Instructional Designer eLearning Corporate in Philadelphia PA Resume Golda Lawson-Cohen

							Golda D. Lawson-Cohen
Doylestown, PA 18902                               Mobile: 215-990-2218              glawsoncohen@gmail.com
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Profile

                        INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER | ONLINE INSTRUCTOR | TRAINING SPECIALIST
            *EXPERIENCE IN TRADITIONAL, BLENDED, & ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & PRESENTATIONS*
          Adult Learning Theory                                   Andragogy Theory
          Design Theory                                           Pedagogy Theory
          Honorably Discharged Naval Veteran                      eLearning
Professional Skills

          ADDIE Model                                                 Dynamic-Group Discussions and
          eLearning Instructional Designer and                        Presentations
          Developer                                                   Camcorder and Digital Camera Operation
          Integrate Learning Management Systems                       Audiovisual Equipment for Training Videos
          (LMS)                                                       Photoshop
          Skilled Facilitator Project Leader and Liaison              Camtasia
          Interactive Workshops                                       Captivate
          Online Content Management Systems                           Technical Writer
Experience

My Career Transitions (MCT)                           Malvern, PA                                  2011 – present
Instructional Designer
     Volunteer designer and developer Google Site for My Career Transitions supplementary new member
     orientation website. Work with SME to create orientation videos, questionnaires, technical documents, and e-
     learning segments for over 700 members. Based upon data gleaned from questionnaires to implement
     changes to ancillary website. Increased attendance of face-to-face orientation by 40% by building the
     ancillary website within six month period. Its proposed time table was one year.
         PROJECT MANAGER: Organize e-learning components for ancillary website by providing information
         over 700 members
         ANALYSIS: Consider MCT audience with developing Learning Management System (LMS)
         DESIGN: Create consistent looking website for ease of use.
         DEVELOPMENT: Build website based on design specifications approved by MCT Board.
         IMPLEMENTATION: Alpha and Beta testing website to ensure accessibility and usability standards are
         met.
         EVALUATION: Utilize feedback from MCT Board in order to make edits and modifications to website for
         ease of use.
Training Associates LLC                              Allentown, PA                                       2009-2011
Instructor Consultant
     Assessed, designed, developed, and implemented PowerPoint presentations and technical documents for PC
     Awareness and Literacy Training at state employment service branch in Norristown. Worked with SME to
     create curriculum for training.
          MANAGED: Various levels computer literacy class size of 12.
          CREATED: Curriculum and technical documents for computer application skill building that increased
          knowledge retention by 50%.
          CONDUCTED: Over 480 hours of instruction for employment retraining 12 trainees per class over a 20-
          month period.
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                                                              Mobile: 215-990-2218  glawsoncohen@gmail.com
Montgomery County Community College               Blue Bell, PA                                    2010-2011
Instructor Consultant
     Designed and presented PowerPoint presentations for classes in Word 2007, Word 2010, Excel 2007, and
     Excel 2010 for class sizes consisting of 20.
          TAUGHT: Designed and developed PowerPoint presentations to teach on campus non-credit courses.
          CREATED: Hands-on technical documents to reinforce newly acquired skill set that increase knowledge
          retention by 20%.
          CERTIFICATIONS: Taught certification curriculum for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exams.
Peirce College                                     Philadelphia, PA                                       2000-2008
Faculty Practitioner
     Used eCollege to facilitate hybrid and online courses and created instructional materials for 18,000 students
     in classes of 1-40. Ensured Section 508 and SCORM compliance.
          TESTING: Performed usability testing on curricula to ensure 99% course accuracy.
          RETENTION: Reduced attrition by 90% for Introduction to Word Processing and Internet courses.
          Exemplary use of multiple educational methods instrumental in maintaining 85% retention rate and
          accommodating students with disabilities.
          CERTIFICATIONS: Taught certification curriculum for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exams with a
          success rate of 50%.
CompuMaster Inc.                                  Overland Park, KS                                       2001-2002
Training Consultant
     Conducted over 250 hours training computer skills for 100+ students.
          SALES: Identified client interests supplementary materials and courses. Increased sales by 5% (10K).
          ENROLLMENT: Increased seminar enrollments by 10% ($20K) with evaluation assessments.
          LEARNING: Used supplemental handouts that increased learning by 50%.
Computer Learning Centers Inc.                     Philadelphia, PA                                       1998-2001
Instructor
     Designed and conducted over 6,000 hours of hands-on training for 600 students in classes of 3–16.
     Developed as-needed curriculum and technical documents that enabled skill building that student increased
     knowledge by 20%.
          CREATED: MS Word 2000 and Customer Service courses for company wide circulation.
          CONDUCTED/SUPERVISED: Train-the-trainer training for 25 newly–hired faculty, increasing productivity
          by 50%.
          CERTIFICATIONS: Taught certification curriculum for Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) and A+
          Certification (Hardware and Software) exams.

Education

Full Sail University (summa cum laude)                                                             Winter Park, FL
        Master of Science | Educational Media Design and Technology (EMDT)
Capella University (summa cum laude)                                                              Minneapolis, MN
        Master of Science | Education: Instructional Design for Online Learning (IDOL)
Old Dominion University                                                                                Norfolk, VA
        Bachelor of Science | Occupational and Technical Studies; Training Specialist

Professional Organizations

American Society of Training and Development Philadelphia Chapter (ASTDPHL)
Philadelphia Area Computer Society (PACS)
The eLearning Guild
PADLA – Pennsylvania Distance Learning Association