I’m a multidisciplinary Leader and Instructional Designer focused on the outcomes of Learners & Team Members as my personal metric for measuring success.
FEATURED ID AND LXD
food banks BC & Alberta
online emergency preparedness plan
PRESENTING RESEARCH FINDINGS
Inside ethos
In this project, we were tasked with creating our internal LMS for staff onboarding, social/community sharing and professional development training.
entrepreneur online LMS portal
food banks BC & Alberta
online emergency preparedness plan
Inside ethos
In this project, we were tasked with creating our internal LMS for staff onboarding, social/community sharing and professional development training.
presenting research findings
In this project, we were tasked with representing a research paper in an easy to understand, visually appealing way for a trade conference presentation.
entrepreneur online lms portal
In this project, we were tasked with creating an LMS for synchronous and asynchronous training for an entrepreneurial program.
course card design work
animation and video work
Client Objective: Create a video that introduces financial education in a fun and light way.
Samantha’s Journey is an animation I created using a variety of tools. I am also the narrator of the piece and created additional illustrations to augment drawings pulled from Vyond.
Client Objective: Create a series of videos that get micro-business owners started with building their own website.
This video is from a series of video trainings I created for entrepreneurs to build their own business website. The learning series includes nine video segments that break down the essentials of building a small business website.
Client Objective: Create a series of videos to highlight eLearning product expertise and establish company as a thought leader in the custom LMS development space.
This video is from a series of explainer videos I created on a variety of topics related to eLearning, working as part of a remote team, and the benefits of using an LMS.
graphic design work
inside ethos | onboarding and employee development LMS
ROJECT SCOPE
Design and develop an internal LMS for staff to access Onboarding training, HR forms and documents and additional professional development training modules. Included in this LMS are social features including a newsfeed and work groups. This project is still ongoing.
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ROLE
I am the project manager and learning experience design lead. I’m working with 1 writer and 1 multimedia developer.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As the project lead, I determined the information architecture for this LMS and made key decisions of what and how we would include various elements in the build. I’ve been responsible for all visual design, learning design and interaction design elements of this product.
Aspect | ETHOS Research Representation
PROJECT SCOPE
Interpret a research project conducted by Aspect BC in an easy to understand, visually appealing way. This project also serves as a sales proposal for further funding opportunities. We presented a matrix of proposed courses to be created for another funding stream.
ROLE
I was the lead designer and website developer on the team working with 1 ID and 1 multimedia developer.
RESPONSIBILITIES
I provided creative direction for one other graphic designer as well as LMS development direction for another developer on the team.
I assisted in the brainstorming and planning of important elements needed to create a compelling sales case for further funding. I also assisted with the interpretation and subsequent presentation of the key findings of the research paper. As such, I provided analysis and a plan to present the findings effectively.
I was responsible for navigation flows and interaction design, as well as all the visual design elements.
Food Banks BC and AB emergency response plan lms
PROJECT SCOPE
We were given an emergency preparedness document to transform into a comprehensive learning resource for food bank volunteers. The LMS is divided into 4 courses that corresponded to the 4 phases of an emergency response.
ROLE
I was the instructional design and project lead on this project. I led 2 writers, 1 additional ID and 2 multimedia developers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As the project and ID lead, I worked closely with client SMEs to determine needs and expected learning outcomes. My pre-assessments were conducted via interview. I distilled and planned the core structure for this LMS and made key decisions of what and how we would organize learning elements in the build. I delegated tasks to the team for asset creation.
As the learning experience designer, I created all the visual elements of this LMS including icons, infographics, handouts, and downloads. I worked closely with 1 writer and 1 ID to map the entire site that included over 25 custom videos, scenario-based tabletop exercises and many additional resources created by the team.
Our summative assessments were conducted via exit-intent pop-up surveys filled out by users/learners of the LMS system.
I created several LMS aids as animated gifs as seen above.
I designed and created this series of illustrations to demonstrate visually the stages of emergency response.
Rebel Entrepreneur LMS
The plan for this project was to create an LMS in support of a live, 12 week cohort-based entrepreneurial youth program. The LMS houses activities, video lessons and associated materials, as well as access to zoom room(s) and discussion boards.
ROLE
I was the lead designer and website developer on the team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
I created the layout, design, and visual elements for this LMS, as well as navigation flows and interactivity. I worked with a team of 4 including myself. 1 ID, 1 writer and 1 content developer. We had to curate and modify content that already existed to create a cohesive and easy to use LMS for program participants.
Alberta Food Bank Food Safety Course
Food Banks Alberta wanted to create a custom LMS training program for food safety. We worked with an external ID on this project who provided initial writing and course breakdown materials.
ROLE
I was the lead designer and website developer on the team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
I created the layout, design, and visual elements for this LMS, as well as navigation flows and interactivity. I worked with a team of 4 including myself. 1 ID, 1 writer and 1 content developer.
Inclusive Employers Hiring Hub
PROJECT SCOPE
ETHOS Career Management Group secured a government contract to develop a website/LMS that:
- provided training for employers and staff to navigate hiring and working with persons with disabilities and
- build a job search database where trained employers could post jobs and persons with disabilities could post resumes and connect with inclusive employers for job opportunities.
ROLE
I was the lead designer and LMS developer on the team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
I created the layout, design, and visual elements for this LMS, as well as navigation flows and interactivity, while providing creative direction for one other designer.
I collaborated with a team of 10 including myself. 1 ID, 3 writers, 2 SMEs, 1 designer and 2 developers.
