Instructional Design

In today’s rapidly changing world, I firmly believe that ongoing education is a necessity for workers to adapt to the demands of the modern work environment. As a devoted lifelong learner myself, I bring the benefit of many hours spent in both in-person and digital learning experienced from the learner’s perspective. I love the process of taking a learning project from start to completion to ensure the learning experience is both engaging and effective.

Training & Certifications

Duke Continuing Education Online Learning Certification – completed February 2025

TESOL Certification – completed December 2017

Experience

I’ve been learning instructional design since early 2025 and am currently practicing course development with Adobe Captivate. I also spent a year teaching English as a foreign language to high school students in Guatemala.

What’s Next

I’m currently continuing to learn the tools of the trade and practicing applying Instructional Design best practices in my personal projects.

I am working to complete Introduction to Learning Experience Design (LXD) Specialization – University of Michigan

Portfolio

Job Aids for Instructional Designers

I developed these job aids for my own referential use during instructional design work. I built it in Canva throughout my learning process.

AI Best Practices Informational Video Made for TSA West (~6 minutes)

This video was made for the Western Territory of the Salvation Army to help inform users on best practices using AI. This video became very popular with company leadership and ended up being shared with every US Territory, National Headquarters, and eventually even International Headquarters.

Quiz Material for a Cyber Safety Training Video

This was a series of questions I created to serve as an evaluation. It was meant to accompany a short video training on cyber safety in the workplace.

Project Testimonial