Senior Instructional Designer / Learning Engineer
Resume:
Craig Wiggins
Senior Instructional Designer / Learning Engineer
Alexandria, VA 22305
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Accomplished instructional designer, learning engineer, elearning designer/developer and project manager with almost 15 years of experience in corporate, federal government and military education management and curriculum design.
Experience in:
- Learning systems design and management of learning technologies
- Various elearning authoring tools and learning management systems
- Distance learning software specifications and standards
- 'Just-in-time' learning, performance support, and improvement Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Senior Instructional Designer
E3 Federal Systems - McLean, VA
September 2016 to Present
Design of digital learning solutions for the General Services Administration's Federal Systems Integration and Management (FEDSIM) division.
Senior Instructional Designer
Problem Solutions, LLC - Alexandria, VA
March 2014 to August 2016
SETA contractor providing support for the Department of Defense's Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, specifically in regards to the Experience API (xAPI). Design and create learning experiences (examples, proofs-of-concept, etc.) showcasing ADL technologies.
Serve as both ADL Community Manager and Outreach Team Lead. Ran the xAPI Design Cohort, network with instructional design and development communities, and provide guidance in the application of ADL-produced learning technology specifications. eLearning Platform Director
CEB - Arlington, VA
June 2012 to March 2014
Managed the design, development, and roadmapping of distance learning (elearning, mlearning, blended learning, etc.) for the entire organization. eLearning Instructional Design Strategist
CEB - Arlington, VA
September 2010 to June 2012
Managed the design and development of distance learning solutions for use by the Corporate Executive Board's Corporate Leadership Council members. Instructional Systems Designer
Paltech, LLC - Arlington, VA
January 2008 to September 2010
Assisted subject matter experts and project managers in developing course outlines, selecting activity types and choosing appropriate media elements.
Trained subject matter experts on tools, standards and guidelines for creating elearning courses for and at the Department of State Foreign Service Institute. Education
M.Ed. in Curriculum Development
George Mason University - Fairfax, VA
2005 to 2006
B.A. in Anthropology
College of William and Mary - Williamsburg, VA
1993 to 1997
Links
http://about.me/socalledcraig
http://www.linkedin.com/in/craigwiggins
Groups
eLearn Magazine Editorial Board
December 2013 to Present
Serve as a member of the editorial board's Emerging Technologies Subcommittee. IEEE Industry Connections Industry Consortium on Learning Engineering January 2018 to Present
Serve as the Vice-Chair and Special Interest Group Liaison Officer. Publications
The Experience API - Liberating Learning Design
http://www.elearningguild.com/research/archives/index.cfm?id=177&action=viewonly September 2014
In this new Guild Hot Topics Research Report, The Experience API Liberating Learning Design, Peter Berking, Steve Foreman, Jason Haag, and Craig Wiggins describe how the xAPI allows flexible tracking of a virtually unlimited number of learning activities and experiences, and the range of opportunities this provides for learning practitioners. Hot Topics reports explain new technologies so you can quickly get up to speed on critical new knowledge. The report is available in PDF, EPUB, and MOBI formats. What I Know for Sure
https://www.td.org/publications/blogs/learning-technologies-blog/2013/09/what-i-know-for-sure September 2013
A set of extended answers to questions posed as part of UMBC's #EDUC689 course on instructional systems design for informal learning.
Let's Stop Pretending
https://www.td.org/insights/lets-stop-pretending
July 2012
A call to action for learning professionals to clear away the deadwood remaining in our practice. eLearning Authoring: Taking the Next Step with xAPI https://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1766/elearning-authoring-taking-the-next-step-with- xapi
August 2015
Enhanced xAPI support is likely to manifest itself in the true spirit of authoring tools, so that you, as author, will not have to know much about the technical details of how xAPI works. You will be able to create more complex xAPI- enabled instructional designs faster and easier you may not even realize you are using xAPI.
Are You an ISD, a Business Process Engineer, or Both? https://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1745/are-you-an-isd-a-business-process-engineer-or- both
July 2015
“The xAPI provides a powerful approach to reimagine your ISD role and make changes that go beyond training. In this scenario, you have used the xAPI to effect lasting changes to processes in the business environment including introduction of a new competency self-assessment, Marine Solution Center
(MSC) system enhancements, content management guidelines and processes, and a data dashboard for monitoring MSC effectiveness.”
xAPI and Analytics: Measuring Your Way to Success
https://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1722/xapi-and-analytics-measuring-your-way-to- success
June 2015
“The ISD team already has some ideas about how to expand their use of xAPI to make the learning and performance solution even more impactful. They plan to introduce a ‘Did You Know?’ page where a sales rep can get personalized performance improvement tips like ‘Did you know that you are 40 percent more successful when you spend five minutes researching the product immediately before a call?’ and other trends that are now possible to identify through the xAPI and analytics." Ten Steps to Plan & Communicate Your xAPI Design to a Web Developer https://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1523/ten-steps-to-plan--communicate-your-xapi-design- to-a-web-developer
October 2014
“Thinking about what patterns emerge from interaction with your designs enables you to improve your students’ learning experiences, workplace performance, and, ultimately, contribution to the organization’s well-being. Additionally, it allows you as a learning professional to articulate the return on investment for your interventions.”
Additional Information
SXSW Interactive and SXSWedu 2016 / Capture the Data of Experience MARCH 2016, AUSTIN TX
Co-presented on the utility of the Experience API (xAPI) for tracking both non-traditional learner experience data and activities in the non-academic, maker context. DevLearn 2015 / Analytics and xAPI: Measure Your Way to Success OCTOBER 2015, LAS VEGAS NV
Co-presented a case study illustrating how data can influence future design and learning environment decisions. Based on an article written in Learning Solutions Magazine. eLearning Guild Online Forum / Learning Platform Strategies: LMS, LRS or Both? MAY 2015, VIRTUAL
Co-presented in regards to both SCORM-to-xAPI roadmap and the differentiation between learning management systems (LMSes) and learning record stores (LRSes). DevLearn 2014 / Research Overview: The xAPI - Liberating Learning Design OCTOBER 2014, LAS VEGAS NV
Co-presented an overview of the eLearning Guild research report The Experience API: Liberating Learning Design.
e-Learning Korea 2014 / SCORM, xAPI, and the Future of Experiential Learning SEPTEMBER 2014, SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Presented an overview of the Experience API (xAPI) and a preview of the Total Learning Architecture
(TLA) to the e-Learning Technology track.
Medbiquitous 2014 / A Standards-Based Approach to Tracking Learner Activities MAY 2014, BALTIMORE MD
Presented a demonstration showing how xAPI can be used with MedBiquitous standards to track activities in relation to established frameworks for competency and performance.
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