Instructional Designer

Michelle A. Boyd, M.S.

Education

Masters of Science, Instructional Psychology and Technology

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, August 2008

Emphasis on Instructional Design and Development

Bachelors of Science, Education,

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, April 1998

Experience

Advanced Distributed Learning Specialist

May 2011-present

Lockheed Martin (US Coast Guard Training Contract), Yorktown, Virginia

Rehired at the request of the Coast Guard contract officer when the L-3 contract was acquired by Lockheed Martin

Provided design and development support for Breathing Air Compressor Operation and Maintenance, Environmental Coordinator, and Chemical Tanker Inspector blended learning solutions

Developed an electronic performance support solution to support the operation, maintenance, and repair of the air conditioning system onboard high- and medium-endurance Coast Guard cutters

Instructional Systems Designer

Jul 2009-May 2011

L-3 Communications (US Coast Guard Training Contract), Yorktown, Virginia

Designed and developed e-learning courses in subjects such as Civilian Employee Orientation, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, Sexual Harassment, and Eye and Face Protection

Wrote student guides, scenarios, assessments, job aids, and scripts

Led usability/beta testing sessions, developed evaluation instruments, processed beta test results, and prepared beta test reports

Presented design concepts and storyboards to branch chief and other team members

Prepared curriculum outlines and plans of actions and milestones, as well as alignment, content flow, and delivery documents

Provided support to the USCG's Annual Human Performance Technology Workshop

Instructional Designer (Project Basis)

September-December 2008

Allen Communications, Salt Lake City, Utah

Designed, wrote, and edited instructor-led training (ILT) guides, Web-based learning activities, surveys for an international corporation

Developed Web-based training modules in Lectora

Instructional Design Architect

Sep 2004-August 2008

Center for Teaching and Learning, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Designed and developed asynchronous Web and paper distance learning courses, including an AECT award-winning course

Advised faculty in the creation of content for these courses

Reviewed course manuscripts for completeness and instructional quality

Collaborated with programmers, artists, and other production staff to create Flash objects for use in courses

Developed scripts and storyboards for and assisted in the production of podcasts, Captivate tutorials, and Flash media objects for a variety of courses

Created Blackboard learning modules as part of a special project focused on incoming college freshmen

Designed evaluations for instructional media projects

Participated in course kickoff, media development, work breakdown structure, Independent Study team, and instructional design team meetings

Presented a completed project at an instructional design team meeting and a student employee training meeting

Volunteer Experience

Instructional Design Consultant

ELM Resources, Oakland, California

Advised training staff on the creation of web-based modules to be used in a blending learning environment

Made recommendations on authoring software

Conducted one-on-one training on the use of Captivate with the director of training

Oversaw the development of templates for creation of modules

Evaluated the impact of these modules on the organization

Skills

Proficient in Articulate, Captivate, Robohelp, XML, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Photoshop

Experienced in storyboarding, Flash, Lectora, Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Blackboard, and CSS

Familiar with human performance technology and ADDIE

Working knowledge of the French language

Training in visual art, print design, and video production

Awards

US Coast Guard's Captain Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Award, 2010 (as part of the Mandated Training team)

AECT DDL-IAP Crystal Award for Distance Learning, Online Course Category, 2008

References and work samples available upon request

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