States Commission of Higher Education.

Taught Microeconomics and Macroeconomics courses in the traditional classroom. Developed and taught Microeconomics and Macroeconomics courses online. Additionally, designed, developed and taught Internet Principles in the classroom.

Designed, developed and managed a state-wide web site that serviced the 501 school districts in the state of Pennsylvania.

+ Wrote a bi-weekly newspaper economics opinion column for the News Record (which later was acquired by the Tribune Review.) Columns prompted a radio interview with the largest radio station in the Pittsburgh area (KDKA), inquiries from elected state officials and various public speaking engagements. + Wrote a bi-weekly web site review column for PittsburghLIVE.com. Columns were topical and critiqued Web content and usability.

M.Ed., Adult Education/Educational Technology

B.S.B.A., Economics

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