Katie B. Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

I absolutely love my job: I get to design and develop amazing learning experiences for teachers, staff, and employees of this organization. I use my creativity and 20 years of cumulative experience in education, e-learning development, and instructional design to tackle the following challenges: what problems are we trying to solve? How can we best solve them? How can the learning experiences I create enable users to increase their knowledge in fun, engaging, and meaningful ways? I am always learning and seeking out new and innovative ways to present learning opportunities.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Responsible for creating and updating/maintaining training materials for product teams and corresponding sales groups. Integrating instructional design methodology and adult learning principles into design efforts:• Performing needs analysis to identify gaps in Sales product and service training and recommending actions/improvements.• Partnering with the Sr. Sales Training Manager, Product Managers, subject matter experts, and executive leadership to develop a strategic training curriculum for sales onboarding. • Leading the development of curriculum, e-learning courses, microlearning, and training materials for a diverse group of adult learners across the organization. • Recording and producing product training videos for internal and external audiences.• Collaborating cross-functionally with key stakeholders to develop and maintain a corporate-wide, internal content management site.

Pressed pause in my career to support my daughter and family through COVID-19 school closures.

• Oversaw the end-to-end management of communication and marketing materials from the Executive Director’s office. Created content for social media, newsletters, fundraising and marketing collateral, playbill programs, and correspondence.• Managed Salesforce, created and managed documents, collected and analyzed data, created reports and spreadsheets.

• Composed nonfiction passages for grades K-12 and adhered to different grade and Lexile levels and reading abilities.• Collaborated remotely with a cross-functional team of instructional designers and stakeholders to clarify and strengthen content efforts.• Revised content based on stakeholder feedback.• Adhered to project timeline and production schedule and delivered content on time and within budget.

• Developed mobile-based, e-learning content for a global user audience.• Reviewed and revised content according to external stakeholder feedback.• Collaborated remotely with a cross-functional team in the U.S. and China.• Adhered to project timeline and production schedule and delivered content on time and within budget.

• Developed diagnostic and assessment exam questions for college aptitude tests and assessment exams based on Evidence-centered Design principles and best practices.• Collaborated remotely with a team of in-house and out-of-house stakeholders to ensure content quality and effectiveness.• Reviewed and revised content according to feedback.• Adhered to project timeline and production schedule and delivered content on time and within budget.

Partnered with a team of key stakeholders to design and create engaging and effective learning solutions and course content for print and digital products:• Designed and developed web-based, e-learning coursework, lessons, assessments, games, and tutorials.• Designed and wrote content for print formats. • Managed the end-to-end content creation process and adhered to the ADDIE framework through all stages of development.• Mentored peers in adult learning theory and best practices to ensure instructional soundness and consistency.• Gathered and applied peer-reviewed scholarly research and user research to product design and revision.• Managed and updated content database and data management systems.• Maintained effective communication with key stakeholders.• Devised and adhered to a consistent learning design and content development strategy and delivered projects within budget and ahead of schedule.• Collaborated with a diverse range of cross-functional teams to market content and products to drive user growth.• Managed both in-house and out-of-house development of print and digital products to clarify, strengthen, and enhance their quality and effectiveness.

Developed the curriculum and coursework for and taught ESL reading, writing, listening, and speaking courses (in-classroom and online). Courses were dynamic, interactive, and level and skill appropriate.

• Developed the curriculum for self-paced programs of instruction and workshops. • Presented workshops on a variety of study skills, basic skills, and career readiness topics.• Managed a caseload of students and met with them on a regular basis to monitor program progress, provide guidance and mentorship, and connect students to outside resources. • Program coordination: assisted the Supervisor in the daily operations of the Center: checking students in and out, coordinating the scheduling for workshops, and providing administrative support.

• Co-developed an online writing tutoring services program. • Recruited and trained tutors. • Managed online writing tutoring interface.• Tutored students in English and ESL

Master Of Arts - Ma, English, Concentrations In Tesol, Instructional Design, & Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Computer Information Arts; English