- I enjoy sketching and drawing, which helps improve my creativity and attention to detail
- I challenge myself with involvements, such as Toastmasters
- I'm gaining skills piano playing and acrylic painting
Kristina Schmid
Las Vegas
Summary
Resourceful and innovative Instructional Designer with over 8 years of experience in distance education, course design & development, for a wide variety of cultural and professional backgrounds. Offering insightful analysis of content to create interactive and engaging learning environments, gaining positive feedback from team members. Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration and creative thinking.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructional Designer
Varian Medical Systems
08.2024 - Current
- Instructional design services that include packaging course materials, using Articulate Rise for eLearning, and publishing courses on the Docebo LMS.
- Consulting work with course instructors to implement creative instructional strategies in various modalities of instruction.
- Facilitating workshops on using instructional technology and strategies (e.g. gamified-learning, video creation, Adult Learning Theory, Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction, Scenarios and Storytelling).
- Analyzing course development and student experiences by hosting post-development meetings, gathering student data, and compiling all information into analysis reports.
- Facilitating curriculum trainings that include innovative and creative instructional strategies, such as ways to implement Rise and Storyline features (e.g. “scenarios” block and branching).
- A Siemens Healthineers Company
Part-Time Instructor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Education
01.2023 - 12.2024
- Designing in an LMS (CIT 609)
- Pre-Calculus (MATH 126)
Instructional Designer
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Office of Online Education
01.2017 - 08.2024
- Collaborated with university professors and other subject matter experts, graphic designers, instructional programmers, and videographers to design and develop innovative, university-wide courses by incorporating creative instructional strategies and technology such as H5P for interactive and engaging learning.
- Facilitated workshops and trainings to support instructors.
Faculty Fellow for Hispanic-Serving Institutions Grant
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Engineering
08.2023 - 05.2024
- CRRT Program (Culturally Responsive & Relevant Teaching)
Mathematics Professor
Columbus State Community College
08.2005 - 05.2016
- Designed, developed, and taught undergraduate math courses, both online and in person, implementing creative engaging and interactive instructional strategies.
- Served the department in various ways including the mini-conference coordinator, technology advancement coordinator, and grant coordinator for a project geared toward deaf (DHH) students of mathematics and their success through ASL tutoring and intervention.
Mathematics Professor
College of Southern Nevada
06.2000 - 08.2005
- Designed, developed, and taught undergraduate math courses, both online and in person, implementing creative engaging and interactive instructional strategies.
- Primary focus was on teaching Math for Elementary and Middle School Teachers.
- Held community events for classes to showcase student work from class lessons; including tessellation art, quilt block symmetries, and architecture involving various types of polyhedrons.
Math Teacher
Mojave High School, CCSD
01.1999 - 05.2000
- Teaching duties included teaching pre-algebra, algebra and geometry classes and contemporary mathematics.
- Extra-curricular activities included serving as a JV cheerleading coach.
Graduate Teaching Associate
Ohio State University
08.1996 - 01.1998
- Teaching in college algebra courses, and research with deaf and hard-of-hearing middle school students in algebra topics, particularly research about connecting conceptual and procedural knowledge of math concepts (i.e. understanding slope of a line using the Texas Instruments CBR-motion detector and CBL-temperature probe using graphing-calculator emulation software).
Education
Ed.S. Degree - Curriculum & Instruction
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
05-2021
M.S.Ed. - Instructional Design
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IndianaM.Ed. - Mathematics Education, Math, Science, and Technology, Deaf Education
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio12-1998
B.S. - Mathematics
MacMurray College
Jacksonville, Illinois05-1995
Skills
- Instructional Design
- Canvas LMS
- Teaching in Higher Education
- Asynchronous Teaching
- Instructional strategies
- e-learning & gamification
- Interactive, Creative Design
Accomplishments
- Accomplished Presentation Facilitator
- Proficient Academic Writer
- Starts Initiatives that Support Student Success
Interests
Timeline
Instructional Designer
Varian Medical Systems
08.2024 - Current
Faculty Fellow for Hispanic-Serving Institutions Grant
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Engineering
08.2023 - 05.2024
Part-Time Instructor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Education
01.2023 - 12.2024
Instructional Designer
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Office of Online Education
01.2017 - 08.2024
Mathematics Professor
Columbus State Community College
08.2005 - 05.2016
Mathematics Professor
College of Southern Nevada
06.2000 - 08.2005
Math Teacher
Mojave High School, CCSD
01.1999 - 05.2000
Graduate Teaching Associate
Ohio State University
08.1996 - 01.1998
B.S. - Mathematics
MacMurray College
M.Ed. - Mathematics Education, Math, Science, and Technology, Deaf Education
Ohio State University
Ed.S. Degree - Curriculum & Instruction
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
M.S.Ed. - Instructional Design
Purdue University
Presentations
- OLC Accelerate Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 03/01/24, Chat GPT- The Anti-Hero of Instructional Design, Session co-presenter, Jessica Price
- OLC Innovate Conference, Nashville, TN, 04/01/23, Thematic Course Design, Session co-presenter, Dan Antoniuk, Amber Ford
- OLC Innovate Conference, Dallas, TX, 04/01/22, Community of Inquiry, Session co-presenter, Christine Draper
- OLC Innovate Conference, Denver, CO, 04/01/19, Using a Lightboard in an Online Math Course, Session co-presenter, Dr. Peter McCandless, Eddie Gomez
- Best Teaching Practices EXPO, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 01/01/19, Dynamic Lightboard Presentations, Poster Session, Winner of the People’s Choice Award
- Lightboard Workshop for Online Faculty, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 11/01/18, Professional Development Workshop Series
- Annual Mathematics Department Mini-Conference, Columbus State Community College, 01/01/07, 12/31/16, Session Presenter, ALEKS in the online classroom, AirSketch Pro in a traditional classroom, Deaf Support Team Innovation Grant Sharing Session, BlackBoard for Beginners
- Math Department Distance Learning Sharing Sessions, Columbus State Community College, 01/01/07, 12/31/16, Faculty Presenter, ALEKS in the online classroom
- AMATYC National Conference, American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Washington D.C., 01/01/08, The Tablet PC: The Evolution of the Chalkboard, Faculty Presenter
- College In-Service, Columbus State Community College, 01/01/08, The Tablet PC: The Evolution of the Chalkboard, Faculty Presenter
- AMATYC National Conference, American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Minneapolis, MN, 01/01/07, The Tablet PC: The Evolution of the Chalkboard, Faculty Presenter
- Nevada On-Line Education Consortium, Las Vegas, NV, 04/01/05, Creating an On-Line Cooperative Learning Environment, Faculty Presenter
- State-Wide Teaching Without Bounds Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 05/01/02, Hands-On Approach in an On-Line Setting, Faculty Presenter
Teaching
- Instructional Technology Course, CIT 609, College of Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Part-Time Instructor, 01/01/23, present, Designing for Learning Management Systems
- Intermediate Algebra & Pre-Calculus courses, Math Learning Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Part-Time Instructor, 01/01/17, 08/01/24
- Multimedia in Education Course, EDCI 566, Learning Design and Technology, Purdue University, Teaching Assistant Instructor, 01/01/20, 12/31/20
- Pre-Algebra and Algebra Courses, Math for Elementary Teachers I and II Courses, Liberal Arts Freshman Seminar Course, Geometry, General Math Classes, Pre-Calculus, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2018-2019, 2023-2024, Columbus State Community College, 2005-2016, College of Southern Nevada, 2000-2005, Mojave High School, CCSD 1999-2000, Trinity Grades 7-12, 1998-1999
Publications
- Schmid, K., Ford, A., Antoniuk, D., Thematic course design, The Teaching Professor, 2023
- Schmid, K., McCandless, P., Gomez, E., How to create engaging educational videos with a lightboard, The Teaching Professor, 2019
- Schmid, K., McCandless, P., Gomez, E., Dynamic Lightboard Videos, UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo, 2019
Professional Development
- Online Webinars & Conferences for Instructional Designers, 01/01/20, present
- DevLearn, Las Vegas, NV, Fall, 2025
- OLC conferences, Generative AI in Education, Instructional Design, Florida Network of Instructional Designers, 01/01/22, present
- AECT Annual Conference, Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Las Vegas, NV, 10/01/19
- OLC Innovate Conference, Online Learning Consortium (OLC), Denver, CO, 04/01/19
- OLC Accelerate Conference, Online Learning Consortium (OLC), Orlando, FL, 11/01/18
- Learning Innovation Summit, Mountainview, CA, 06/01/18, NASA Ames Research Center
- Foundations of Accessibility Training Workshop, Office of Accessibility Resources (OAR), University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 03/01/18
- Training Faculty New to Online Education Workshop, Online Learning Consortium (OLC), 01/01/18
- APPQMR Online Workshop and Certification, Quality Matters (Applying the Quality Matters Rubric), 02/01/17
- ALEKS Symposium, McGraw Hill, Charleston, SC, 02/01/15
- Apple Training, Office of Instructional Technology, Columbus State Community College, 02/01/15
- Emerging Technologies for Online Learning, OLC Annual International Conference, Orlando, FL, 11/01/14