Ron Hansen Email & Phone Number

Wye Mills, Md, Us

Queenstown, Maryland, Us

Provide leadership in the use of instructional systems across the college to promote engaging, efficient, and effective use of instructional resources for all course delivery modalities and cross-divisional use. Leads the team that advises, trains, and mentors faculty and staff in the design and development of instructional materials.

Higher and Adult Education Consultant (Program and Curriculum Development, Instructional Technology Implementation, Accreditation)Accreditation Peer Evaluator - Serving in Education Specialist and Distance Education Specialist roles (ACCSC) or as Team Leader (ACCET)Course Facilitator/Writer for Max Knowledge - Developed course on Authentic Assessment TechniquesAwards Program Coordinator - Serious Play Conference (Digital and Tabletop/Board Games)Workshop Facilitator - Face-to-Face, Online synchronous or asynchronousOnline experience includes the following Learning Management Systems- Blackboard Learn- Canvas- eCollege- TopClass- LearnUpon (Corporate LMS)

Develop online courses for a growing division of a top ranked state university in New Jersey with an additional campus in China. Serve in an instructional design/project manager role overseeing subject matter experts and additional support to create online versions of courses and programs for delivery in the Blackboard Learn LMS. - Lead initial faculty training for prospective online instructors- Facilitate online course development for department- Implemented new online student satisfaction survey- Sat on Kean University President's Task Force on Best PracticesTeach one course per semester in the Communications Studies program. Initial courses include a 300 level course in Business Presentations and a transition course required by transfer students.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Provided strategic direction and staff management for the association's education programs and the IABC Academy (IABCAcademy.org), which delivers online training, face-to-face workshops, webinars, and accreditation of courses; leads the organization's certification program; provides strategic direction for the Global Communication Certification Council (GCCC), GCCCouncil.org.Successfully launched the Communication Management Professional certification program in collaboration with the GCCC in 2015 and launched Strategic Communication Management Professional certification program in 2017.Successfully restructured online learning instructional technology and processes. Launched a learning management system in April of 2016. To learn more about this visit https://www.learnupon.com/iabc-recommend-learnupon/Successfully launched asynchronous self-paced courses in October 2016 with ROI achieved ahead of expectations.Provided over 200 hours of synchronous webinar based courses. Assumed lead on the Gold Quill Awards program in 2016 and exceeded revenue goals by $40,000.IABC Headquarters is located in San Francisco. Worked remotely from the Baltimore - DC area from November 2015 to April 2017.

Emeryville, Ca, Us

Provided academic leadership, guidance, structure, and support to the Ex’pression team of Program Directors and Faculty to achieve department goals and student outcomes at the highest level. Served as a member of the company's Executive Management Team working collaboratively to develop and implement strategy to achieve organizational goals.- Successfully converted to the Canvas LMS from eCollege resulting in higher course completion rates and 60% cost reduction- Assisted new owners in preparing self studies and other documents for accreditation purposes

Responsible for developing and implementing both near-term and long-term plans for the education department for two campuses totaling over 1000 students. Coordinate, define, and communicate integrated plans for the growth and development in all educational areas including operations and curriculum. Work closely with Directors of Education and/or Training, Campus Presidents, and the StrataTech Chief Executive Officer.

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

Provide support for several campuses and oversee curriculum development for Business, Information Technology, and General Education.

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

Served as Chief Academic Officer. Started up a branch campus for The Art Institute of Atlanta and rolled out programs for Media Arts & Animation, Graphic Design, Multimedia & Web Design and Culinary Arts. Grew enrollment dramatically. Engineered programs' accreditations. Member of task force on Quality in Education for The Art Institutes. Served as Co-Chair of the Academic Readiness Subcommittee for The Art Institutes. Oversight for all academic programs and academic support, including registrar, library and remediation.

Administered Multimedia & Web Design, Photography, Video Production, and Web Site degree and diploma programs. Garnered Associate-level degree recognition for these programs from Pennsylvania Department of Education. Achieved accreditation from ACICS and ACCSCT.Championed Bachelor-level degree recognition for Multimedia & Web Design, Video Production, Internet Marketing & Advertising and Imaging Arts.

Served as Administrator and Creative Director for college's distance learning program.Coordinated Middle States accreditation visit. Transitioned program from text-based system to Web-based platform. Initiated development of Web-based content, multimedia and video courses.

Ed. D., Instructional Leadership, Education Technology

Ma, Communication Arts

B.S., Dramatic Arts, Cinema Studies

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