Adobe Captivate
Tierra Taliaferro
Instructional Designer And Developer
Chester,VA
Summary
Resourceful and innovative Instructional Designer with over 5 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
6
6
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Instructional Designer and Developer
Richmond Public Schools
05.2021 - Current
- Create curricula, research topics, and conceptualized course format, subject matter, and presentation.
- Contribute to development of comprehensive employee training courses via various multimedia tools (LMS, authoring tools, video multimedia, and graphic media),
- Create detailed and visually compelling storyboards to guide production process and maintain project focus and clarity.
- Utilize clear and measurable objectives to design and develop highly effective e-learning modules, ensuring alignment between instructional content and desired learning outcomes.
- Conducted needs analysis to identify gaps between face-to-face learning and online learning.
- Created curricula, researched topics, and conceptualized course format, subject matter, and presentation to train teachers on how to successfully transition from face-to-face teaching to online teaching.
- Contributed to development of comprehensive employee training courses via various multimedia tools (Articulate Rise. Canvas, and Canva)..
- Developed training and media strategies (Rise 360) for new product launches in collaboration with SMEs.
Instructional Designer and Developer
Brunswick County Public Schools
08.2017 - 08.2021
- Created curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
- Planned and monitored implementation of technology-based learning programs.
- Provided job analysis in line with instructional design principles for successful mentoring.
- Targeted diverse learning modalities in development of new course content and training programs.
- Developed assessments and user polls to evaluate course effectiveness, altering content and delivery to achieve student learning goals.
- Developed and implemented successful onboarding program.
- Designed and delivered web-based, self-directed learning materials for 1500+.
- Analyzed and evaluated training effectiveness and program outcomes.
- Utilized variety of instructional design methodologies to create effective learning experiences by 80%.
- Developed lesson plans, instructional materials and written practice tests for 1500+ adult learners.
- Facilitated virtual, in-person and blended learning sessions.
- Designed, developed, and implemented software applications for website based on analyzed requirements and understanding of industry technical standards.
- Delivered private instruction to adult learners in variety of fields on leadership development, professional writing, business communication and delivery of proposals and presentations.
Education
Master Of Education - Instructional Design
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA 08.2019 - 08.2024
Bachelor Of Arts - English
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA 08.2014 - 05.2018
Software
Articulate Rise 360
Articulate Rise 360
Canva
Adobe Creative Cloud
Camtasia
Microsoft Office
GoogleSuite
Vyond
Powtoon
Snagit
Vivavideo
Canvas
Blackboard
XAPI
Podia
ADDIE
SAM
AGILE
Adult Learning
Blended Learning
Compliance Training
Evaluation
Instructional Technology
Needs Analysis
Online Learning
Quality Assurance & Rubrics
Scenario-based Leanring
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Curriculum Development
Subject Matter Experts SME
Timeline
Instructional Designer and Developer
Richmond Public Schools
05.2021 - Current
Master Of Education - Instructional Design
Virginia State University
08.2019 - 08.2024
Instructional Designer and Developer
Brunswick County Public Schools
08.2017 - 08.2021
Bachelor Of Arts - English
Virginia State University
08.2014 - 05.2018
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