EAD 861

After identifying a key challenge impacting MSU’s advising community and designing an online asynchronous course to address it, I created this short video pitch to promote the course to academic advisors.

Challenges Identified During Spring 2024, I conducted a campus-wide needs assessment with 17 individual academic advising units at Michigan State University. The needs assessment was done through facilitated feedback sessions in which units shared challenges they were experiencing and opportunities for additional support. After initial brainstorming, each group was asked to narrow these ideas down to their top 3. After collecting the top 3 needs from each unit, I analyzed t

Methods Used The facilitation used in this course, which focuses on teaching academic advisors how to use a query builder tool and create initiatives from student data, is grounded in two key educational methods: Constructivist Learning and Self-Directed Learning. These methods incorporate real-world application, reflection, autonomy, and problem-solving, all of which are aligned with the course’s learning objectives. These concepts directly align with adult learning, which a

Campus-Wide Needs Assessment and Data Collection During Spring 2024, I conducted a campus-wide needs assessment with 17 individual academic advising units at Michigan State University. The needs assessment was done through facilitated feedback sessions in which units shared challenges they were experiencing and opportunities for additional support. After initial brainstorming, each group was asked to narrow these ideas down to their top 3. After collecting the top 3 needs fro

I used Mural for this assignment and created a template using ADDIE to outline a new virtual asynchronous course to assist academic advisors with manipulating queries in the Student Information System. Since this is the exploration and design phase, I completed the first three phases of the ADDIE model only. Click on the image below and zoom in to view different sticky notes.

Professional Background and Role in Online Program Development I had the pleasure of interviewing Alicia Jenner, a Senior Learning Experience Designer in the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation at Michigan State University. Alicia works primarily with online program management, partnering with MSU faculty that are looking to develop, market, and manage online graduate certificate and master’s programs. Students typically enrolling in these programs are looking for car

In the following video, I share my personal, academic, and professional background, the path that led me to a career in educational development, and why I am passionate about training and learning design.