Profile
With over ten years in the learning industry, I bring diverse experiences, including roles as a health and safety technician and teacher, curriculum developer, and designer of interactive e-learning and online courses.
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Introduction to Criminal Justice - Undergraduate course
The NZQA Level 5 Certificate in Criminal Justice was the first project I completed with UC Online. Collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs) and the educational media team, we delivered a programme covering various topics and unique factors that shape the criminal justice system. In this portfolio, I will share my experience designing one of the four courses "Introduction to Criminal Justice.
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Instructional Design Basics - Microcredential
The NZQA Level 8 micro-credential Instructional design basics was one of my first completed projects with UC Online. It focused on learners interested in learning fundamental instructional design frameworks and models. I worked with one subject matter expert and the educational media team. Communication and collaboration were vital during this project's design and development.
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Listeria Awareness - e-learning course
This short e-learning course was part of a training programme. It focuses on the crucial topic of food safety. For the design and development of this project, I worked with the senior instructional designer, the training team leader and the Quality Assurance Manager (SME). As a small team, constant communication and agile collaboration were fundamental to delivering the project on time due to the business needs.
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Delinker System - Training course in VR
In this Virtual Reality (VR) course project, I had the opportunity to collaborate with a learning experience designer to transform an e-learning module into an immersive virtual experience. This redesign aimed to offer a hands-on learning experience in a safe environment. Throughout the design process, I was able to integrate my expertise in occupational health and safety with learning design principles.
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My complete work history is available on LinkedIn.
Tech Educator & Content Creator
Self-employed
Jan 2012 - Present
Creating tech content focused on HTML, CSS and other front-end related topics. Offerings include online courses, a YouTube channel, written tutorials, workshops and training.
Director of Curriculum
Ladies Learning Code (now Canada Learning Code)
Jul 2014 - Feb 2016
Managed all curriculum for the adult training programs. Created teaching materials and standardized the content and delivery.
Key contributions:
- Created 9 new workshops. Topics include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Wordpress and Responsive Web Design.
- Created all Hackapalooza workshop content (2 day conference style event).
- Created an interactive slide deck template for consistent national workshop branding.
- Developed the Digital Skills part-time program curriculum.
- Implemented instructor training across 20+ Canadian chapters, focusing on creating inclusive and engaging learning environments.
Lead Front-End Developer
Field iD
Mar 2013 - Feb 2014
Lead the front-end development for the in-house safety inspection software.
Key contributions:
- Responsible for setting code standards for the front-end development.
- Created a fully customized front-end framework, including the UI/UX design and documentation.
- Standardized the site architecture and design.
Education
Seneca College - Toronto, Ontario
Webmaster Content Site Design Certificate, 2006
14 week full-time program covering HTML, CSS, Flash, Photoshop, PHP and JavaScript.
York University - Toronto, Ontario
Bachelor of Arts with Honours, 2001-2005
Double Major in Communications & Psychology
San Jose State University - San Jose, California
General Studies, 2000