An advocate for a HUMAN-CENTERED approach to training and development.

After passionately laboring as a secondary educator for well over a decade, I shifted my learning and development gaze from students to adults in the school building. As an Instructional Lead and Coach my primary role was to respond to the learning needs of the teachers and design a variety of learning solutions to improve instruction that showed sensitivity towards their diverse skills, perspectives, and backgrounds. To put it simply, my main focus was building relationships, designing and developing training, and then effectively delivering the training to improve teacher performance in the classroom.

Now, I am excited to take my nearly 20 years of experience designing and delivering responsive learning solutions outside the school building!

I am still learning.

While I loved the challenge of working with teenagers, I discovered a greater fondness for designing and facilitating instruction for adults.

I designed my professional timeline to show my commitment to lifelong learning, which I discovered is an essential characteristic of being a successful instructional designer and eLearning developer. Not only do instructional designers need to be agile throughout the design and development process, but they need to be willing to dig deep into the research and work effectively with stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs). They can achieve this by asking the right questions to uncover the learning solution's most accurate and current information. To do this, instructional designers must maintain a strong sense of curiosity and sticktoitiveness, which I naturally possess.

My Work Flow:

I make a conscious effort to be an inclusive leader and team member who believes in the power of collective effort through collaboration. As such, I try to involve and seek input from everyone on the team when working collaboratively.

#Two(or more)headsarebetterthanone #collaborationismythang!

My Relationship with Technology:

I have a good working relationship with technology. While I would not call myself an expert, I have developed a concrete understanding and the ability to navigate many different technologies to meet my goals. I might have questions, but I am really good at figuring them out on my own.

My Personality Type:

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, I am an INFJ. These letters stand for introverted, intuitive, feeling, and judging. I am considered an advocate and wholeheartedly believe that taking care of people should always be the number one priority. To me, people matter, and when we center our solutions around kindness, consideration, and tolerance, we strike the right kind of balance in reaching the goals we seek to achieve as an organization.

Strengths:

I have embraced the growth mindset and now look at mistakes differently. Mistakes are a natural part of the improvement process, and better outcomes are sure to follow when we permit ourselves to take responsible risks in developing creative solutions.

Zone of Surveillance:

Most people are surprised when I share that I am 60 percent introverted and 40 percent extroverted because I do not strike them as reserved. While I regularly participate in extroverted roles and spaces in my job, I often feel drawn to the sidelines. Because I recognize that this trait can cause me to miss significant opportunities, I remain attentive to my introverted tendencies. As a result, I ensure I get plenty of unplugged time to keep me ready to engage with my learners and colleagues.

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