E-learning projects
This is a list of projects I've worked on. For each it describes the role I performed as well as the period at which the project took place. It is not a comprehensive list but provides a good cross-section of the types of projects I've participated in and the tasks performed.
Be Constructive: Using Blogs, Podcasts & Wikis as Constructive Learning Tools
April 2006 - Present | Author | eLearning Guild
The paper for my Master's Project has been accepted for publication in the eLearning Guild's e-magazine, Learning Solutions and is being rewritten. Publishing date in August.
Online Course Writing for the Web
January 2006 - Present | Instructional Designer/Online Tutor | Online Course Portal
4-week course in Writing on the Web. Course objectives are to understand the need for adjusting writing for the web, to use inverted pyramids, headings and other tools & tricks to improve web writing, to define the audience and purpose of a web site and adjust writing accordingly, to use the invisible parts of web pages as assets and to write compelling, effective content for a web site. Participants are expected to spend 2 to 2.5 hours per week on course work. To be delivered through the Moodle system. Currently in development.
Be Constructive: Using Blogs, Podcasts & Wikis as Constructive Learning Tools
November 2005 - February 2006 | Author | USQ Online
Literature review paper on the ways in which some new media technologies can be used effectively in online constructive learning. Master's Project subject towards the Master of Educational Technology at the University of Southern Queensland. The paper was awarded a high distinction grade.
Editing Security Software Training Scripts & Powerpoint Presentations
March - May 2004 | Script writer/editor and multimedia editor | Irish e-learning production company
Editing & compressing e-learning lessons by 60% for an Irish software training company; edited both the scripts and the power point presentations. Also edited assessment questions & answers. Turnaround time was usually 24-48 hrs or less.
Gender Mainstreaming Training
November 2002 - May 2003 | Project manager & Instructional Designer | Four Dutch Ministries
Online pilot training containing full content. To be suited for policy makers at four different ministries, but flexible enough to be adapted for policy makers at other governmental institutions and levels. The challenge was to suit all these different user groups but also different learning styles.
In the end I designed a case-based course with a theory section, a general case and an additional specific case for each user group. Users could experiment with a number of gender tools as well as performing gender bias research and were confronted with gender bias in their own policy area. They were free to choose their learning path as the courses was made up of different learning objects. The use of these reusable learning objects also allowed for flexibility for the user as well as flexibility for the designer or instructor to adapt the course for different user groups.
In addition to the ID, I performed the initial needs analysis, worked closely with SME and gender experts at the ministries to collect content and write scripts and storyboards and communicated with the client.
Employment Agency Software Training
September 2002 - January 2003 | Instructional Designer/Multimedia Developer | Dutch-Belgian Employment Agency
Additional instructional design on an online training in employment agency software. Application was still being developed as we designed so required flexibility but also tight deadlines. Because of pressure on the project, I also did some multimedia development by building modules in Dreamweaver.
Manager Employee Evaluation Training
September 2002 - January 2003 | Performer Needs Analysis | Ministry of Social Affairs
Online training aimed at managers and employees of the ministry whose regular evaluation talks are directly related to promotion and growth possibilities. Evaluated existing material, conducted brainstorm session with stakeholders and subsequently created a training proposal including budget.
E-learning Workshops
May - July 2002 | Instructional Designer/Trainer | Dutchtone Telecom (now Orange)
Performed needs analysis. Independently designed, developed and delivered a series of 5 half-day workshops on e-learning instructional design and project management to a group of call center trainers. The workshop series became a new product in our company portfolio.
CMS Open Software Training
May - September 2002 | Project manager/ Lead instructional designer | Dutch International Law Firm
Responsible for studying the application and creating the global instructional design, project management, coordination with multimedia team. Developed scripts & storyboards with three other instructional designers. Training was custom made about CMS Open and related to tje law firm's employees’ daily work environment and experiences. The training was to be English spoken, so responsible for consistency and editing as well. The application was still being developed while we designed in order to roll-out as soon as possible. This required flexibility but also tight deadlines and good communication with the software developers.
Practical Leadership Training
February - August 2002 | Instructional Designer | Dutch Training Company
Developed blended learning training in practical leadership. Responsible for design and development of online scenario/role-playing elements and for coordination of the whole project with multimedia/tech team. An added complication was the use of a new learning management system from Oracle for this project.
Intranet Search Training
December 2001 - March 2002 | Instructional Designer/Project Manager | Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Developed online guide & search training for the ministry’s intranet which had become a mesh of independently created subsites. Performed needs analysis, examined intranet, communicated with client, designed training & guide including an online webquest which could be updated by the client through a text file. Also managed the multimedia development team.
Twist Marketing & Sales System
October 2001 - February 2002 | 2nd Instructional Designer | Aalsmeer Flower Auction
Tight deadline because all employees had to be trained before Easter, as that is when the flower auction biggest sales season starts. So deadline of february was final. Again the application was still being developed while we designed to roll-out as soon as possible. This meant working and planning closely with the software development team and required flexibility on our part so that if stuck on one module we could continue with others.
Writing for E-learning Workshop (F2F)
June - September 2001 | Instructional Designer | EduGoLive Training Company
Designed a one day classroom workshop meant as one in an e-learning series for educators & managers starting out in online learning. Designed and developed instructional materials, delivery by the client. Workshop is still in use.
Creation of Webct Courses
January - July 2000 | Instructional Designer | Dutch Educational Publishing House
The Dutch WebCT license at this time was in the hand of the educational publishing house I worked for. Having helped with the WebCT translation, I was asked as one of the few WebCT proficient users in the Netherlands to stay on and create courses which could be used as "digital workbooks" to accompany the educational books published.
WebCT Website, Manual & Platform Translation
August 1999 - July 2000 | Translator | Dutch Educational Publishing House
Translate from English to Dutch the first Dutch version of WebCT and translate & construct the accompanying web site WebCT.nl (now no longer active). This was my first encounter with online learning and also my first encounter with HTML.