Experienced Instructional Designer with strong subject expertise(Phy)

Vasantha Kumari. K

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Skype id: vasanthavas

Subject Expert with wide experience in e-learning(digital content)

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

. 10+ Years of Experience in e-learning(Instructional Design/ Subject

Matter Expert)

. Well acquainted in ID Theories and adapting strategies as per learner

needs

. Proficient in Storyboarding and Visualization best as per budget

constraints

. Expertise in main subject Physics and allied subjects-Chemistry and Maths

. Strong towards deadlines for project delivery and dedicated for high

quality output

. Experience in Project Co-ordination and Reviewing skills with high ATD

. Mind blowing interactive content creator for K-12 curriculum

. High affinity to teach using Activity based learning/Games for difficult

subjects like Maths

. Extremely Diligent and possess excellent communication skills along with

verbal and written skills

. Flexible and Versatile to adapt to any new environment and work on any

project

. Quick Learner and Excellent Team Player having ability to meet tight dead

lines and work under pressure

. Certified Professional (SCDL) in Instructional Designing

Achievements:

. e-wow card for "Very high end appealing multimedia content for Physics

modules-Govt Project".

. e-wow card for "Amazing contribution towards the use of Math and Science

lab in the Government Schools of Tamil Nadu".

. Appreciation for integrating technology in the right manner as per

learner needs on difficult subjects like History, Geography etc.

. Going beyond the subject area and delivering content as per deadlines.

SKILLS SUMMARY

Instructional Design : Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft

Tools PowerPoint, Basics of Adobe Captivate

Graphic Design Tools : Adobe Flash CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5, 3D basics,

actionscript basics, HTML Basics

Math Tools: : Mathtype 6.7 Equation Editor,. Geometric Sketchpad

5.0, Maple Soft

Audio Recording/Editing : TextAloud, Spoken Text, Audacity

Tools

Operating Systems : Windows Vista, Windows XP

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

M.Sc.,Physics

Annamalai University, Chidambaram

Year of Passing: 2014 Percentage: Expecting certificates

by the end of 2014

B.Ed

Annamalai University, Chidambaram

Year of Passing: 1994 -1995 Percentage: 60%

B.Sc(Physics) - Allied Subjects(Chemistry and Maths)

C.T.T.E college for women

Year of Passing: 1991-1994 Percentage: 68%

Certifications

PGDID(Postgraduate Diploma in Instructional Designing)

SCDL(Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning), Pune

Year of Passing: 2010-2011 Percentage: 72%

DIM(Diploma in Multimedia)

Infodrive Software Solutions, Mylapore

Year of Passing: 1995-1996 O Grade

PGDCA(Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications)- Foxpro Programming

Brilliants Computer Centre

Year of Passing: 1994-1995 O Grade

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Current Status Freelance (From Oct 2013)

Tutoring through online/consultant for Consultant for academies

Quantitative aptitude trainer, verbal

Olympiad trainer and soft skil trainer on

NTSE freelance GMAT giant company to train

Quantitative aptitude engineering students

SAT

CBSE XI and XII (Physics)

Upto X(Math, Chemistry)

Writing solutions for websites for IIT IIT sites

JEE, AIEEE, PMT coaching -physics,

chemistry, maths and biology

Writing scripts of teaching Education company at Bangalore

methodologies to students at B.Ed

college- topics of science, math,

languages, social science, educational

psychology etc.

Storyboarding and presentation Instructional

development for IT and Non-IT Designer and Subject Expert for

Curriculum e-learning Content

Last Organization Name: AxisV Creatives Pvt Ltd.,

Period: Till Sep 2013

Designation: Sr. Instructional Designer

Role: Team Lead

Organization Name: NIIT Limited

Period: June 2010 till Feb 2013

Designation: Author

Role: Subject Matter Expert cum Instructional Designer

Organization Name: High Commands Tech India Limited

Period: May 2008 till June 2010

Designation: Content Head/Team Lead

Role: Subject Matter Expert cum Instructional Designer

Organization Name: Sasel World

Period: Aug 2007 till April 2008

Designation: Content Writer

Role: Subject Matter Expert

Organization Name: Mediasoft Technologies (P) Ltd.,

Period: Dec 2005 till July 2007

Designation: Team Lead

Role: Storyboarder/2D Animator and project co-ordinator

Organization Name: IT Kids (P) Ltd.,

Period: Jan 2001 till June 2003

Designation: Curriculum Developer

Role: Assistant for Educationalist/Curriculum Head/School Co-ordinator and

2D animator

Organization Name: Arena Aptech Multimedia, Anna nagar and Adyar

Period: Jan 1997 till June 1999

Designation: Co-ordinator/Counsellor

Role: Multimedia faculty and co-ordinator

Projects Handled

Axis-V Creatives

http://www.axisv.com/

Written SBs and Review of all the English at ease Project

online products E@Ease (English training modules for pre

university and university students)

Leading the team in efficient Skills at ease Project

implementation of project and (Online courses for softskills training)

implementation of instructional

strategies for modules.

Content creation for e-learning for Teacher Training Program on educational

school teachers- training teachers psychology

on education psychology and (Teacher training at various schools in

training. Also assisted in effective Chennai)

implementation and conduction of

program at various schools

Other Responsibilities and Additional Duties held:

Conducting training to team members on various instructional strategies and

authoring softwares.

Training to teachers at schools in Chennai on educational methods and

technology involved.

Handling client calls and interfacing for better delivery of company products

NIIT Ltd (School Learning Solutions)

http://www.niit.com/services/SolutionsforSchool/Interactive%20Classrooms/Pag

es/default.aspx

Prepared instructionally sound Ekalavya Project

content for subjects like Geography, (Humanities and Commerce) NCERT curriculum

History XI and XII

Prepared high end visually appealing Dwaraka Project

multilingual content -Physics and (Gujarat Secondary Education Board )

Chemistry All subjects XI and XII

Subject Matter Expert and Reviewer Gajini Project

of content -Physics and Chemistry (Interactive Classroom Content for NCERT )

-Classes IX to XII All subjects classes I to XII

Other Responsibilities and Additional Duties held:

Conducted a three day workshop in Adobe Flash CS5 training to the team.

Gave training to teachers(Schools with NIIT content in Chennai) on creating

storyboards.

Preparing assessments, Lesson plans and Mapping Assignments with various boards

Guidance for preparing interactivities in Physics to the Gurgaon team

Conducted online classes for higher grades (Maths, Physics and Chemisty)using

whiteboard and smartboard technology

High commands Tech India Ltd

(www.hicommands.com)

SME -Physics (VI to XII) Content for South African Curriculum

Prepared interactive games for all

grades

SME -Geography and Agricultural Secondary Education Modernisation Project

Studies (Government of Srilanka)

(Multilingual project for X, XI and

XII)

SME -Physics (VI to X) with Tamilnadu Matriculation Syllabus

interactivities in the content (Vidya Mandir School, Rasipuram)

SME -Physics (VI to XII) ICSE Syllabus

Chemistry for Classes(VI to X)

Maths interactive content up to

class VIII

Subject Matter Expert (Physics) Prodigy Project

-Classes VI to XII with CBSE Syllabus

interactivities in the content

Other Responsibilities and Duties held:

Providing Demo of content to walk-in customers from schools

Preparing assessments, Question Banks, Lesson Plans for Prodigy with HCl Tieup

Satellite /online classes at various tuition centres across the city-Classes XI

and XII-Maths,Phy and Chem

SASEL WORLD Multimedia

(http://www.saselworld.in/)

Prepared content for Tamil nadu govt. project( physics X, XI and XII)

Guided a team of 25 to 30 animators by assisting them in creation of high end

multimedia content.

Prepared assessment questions for online content.

Helped the development team in creation of virtual lab for physics and

chemistry.

Pitched in with several initiatives during project closure such as translation

in Tamil,creation of content using XML tagging.

Satellite /online classes at various tuition centres -Classes XI and

XII-Maths,Phy and Chem

Mediasoft Technologies (P) Ltd

(http://pebbleslive.com/)

Prepared content for most of the pebble CD's - Physics for Class XII

and Class XI.

QA review of various CDs

Created 2D animations and handled a team of animators to create CBTs

for Pebbles( physics, chemistry, maths, botany, zoology classes X to

XII).

Quality check done for all outgoing CDs(eg. Aptitude test for

competitive exam)

Write up for pebbles CD covers describing the content and value of

the content.

Interactive lessons prepared using Flash action scripting.

Voice, content and storyboards for a 3 hour DVD - 6th, 7th physics,

chemistry and maths

IT Kids (P) Ltd.,

Worked as a 2D animator for various e-learn packages.

Designed layouts and graphics for CBTs

Worked under the guidance of various educational consultants helping

them in creating story boards.

Created interactive CBTs and WBTs using Visual Basic and action

scripting

Arena Multimedia(Adyar, Annanagar)

Multimedia faculty imparted training on softwares like Macromedia

flash 5, Photoshop 3.0, Adobe Premiere, Soundedit, Maya, 3Ds max,

Morph, Virtual Reality

PERSONAL DETAILS

Marital Status : Married

Spouse Name : W.B Sivaraj (IIT Madras)

Children : W.S Deeran(Class XI) and W.S Yuvaraj(Class VI)

Languages Known : English, Hindi & Tamil(Read write and speak)

Declaration

The above information are correct to best of my belief and

knowledge. I am fully charged to take up any challenging tasks.

Place : Chennai

Date : Today Vasantha Kumari.K

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