Social Media Assistant

Heyam, Abo Alasrar

Ithaca, NA - *****

*.*****@*****.*** 740-***-****

Education HARVARD UNIVERSITY, John F. Kennedy School of Government Cambridge, MA

Master in Public Administration, May 2018

Fellow, Edward S. Mason Program in Public Policy and Management

Member of the Oval Office Program at the Women and Public Policy Program

Member of the Leadership Development Cohort in the Center of Public Leadership

Member of Harvard Humanitarian Leadership and Policy Study Group

OHIO UNIVERSITY, Patton College of Education Athens, OH

Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.), May 2017

Concentration: Instructional Technology

OHIO UNIVERSITY, Center of Global Affairs and International Studies Athens, OH

Master in International Development, May 2010

Fellow, Fulbright; Gender and Women Certificate

Experience

8/19 – Current Cornell University – Center for Teaching Innovation Ithaca, NY

Learning Design Specialist

Lead the design, build, and implementation of a suite of interdisciplinary online and face-to-face teaching orientation and development modules.

Assist the executive director and associate directors in coordinating the development of these resources in alignment with synergistic programs and services offered across the university.

Collaborate on the development and implementation of a program evaluation.

02/19 – 07/19 George Washington University – School of Business Washington, D.C.

Senior Instructional Designer

Working with Faculty members to design online courses in Blackboard Learning Management System

Build digital materials that promote active learning, with instructional activities linked to explicit learning objectives using Articulate 360 and other Multimedia tools.

09/17 – 12/17 HARVARD UNIVERSITY, John F. Kennedy School of Government Cambridge, MA

Teaching Assistant: Prof. Mohammad Khalil

06/17 – 12/17 KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (KSU), Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Cambridge, MA

Senior Research Associate (Remote)

Conducted a comparative Case Study Analysis of Competency-Based Education in Canada, Australia, Singapore, and the United States (New Hampshire).

12/16 – 02/17 Independent Consultant King Saud University (KSU)

Developed curriculum for a course on Technology Applications in Education

Determined the appropriate learning outcomes, learning activities and assessment strategies

Provided vital advising to university leadership to ensure effective and successful student learning

06/15 – 07/15 Independent Consultant King Saud University (KSU)

Evaluated five online courses offered by a university in Saudi Arabia using the Quality Matters Rubric

Identified needed changes for the designed online courses

Provided a detailed review that includes perceptions of the course quality in accordance with instructional design principles

08/15 – 05/17 OHIO UNIVERSITY, Graduate Assistantships Athens, OH

Online Instructor, Center of Global Affairs and International Studies

Served as an instructor for the Global Health Research and Services Master Students course.

Charted successful course of development for implementing online courses on Blackboard and Moodle.

Determined designated courses effectiveness through utilization of the Quality Matters Rubric.

Crafted effective presentations and multimedia content for engaging class sessions.

Produced course assessments and evaluations to obtain feedback for future improvements.

Designed and executed an eight-week online course on Moodle for Queensland University

Managed content related to Space Policy and Good Governance for an outer space online library (Cybrary) for the Enterprise in Space Academy.

09/13 – 05/14 Instructional Designer, Global Health Program (Intern)

Mentored faculty members on building Blackboard online courses and provided online technical support.

Assisted faculty members in finding suitable online teaching strategies for their online courses.

Suggested and guided faculty members to use tools and options in Blackboard that will enhance their online courses.

08/11 – 05/14 Instructional Designer, Curriculum and Technology Centre (CTC)

Fostered positive professional relationships with students and faculty in the Patton College of Education, providing support as needed, including use of classroom technologies.

Organized and facilitated technology training workshops for graduate students and faculty members.

Solved faculty difficulties related to Blackboard and online tools, providing steps for future resolution.

Performed ad-hoc tasks for CTC director, including course evaluations, course analytics, and presentations.

Instructed students and faculty on the use of PC and Mac computers, iPads, and related equipment in both the classroom and CTC.

CARE INTERNATIONAL Sana’a, Yemen

04/11 - 11/11 Project Manager

Managed a regional project, called Women’s Empowerment through Stage animated Awareness and Lobbying (WESAL).

Streamlined project activities and implemented monitoring and evaluation plan to ensure timely delivery of objectives.

Completed a comprehensive desk review using secondary data to address countrywide gender-based violence.

02/11 – 03/11 Gender Advisor Consultant

Conducted an evaluation of the capacities of the trained local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).

Designed a new capacity building program for local CSOs.

Implemented training workshops on gender mainstreaming

Reviewed performance and work of junior gender consultants.

UNDP, Economic Diversification Support Program Sana’a, Yemen

11/10 – 01/11 National Consultant

Conducted an assessment of the 5-year Ministry of Fish Wealth plans to ensure that gender activities were properly expressed and mainstreamed.

Bridged communications with the department of women, offering suggestions for acquiring adequate budgetary and logistic support in the local districts and regional authorities.

07/07- 07/08 UNFPA - Gender Advisor / Project Coordinator Sana’a, Yemen

Launched the Program Support Unit (PSU) in the Women National Committee (WNC) to enable dissemination of technical advice and coordination between UNFPA, WNC, and implementing Partners.

Administered detailed reviews of WNC’s gender strategies, as well as those related to gender sensitivity (e.g. youth advocacy) to illustrate the current condition and future goals.

Inspected status of initiative implementations and annual work plans, as well as target district progress.

01/03 01/03– 06/07 UNICEF - Program Assistant, Young Child Development & Survival Program Sana’a, Yemen

Oversaw and supported fulfillment of annual plans for 3 projects in the Young Child Development and Survival program (YCDS).

Undertook Program Management System (ProMS) actions to ensure timely implementation of activities.

Generated quarterly progress reports based on observed project activities and expenditures.

12/00 – 12/02 Program Assistant, Gender and Development Project

Coordinated project initiatives, including timely implementation of activities, composing periodic progress reports and developing life skills curriculum for literacy classes.

Operated in target districts to supervise both the literacy classes and the microcredit program

Presentations

Papers &

Publications

Workshops & conferences

Technical Skills

Languages

Speaker in Human Rights Symposium at Harvard – MA -2018

Workshop Facilitator Arab Conference at Harvard 2017 - Arab Visionaries: Claiming Tomorrow

Presenter at the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), DC - 2016

Presenter at the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MERA), Evanston IL – 2016

Presenter for MIT at ITIP Ohio Summit: Featuring Google for Education – 2014

Facilitator at Playful Learning: Ohio University Summit – 2014

Presenter, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) conference, Ohio University, 2011

Digital Literacy to Bridge the Gender Digital Divide: A Phenomenographic study of the Digital Diversity for Arab Graduate Women in the United States - 2017 (Ph.D. Dissertation)

Role of International Organizations in promoting Social Entrepreneurship - 2010 (Master’s Thesis)

Impact of Social Media on Empowering Youth in the Middle East - 2011

Role of International Organizations in Promoting Social Entrepreneurship - 2010

Political Islam in the Middle East – 2010

Universality of Human Rights - 2009

Economic Reform Efforts in Yemen – 2008

Role of Community participation in Development – 2005

Gender Mainstreaming in the Middle East and North Africa – 2004

Political Participation of Yemeni Woman – 2003

Rights of Yemeni Woman, Law & Reality - 2003

Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR)- April 1, 2019

Leadership and Management Training and Development Course, CARE - 2011

Conflict sensitivity planning in development projects, CARE - 2010

Gender Across Borders Buffalo, New York, USA – 2009

Social entrepreneurship workshop Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – 2008

Using media to advocate for gender issues UNFPA – Yemen – 2008

Excelling as a Supervisor UNICEF certified training course – Online – 2007

Learning Management Systems (LMSs): Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas, 3D Game-Lab

Multimedia content development: Adobe Premiere, iMovie, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch-up

Survey Building Software: Qualtrics, Google Forms, Survey Monkey

Video conferencing tools: Adobe connect, Zoom, Skype, WebEx, Google Hangout

Animation: PowToon, Vyond

Screen Capture Tools: Camtasia, Jing

E-learning Authoring tools: Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate

Qualitative and quantitative software: MAXQDA & SPSS

Other Software: MS Office Suite, MS Outlook, Publisher, iBook Author, Website Development, Poll Everywhere

Arabic: Native - English: Fluent Speaking & Writing

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