Miranda Verswijvelen
Senior learning design and writing consultant at Learningworld Design- Claim this Profile
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Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Full professional proficiency
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German Professional working proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Rachel Haak (she/her)
Miranda is one of those rare diamonds who understand learning design so deeply that she can design anything you can put in front of her, while also being an innovator in the sector. Miranda has an exceptional talent for getting to the heart of what's important in a learning experience and brings learning to life through engaging and thoughtful design. On top of this, Miranda rolls with the punches and changes that come with working at pace, she tackles uncertainty with grace and offered valuable insights into how to improve processes and functions while being at all times positive and supportive. Miranda was a real leader in the design project and I cannot recommend her more highly! Thank you Miranda!
Ephemeral Roshdy
Kind and skilled are the two words that come to mind when I think of Miranda. I had the privilege of being her direct manager at Aula, where Miranda worked with subject matter experts to convert doctorate level curricula into digitally delivered, interactive learning experiences. Miranda excelled in this position not just because of her excellent instructional design skills, but also because of her superb communication skills. Miranda was able to tackle some of our most challenging designs and received high praise from our partner educators due to the artful way she balanced student needs, applied pedagogies, and personal teaching styles of the educators. I genuinely believe any instructional design team would greatly benefit from Miranda’s presence.
Rachel Haak (she/her)
Miranda is one of those rare diamonds who understand learning design so deeply that she can design anything you can put in front of her, while also being an innovator in the sector. Miranda has an exceptional talent for getting to the heart of what's important in a learning experience and brings learning to life through engaging and thoughtful design. On top of this, Miranda rolls with the punches and changes that come with working at pace, she tackles uncertainty with grace and offered valuable insights into how to improve processes and functions while being at all times positive and supportive. Miranda was a real leader in the design project and I cannot recommend her more highly! Thank you Miranda!
Ephemeral Roshdy
Kind and skilled are the two words that come to mind when I think of Miranda. I had the privilege of being her direct manager at Aula, where Miranda worked with subject matter experts to convert doctorate level curricula into digitally delivered, interactive learning experiences. Miranda excelled in this position not just because of her excellent instructional design skills, but also because of her superb communication skills. Miranda was able to tackle some of our most challenging designs and received high praise from our partner educators due to the artful way she balanced student needs, applied pedagogies, and personal teaching styles of the educators. I genuinely believe any instructional design team would greatly benefit from Miranda’s presence.
Rachel Haak (she/her)
Miranda is one of those rare diamonds who understand learning design so deeply that she can design anything you can put in front of her, while also being an innovator in the sector. Miranda has an exceptional talent for getting to the heart of what's important in a learning experience and brings learning to life through engaging and thoughtful design. On top of this, Miranda rolls with the punches and changes that come with working at pace, she tackles uncertainty with grace and offered valuable insights into how to improve processes and functions while being at all times positive and supportive. Miranda was a real leader in the design project and I cannot recommend her more highly! Thank you Miranda!
Ephemeral Roshdy
Kind and skilled are the two words that come to mind when I think of Miranda. I had the privilege of being her direct manager at Aula, where Miranda worked with subject matter experts to convert doctorate level curricula into digitally delivered, interactive learning experiences. Miranda excelled in this position not just because of her excellent instructional design skills, but also because of her superb communication skills. Miranda was able to tackle some of our most challenging designs and received high praise from our partner educators due to the artful way she balanced student needs, applied pedagogies, and personal teaching styles of the educators. I genuinely believe any instructional design team would greatly benefit from Miranda’s presence.
Rachel Haak (she/her)
Miranda is one of those rare diamonds who understand learning design so deeply that she can design anything you can put in front of her, while also being an innovator in the sector. Miranda has an exceptional talent for getting to the heart of what's important in a learning experience and brings learning to life through engaging and thoughtful design. On top of this, Miranda rolls with the punches and changes that come with working at pace, she tackles uncertainty with grace and offered valuable insights into how to improve processes and functions while being at all times positive and supportive. Miranda was a real leader in the design project and I cannot recommend her more highly! Thank you Miranda!
Ephemeral Roshdy
Kind and skilled are the two words that come to mind when I think of Miranda. I had the privilege of being her direct manager at Aula, where Miranda worked with subject matter experts to convert doctorate level curricula into digitally delivered, interactive learning experiences. Miranda excelled in this position not just because of her excellent instructional design skills, but also because of her superb communication skills. Miranda was able to tackle some of our most challenging designs and received high praise from our partner educators due to the artful way she balanced student needs, applied pedagogies, and personal teaching styles of the educators. I genuinely believe any instructional design team would greatly benefit from Miranda’s presence.
Experience
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Learningworld Design
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New Zealand
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E-learning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior learning design and writing consultant
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Feb 2016 - Present
15 years experience in online learning design, creative and technical writing and consultancy.Specialised in game-inspired learning experiences and narrative design.Recent playful experience projects:- Chatbot character and dialogue design for a healthcare application- Concept and narrative design of a playful research survey app for children.- Concept and narrative design of a virtual novel for teens on bystander behaviour in cyberbullying- Concept and narrative design of a game for youth on emotional first aidRecent projects in senior learning design- RMITO university - senior learning experience design - Ministry of Primary Industries - senior learning designer involved in continuous improvement initiatives
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Information Mapping
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Belgium
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Information Mapping Partner
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Jan 2021 - Present
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RMIT Online
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Australia
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Lead Learning Experience Designer
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Jul 2021 - Present
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RMIT Online
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Australia
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Learning Experience Designer
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Sep 2020 - Jan 2021
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Aula
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United Kingdom
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Learning Designer
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
Short term contract - Part of a major project working closely with university professors to convert 1200 courses to active social learning modules with a hybrid flexible approach. Short term contract - Part of a major project working closely with university professors to convert 1200 courses to active social learning modules with a hybrid flexible approach.
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Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
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New Zealand
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Learning Designer
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
Course design, project management, continuous improvement project of L&D approach, coaching of LDs on learning needs analysis and story-driven learning design. Course design, project management, continuous improvement project of L&D approach, coaching of LDs on learning needs analysis and story-driven learning design.
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The University of Auckland
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New Zealand
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Learning Designer STEM Online NZ
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Mar 2018 - Jul 2018
Design and production management of two courses for the NCEA Digital Technologies curriculum: Compression coding, and HCI Design (including Maori medium version). Design and production management of two courses for the NCEA Digital Technologies curriculum: Compression coding, and HCI Design (including Maori medium version).
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Waitematā District Health Board
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New Zealand
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Instructional Designer
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Sep 2013 - Jul 2016
• End-to-end creation of e-learning courses: collaboration with SME, stakeholder contacts, concept design, detailed instructional design, graphic design, development (mainly Articulate Storyline), delivery) in an agile production environment.• Develop user-centered learning solutions for online training on Totara LMS • End-to-end creation of e-learning courses: collaboration with SME, stakeholder contacts, concept design, detailed instructional design, graphic design, development (mainly Articulate Storyline), delivery) in an agile production environment.• Develop user-centered learning solutions for online training on Totara LMS
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Unitec | Te Pūkenga
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Academic Advisor
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Sep 2013 - Feb 2016
Design and develop blended learning courses for Unitec curriculum.Advise teachers around blended learning and gamified learning solutions. Design and develop blended learning courses for Unitec curriculum.Advise teachers around blended learning and gamified learning solutions.
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Kineo
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United Kingdom
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E-Learning Providers
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Instructional Designer
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Jun 2011 - Sep 2013
Instructional design of online learning courses, consultancy on technology and authorware, project management Instructional design of online learning courses, consultancy on technology and authorware, project management
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Unitec | Te Pūkenga
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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E-learning Development Advisor
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Jul 2010 - May 2011
Advise lecturers on use of LMS (Moodle) and Web 2.0 tools to enhance online learning experience for students and collaborative learning.Assist in creation of online learning resources Advise lecturers on use of LMS (Moodle) and Web 2.0 tools to enhance online learning experience for students and collaborative learning.Assist in creation of online learning resources
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FLOWSPARKS
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Belgium
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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e-learning consultant
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Oct 2003 - Oct 2005
Instructional design, course development, and project management for e-learning projects (main clients: EU, VDAB) Instructional design, course development, and project management for e-learning projects (main clients: EU, VDAB)
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Capgemini
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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IT consultant
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1999 - 2003
Front end programming (java, jsp, coldfusion) and web developmentFunctional analysis Front end programming (java, jsp, coldfusion) and web developmentFunctional analysis
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Copywriter
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Sep 1993 - Sep 1995
Copywriting for business to business magazines (banking, transport, logistics) Copywriting for business to business magazines (banking, transport, logistics)
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Education
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2018 - 2022
Auckland University of Technology
PhD Candidate, Crafting game-inspired interactive narratives to support emphatic care training. -
1988 - 1992
Ghent University
Master, Art History and Archaeology -
1986 - 1989
Ghent University
Master, History -
1980 - 1985
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