I specialize in developing and designing instructional materials that achieve educational objectives by building well-structured informational foundations, incorporating interactive content, utilizing purposeful instructional strategies, and integrating outcomes assessments.
PROFILE
EDUCATION
PhD. University of South Carolina, 1999 (Political Science)
M.S. University of South Carolina, 1990 (Political Science)
B.A. Francis Marion University, 1985 (Political Science & French)
CERTIFICATIONS
QM: Quality Matters Certifications
Program Review (2022)
Higher Education Master Review (2021)
Higher Education Course Review (2020)
Higher Education
PublisherReview (2020)
K-12 Course Reviewer (2020)
K-12 Publisher Reviewer (2020)
CPE Course Review (2020)
Gauging Your Technology Skills (2019)
American Assoc of Political Consultants
Political Communication (2021)
WIX Certification
Web Content Accessibility (2021)
International Society for Educational Technology
Online Instructional Design Certification (2022)
RECOGNITIONS
2020. Raising the Bar Academic Excellence Award. Columbia Southern Univ.
2019. Raising the Bar Academic Excellence Award. Columbia Southern Univ.
2019. Multimedia Award for Best Innovative Video. Columbia Southern Univ
2019. Multimedia Award, Best Instructional Video. Columbia Southern Univ.
2018. Multimedia Award, Best Instructional Design. Columbia Southern Univ.
2018. Academy of Finance & Management, Fellow.
2006. Buckhannon River Watershed Assoc. Environmental Leadership Award.
2004. Southern Political Science Assoc, Artisan Professional Development Award.
BACKGROUND
Simmons &
Simmons
Group, LLC
Recent work experience
curriculum
Development
Study.com, Mountain View, California
1099 Contract | February 2022 - June 2024
Mt. Aloysius College, Cresson, Pennsylvania
1099 Contract | August 2022 - January 2023
Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, Alabama
1099 Contracts, recurring | January 2018 -- May 2022
Ease Learning, Derry, New Hampshire
1099 Contract | April 2021 – April 2022
Constitution Foundation, McLean, Virginia
1099 Contract | August 2018 - November 2020
Instructional
Assessment
Quality Matters (Educational Services) Annapolis, Maryland
Recurrent short-term contracts | June 2020 - Present
Instruction
Mount Aloysius College (Cresson, PA), Political Science Faculty
eLearning | 2023 - 2024
Columbia Southern University (Orange Beach, AL), Political Science Faculty
eLearning | 2006 - 2022
West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV), Political Science Faculty
F2F | 2000 - 2006
Digital
Platform
Development
& Maintenance
Trinity UMC, January 2020 - June 2023
Website Development, Content Creation, Training, Maintenance
Environmental Insight, LLC, January 2023 - June 2023
Website Development, Content Creation, Training
The Master's Choice, August 2022 - November 2022
Website Development, Social Media Development, Content Creation, Training
Project
Management
Simmons and Simmons Group, LLC, 2013 - Present
Project Acquisition, Project Oversight, Assessment and Analysis, Budget Management
Skills
Design &
Multimedia
Software
Adobe: Captivate
Articulate 360: Storyline 360, Review Rise 360
Adobe Creative Suites: Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Illustrator, Rush
Cyberlink: Power Director
Apple: Final Cut Pro
Microsoft: Sway and Powerpoint
Skylum: Luminar, Aurora HDR, Luminar Neo
Movavi: Video Editor, Screen Recorder, File Conversion
Others: Powtoon, Moovly
Screencast/screen recorders: Camtasisa, Movavi, Loom, Snagit
Design Methodologies: Agile, Addie, SAM
Research &
Content
Development
General Research
Academic Research
Technical Writing
UX Writing
Custom Content Development
Editing
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity Content
Copyright Compliance
Citations
Communications
Collaboration
Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity Communications
Group Dynamics
Cross-Cultural Communications
Digital Communications
F2F Communications
Virtual Instruction (eTeaching)
F2F Instruction
Broad Audience Writing
Technical Writing
Journalism
Blogs
Social Media Development
Slack
Zoom
Digital content
Website Development
Website Management
Social Media Development
Social Media Management
UX Design
UI Design
Multimedia Content Development
Content Research and Location
Custom Content
Accessibility
Copyright Compliance
Office Software
Microsoft Office 365: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook, OneNote, Access, One Drive, SharePoint, Teams, Exchange
Google Workspace: Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Forms, Drive, Meet, Chat, Cloud
Adobe: Acrobat Pro, Reader, Scan, Fill & Sign
Apple: Pages, Numbers, Keynote
ZOOM
Web Design
UX Design
UI Design
Search Engine Optimization
Accessibility Design principles
Wordpress
Photoshop & Lightroom
Wix
Front End
Responsive Design
Mobile Design
Color Theory