I am a learning experience designer with degrees in biology and secondary education and a background in scenario-based education. My passion for developing constructive learning solutions began as an educator. I was blessed with an incredible group of colleagues that introduced me to mastery-based learning. Through collaboration and teamwork, I built a learner-centered mastery-based curriculum that was implemented across other platforms in my school’s community. In my course I built instruction that differentiated an individual’s prior knowledge. I tracked all progress through the learning management system.

Much of my experience overlaps with instructional design processes and the ADDIE model. I’ve also dedicated growth to learning more about adult learning theory, the SAM model, and the AGILE model. Since this leap, I’ve grown proficient in Articulate Storyline 360, Adobe Illustrator, and Figma. Look through my portfolio to experience the projects I created to showcase these skills.

When the pandemic hit, there wasn’t much pivoting I had to do because all of my content was already mapped out on our learning management system. At that point I was mostly adjusting to a remote world, which further fueled my desire to ask questions and learn more about the tools available for creating and delivering instruction. Five years into my career I knew I was ready to learn more and grow professionally as an instructional designer.

I was also trained in project-based engineering coursework, which heavily emphasized the design process similar to the ADDIE model. Every day I got to guide learners through solving problems applying iterative design and scenario-based instruction.