Michael Chamberlain
***** ** **** ***., ********, Oregon 97267 503-***-****
acxus5@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
MS in Instructional Design/Technology
Skilled in course design and development
Experienced conference presenter and workshop facilitator
Outstanding communication skills, both written and spoken
EDUCATION
MS: Instructional Design/Technology, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston August 2002
BA: History, University of Houston, Houston December 2000
(Magna cum laude / minor: journalism)
EXPERIENCE
Portland Community College Portland, OR February 2014 – April 2016 and
November 2016 - present
Instructional Technology Specialist
Provided faculty help-desk support for a learning management system (Desire2Learn - LMS) and for other academic technologies
Designed and deliver faculty training on the LMS
Updated training materials and convert from .pdf to .html format
Skills used: Desire2Learn (LMS), Camtasia, HTML, Dreamweaver, word processing, database, web-conferencing, presentation and spreadsheet software
Portland State University Portland, OR July 2005 – February 2014
Instructional Designer
Instructional Design and Development
Designed and developed classroom, online and blended courses using a modified version of the Dick and Carey systematic design of instruction (an ADDIE instructional design model).
Worked with faculty one-to-one and in groups to identify effective pedagogical strategies to facilitate active learning and student engagement
Helped faculty to identify measurable learning objective and create alignment between course goals, objectives, learning activities and assessment
Worked with faculty in the design and development of learning objects and courses
Worked with biology faculty and outside vendors to select and to integrate a “clicker” classroom response system into instruction
Worked with faculty in the design and development of online interactive activities for the Department of Speech and Hearing
Teaching and Training
Taught a blended senior capstone course on U.S. immigration history (6 iterations)
Designed and delivered a faculty workshop series on the design of blended courses
Trained university faculty and students face-to-face and in groups in the use of the Blackboard and Desire2Learn learning management systems
Trained faculty in Copyright, student confidentiality (FERPA and HIPAA), as well as in Section 508 accessibility compliance and universal design principles
Presentations
Presented to meetings of departments, staff, administrators and students
Presented to several visiting international delegations
Designed and delivered webinars through Blackboard Collaborate
University Committee Work
Co-chaired “Twin-Peaks”: an instructional design – library technologist’s collaboration
Instructional design representative on a class room response system initiative (clickers) project
Served for two years on a campus-wide academic technology leadership committee
Leadership and Project Management
Directed the work of four-person curriculum design and development team
Project manager for a redesign project of the lower division university mathematics program using a “flipped” model of instruction
Led a university-wide blended course initiative
Learning Management System (LMS) Support and Administration
Led learning management system migrations (2)
Piloted and administered LMS’s: WebCt, Blackboard, Moodle, Sakai, Desire2earn
Served as the coordinator of the PSU Blackboard Advisory Committee 2009-2010
Initiated a PSU Blackboard newsletter
Experience with Instructional Technologies
Designed web pages using HTML, WYSIWYG net-authoring software (Dreamweaver) and Macromedia Flash
Kept abreast of new technologies and best practices in instructional design including the use of social media (Wiki’s, Blogs, Facebook)
Assisted faculty with lecture capture (ECO360)
Created graphics using Adobe Photoshop
Advanced skill in the use of Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Used online training development software such as Articulate Storyline 2 and Captivate
Used audio and video capture and editing software such as Camtasia, iTunes, Photostory 3, and Movie Maker
Initiated and facilitated a podcast production project
University of Houston Houston, TX August 2003 to June 2005
Instructional Designer/Technical Writing
Designed and developed online and blended classes for a university liberal arts program
Trained faculty in the use of Respondus, an online assessment application
Successful at winning faculty buy-in to redesign traditional courses for delivery in a blended mode
Designed web pages using HTML, WYSIWYG net-authoring software (Dreamweaver) and Macromedia Flash
Assisted faculty with lecture capture (ECO360)
Created graphics using Adobe Photoshop
Developed presentations using MS PowerPoint
Used word processing, database, and spreadsheet software
Used audio and video capture and editing software: Camstasia, Photostory 3, and Movie Maker
College of the Mainland Texas City, TX August 2002 – Sept 2003
Instructional Designer
Interviewed subject matter experts from petrochemical industry
Wrote technical documents guiding use of industry technology
Created curriculum for a 2-year process-technology associates degree program
Guided a graphic designer in the development of instructor aids