Agile Onboarding

As Assistant Director of Online Learning Support at the University of North Florida, I re-tooled and implemented the onboarding process for three positions: Coordinator of Training; Coordinator of Online Learning Support; Online Learning Assistant. Rather than following a traditional linear training program (previously hosted in Canvas LMS), new employees are encouraged to progress through a series of  training cards with … Read More

UNF COVID-19 Education Program

While working in the Center for Instruction and Research Technology at the University of North Florida, I edited, designed, published, and supported the COVID-19 Education Program, which was disseminated to all students, faculty, and staff. This project, of which I am very proud, was integral to UNF’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The UNF COVID-19 Education Program is required training … Read More

Johnny Clean – Training & Consulting

Some freelance e-learning product dev and branding for Johnny Clean — who are in the kickstarting a training program for senior leadership within the car wash industry. I consulted with JC to create a training initiative based on the ADDIE framework and Agile methodologies. Johnny Clean is hoping to re-brand the Car Wash Industry. When thinking of the Car Wash … Read More

Why Use a Teaching Wiki?

I use the open-source MediaWiki to keep track of my courses, syllabuses, lessons, and other teaching materials. It’s installed on a subdomain of this website, and students visit regularly. When I began teaching technical writing, I decided to open select pages for student contribution. Allowing students to use wiki software not only teaches collaboration, it facilitates public and community discourse. Essentially, a … Read More

Neuropsych PowerPoint

Information Design: a PowerPoint presentation in clinical neuropsychology. The doctor who gave the presentation was a certified genius, and I am proud to have played a role in disseminating her research. Cole Nussbaumer at Storytelling With Data wrote an interesting post last week about choosing between light and dark backgrounds for data visualizations. As Cole mentions, dark backgrounds, combined with bold, … Read More

Intro to Arboriculture

I spearheaded the HTML5 update to ISA’s award-winning award-winning, interactive training series (“Intro to Arboriculture”), which was previously only available through CD-ROMs or in Flash format. Before I came to the project, the ISA had been struggling to update their legacy content. They had tasked a handful of instructional designers who failed to clean the Flash code. With proper planning … Read More

Okay, Dendro!

The problem: Arborists climb trees, and they don’t want to lug dictionaries along. The more things arborists have in their pockets, the more dangerous their jobs. My solution: Leverage the power of Google Assistant and artificial intellegence to create an interactive dictionary that arborists can access using voice control.  With Actions on Google, the International Society of Arboriculture can now … Read More

ISA Safety Workshop

The International Society of Arboriculture asked me to develop and design a slideshow for their Z133 workshop. The wanted a template that could be used in both PowerPoint and Articulate Storyline. The theme of the presentation was “Arborist Safety” — the project was built around the orange, black, and white color scheme of the Z133 Safety Manual. Managing the demands … Read More

360 Degrees of Arboriculture

The International Society of Arboriculture asked me to create a prototype quiz in augmented reality. The point is to teach arborists about the benefits of trees by having them take tests in virtual space. 

Founding a Design Lab

I helped to kickstart the Rutgers Writing and Design Lab (RWDL), a forward-thinking multiliteracy center with a focus on digital composition. The RWDL offers face-to-face tutoring for a population of nearly 6,000 students, as well as workshops in document and instructional design.  As a senior consultant, I helped create student videos, craft effective presentations, podcasts, and web publications. We also … Read More