EXPERIENCE IN Online EDUCATION
ADJUNCT FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, University Without Walls, Fall 2017 – Present
Teach, designed, wrote, and produced lectures and interactive learning content for 397W Digital Presentations for Teaching and Training, an online course designed to teach the learning theories behind digital presentation practices
ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER, SMITH COLLEGE, Learning & Design, ETS, ITS, 2014 – 2018
Advise faculty on tools and methods for integrating online components into their teaching, such as web conferencing, interactive engagement and assessment tools, social media, and digital projects
Designed and managed a MOOC on edX called the Psychology of Political Activism: Women Changing the World Article, Archived Course on edX
Conducted campus wide user experience Learning Management System (LMS) assessment Deliverables include: White Paper, Case Studies
Spearheaded student-led research group designed to examine the role of women and marginalized groups in gaming and to identify experiential learning opportunities through gameplay
ASSISTANT ONLINE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH’S ONLINE DIVISION, Art Foundations Dept. Education Management Corporation (EDMC), 2010 – 2016
Wrote, design directed user experience and interactive media development, and taught FND110 Observational Drawing online, runs approximately 200 times a year
Managed 26 remote faculty for Art Foundations via online communication
Significant contributor to AFS program development through project management, led and facilitated remote SME and production teams through curriculum development
Conducted an LMS and institutional wide user assessment to determine optimal learning and user experiences that resulted in custom redesign and revised approaches to curriculum, faculty-student communication, administrative workflow, and the learning environment Deliverables included: LMS and Faculty Workflow User Experience Assessment, White Paper, Project-based Pilot Course, SME Workflow Guidelines, Platform Wireframes, Platform Prototype
Wrote and presented project proposals, project maps, and media briefs for course design, media production and program development
Developed procedural guidelines and wrote and produced faculty training materials
Presented workshops to provide instructional and operational guidance on efficient workflow and effective teaching methods in an online classroom
ONLINE LEAD FULL-TIME FACULTY, ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH’S ONLINE DIVISION, Art Foundations Department 2006 – 2010 Courses: FND110 Observational Drawing, FND113 Perspective Other responsibilities: Managed and mentored 53 remote faculty, Curriculum assessment and revision
ONLINE ADJUNCT FACULTY, ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH’S ONLINE DIVISION, Graphic Design & Art Foundations Department 2005 – 2006 Courses: FND110 Observational Drawing, GD120 Visual Communications, GD410 Portfolio I & II
ON-CAMPUS ADJUNCT FACULTY, SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, Art & Design, 2003 – 2005 Courses: ART100 Foundational Drawing, GD310 Computer Illustration
ON-CAMPUS FULL-TIME FACULTY, ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA, Computer Animation Department 1997 – 1999 Courses: CA110 Computer Animation, GD 210 Computer Illustration
EXPERIENCE IN CORPORATE DESIGN
CONTRACT DESIGN DIRECTOR / CONTENT DEVELOPER, MA 2000 – present
Conceptualized and designed instructional and interactive content, and corporate identity. Clients include: Touch Press, EDMC, Colgate, Great Scenic Railway Journeys, Wide Eye Productions
DESIGN DIRECTOR, Mentor Communications, CT 2001
Developed storyboards, art, and design for instructional animations for corporate training purposes
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, Iditarod Properties, Inc., AK 1999 – 2000
In-house advertising and corporate identity development
ART DIRECTOR/SENIOR DESIGNER, Institutional Investor, Inc. (ABC), NYC 1993 -1997
Illustrated and designed high end promotional and editorial material for print
EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, New York, NY MFA, Computer Art & Animation 2003 Unofficial Transcript
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Providence, RI BFA, Illustration 1991 Unofficial Transcript
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, (Europe) Jan. 1991 – Feb. 1991
Intensive art history study in Rome, Florence, Venice, Vienna and Frankfurt
OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens, Ohio Extensive coursework in fine art and communications
USER EXPERIENCE & INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN PROJECT SUMMARIES
WEB CONFERENCING PILOT: Smith College, Online Instructional Designer and Course Builder
Designed a workflow for integrating Zoom into Moodle for online and blended learning environments
EDX MOOC : SmithX, Online Instructional Designer and Course Builder
Designed and implemented user experience, interactive content, course branding, and detailed analysis
Deliverable included: Three iterations of Psychology of Political Activism: Women Changing the World
COURSE TUTORIALS PROJECT: AFS Dept. Project Manager, Design Director
Deliverable included: Series of 98 video tutorials that included assignment lectures and in-studio demonstrations
PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEWS: AFS Dept. Curriculum Committee, Chair, Project Manager, Design Director
Deliverable included: Video series of interviews with industry professionals for each of our degrees talking about how they use fundamental design skills in their work
FND110 DRAWING COURSE ART FOUNDATIONS DEPT.: Subject Matter Expert, Design Director
Wrote, designed and directed course development to completion, runs approx. 200 sections annually Deliverables Included: Course lecture content, Artwork: Created original art that included 36 drawings and over a 1000 photographs of which 50 were used in the media development for the course, Extensive Media Brief, Interactive Media: Designed and directed interactive media focused on learning through user experience; initiated project with finished digital PSD and AI files
PERSPECTIVE APP: Subject Matter Expert, Design Director
Conceptualized, designed and directed development for an interactive digital LTI used for image analysis of 1- 2- and 3-point perspective, and the interactive exploration of the concept of linear perspective Deliverables Included: Integrated LTI Perspective Application
VOICETHREAD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING & TUTORIALS: Subject Matter Expert
Created tutorial series for South University’s communications course Deliverables Included: Live and recorded workshop, “Integrating VoiceThread into Your Classroom,” Presenter, Webinar: "Reframing Visual Arts Instruction with VoiceThread," Invited Guest Speaker
ASSESSMENT PROJECT SUMMARIES
LMS USER EXPERIENCE ASSESSMENT: Campus wide user experience assessment of LMS integration in a blended learning environment, Smith College Deliverables include: White Paper, Four Articles, Case Studies
WOMEN IN GAMING: AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH GAMEPLAY RESEARCH INTEREST GROUP: Spearheaded this student-led research interest group designed to examine the role of women and marginalized groups in the gaming industry and their personification in games, and to identify experiential learning opportunities through gameplay, Neilson Library KnowledgeLab, Smith College Deliverables included: Two Game Playthrough Events, First Event Article: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Second Event Article: VR Across Campus, By Tori Clayton
ONLINE DIVISION ASSESSMENT: Selected Member based on Research and Extensive Curriculum Contributions
Initial member of Pinnacle, which originated from a team of 6 people tasked with assessing Ai’s complete online product and delivery methods, and presenting solutions for meeting current market demands Deliverables included: eCollege, Faculty Workflow, and User Experience Assessment, White Paper, Project-based Pilot Course Content and SME Workflow, Platform Wireframe Walk-through, Project Platform Prototype
COMMON CORE CONVERSION: AFS Dept. Curriculum Committee, Chair Assess Art Foundations courses for common core alignment
COURSE CURRICULUM ASSESSMENTS: AFS Dept. Curriculum Committee, Chair
AFS Dept. course assessments and recommendations to improve efficiency, faculty-student interaction and student retention Deliverables included: AFS Instructional Guidelines, AFS Instructional Media Guidelines
COURSE CURRICULUM QUALITY ASSESSMENT RUBRIC: AFS Dept. Curriculum Committee, Chair
Developed pre- and post- instructional assessment rubric for Art Foundations core courses to gauge command of competencies upon course completion
Professional Development
BERKLEE ONLINE, Game Design Principles, Certificate of Successful Completion, (13 wk course) 2017
Completed with the intention of understanding and applying VR, AR and game mechanics to educational environments