Summary
Work History
Education
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Skills - Technicalinstructionaldesign
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JONATHAN TILLMAN JONES

Colorado Springs,CO

Summary

Combining technology and education in innovative ways

Work History

Instructional Designer/Technologist

University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
  • Company Overview: College of Public Service
  • Planned, implemented, and led college-wide training workshops in Canvas (LMS)
  • Consulted with faculty on technology-based, pedagogically-driven solutions for fully online courses, hybrid, and in-person courses
  • Designed and implemented an equipment inventory system for the whole college
  • Provided IT support for lecturers and faculty and for Dean and Associate Dean, including equipment selection and ordering, and liaised with Office of Information Technology on behalf on faculty
  • Provided videography and editing for special events, candidate searches and presentations, student capstone projects, and online course lectures
  • Leveraged social media to keep college up to date on best practices in technology and pedagogy
  • Directed conference room technology upgrade for state-of-the art (virtual and in-person) meeting and instructional space
  • Instituted badging for lecturers and faculty based on completion of technology/pedagogy workshops
  • College of Public Service

Owner | Tutor | eLearning Specialist

Little Professor Tutoring & Educational Consulting
  • Founded business to address the need for supplemental, online instruction for secondary and highered students during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Specializing in online tutoring via videoconferencing and in eLearning and active learning techniques, emphasizing holistic education
  • Tutoring in multiple subjects, including English (literature and writing), German (language and literature), Mathematics (Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus), and other subjects as needed

Instructional Designer - Senior

University of Michigan
  • Company Overview: Language Resource Center (LRC)
  • Directed the Distance Education program for all literature/language/culture courses, including courses cross-listed at universities in the Big Ten Alliance (CourseShare), specializing in videoconferencing
  • Directed the Language Teaching Forum, assembling foreign-language faculty to discuss pedagogical and technological trends; invited guest speakers and coordinated in-person and webinar-based presentations, including Train-the-Trainer workshops
  • Leveraged eLearning theories and practices that emphasize cultural and linguistic diversity, differentiated and experiential learning, inclusive pedagogy, eLearning, and flipped-classroom models
  • Supervised multiple projects concurrently using a variety of technologies; hired and trained support staff; demonstrated ability to self-manage, prioritize tasks, and solve complex problems under pressure
  • Guided faculty through the transition from CTools to Canvas and authored docs on best practices
  • Spearheaded a team to convert language placement exams to a fully online format
  • Produced online video modules and lexicon for upper-level Spanish film courses, enhanced with interactive tutorials using PlayPosit
  • Proven ability to negotiate organizational structures and converse with clients at an appropriate level
  • Collaborated with faculty and colleagues to create MOOC's (Massive Online Open Courses); cultivated collegial relationships within the university-wide TeachTech Collaborative
  • Rigorously kept up with theoretical and technical trends by presenting and attending workshops at various conferences nationwide as part of professional development
  • Co-organized the LRC's annual Translate-a-Thon, a weekend-long symposium for volunteers to translate documents for local businesses, organizations, and personal documents
  • Demonstrated success at event planning by directing the LRC's Annual International Film Festival (catered with culinary dishes served from countries of films' origin) and by co-organizing the annual Translate-a-Thon
  • Language Resource Center (LRC)

Instructional Designer - Senior

University of Michigan
  • Company Overview: Instructional Support Services (ISS)
  • Developed and implemented projects with faculty across all departments in the College of LS&A to enhance teaching by leveraging existing and emerging technologies; assisted faculty with grant proposals
  • Assembled teams and delegated tasks as necessary to carry out short and long-term projects
  • Conducted research using methodologies such as surveys, questionnaires, and focus groups of faculty and students to assess and measure the efficacy of teaching with technology and establish best practices
  • Designed content for departmental blogs, websites, newsletters, and faculty spotlights; authored documents on widely-used technologies
  • Presented workshops at the university's annual teaching and learning conference, 'Enriching Scholarship'
  • Instructional Support Services (ISS)

Instructional Designer - Senior

University of California, Los Angeles
  • Company Overview: Center for Digital Humanities
  • Supervised the transition in the Humanities Division from (LMS) webCT to Moodle; enhanced and maintained course websites in WebCT and Moodle for Humanities departments
  • Consulted with faculty on established and emerging technologies for teaching
  • Devised and implemented workshops for faculty on using Moodle
  • Supervised and trained new consultants
  • Designed custom web pages for the Music History and French Departments
  • Coordinated the use of videoconferencing technology in modern language courses
  • Center for Digital Humanities

Instructional Design Consultant & Videographer

University of California, Los Angeles
  • Company Overview: Department of Germanic Languages
  • Planned and orchestrated an interactive, online learning platform with customized videos for intermediate-level German courses for project 'Virtual Study Abroad' (directed by Lisa Parkes, currently at Harvard Univ.)
  • Carried out videography on location in Germany and Austria, integrated with field trips that students attended while taking courses on summer travel study
  • Department of Germanic Languages

Instructor of German (with an emphasis on eLearning)

  • Instructed German language courses (lectures, tutoring, in-person and online office hours, classroom management, formulated Student Learning Outcomes), designed and graded quizzes and tests
  • Designed custom videos on grammar and vocabulary, including games and role-playing, utilizing a socio-linguistic approach to language learning
  • Orchestrated assignments using authentic materials and introduced guest speakers via videoconferencing
  • Led the German Club and planned events, such as a weekly Stammtisch forum for speaking practice and film screenings outside of class

Instructor of English Composition

University of California, Los Angeles
  • Taught intensive summer writing courses for minority and underprivileged students who would be entering freshmen in the Fall semester
  • Devised and implemented a film and literature-based curriculum
  • Conducted lectures, in-class and out-of-class writing assignments, peer review
  • Enhanced instruction with intensive one-on-one meetings with students in-person and online

Education

CANDIDATE IN PHILOSOPHY (C.Phil., aka ABD, PhD(c)) - German Literature

University California, Los Angeles

MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.) - German Literature

University of California, Los Angeles

MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.) - Cinema Studies

New York University

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) - Radio-TV-Film (Film Production and Film Studies)

University of Texas at Austin

Skills

  • Learning Management Systems (LMS's)
  • MOOC platforms
  • Pedagogy and eLearning
  • Computer platforms
  • Databases
  • Word Processing and beyond
  • Videoconferencing
  • Video and interactive media
  • Student/audience response systems
  • Polling and event planning
  • Social media platforms
  • Collaborative workspaces
  • Website design
  • Programming

Websites

Affiliations

  • USDLA (United States Distance Learning Association)
  • AECT (Association for Educational Communications Technology)
  • IALLT (International Association of Language Learning and Technology)
  • ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
  • CALICO (Computer-assisted Language Instruction Consortium)
  • AATG (American Association of Teachers of German)
  • MLA (Modern Language Association)
  • EDUCAUSE

Skills - Technicalinstructionaldesign

  • Learning Management Systems (LMS's): Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Google Classroom, GradeCraft, etc.; familiarity with SCORM technical standards
  • MOOC platforms: Coursera, edX, Udacity, etc.
  • Pedagogy and eLearning: Inclusive Learning, Inclusive ADDIE, Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Differentiated Learning, Blended Learning, Jigsaw Classroom, Flipped Classroom, Online Courses, Distance Education, Game-based Learning, Gamification
  • Computer platforms: Apple (MacOS), Windows
  • Databases: MySQL
  • Word Processing and beyond: Google Workspace (G-Suite) and Analytics, MS Office, Apple apps, Scrivener, OCR software
  • Videoconferencing: Zoom, BlueJeans, MS Teams, AdobeConnect, Google Meet, GoToMeeting, Webex, Skype
  • Video and interactive media: FinalCut Pro, iMovie, Handbrake, Camtasia, Adobe Photoshop, Captivate and Articulate, Illustrator, Acrobat, Flash, Premier, LiveMocha, Wimba, VoiceThread, Audacity, PlayPosit, Amara, Kaltura, Panopto, Lumière (aka UC Berkeley Library of Foreign Lang. Film Clips), MERLOT, Lynda.com
  • Student/audience response systems: iClicker, TopHat
  • Polling and event planning: Doodle, Eventbrite, Google Forms
  • Social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, Blogger, Edmodo
  • Collaborative workspaces: Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, Forms, Docs, Evernote, Trello, Slack, OneDrive, SharePoint
  • Website design: WordPress, Wix, HTML code, WYSIWYG/Rich Text editing, Canva, Ruby on Rails
  • Programming: Python, HTML, Javascript

Accomplishments

Teaching Assistant Award, UCLA (2006)

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
German
Full Professional

Timeline

CANDIDATE IN PHILOSOPHY (C.Phil., aka ABD, PhD(c)) - German Literature

University California, Los Angeles

MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.) - German Literature

University of California, Los Angeles

MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.) - Cinema Studies

New York University

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) - Radio-TV-Film (Film Production and Film Studies)

University of Texas at Austin

Instructional Designer/Technologist

University of Colorado - Colorado Springs

Owner | Tutor | eLearning Specialist

Little Professor Tutoring & Educational Consulting

Instructional Designer - Senior

University of Michigan

Instructional Designer - Senior

University of Michigan

Instructional Designer - Senior

University of California, Los Angeles

Instructional Design Consultant & Videographer

University of California, Los Angeles

Instructor of German (with an emphasis on eLearning)

Instructor of English Composition

University of California, Los Angeles

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