debraelowe@gmail.com
Technology, Innovation, and an Eye for Style
Logan, UT 84341
Flash Developer • HTML and CSS Creation • Science Background • E-Learning Specialist • Graphic Design
Long-term educator with over twelve years of experience working with digital media and distance education. Strong communication skills and a flair for Internet tools. Experience with both adult youth learners, with a love of making difficult concepts clear. A strong scientific background and artistic flair, with creativity and commitment to serve.
- Part of Utah State University’s award winning design team for campus and distance education. Also assisted with transforming, structuring and building courses for in-class, distance, and mixed delivery venues.
- Seven years of classroom experience as instructor, with two additional years assisting special-needs students. Led the gifted and talented education team at Midvale Middle School while teaching science and leading the debate team.
- Dynamic abilities with fast, focused completion and attention to detail. Creativity is always a must, with strong ability to work with a team as well as stellar independent work.
Proficient with all Mac and Windows platforms, skilled with MS Office, Adobe products including Flash, Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and some experience with Illustrator and InDesign, Camtasia, iMovie and Windows Media, experience with Drupal, and extensive experience with Internet skills including HTML and CSS proficiency, Very experienced with BlackBoard Vista . Some experience working with XML, PHP, JavaScript, FTP uploads, and other web-related tools. Advanced science background, with biology and genetics emphases. Strong English and communication skills, with extra emphasis placed on education. Background rich with curriculum design and education modification, with experience of customization, development, presentation, and evaluation.
- 2008-Current
- Instructional design assistant at the Faculty Assistance Center for Teaching (FACT) office at Utah State University. Converted disc-based courses to all-Internet, built dozens of courses for faculty members, worked with and modified the template for course construction at Utah State, and helped professors create courses that were both easily managed and interesting to students. Duties also included video editing, designing graphics, retrofitting courses and work with other instructional design professionals.
- 2007-2008
- Lab assistant in bioinformatics lab at Utah State University. Some experience using scripts to harvest genetic information from databases, designing sequences for restriction enzymes and information processing. Use of PowerPoint and Internet tools required.
- 2001-2007
- Classroom instruction at Midvale Middle School in the Canyons District (formerly Jordan School District) in Midvale Utah. Served as Department Chair of Accelerated Learning Program for Students in final year. Instruction included integrated science with instruction in chemistry, physics, genetics, ecology, geology, biology, cladistics, and other science factors. Research required. Online instruction simultaneously developed. Also taught debate, including logical argument construction, legal terms, and qualitative delivery.
- 1999-2000
- Intern for Farrer Middle School, Provo District. Full-time classroom instruction in lieu of student teaching. Duties included science instruction, team-based curriculum design, group leadership, team teaching, summer school course construction. Also worked with Internet development
- 1998-1999
- Distance Education at Brigham Young University. Helped create courses for international distribution. Extensive use of web design and organization needed.
- 1996-1998
- Teacher’s Assistant in Learning Disabled program at Pleasant Grove Junior High, Pleasant Grove UT. Duties included regular classroom instruction, preparing materials, working with students, keeping records, and creative projects.
- Other
- Working with the public in a variety of settings, designing html pages for organizations, night manager at retirement community.
- Prospective M.S. degree in Instructional Technology. (Projected 2010)
Utah State University - Education includes learning theory, distance education, and a wide variety of tools, especially web design programs and practices. Practices for developing learning tools, both web and paper-based instruction, and theoretical models explored.
- B.S., Biology Composite – Teaching. (2000)
Brigham Young UniversityZoology emphasis with full teaching credentials. Internet experience, laboratory instruction, educational tools, theory, and practice.
- Other Education
- Advanced courses in biology, Utah State University
- Gifted and talented education, Utah State University