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Patricia Hurley

Chicago,IL

Summary

Resourceful and innovative Instructional Designer with over 10 years of experience in e-learning and curriculum development for wide variety of cultural and professional backgrounds. Offering insightful analysis of content and design to create value-added learning programs that achieve desired business outcomes. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with stakeholders and assess learning needs.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Instructional Developer

GDIT
09.2022 - Current
  • Collaborate with team members and client to develop educational strategies for new and existing instructional content for Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration
  • Created instructional content including instructor guides, student guides, supplemental training materials such as quick reference guides, web-based training, and other training content, as required by client

Curricula Development

CTSIB – Team leader for the technical development for multi-year revamp of TSA compliance and inspection curriculum

  • Selected and modified existing instructional materials and developed new instructional materials for
  • Planned and initiated training outlines and online instruction modules by conducting task and learner analyses.
  • Led consultation meetings with clients at multiple levels of TSA leadership to define requirements for creating innovative training programs and content
  • Developed course outlines, documentation and assessment strategies to maintain instructional design direction.
  • Worked with subject matter experts to identify target audience's training needs
  • Evaluated level 2 statistical outcomes from new course validation event
  • Co-drafted final course validation report for delivery to client
  • Winner of 2023 GDIT Merit award and bonus for program excellence

CTSIB T3 – Created materials and provided in-person training for T3 (Train the Trainer) for TSA instructor course for new instructors prior to course implementation

  • Created print training materials from final course draft to train new instructors on updated CTSIB course
  • Delivered in-person T3 trainings for newly designated instructors
  • Developed training template for TSA to delivery T3 training in-house
  • Developed master template of T3 training to be used as the template for future T3 training development

PWP – Part of development team to create from scratch soft-skills communication course for TSA employees located at TSA Headquarters

  • Implemented task analysis for both soft-skills and new skills training courses
  • Developed instructional goals and learning outcomes agency wide communication and public speaking course
  • Created all supporting content (instructor guides, student guides, supplemental training materials)
  • Developed thorough design documents and training plans utilizing effective instructional methods.
  • Attended regular project team meetings to provide regular status updates on activities and identify any issues or challenges.
  • Conducted QA checks for all instructional media to verify instructionally sound content.


Learning Architect, supporting University of Texas -McCombs

iDesign
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Worked with UT-McCombs professors to develop new graduate level data analytics course for new online MBA program
  • Collaborated with professors to develop and align course learning outcomes for MBA level data analytics course
  • Suggest relevant educational resources and appropriate instructional methodology for impactful online delivery of content
  • Document design decisions and assist with the preparation of documentation for partner approval as appropriate
  • Revise all content for Plain Language and learning alignment
  • Manage project timeline and delivery for each assigned course from an assignment, through copyediting to asset build to course build and quality assurance processes
  • Collaborate extensively with the course development team to ensure the quality and consistency of each course
  • Work with Senior Learning Architect/Project Managers to ensure all deadline dates are met throughout the design and development process

Learning Architect, supporting Southern New Hampshire University

iDesign
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Collaborated with SNHU faculty to re-design current F2F 'History of Modern China' course for full online delivery as part of SNHU’s 2022 online course re-design initiative

Learning Architect, supporting SNHU Gem Initiative

iDesign
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Reviewing previously built competency-based programs to aid individuals in refugee camps to gain workforce readiness skills and certifications
  • Mentored new Learning Architects to project plans, expectations, and processes
  • Worked alongside new LAs as they revised their first full course to ensure quality and timeliness

Head of Content and Instructional Design

Archer Career
01.2018 - 12.2022
  • Develop and design online learning modules for Adult Learners and Professional
  • Work with software developers to design online learning platform for web and phone app
  • Develop user testing protocol for MVP product
  • Designed learning interface for suite of online job skills software
  • Creates in-depth industry research background on demand for corporate job interviewees
  • Direct reports (contractors): 6

Faculty Course Development Mentor

North Park University
01.2016 - 12.2020
  • Collaborated with full-time and adjunct faculty (SME) to update existing online courses and transfer current f2f courses to full-online instruction
  • Suggest relevant open educational resources and appropriate instructional methods for online delivery of content
  • Built online tutorials and course materials utilizing a variety of online learning software
  • Mentored full-time and adjunct faculty through structured professional development training program for online teaching
  • Applied the underlying principles of Quality Matters and the Quality Matters Rubric to new online course submissions
  • Incorporated correct application of the QM Rubric to division wide current course review process
  • Communicated constructive feedback and worked with SME to ensure the course met QM standards prior to online course release

Head of Reference and Research/Assistant Professor of Information Literacy

North Park University
01.2013 - 12.2019
  • Supervised and managed reference services (reference desk)
  • Provided research services (annotated bibliographies) for faculty research
  • Collection development for Psychology, Business, Education and STEM divisions
  • Created and delivered engaging face to face and online instruction
  • Developed embedded online library and research instruction for School of Professional Studies and MBA programs
  • Developed online tutorials for embedding into online courses
  • Face to face and online instruction
  • Liaison areas: STEM, Business, MBA, School of Professional Studies and MS-Counseling Psychology
  • Direct reports (librarians and student workers): 12

Education

MSEd

University of Wisconsin-Stout
06-2018

MLIS

University of Pittsburgh
12-2012

BS - Psych

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
06-1991

Skills

  • Design thinking
  • Storyboarding
  • Training facilitation
  • Needs assessment
  • Course material creation
  • Instructional strategies
  • Course evaluation (Kilpatrick methodology)
  • Curriculum design
  • Feedback analysis
  • ADDIE methodology
  • HTML, Articulate 360
  • LMS (Canvas, D2L, Blackboard)

Timeline

Senior Instructional Developer

GDIT
09.2022 - Current

Learning Architect, supporting University of Texas -McCombs

iDesign
01.2022 - 12.2022

Learning Architect, supporting Southern New Hampshire University

iDesign
01.2022 - 12.2022

Learning Architect, supporting SNHU Gem Initiative

iDesign
01.2022 - 12.2022

Head of Content and Instructional Design

Archer Career
01.2018 - 12.2022

Faculty Course Development Mentor

North Park University
01.2016 - 12.2020

Head of Reference and Research/Assistant Professor of Information Literacy

North Park University
01.2013 - 12.2019

MSEd

University of Wisconsin-Stout

MLIS

University of Pittsburgh

BS - Psych

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Patricia Hurley