Katie Murphy Email & Phone Number

Marlborough, Ma

As Instructional Designer at MAIA, I design e-learning courses that include practice, activities, and assessments to ensure that students get targeted and timely feedback on practice opportunities that are objective-oriented. I combine communicative learning approaches with existing and new technologies in order to create and deliver curriculum to our learners, as well as design and develop interactive learning content including learning objectives, simulation scenarios, graphical art/media… Show more As Instructional Designer at MAIA, I design e-learning courses that include practice, activities, and assessments to ensure that students get targeted and timely feedback on practice opportunities that are objective-oriented. I combine communicative learning approaches with existing and new technologies in order to create and deliver curriculum to our learners, as well as design and develop interactive learning content including learning objectives, simulation scenarios, graphical art/media, and valid/reliable assessments. Show less

Marlborough, Ma

Implement instruction for non-native speakers in all of MAIA’s ESL programs, including those developed in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts – Boston, and affiliates in the China office. Teaching entails interactive and communicative instruction that provides language training through a variety of approaches focused on specific programmatic goals: a) university preparation, academic skills, and personal development; b) cultural experience and personal growth; c) English language… Show more Implement instruction for non-native speakers in all of MAIA’s ESL programs, including those developed in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts – Boston, and affiliates in the China office. Teaching entails interactive and communicative instruction that provides language training through a variety of approaches focused on specific programmatic goals: a) university preparation, academic skills, and personal development; b) cultural experience and personal growth; c) English language survival skills and basic literacy; d) American culture and values. Show less

Valparaiso In

Responsibilities include:-Communicating with program directors for the Go Teacher Program at Kansas State University, the program’s accrediting body, and with faculty and students in the program at Valparaiso University.-Writing reports, capturing and compiling archival documents of the Go Teacher participants’ academic progress, coordinating a week-long service project as well as summer community outreach events, scheduling classrooms and creating and distributing a newsletter… Show more Responsibilities include:-Communicating with program directors for the Go Teacher Program at Kansas State University, the program’s accrediting body, and with faculty and students in the program at Valparaiso University.-Writing reports, capturing and compiling archival documents of the Go Teacher participants’ academic progress, coordinating a week-long service project as well as summer community outreach events, scheduling classrooms and creating and distributing a newsletter for the program at Valparaiso University. Show less

Instructed international students in the English skills necessary to be successful in an American higher education context.

Valparaiso, In

Instruct international students in the academic English skills necessary to succeed in an American higher education context.

Worked with a variety of international adults who were either recent arrivals to the United States or longer-stay individuals attempting to get a GED. Classes focused on increasing English vocabulary and grammar and learning “survival” English such as filling out applications and understanding restaurant menus.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Tesol

Developed the skills to succeed as an instructor of English to non-native speakers. Relevant coursework included: Teaching of English.

Med Instructional Design, Educational/Instructional Technology

Degree focuses on mastering a wide range of curriculum development skills—including when to adjust learning environments for individual.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Asian Studies