I create authentic learning experiences in a community-based online classroom where adult learners share their experiences and learn together, within the Master of Education in Instructional Design program at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. Courses I teach: * Foundations of Instructional Design and Learning Technology* The Adult as Learner (Learning Theories)* Designing Your Online Professional Presence* Project in Multimedia* Design and Instruction of Online CoursesI'm working on a new course "Web development for instructional designers".

Author of "Never knew I wanted to be a breast cancer survivor: A young survivor's story" available on Amazon. Author of several free textbooks to support courses I teach in instructional design https://edtechbooks.org/DID

I have conversations with instructional designers to help people better understand the variety of things instructional designers do. I then edit and produce the conversations in podcast format.

I'm the Website Administrator for Treehouse Village Ecohousing - a cohousing community in Bridgewater Nova Scotia. I'm also the Google Ads Manager, where we try to use the minimum budget necessary to get the word out that we have six homes left to sell.

I co-founded Virtually Connecting (http://virtuallyconnecting.org). The purpose of Virtually Connecting is to enliven virtual participation in academic conferences, widening access to a fuller conference experience for those who cannot be physically present at conferences.Using emerging technologies, we connect onsite conference presenters with virtual participants in small groups. This allows virtual conference attendees to meet and talk with conference presenters, something not usually possible. Each session is recorded and, whenever possible, live streamed, to allow additional virtual attendees to participate in the discussion by listening and asking questions via Twitter.Whenever possible, there are two seats in each session reserved for people we don’t know, or people who have never participated in one of our open conference discussions. This is intended to encourage participation from new people who are not necessarily connected to us.It is our hope that through this experiment, people will not only make new connections, but they will also make weak connections stronger.It is our hope that eventually more people will be willing to do this and contribute to this site. Currently our focus is on Educational Technology conferences because those are the ones we attend/follow, and they are also ones that have some virtual participation option via streaming (free or paid), active Twitter usage, or some presentation material being openly available in some way.

For one semester I taught an undergraduate course titled ADED 1P32 - Learning in a Digital Contexts.

I am a freelance consultant. Current projects include:* Design and facilitation of free online course on cancer blogging: http://shouldiblog.org* Producing eBooks using iBooks Author for distribution in the iBooks Store (e.g. http://ipad-fm.ca/pgemebooks)* Instructional design and eBook production (e.g. http://familymedicine.uottawa.ca/ETS2, http://familymedicine.ca/ETS3)* Programming eLearning modules in Articulate Storyline (e.g. http://ipad-fm.ca/Bruyere)

eLearning and Web Development:* Articulate Storyline Programming (see http://ipad-fm.ca/Bruyere)* Web development (see http://eprimarycare.onf.org)* eBook production (Kobo, Amazon, and iBooks Store)Consulting:* Analyzed, defined, and documented processes to ensure sustainability - specializing in simplifying process for efficiency* Implemented new documentation delivery infrastructure and processes to improve documentation efficiency and quality* Designed and authored templates for training and documentation* Designed and implemented web-based mobile friendly conceptual frameworksTraining & Documentation:* Created high level and detailed customer training and documentation strategies* Designed and implemented program evaluations* Authored technical documentation for complex software products* Authored a training programs for a variety of delivery media (online, print, instructor-led)

Project Management:* Project managed 16 month journey around the world - managing schedules and budgets to adapt to changing circumstancesTraining and Documentation:* Authored a professional quality blog with daily updates of our journey (http://goingeast.ca)* Authored and delivered presentations on our trip* Authored a how-to work shop for cycle touringOther:* Cycled 15,000 km - across Canada, around the Middle East and Southeast Asia* Travelled on three container ships across the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans* Lived in nine foreign countries

Ph.D Candidate at University of OttawaFaculty of EducationSpecializing in Digital Literacies, Technology Adoption, Mobile Learning, and Faculty DevelopmentFaculty development:* Designed & delivered: Faculty development workshops on using iPads in clinical teachingInstructional design projects:* Essential Teaching Skills 3: Teaching Professionalism (4-hour face-to-face workshop for family medicine preceptors)* Essential Teaching Skills 2: Supporting Learners in Difficulty (4-hour face-to-face workshop for family medicine preceptors - see http://familymedicine.uottawa.ca/ETS2)* Essential Teaching Skills: The Basics (Hybrid face-to-face and online workshop for the Department of Family Medicine)* Instructional design for Implementation Research course for the World Health Organization (5-day face-to-face course).* Redesign of EDU 5190: Introduction to Research (online)* Redesign of EDU 5199: Synthesis Seminar (online)* Redesign of EDU 5261: Curriculum Design for Health Professions Education (hybrid)* Redesign of PED 3103: Curriculum Design and Evaluation in Education (hybrid)Teaching Assistant:* 2013: Awarded University of Ottawa Excellence Award for Teaching Assistants* EDU 5190: Introduction to Research (online)* EDU 5199: Synthesis Seminar (online)* EDU 5261: Curriculum Design for Health Professions Education (hybrid)* PED 3103: Curriculum Design and Evaluation in Education (hybrid)

Professor of EDU 5287: Emerging Technologies and Learning - Online Graduate course.Syllabus: http://ipad-fm.ca/EDU5287/Schedule.html

* Online instructor: TCOM 240: Microsoft Word for Technical Writers: Advanced for three years (2011, 2012, 2013).* Online instructor: TCOM 120: Technical Writing and Editing (2010)* Instructional Designer: Redesigned TCOM 240 (2010)

Project Management:* Managed a portfolio of ten customers with annual revenue approximately $1 million* Generated invoices for all clients in my portfolio* Improved internal processes for Mystery Shop project delivery* Provided sales engineering support* Implemented client and In-Touch email marketing campaignsTraining & Documentation:* Created client user guides in print and website formats* Authored Mystery Shop shopper guidelines* Authored and produced web-based training for Mystery ShoppersQA:* Planned and tested end-to-end Mystery Shop deployments* Planned and tested electronic surveys on a variety of platforms (Web, Motion tablet, iPod Touch)

Training & Documentation:* Analyzed customer and sales engineer training requirements, developed training strategies, and implemented training interventions to meet the needs* Developed training lab infrastructure using Virtual Machines* Designed and implemented a web-based delivery infrastructureQA:* Performed product verification (API testing, functional testing, usability, and out-of-box)Sales engineering and customer support:* Modified product designs to create a more user-friendly experience* Provide product expertise for the customer support and sales engineering organizations

Training and Documentation:* Analyzed training requirements, designed and developed single-source, e-learning, and instructor-led training courses* Developed program evaluation frameworks* Designed training documentation templates

Product management:* Defined and documented commercial specifications for telecommunication product releases* Presented at user forums* Completed request for proposal (RFP) responsesTraining & Documentation* Designed and delivered sales engineering training

Project management:* Project managed technology trials (beta and post-release sales trials)* Managed on-site customer interactions* Provided technical expertise to customers and the customer support organizationQA:* Developed customer trial strategies and test plansTraining & Documenation:* Created internal training material on SS7 and Nortel products

Project Management:* Managed a verification team through multiple product releases* Project managed customer acceptance testing activities* Managed on-site customer interactions* Provided technical expertise to customers, the verification team, and the customer support teamQA:* Developed product test strategies* Developed product test plans* Developed customer acceptance test plansTraining and Documentation:* Delivered product demonstrations to customers

Project Management:* Managed the network verification labQA:* Developed product test plans* Developed customer acceptance test plansTraining and Documentation:* Delivered product demonstrations to customers