My background includes both in-person and online teaching as well as the development of interactive educational materials for publishers, universities, educational organizations, corporations, government agencies, and museums. I hold a Certificate in Instructional Technology from the Graduate School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Boston, and have extensive knowledge of pedagogical and assessment models such as ADDIE and SAM.
I work with a variety of software and storyboard templates, source images, and animations, and work with designers and programmers to develop:
- Courses and tutorials for adult learners
- Storyboards and scripts for interactive and scenario-based educational and training materials for K-12, college, and adult learners at school, at work, and in the community
- Interactive Web, multimedia, and kiosk content
- Articulate-based products (Storyline, Engage) for educational and corporate clients
- Infographics, animated videos, voiceover, and related multimedia
- Educational game content
- Video and multimedia scripts, lessons, courses and trainings for corporate and educational clients
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
- Accelerate Education, Seattle, WA
- Apex Learning, Philadelphia PA/Seattle WA
- Drexel University
- ELC Information Security (cybersecurity training)
- Hanley Woods (architecture/building training)
- Harvard Business Publishing
- The JED Foundation
- Junior Achievement
- McGraw Hill Publishing, New York, NY
- Media Bistro
- Pansophic Educational Publishing
- Pearson Publishing
- University of Pennslyvania
- WIC Arizona
- WiseWire, Washington DC
Please contact me directly for project details and samples.
Amplifire, Boulder, CO
Using a unique question-based interactive training approach, developed educational materials for attorneys serving veterans seeking compensation for injuries and illness.
CineLearning Productions, Mesa, AZ
Researched and wrote scripts and interactive scenario-based educational materials for business managers, K-12 students, and adult learners. Subcontracts included business-oriented video projects for Arizona WIC, Soundview, Hanley Woods, and interactive middle/high school web design courses Toolwire.
Harvard Business Publishing, Cambridge, MA: Worked with business "gurus" to develop elearning scripts for business managers and business students.
McGraw Hill: Work with editors to develop the Connect online educational product, featuring units on all aspects of English language, grammar, reading, and writing.
Junior Achievement, Colorado Springs, CO: Developed and built Storyline modules for middle and high school students focused on topics ranging from personal finance to career development to job acquisition.
Pearson Publishing, Boston MA: As subcontractor, researched, developed and wrote a series of short videos on study skills as part of 21st Century Study Skills curriculum. Researched and wrote digital lessons on math, world history.
TUTS+: Developed and wrote multiple business management tutorials for a major business website.
University of Pennsylvania College of General Studies: As an instructor for over decade, designed and taught courses for the Non-Profit Certificate Program including Grant Writing, Fundraising Writing, Project Evaluation, and Report Writing; also taught writing-related courses including The Business of Freelance Writing, Writing for an Editor, and Creative Freelance Writing.