Laura.kerney@gmail.com
2305 Killearn
Center Blvd #F140
Tallahassee,
FL 32309
954.270.5600
(cell preferred day time)
850.597.9650
(home)
Career Objective
I am interested in fulfilling the position
at Articulate in order to facilitate the online community’s goals to enhance elearner
and developer professional development in an effort to effectively and
efficiently serve their organization.
Education
Master
of Science, Instructional Systems,
December 2008
Florida State University, College of
Education, Tallahassee, FL
G.P.A. 4.0
Bachelor
of Science, Elementary Education,
Summa Cum Laude April 2007
Florida State University, College of
Education, Tallahassee, FL
G.P.A. 3.9
JOB EXPERIENCE
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Dept.
Management Services, Tallahassee, FL |
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May
2008 - Present |
Research and
Training Specialist |
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Applied results of needs analysis to contract
management training program through synthesis of interview notes and external
analysis report. |
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Designed and developed 3 one-hour contract
management online courses for approximately 100 employees. |
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Delivered 3 online courses in Learning
Management System and monitored participant activity through grading reports. |
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Developed 3 online courses for compliance with
SCORM and LMS using tools such as Articulate, Camtasia, Audacity, and Power
Point. |
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Aided in design and development of 2 courses
through team using tools such as Lectora and Adobe Captivate. |
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Tallahassee
Community College, Tallahassee, FL |
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Jan
2008 – Oct 2008 |
Educational
Research Assistant |
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Developed evaluation report, evaluative logic
model, and project plan through team meetings for one student affairs program
impacting approximately 100 stakeholders. |
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Evaluated 3 student affairs programs to help
formulate goals and outcomes. |
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Designed, developed, implemented, and analyzed 3
surveys to approximately 100 faculty and staff members using Opinio survey
software. |
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Conducted research on higher education topics
for current best practices. |
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Leon
County Schools, Tallahassee, FL |
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Aug 2007 – Present |
Substitute
Teacher |
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Aided in delivering instruction in 4th
grade classroom on multiple occasions. |
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Participated in delivering instruction in
various class environments including middle school and students with
disabilities. |
Activities
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Instructional
Systems Student Association, ISSA at FSU |
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Summer
2008 & Fall 2008 |
Vice
President of Student Relations |
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Organized Peer Mentor Program for new and
current IS students and recruited 20 more participants then past semester. |
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Marketed and aided in organization of two social
events to foster alumni, faculty, and student communication for approximately
70 people. |
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Aided in team effort to organize and manage new
student orientation for approximately 70 new students. |
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HeArts
for Hospice, Tallahassee, FL |
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Fall
2006 - Present |
Treasurer
(Fall 2008) & Active Member |
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Aided in team effort to organize and fund a
one-day bereavement camp for children of bereaved families |
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Designed and constructed small projects for club
fundraiser and for members of Covenant Hospice. |
Software Skills
Moodle
Learning Management System
Camtasia
Articulate
Lectora
Adobe
Captivate
Adobe
Dreamweaver
Audacity
Opinio,
Survey Monkey, Qualtrics survey software
Microsoft
Office SharePoint System
Microsoft
Office suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American
Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
Association
for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
References
Barry Krauss, Executive
Director of Learning and Leader Development
ManTech Incorporation
1100 New Jersey Ave, SE, Suite
730
Washington, DC 20003
703.218.8253
barry.krauss@mantech.com
Barbara Gill, Director of
Educational Research
Tallahassee Community College
444 Appleyard Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32344
850.201.6570
gillb@tcc.fl.edu
Aubteen Darabi, Associate
Professor & Lead Research Scientist
Learning Systems Institute,
Florida State University
C4600, UCC, 296 Champions Way
P.O. Box 3062540
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2540
850.644.5652
adarabi@lsi.fsu.edu