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Resume                               Elissa A. Fineman

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  • Talent Developer in corporate environments working with new hire orientation, soft skills training, event planning, and presentation. I create courses and analyze instructional environments using principals from human-centered design. 

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  • Lead Instructional Designer with 10+ years of instructional design, leadership, research, analysis, communications, and assessment skills.

 

  • Expert in adult learning theory, performance improvement, course development, client support, and full-cycle design project management.

 

  • Researcher of the latest educational technologies and methodologies.

 

  • Collaborator with subject matter experts and internal teams to analyze, develop, learn, teach, and deliver content to the target audience.

 

 

Skills

  • Camtasia

  • Learning Management Systems 

  • VideoScribe

  • Audacity

  • Powtoons

  • Web Development

  • Google Suite

  • Video and Sound Editing

  • Microsoft Suite

Career Highlights

  •  Managed 300 end-to-end instructional design deliverables without missing a deadline for final launch, as well as overseeing multiple projects and collaborating with internal and external partners to develop 20 courses per semester.

 

  •  Led and helped develop University of Southern California (USC) Master’s program, rated best online by Successful Student and third best Master's Psychology degree by College Choice; it set a precedent as the first online organizational psychology program in the U.S.

 

  •  Spearheaded instructional design and oversaw the resolution of live online program issues, in addition to acting as either a main or co-instructional designer to revamp and develop multiple courses to heighten learning outcomes and engagement.

 

  •  Designed storyboards for Multimedia Captivate pieces, interface design, and graphics, as well as leveraging Camtasia to develop interactive videos to build instructions for revision assessment, project management, and communications.

 

  •  Mentored instructional designers on best practices and learning solutions regarding communications with specific subject matter experts, recommending more impactful language for course content to engage clients' customers.

 

Work​

Experience​

  • Lead Instructional Designer, Pearson North America

      2012 - 2017   Long Beach, California

 

Directed instructional design, program management, and improvement services for USC online learning. Point person, driving communication between Pearson and USC. Built courses and curricula, as well as partnered with stakeholders. Aligned with subject matter experts and instructional designers to develop and revise courses based on assessments.

 

  • Lecturer, Columbia College

      2006 - 2012  Chicago, Illinois

 
Focused on empowering and managing 1,000 students
via online and in-person instruction. Prioritized and coordinated assignments while tracking students’ progress and learning styles. Designed instructional materials and used Moodle to manage resources and assignments. Developed engaging online and in-class activities and courses.

 

  • Online Instructor, Art Institute

      2006 - 2010  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Guided students through multiple sections of online courses. Ensured availability to students for counseling through online discussions and written comments regarding their work and progress. Leveraged e-learning, combining aesthetic principals with web scripting for interactive media using HTML and CSS.
 

  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Plymouth State University

     2004 - 2006  Plymouth, New Hampshire

 
Developed instructional materials for 150 to 200 students. Taught Online Media Effects, Sports & Communications, Mass Media, Film & Television History, and Animation. Created self-paced and blended curricula for virtual and in-person settings. Infused adult learning theory combined with technology to help students analyze media messages, visual composition, lighting, editing for quality assurance, color theory, and character.
 

  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Trinity University

      2002 - 2004  San Antonio, Texas

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Introduced 100 students to the intricacies of interactive multimedia communication in web design. Instructed classes on critical theories of interactivity, mass media, and production. Devised instructional materials for in-person, virtual, self-paced, and blended learning. Leveraged adult learning theory, presentations, technology, and published materials.
Education
Ph.D. in Media Studies
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 
 
Master of Science in Education

Bank Street College

New York, New York

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B.A. in Humanities
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
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