Praxis Creative Studio

Making a major life-changing decision such as hitting the reset button on your career is both an exciting and stressful experience. As a working professional for 20+ years who is doing just that, I feel uniquely situated to share some of the lessons I’ve learned about the following: decision making, choosing a path in college,… Continue Reading

Denver Urban Scholars (DUS) is a non-profit organization supporting youth in grades 6-early college and is focused on helping at-risk students achieve their highest potential. The proposed study skill website was available for free, not only to DUS learners, but to the public. DUS learners experienced a rich and meaningful exploration of the content of… Continue Reading

During the course development process, Instructional Designers must produce a variety of graphics to support learning. This can range from line drawings to photography. Being able to create and modify professional graphics is an important skill for IDs to perform. Two common scenarios: This became a 3-module instructor-led course: Continue Reading

For an E-Learning Trends and Issues course, I was part of a group project on collaborative learning. My contributions to the group: graphic designer of the logo, web designer for the site, created and maintained the Facebook group Networked Learning Space (NLS), and copy editor/proofreader. The site is a home for resources and insights on… Continue Reading

For this escape room project, I was teamed up with a couple of talented Middle School teachers: Stephanie Flynn, and Mary Jose. Together we created an educational zombie-themed escape room. The lesson allows middle school math students to apply their learning. We used a google site to host the escape room, so that students would… Continue Reading

As a person with hearing loss, I noticed there was a lack of Facebook groups dedicated to the hearing impaired. I created this Networked Learning Space to focus on free resources for people with hearing loss and their loved ones. Continue Reading

A holistic approach to improving your health for busy working professionals. A quick body scan meditation, easy workouts you can do from your desk, and nutrition suggestions. Link to YouTube recording Continue Reading

As employees change roles or take on additional duties that require using Microsoft (MS) Office products, there may be a skills gap. Historically, individual employees or entire departments turn to third-party contractors to deliver MS PowerPoint training, at a significant cost and at times, with additional travel cost associated. This project focused on a solution… Continue Reading

Analyzed a 45-minute Instructor-Led compliance course/presentation for new hires on global trade compliance. Redesigned it as a 10-minute video with voiceover recorded in PowerPoint, and hosted on Workday, our LMS. Continue Reading

Redesign of an existing 3+ hour Instructor-Led Course on Human Performance Improvement. Updated all existing graphics, removed excessive text on slides, simplified charts, re-organized the course flow, added knowledge checks based on the materials presented, added opportunities for guided discussion. Outcome was a 50-minute course that could be recorded and added to a LMS for… Continue Reading