CV

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Science (MS), Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS), all with an emphasis in Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation, Syracuse University, New York.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking, Emeritus Institute of Management in collaboration with MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School Executive Education & Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education, National Institute of Education, teacher education college in Singapore.
  • Bachelor of Arts, National University of Singapore, majors: English Language (Linguistics) and Sociology.

Professional Experience

Lead Learning Experience Designer, FourthRev, April 2022-present.

Independent Consultant/Freelancer, eLearning services. January 2021-present. 

Associate Director of Design, Emeritus Institute of Management. April -December 2021.

Instructional Design & Technology Specialist, Georgetown University, School of Continuing Studies, Feb 2019-Jan 2021.

Senior Instructional Designer, Temple University at Harrisburg University College, Aug 2018- Feb 2019.

eLearning Specialist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan 2017-June 2018.

Adjunct Lecturer, Communication Skills, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore, Apr-Sep 2016.

Instructional Designer, Center for Teaching Excellence, restructured as Academic Learning Transformation Lab, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, Sep 2012-Aug 2015.

Syracuse University: Graduate Studies and Work

  • Graduate Survey Research & Evaluation Assistant, Syracuse University Project Advance, Jun 2009 – Aug 2011.
  • Graduate Teaching Instructor, School of Education, Aug 2008 – May 2009.
  • Instructional Technology Consultant, Information Technology & Services/Faculty Academic Computing Support Services, Jun 2005 – Sep 2008; Graduate Assistant, Jan 2004 – Jun 2005.

Other Work Experience

I’ve been a tutor and teacher of English Language; an eLearning content writer, an assistant to a regional manager of energy retail.

Computer Skills

Instructional Development Skills: Practical experience using multimedia authoring and development tools such as Dreamweaver, Captivate (Adobe Certified Professional), Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audacity, Blackboard, Canvas, Coursera LMS. Proficient at using HTML and CSS for web development.

Professional Service

Online Learning Consortium Innovate 2019, Conference proposal track chair and peer reviewer.

Online Learning Consortium Accelerate/Innovate 2021 onwards, Conference proposal peer reviewer.

Online Learning Consortium Innovate 2018-present, Conference proposal peer reviewer.

Quality Matters Course Reviews

  • External Peer Reviewer, Eastern Oklahoma State College, online undergraduate course. October 2015.
  • Subject Matter Expert, University of Rockies, online graduate level course. January 2015.
  • External Peer Reviewer, Augusta State University, College of Education, online Master’s level course. July 2012.

39th Annual POD Conference proposal reviewer (Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education), Dallas, TX. March 2014 reviewed.

Founder, ‘CuseASL. January 2012-present. http://cuse-asl.tumblr.com/
ASL courses at Syracuse University are now recognized for transfer and are listed as 4-credit courses under the new ASL prefix.

https://www.facebook.com/CuseASL

AERA 2012 Graduate Student Council Community Service Mural Project. Role: Research Blogging Ethics and Guidelines for high school youths in Participant-SAME (Surrey Appreciates Me) Student  blog (officially the “Surrey “Take It To The Wall” Community Mural Project”). http://aera-divc-gsc.blogspot.com/2012/02/want-to-paint-community-mural-in.html

I created and authored blogposts for AERA Div C

Senior Graduate Student Council Representative, AERA Division C Learning and Instruction 2011-212.
Duties include organizing divisional events, developing resource materials, and planning/implementation of the 2012 Fireside Chat with Dr. Richard E. Clark as guest speaker. Also maintained and co-authored student blog. http://aera-divc-gsc.blogspot.com/

Junior Graduate Student Council Representative, AERA Division C Learning and Instruction 2010-211. Organized and implemented Division C graduate student activities at AERA New Orleans, LA, 2011 Annual Meeting, April 8-12, including serving as Chair of Div C Fireside Chat with Dr. Paul Cobb as guest speaker; designed and developed student blog: http://aera-divc-gsc.blogspot.com/