Instructional Designer at University of Texas at Arlington
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Current
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- Instructional Designer at University of Texas at Arlington
- Past
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- Curriculum Writer at Health Edco Curriculum
- Associate Director of Education at Sylvan Learning Center
- 8th Grade Science Teacher at LaVega ISD
- Education
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- University of Texas at Brownsville
- Baylor University
- Connections
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- Industry
- E-Learning
- Websites
Matt Crosslin’s Summary
I am an Instructional Designer at The University of Texas at Arlington's Center for Distance Education. I am also available for web design consultation and online course design, as well as presenting informative sessions on a wide range of topics.
I have been involved in education since 1994. I created my first web page in 2000 - which I used to deliver supplemental materials to an 8th grade Science class I was teaching at that time. I have been involved in distance education in some way ever since then. In March 2007 I started EduGeek Journal, an online community promoting educational technology. I also regularly present at conferences, as well as give instructional classes on different aspects of online learning and other issues.
My goal in e-learning is to bring a deeper level of professionalism to online learning by increasing social interactions and raising the level of technology integration and innovation in every class I design or teach. Several classes that I have worked on have won awards from the United States Distance Learning Association for innovations in online learning.
Matt Crosslin’s Specialties:
* Microsoft Office (all applications)
* Blackboard, WebCT, and Moodle LMS (as instructor and administrator)
* Adobe Studio 8 (including Flash 8 and Dreamweaver 8)
* Graphic art design (Fireworks 8 and QuarkXpress)
* Web page design (including AJAX, XML, CSS, RSS, JavaScript, and ActionScript)
* Moodle LMS design and customization
* PHP and MySQL programming
* Intel Teach to the Future training
* Professional writing experience
Matt Crosslin’s Experience
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Instructional Designer
University of Texas at Arlington
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
November 2005 — Present (3 years)
* Designing, updating, and trouble-shooting online classes in Blackboard and WebCT
* Exploring emerging Learning Management System technologies
* Helping instructors with all aspects of online learning -
Curriculum Writer
Health Edco Curriculum
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 10 months)
* Designed, wrote, edited, and finalized custom hands-on health curriculum in a team environment
* Developed custom Learning Management Systems
* Designed, programmed, and maintained dynamic teacher and student support web sites
* Analyzed all work for educational integrity and classroom effectiveness -
Associate Director of Education
Sylvan Learning Center
(Utilities industry)
October 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 3 months)
* Supervision of a team of teachers and students to ensure the maximum success of tutorial classes
* Updated and developed curriculum for students age 5 to adult
* Graphic design work for several fliers and projects -
8th Grade Science Teacher
LaVega ISD
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 2000 — May 2002 (1 year 10 months)
* Educated students of various levels
* Developed and wrote curriculum for classroom use
* Maintained a class web page
* Developed and presented PowerPoint presentations
* Team leader
Matt Crosslin’s Education
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University of Texas at Brownsville
M. Ed., Educational Technology, 2003 — 2005
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Baylor University
1994 — 1997
Additional Information
Matt Crosslin’s Websites:
Matt Crosslin’s Interests:
educational technology, web design, emerging technologies, blogging, writing, ethnomusicology, science fiction, music, art
Matt Crosslin’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
