Please scroll down for a a short welcome video and a guide to navigating my ID portfolio, my personal brand statement, a summary of my learning design philosophy, and my reflection on what it means to be an instructional designer today.
Welcome Video and Portfolio Guide
Please watch this short welcome video. I'll provide a guide to this competency-based instructional design portfolio, an overview of my learning design philosophy, and my five-year professional development and learning plan.
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My Personal Brand Statement
I am devoted to lifelong learning and continuous personal development, including my soft, business- enabling, and digital/technical skills. I believe in solving problems by applying an analytical, problem-oriented, and client's-needs approach, using learning design thinking processes and project management principles. I strive to be as good a team member as I am a leader and applying my skills to benefit the team's goals and objectives.
My Learning Design Philosophy
My learning design philosophy is shaped by my experiences as an instructional designer, as a U.S. Army training and project manager, and as a Florida certified educator. I have had the awesome opportunity to teach and assess many subjects to a wide variety of learners: middle and high school students, college students, and adult professionals. I believe that learning is a lifelong endeavor that should be tailored to not only the specific learning audience but to the situation and content as well.
Shaping learning experiences in the 21st century requires that the learning designer and the educator/facilitator remain committed to lifelong learning themselves, focusing on developing key knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) that are soundly rooted in learning theory, and keep pace with technological advancements. I have devoted my time and energy to hone these KSA's and apply that to all of my instructional design and development work. The modern classroom and work environment is increasingly diverse and understanding and embracing that diversity is also a key component to effective learning design an delivery.
My Reflection on Learning Design Today
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