Experience

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  Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

  • United States
  • Think Tanks
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Director of Learning Design

    • Jul 2020 - Present

  • Associate Director of Instructional Design

    • Mar 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Instructional Designer

    • 2015 - Jul 2020

    Lead the creation and development of blended and online educational offerings. Collaborate with thought leaders, academic scholars, and practitioners to design, implement, and evaluate educational programs of the institute. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is the leading resource for key issues concerning the use, regulation, and taxation of land. Providing high-quality education and research, the Lincoln Institute strives to improve public dialogue and decisions about land policy.

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  CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)

  • United States
  • Research Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Instructional Designer/ Research Associate

    • 2004 - 2015

    Designed and created online learning environments using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. Managed the development and research of UDL literacy environments to support reading, writing, and assessment. Integrated multimedia and web accessibility best practices to enhance teaching and learning. Collaborated with cross teams of learning science researchers, university faculty, K-12 educators, and software engineers in design, development, implementation, and research.

  • Online Course Instructor

    • 2009 - 2010

    Co-taught Introduction to Universal Design for Learning for K-12 educators.

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  Harvard Graduate School of Education

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Teaching Fellow

    • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012
    • Cambridge, MA

    Conducted weekly, hands-on studios using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to frame educational problems and evolve solutions. Administrator of Ning, a social network platform, to foster online discussions and share open learning resources.

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  CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)

  • Wakefied, MA

  • Instructional Designer/Research Assistant

    • 2003 - 2004
    • Wakefied, MA

    Select projects:Reading to Learn, funded by U.S. DOE, IES, 2003 – 2005.Designed and produced flash animations and managed the development of educational software with interactive, rich media resources to improve comprehension of informational text for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders.

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  Oshkosh Area School District

  • Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

  • High School Academic Counselor

    • 1998 - 2002
    • Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

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  Advocap

  • Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

  • Community Organizer

    • 1997 - 1998
    • Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

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  Kaukauna Area School District

  • Kaukauna, WI

  • High School Social Studies and English as a Second Language Teacher

    • 1996 - 1997
    • Kaukauna, WI