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Samples + Deliverables

LDT 100x: Instructional Design and Technology: Learning Theories
Comparing Learning Theories Personal Learning Experiences Authentic Assessment Micro-Learning Sample

LDT 200x: Instructional Design Models
Learning Module + Pitch
LDT 300x: Instructional Design: Digital Media, New Tools and Technology   Graphic-design Samples Video Sample Screencast Sample Audio Sample Interactive Module Course Authoring in Sutori
LDT 400x: Instructional Design Course Evaluation & Capstone Project Full, 3-Week Course Design/ Articulate RISE


Post-Micromasters Work


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Instructional Designer

Having designed several courses with minimal formal training in instructional design, I boosted my instructional-design expertise by participating in a "Micromasters" program from edX and the University of Maryland University College. The program consisted of 4 courses:

  • Instructional Design and Technology: Learning Theories

  • Instructional Design Models

  • Instructional Design: Digital Media, New Tools and Technology

  • Instructional Design Course Evaluation & Capstone Project

Courses I have designed:

  • Leadership in Healthcare, Columbia College South Carolina, Summer 2020
  • Healthcare Administration Organizational Theory and Behavior, Columbia College South Carolina, Spring 2020 
  • Social Media and Mobile Marketing, RMIT University–Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 2018
  • Professional Communication (for Bachelor of Science in Nursing program), Beckfield College, Florence, KY
  • Nonprofit Public Relations, Governors State University, Fall 2013
  • Principles of Management, Spring 2007 for Stetson University; spring 2013 for StraighterLine
  • Entrepreneurial Seminar, various semesters, Stetson University, DeLand, FL, 2004 to 2006
  • Business Communication, Stetson University, DeLand, FL, 1996 to 2007
  • Seminar for First-Year Business Students, Stetson University, DeLand, FL, Fall 2007

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities attained through edX/ University of Maryland University College Instructional Design and Technology Micromasters program:

Learning Theories

Instructional-Design Models

Software, Apps, Media

Concepts

•   Behaviorism

•   Constructivism

•   Social Constructivism

•   Cognitivism

•   Social Cognitivism

•   Connectivism

•   Andragogy

•   Adult Learning

•   Theory of Deliberate Practice

Theory of Fun

•   ADDIE

•   Dick + Carey

•   Understanding by Design

•   Backward Design

•   Rapid eLearning Design

•   Instructional Systems Design

•   Adaptive Learning

•   Infographics apps

•   Audio-recording/editing apps

•   Authoring tools: Articulate Rise, Sutori

•   Canva

•   Videoconferencing software: Zoom

•   Screencast/video-recording apps: Monosnap, Screencastomatic

•   Multimedia apps

•   Mind-mapping apps

•   Podcasting apps

•   Web 2.0 Creation Tools

•   Image Creators + Editors

•   Image Repositories + Resources

•   Video-Creation + Editing Tools

•   Animation Tools

•   Closed-Captioning Tools

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

•   Measurable Learning Objectives

•   Bloom's Taxonomy

•   Cognitive Load Theory

•   Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

•   Scaffolding

•   Authentic Assessment

•   Rubrics

•   Copyright/Intellectual Property

•   Creative Commons Licensing

•   Fair Use

•   Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation + Stimuli

•   Operant/Classical Conditioning

•   Open Educational Resources (OER)

•   Digital Media Checklist

•   Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

•   Visual Design Theory

•   Images for Instruction

•   Accessibility

•   Social Learning + Interaction

•   Curriculum Design

•   Data-Driven Learner Models

•   Data-Driven Decision Management

•   Quality Matters

Online Course Evaluation

•    Formal vs. Nonformal Learning

•    Formative Assessment

•    Summative Assessment

•    Student-Centered Learning

•    Experiential Learning

•    Project-Based Learning

•    Gamification

•    Badging

•    Microlearning 

•    Microcredentialing

•    Subject-Matter Experts

•    Artificial Intelligence

•    Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

•    Digital Content

•    Storyboarding

•    Multiple Means of Representation

•    Mobile Learning

•    Segmenting

•    Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model

•    OLS Quality Scorecard

•    MOOCs

•    Peer Review

•    Design Document



  • Instructional Design

    I am accepting instructional-design projects.


  • Teaching

    Always interested in teaching assignments. See my Teaching Portfolio