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Skills
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Instructional Design
Graphic Design
Articulate 360:
    Storyline & Rise

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe XD

PowerDirector

Vyond

Audacity

Canvas

EdApp

Teachable

SCORM & LMS skills

Basic HTML & CSS

Curriculum Design

Classroom Materials Design

Intercultural Communication

Basic Taiwanese Mandarin

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In progress: AWS She Builds CloudUp

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Professional info​​
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An innovative and creative instructional designer weaving content with interaction and rich visuals to produce memorable educational experiences. Strong background in digital learning design, visual design, and classroom instruction poses a triple threat to boring courses the world over. Solid curriculum and material design experience in Asia equals a unique worldview and skillset for your organization.

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Work​
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Eduscape  -  Instructional Designer

                              Template & Visual Design Team Lead​

                                     2021-present

  • Designs engaging online professional development training full-circle - from ideation to publishing - in Rise and the myEduscape LMS.

  • Innovates effective uses of visuals, animation, and layout to support learning.

  • Fosters collaborative design, ensuring quality team projects.

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Improvement Sciences  -  Director of Learning Design - APAC

                                                                          2020-2021

  • Managed, designed, and served as point of contact to deliver amazing digital instruction in EdApp for clients in Asia.​

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Utah State University  -  Instructional Designer

                          LED Lab        2020-2021

  • Collaborated directly with professors to determine learner needs, content adaptations, and new aesthetics for the TEACH: Centering Culture online training.

  • Produced a style guide to assist professors with taking control of edits and adaptations.

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Aula Education  -  Associate Instructional Designer

                                                   2020-2021

  • Assisted in the transition of on-campus university courses to an engaging and interactive online format.

 

Weber State University  -  Instructional Designer

                                                            July-August 2020 contract

  • Worked directly with geology and biology professors to efficiently transition courses to online formats via Canvas and Pano2VR.

  • Created a unique geology Pano2VR icon set.

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Shengli Elementary School  -  Curriculum Developer: 
                                                              CLIL English Program 
                                                                                           
2017-2020

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Tainan City Government  -  Adult ESL Instructor                                                                                                2015-2017

  • Contracted by the Bureaus of Cultural Affairs, Transportation, Civil Service, and Department of Personnel.

  • Planned, designed material, and taught classes and workshops focused on developing a wide variety of English skills, including volunteering, business conversation, public speaking, and emergency services.

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Improvement Sciences / Music People Studio / Freelance 

                       -  Professional Voice Artist                                                                                        2008-present

  • Provides professional voicing for digital learning, textbooks, storybooks, testing materials, and video narration.

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Freelance  -  Professional Tutor                                                

                           2008-2017

  • Taught all areas of ESL and EFL, specializing in conversation, public speaking, essay writing, GEPT, TOEIC, TOEFL, SAT, ACT, GRE, Taiwan University Entrance Exam, preparation of US university entrance materials, and entrance interview skills.

Shengli's academic chief, a local co-teacher, and I giving an interview on a local TV show, Tainan Go. We are discussing our unique approach to CLIL English, challenges, and successes. I also created the first video montage, What is CLIL?
CLIL?
What's

Content &

Language

Integration

Learning

Tainan City Mayor Huang Wei-che's promotional video supporting our bilingual education initiative. Emily appears at 1:05!
CLIL

Content and

Language

Integrated

Learning

WHAT'S
ENGLISH?

A European model for building fluency.

Education
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M.A. Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences
Utah State University - Logan, UT / Online              2018-2022
4.0 GPA

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B.A. Graphic Design                                                           

Morningside University - Sioux City, IA                      1998-2002

3.78 GPA

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      Kansai Gaidai University - Osaka, Japan        1999-2000

        International Exchange

        Certificate of Japanese Studies

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