Instructional Designer/Professor

JANICE KAYE BELLA

Ph.D., Ed.S., MSSED, MBA, MA

Email: **********@*****.*** Home Telephone: 757-***-**** PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dynamic instructional designer, curriculum development expert, and higher education instructor with over 10 years of experience designing student-centered, engaging, and accessible online and hybrid courses. Proven track record of supporting student success and empowering instructors across disciplines such as business, computer science, criminal justice, research, and quantitative analysis. Passionate advocate for Open Educational Resources (OER) with experience leading high-impact projects in fast-paced academic settings. Recognized with multiple Quality Matters certifications for excellence in course design. Holds a Ph.D., Ed.S., multiple master’s degrees, and a bachelor’s degree.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CURRENT EMPLOYERS

Colorado Technical University – Online

Assistant Professor (2023-Present)

- Instruct IT courses, delivering high-quality education and support over 400 students in the IT program. Central State University – Remote

LMS Administrator / Instructional Course Designer / Adjunct Instructor (2021-Present)

- Collaborate with faculty to design effective, engaging learning environments based on desired outcomes.

- Consult across disciplines to define course goals and apply evidence-based instructional strategies.

- Assisted 40 online and hybrid instructors in course development, enhancement, and maintenance.

- Created over 300 job aids and videos to assist instructors experiencing technical issues.

- Offered faculty training to over 200 online and hybrid instructors to promote new tools integrated into the LMS Brightspace/D2L (e.g., CreatorPlus).

- Created an Open Educational Resources (OER) course for instructors dedicated to developing student- centered, engaging, and affordable classes by including OER resources in their online and hybrid classes.

- Collaborated with 10 instructors and designed and delivered a new student orientation course. Quality Matters – Remote

Coordinator, Master Reviewer & International Peer Reviewer (2021-Present)

- Served as the Quality Matters Master Reviewer for the official review of 30+ classes submitted by United States universities and one international university. After the courses were reviewed and all recommended revisions made, 100% of the courses were QM certified.

- Coach peers to provide actionable recommendations, enhancing course quality and alignment with best practices.

Thomas Edison State University – Online

Criminal Justice Mentor/SME Course Developer (2013-Present)

- Mentor students in the criminal justice program.

- Develop and update courses, including Juvenile Delinquency and Criminal Procedure. Rasmussen University – Online

Business and Paralegal Instructor/SME Course Developer (2005-Present)

- Develop and deliver online courses in business and paralegal studies. FORMER EMPLOYERS

Centenary University – Remote

Criminal Instructor (2019-2021)

Taught research methodology and statistics (quantitative and qualitative). Bethune-Cookman University – Daytona, Beach

LMS Administrator / Instructional Course Designer (2019-2021)

- Facilitated BC-U faculty in the development of educational materials and learning experiences that are engaging, effective, and tailored to meet BC-U student needs

- Delivered course development and enrichment workshops

- Designed and developed special projects for the university administration. Eastern Gateway Community College – Online

Sociology Instructor (2016-2023)

- Taught criminal justice and sociology courses.

- Represented EGCC on the Ohio Association of Community Colleges Equity Champions Committee. Bryant and Stratton College – Virginia Beach, VA

Sociology Instructor (2018-2019)

- Taught various sociology and career development courses, contributing to student academic and professional growth.

- Served as an academic tutor

Centura College-Virginia Beach, VA

Business and Sociology Instructor (2016 – 2019)

- Taught various business, sociology, and Microsoft Office courses South University – Virginia Beach, VA

Sociology and Graduate in Criminal Justice Instructor (2014-2019)

- Taught undergraduate sociology and graduate criminal justice classes Ocean County College – Online

Paralegal and Business Instructor/Course Designer (2011-2023)

- Created and taught online criminal justice, paralegal studies, and political science courses. University of Phoenix – Virginia Beach, VA

Faculty Supervisor/Instructor (1995-2018)

- Supervised K-12 teachers earning their master’s degrees and taught business classes. EDUCATION

- Ph.D. Northcentral University, Business Administration/Criminal Justice

- Post Master’s Ed.S. NOVA Southeastern University, Education Specialist, Computer Science/Computer Technology in Education

- M.S. Old Dominion University, Technology Education

- M.B.A. Old Dominion University, Master of Business Administration

- M.A. Indiana University, Forensic Studies (Criminal Justice)

- B.A. Valparaiso University, Social Work, Sociology, and Psychology CERTIFICATIONS & HONORS (INCLUDE)

- Phi Beta Kappa International Honor Society

- Golden Key International Honor Society

- Golden Key National Honor Society

- Quality Matters (Master, Peer Reviewer, Online Facilitator, Face-to-Face Facilitator)

- TechSmith Camtasia Voyager Certification

TECHNICAL SKILLS (INCLUDE)

- E-Learning Course Authoring: Articulate Storyline Suite (Storyline 360, Rise 360)

- LMS: Blackboard, Canvas, eCollege, Desire2Learn, Moodle, etc.

- LMS Tools: Blackboard Ally, CreatorPlus, FeedbackFruits, Kaltura, Panopto, Turnitin.

- Office Suites: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite.

- Screen Capturing and Recording: Snagit

- Video Editing and Animation Software: Camtasia

- Web Accessibility: WCAG, 508, and ADA

- Web Coding: H5P and HTML5

- Web Conf.: Google Meet, Teams, Skype, Zoom, etc.

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