Contract eLearning Consultant, Instructional Designer, LMS Specialist
Greater Boston Area
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- Independent Contractor at kathycannon.com
- Past
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- Academic Technology Project Leader at Brandeis University
- Research and Instruction Technology Specialist at Brandeis University - Library & Technology Services
- Instructional Designer / Course Developer at Boston University Office of Distance Education
- Instructional Designer/ Prototype Manager at CAST, Inc.
- Technology Integration Specialist Teacher at Cambridge Public Schools
- Research Assistant at CAST, Inc.
- Early Childhood Video Specialist at Boston University School of Education
- Kindergarten & Pre-Kindergarten Teacher at Scotch Plains-Fanwood & Montclair Public Schools
- Education
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- Boston University
- Lesley University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Loretto Academy
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Kathy Cannon’s Summary
Experienced online learning specialist, instructional designer, and classroom teacher. Contracting independently with organizations that want to start or expand an online learning environment with open source software tools, such as Moodle. Available for part-time and temporary web content production and course design work.
Kathy Cannon’s Specialties:
Online learning environment administration, tool development, course design, and project management • Collaborating with educators to integrate new technologies • Researching and recommending service policies and best practices in academic technology • Software training for non-technical professionals
Kathy Cannon’s Experience
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Independent Contractor
kathycannon.com
(Education Management industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Working with portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman on digital, web-based solutions to manage her essays and images. Planning a long-term migration of her website into a content management system. • Documented key decision-making roles and recommended business development strategy for a Moodle-based, eLearning start-up based on Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences theory.
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Academic Technology Project Leader
Brandeis University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
October 2007 — August 2009 (1 year 11 months)
Maintaining and developing online, eLearning tools as part of a small product development team. Dedicated to the support and enhancement of the university's enterprise-level teaching and learning environment built on Moodle, an open source course management software tool. Collaborating closely with library-based research and instruction specialists to understand and articulate the teaching, learning, and scholarship activities of our community. Ensuring that teaching and learning goals are being met effectively and efficiently with the available resources and investigating new eLearning tools and technologies.
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Research and Instruction Technology Specialist
Brandeis University - Library & Technology Services
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — October 2007 (10 months)
Contributed significantly to the success of a very rapid, full-scale transition from WebCT Vista to Moodle. Shepherded colleagues, student employees and key faculty as a project coordinator and online learning specialist. Designed the site-wide configuration settings, the initial course templates, and key demonstration courses. Helped the project managers build consensus and remove obstacles to implementation by aligning feature sets in the two systems.
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Instructional Designer / Course Developer
Boston University Office of Distance Education
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2005 — June 2006 (1 year )
Designed and produced media-rich online courses for graduate degree and professional certification programs using the WebCT Vista learning management system. Guided collaborations that leveraged available technologies to create engaging interactive learning experiences. Established schedules on multiple projects and managed instructors’ expectations in order to reach launch deadlines with well-tested, student-centered courses.
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Instructional Designer/ Prototype Manager
CAST, Inc.
(Public Company; CAS; Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2004 — May 2005 (9 months)
Actively managed communication and production of animated characters used in a software prototype on a federally funded literacy grant. Translated educational research goals into technical specifications as a liaison between animators, programmers, and educators. (Part-time employee, during graduate degree program)
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Technology Integration Specialist Teacher
Cambridge Public Schools
(Educational Institution; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
September 2003 — June 2004 (10 months)
Dramatically boosted the school’s overall capacity for teaching with technology by setting reliable expectations, systematically upgrading available hardware, locating more appropriate bilingual software tools, demonstrating technology-leveraged lessons, and designing teacher training solutions based on needs-assessment data.
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Research Assistant
CAST, Inc.
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Research industry)
March 2003 — September 2003 (7 months)
Created lessons and trained teachers in use of a novel prototype of strategy-based reading software aimed at young children with significant cognitive disabilities. (Part-time contract, during graduate degree program)
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Early Childhood Video Specialist
Boston University School of Education
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2002 — June 2003 (10 months)
Designed database, organized workflow, and trained staff in the use of new video documentation equipment in an early childhood laboratory classroom. Shot, edited, and encoded promotional video for parents. (Part-time graduate assistant position)
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Kindergarten & Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Scotch Plains-Fanwood & Montclair Public Schools
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
September 1994 — April 2001 (6 years 8 months)
- (Scotch Plains, New Jersey) Managed a busy, public school classroom of young children. Drafted the program's curriculum guide.
- (Montclair, New Jersey) Taught in program based on Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Received teaching award.
Kathy Cannon’s Education
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Boston University
M.Ed. , Educational Media & Technology , 2002 — 2005
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Lesley University
M.Ed. , Early Childhood Education , 1991 — 1993
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University of Pennsylvania
B.S.Econ , (Concentration in Marketing) , 1984 — 1988
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Loretto Academy
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