Who i am
About Me (she/her)
I am an instructional designer with years of experience developing learning for all different learners. I've worked on a wide range of projects, from creating eLearning for manufacturers to teachers as well as mixed-use developments. My goal is to create personalized effective learning to help grow business and allow learning to be simple and clear.
Relevant Experience
2022
Instructional designer
Luminance
Create eLearning for manufacturing companies. Incorporate Learning Objectives throughout. Work seamlessly with SME's, Stakeholders & team to develop a cohesive end product. QA other's work for consistency, structure and formatting. Develop Competency Checks to coincide with learning.
2022
Instructional designer
TPLD
Volunteered my time to create an eLearning course with a team of Instructional Designers. Accomplished Needs Analysis, Storyboard and end products for course. Used LMS to build a cohesive learning platform. Attended weekly communication meetings. Mentored others to develop a unified end product including branding and accessibility standards.
2018-2021
Instructor
Georgia Public Schools
Utilized measurable goals to increase reading scores by 40% in one year. Developed needs analysis for hundreds of learners. Applied gamification to increase motivation during blended learning. Collaborated with SME’s to develop content using backwards design theory. Create job aides to increase productivity.
2006-2011
Instructor
NYC/PA Schools
Developed differentiated assessments including various accommodations based on needs of hundreds of learners. Created interactive learning for 80 learners at a time. Chunked learning to keep the attention of all learners. Developed slide decks to enhance in person training.
Education, Certification, & Others Projects
Goucher College
Bachelor of Arts in Education, 2004
I attended Goucher College as an Education Major. I developed instruction, studied theories, and immersed myself in the classroom every semester. I minored in Art, learning theory as well as course in Digital Design, Photography, Sculpture & many other mediums. My art was placed around the college as well as in multiple art shows on campus.
Mother
February, 2011
I became a Full Time Mother in 2011 and continued my journey into parenthood with two more children in 2013 and 2016. I gained valuable skills such as time management, prioritizing actionable items and patience in tough situations.
Small Business Owner
R& R Creations, 2012
I developed a successful online business through Etsy creating party decorations for hundred's parties.
Graduate Studies
Reading Program, 2015
I was accepted into a graduate level Reading Program to learn best practices in reading theories. Completed my Practicuum in 2015, which included a Reading Certification.
internship
Maryland, 2008
I assisted the head instructor in the development of units, created instruction and guided learning daily for six weeks.
Skills & Proficiencies
Technical Skills
Cavna
Strong understanding developing slide decks, job aids, branding, ect.
LMS
Eduflow
Articulate 360
Proficient in building design solutions to meet the LO's
other skills
Organized
Labels, lists & calendar reminders
Detail Oriented
Consistency, Structure & Formatting
Growth Mindset
Always learning, growing & evolving
Selected Works
Slide Deck
Included in an eLearning Course on Eduflow. Used branding colors, fonts and images from Company. Verified accessibility standards.
Job Aid
Research Checklist
Included in an eLearnicourse in Eduflow.
Used branding colors, fonts and images from Company. Verified accessibility standards.
Complimented the Slide Deck created.
Slide Deck
Created a brief run down of the ID Process from Needs Analysis, Storyboard, Creation, Iteration & Rollout.
Articulate Rise Course
This course reviews chainsaw safety. Included is an overview, a detailed pie graph, tabs, photo with pop up info, flip cards, drag & drop activity, quiz & a closing.
Job Aid
This coincides with the Chainsaw eLearning course. The most important points are conveyed to the user for them to use as a quick reference guide on the job.
7taps
This microlearning course is on communication in the workforce. Included are links to helpful sites, quizzes and GIF's. It is brief and quick in order to keep the learners attention.
Job Aids
These job aids were all created in Canva. I choose a topic I wanted to learn more about, researched it and developed a job aid for that learning.
The first one is for Design Principles. I included text, icons and a specific color scheme.
The second one is an info dump of ID facts including salary, years of experience, location and more.
The last one is for SMARTer Goals. I manipulated each icon to be cohesive in the color scheme I choose.
Canva Fun
Branding
Connect with me
Rachel
Sutton
Rach.g.sutton@gmail.com
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