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Instructor Training Course

 

Audience

English language instructors

My Responsibilities

Sole developer. Analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.

Tools Used

Articulate Storyline 360, Rise 360, Canva, Animaker, Canvas LMS, website, video editor, Padlet

 

The Problem

This learning experience grew out of masters research on unmet critical training needs of English language instructors. The needs analysis identified the following: enabling the audience to adapt and refine instructional methods for diverse learners and settings; sourcing and evaluating public domain materials; improving assessment design; and building cross-cultural competence.

The Solution

After careful analysis with various stakeholders in company and research on employee mentoring best practices, I created the company-wide “Navigators” mentoring program.

The program focused on developing the supervisors’ and senior staff’s knowledge, skills, and abilities to welcome and integrate new employees into their departments and the wider organization. The outcome of this is smoother starts, faster ramp up in productivity, and increased job satisfaction and employee retention.

 

 The Process

The process involved analyzing learning needs and pain points of the target audience based on qualitative and quantitative data collected in the research literature. Following that, the necessary resources were identified and evaluated including the learning management system. The design phase relied on a careful examination of instructional methods and learning theories.

The instructional objectives were established in order to then develop the materials. From there, the instructional package was implemented and deployed on the learning platform. Lastly, the learning experience was evaluated in depth by a number of learning professionals in the target audience and praised for quality and impact.

 

 

Portfolio–ADDIE: Best Practices for Designing and Developing Training

 

Audience

Instructional designers

My Responsibilities

Instructional design, development, and implementation.

E-learning development.

Tools used

Canva, Amazon AWS, H5p, WordPress, Animaker

 

 

 

Click “LEARN MORE” to test drive! This learning experience was built from a Department of Defense job aid document on ADDIE instructional design best practices. It began as a text PowerPoint that originally lacked any interactivity or multimedia elements. It was adapted to provide an engaging learning experience and show the potential to turn any knowledge document into a similarly compelling, self-paced, and interactive user experience.

“Navigators” New Employee Mentoring & Retention Program

 

Audience

Production supervisors and experienced staff

My Responsibilities

Project lead. Analyzed, designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated the learning experience. Facilitated workshops, storyboarded (text). Collected, analyzed, and presented program data and data visualization. Developed e-learning package.

Tools Used

Empathy map, Canva, iSpring Suite, Animaker, ADKAR change management models, Kirkpatrick 4 levels of evaluation, prototypes

 

 

The Problem

Needing to increase employee retention and engagement, company executives mandated a completely new employee mentor program to be created–along with mentor training and support programming.

The Solution

After careful analysis with various stakeholders in company and research on employee mentoring best practices, I created the company-wide “Navigators” mentoring program.

The program focused on developing the supervisors’ and senior staff’s knowledge, skills, and abilities to welcome and integrate new employees into their departments and the wider organization. The outcome of this is smoother starts, faster ramp up in productivity, and increased job satisfaction and employee retention.

The Process

Finally, the evaluation phase consisted of designing and administering Kirkpatrick 4 levels of evaluation (measuring reaction, learning, behavior, and results) including follow-up and reinforcement using the ADKAR change management model. Data on program effectiveness was collected, analyzed, and presented to the learners and stakeholders.

 

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