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EDUCATION
SIT Graduate Institute
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Bachelor of Arts (2003)
Major: British Literature/ Communications
Minor: Visual Arts
Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Certificate (2005)
Book & Magazine Publishing (Summer Publishing Institute)
New York University
New York, New York, USA
Education CV
Master of Arts (2013)
International Education
WORK EXPERIENCE
Work Experience CV
World Learning, Remote (November 2016 - present)
Senior Online Learning and Communications Specialist (TESOL Department)
  • Develop global online courses and MOOCs for a variety of audiences, such as adult learners/EFL teachers (professional development courses) and students who will be studying in the US (cultural and academic orientation courses)
  • Create handouts/booklets, graphics, videos/animations, audio recordings and other materials designed to maximize learning opportunities for all participants (Universal Design for Learning)
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts to plan, design and develop online courses, and also to modify and update content for each iteration of a course
  • Provide ongoing technical support for course designers/subject matter experts, the instructors teaching the courses, and the course participants
  • Manage the promotion of and create all graphic design materials for our webinar series, Classroom Connections
  • Serve as the liaison between the TESOL department and our Marketing and Communications department to coordinate the production of external-facing promotional materials and written articles highlighting our work and achievements
  • Maintain our social media presence and our YouTube channel
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (April 2014 - August 2016)
Luxembourg Program Advisor & Diversity Initiatives Coordinator
  • Advised Miami students on all aspects of the Luxembourg program: academics, finances, scholarships, health and safety, and other logistics
  • Coordinated the program’s yearly calendar of activities: hiring/training student ambassadors, application cycles, outreach events, visa processing, meetings and pre-departure orientations, poster campaigns, and material updates
  • Updated the website and blog with upcoming events, student stories, photos/videos, and managed social media platforms
  • Developed and co-facilitated in-person pre-departure orientations and online parents webinars
  • Built and cultivated relationships with offices across campus, such as Financial Aid, Student Disability Services, the GLBTQ Office, and the Office of Diversity Affairs, to provide all students with the support they needed
  • Served as the interim Marketing Manager for four months and managed our marketing intern
Oasis Center, Nashville, Tennessee (October 2013 - March 2014)
Tutor at Nashville State Community College
  • Worked with domestic and international students with diverse learning needs and cultural backgrounds as part of the Oasis Center’s College Connections program
  • Assisted students in improving writing, studying, and researching skills; expanding their vocabulary and knowledge base; and creating effective PowerPoints and delivering engaging presentations
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (September 2012 - June 2013)
Program Associate, Global Orientation on Culture and Ethics (GO!) Initiative
  • Developed and coordinated a year-round pan-university training initiative for approximately 175-200 students, plus one full-day conference
  • Facilitated collaboration among the GO! Committee (staff, faculty and student representatives from different campus units) to refine the training curriculum
  • Managed all aspects of planning, marketing, logistics, budgeting and evaluation for GO! events and workshops
  • Strategically identified staff and faculty to lead workshops and trainings and cultivated relationships
  • Recruited and supervised student volunteers
Brown International School, Seoul, South Korea (Aug 2009-June 2010 / Mar 2019-Feb 2020)
ESL Teacher
  • Planned, prepared, and taught lessons to grades K-5 and tutored individual students
  • Designed relevant and engaging teaching materials to complement the standard curriculum
  • Assessed and evaluated students’ needs and progress

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Prof Skills CV
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
HTML
ACCESSIBILITY
SOFTWARE

  • I add elements to all of my courses using HTML to produce more creative, visually pleasing page layouts and to increase readability.
     

  • I often use W3Schools and Stack Overflow to learn new code and experiment with ways to create more interesting page layouts.
     

  • I understand how to manipulate elements and how to make them responsive.
     

  • I have a working knowledge of Canvas White Pages

All of my courses are designed to be as accessible as possible...
 

  • For a variety of devices

    • Example: design elements and images are responsive for ease of use on both large & small screens
       

  • For screen readers

    • Example: HTML tags, such as alt text and headings, are used
       

  • For visual impairments

    • Example: colors are chosen for each course with contrast and color accessibility in mind using this website
       

  • For participants in countries with internet access issues

    • Example: LTI tools and large files/images can be challenging for users with internet access issues or low bandwidth to load or download, so these are kept to a minimum or are avoided altogether​

  • Design:

    • Procreate​

    • Adobe ​Illustrator​

    • Adobe Photoshop
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  • Video creation and editing:

    • Microsoft PowerPoint

    • iMovie​

    • Adobe Premier Pro

    • Adobe After Effects
       

  • Document & booklet design:

    • Adobe InDesign

    • Microsoft Word
       

  • Learning Management Systems:

    • Canvas

    • Moodle

    • Google Classroom
       

  • eLearning Authoring:

    • Articulate Storyline ( "Articulate Storyline with Rise" certificate through Oregon State University; additional experience as the Team Lead for an Egyptian STEM project where I managed a group of Egyptian designers and checked their Articulate Storyline modules for QA and usability)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tartu International School, Tartu, Estonia (September 2016 - June 2017)
Arts & Crafts Instructor
Additional Exp CV
  • Prepared weekly arts and crafts lessons for a group of international students in grades 4-6
Youth for Understanding, Tartu, Estonia (September 2016 - February 2017)
Intern/Volunteer
  • Designed promotional materials (flyers, postcards, stickers, holiday cards) and maintained social media platforms
Charged Up for Study Abroad: A Multicultural Student Symposium, Oxford, Ohio (April 2016)
Event Coordinator
  • Developed a half-day conference designed to encourage historically underrepresented students to study abroad by providing sessions addressing topics such as the finances, opportunities, benefits and challenges involved in studying abroad
  • Organized all event logistics, recruited diverse faculty and staff to host sessions, designed marketing materials, and disseminated the event details through print, digital, and social media outlets
NAFSA Rainbow SIG (Special Interest Group) (2015-2016)
Scholarship Co-Coordinator
  • Collaborated with a committee of five international educators from across the US to raise funds for a national scholarship awarded to ten LGBTQ students annually
  • Sat on the application review committee to select scholarship recipients
  • Co-wrote an article with the Assistant Director of Miami University's Office of Diversity Affairs about building fruitful relationships between university Study Abroad Offices and LGBTQ/Diversity Affairs Offices, which was published in the Rainbow SIG's quarterly publication)
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