Thursday, July 14, 2011

Learning Research: Graduate Level Capstone Project

I am currently pursuing my M.Ed. in Human Resources Education with a concentration in eLearning from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. One of the really great features of this 2 year online degree program is the flexibility and support offered to me for my Capstone Project. I am tasked to find an area in which I desire more experience, and then I propose, implement, and deliver a project fulfilling both my project goals and the needs of an organization that could benefit from my work.

To that end, I am seeking an opportunity to complete a short-term eLearning/ Instructional Design Project within an organization. The project would be proposed, implemented, and delivered along the following timeline:

August - Project Plan
September - Onsite/Remote Work
October - Onsite/Remote Work
November - Deliverables

It is my hope that this project would be a continuation of work completed in my Learning Technologies course, in which I collaborated with my colleagues to design and deliver an online introductory course in utilizing Social Media. That said, I have no industry/ content preference, and welcome the opportunity to have as rich of a learning experience as is possible. I would ideally like to expand upon my experience in the following areas:

Working with SME’s
Writing/ repurposing content for online delivery
Storyboarding
Designing custom graphics/ multi-media
Utilizing eLearning authoring tools

Please contact me if you, your organization, or a member of your PLN may be interested in working with me on this project. Resume, Transcripts, Coursework, and References available upon request.