Heather A. Hans
www.linkedin.com/in/heatherhans
Skills
- Instructional design
- User experience design
- Project management
- Process development
- Web & multimedia design
- Training & teaching
- Creative problem-solving
- Writing and proofreading
- Technology: HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Creative Cloud, Captivate, Storyline, Rise, Camtasia, LMS (Sakai), Mac/PC environments, Cross-browser testing
Experience
Learning Experience Designer – Learning Innovation: Duke University (July 2018-Present)
- Leads course design and project management on 3-6 online courses at a time, focusing on higher-level planning, goal-setting, learner engagement, and team collaboration.
- Works collaboratively with team to identify and implement improvements to course design process, training materials and resources, quality assurance, and evaluation.
- Prototypes course sites, templates, and documents for use in course development and design.
- Proposes improvements to user interfaces and works with learning technologies team to build consensus and implement changes.
Instructional Designer – Carolina Office for Online Learning: UNC-Chapel Hill (January 2016-July 2018)
- Designed 3-4 new online courses per term, collaborating with instructors to produce high-quality course content that is interactive, outcomes-based, and user-friendly.
- Consulted with instructors to determine their goals for online learning; brainstormed instructional strategies; and developed customized prototypes for learning units.
- Managed a four-person team in updating 75-80 online courses per term, set deadlines and workflows, and conducted QA on all courses.
- Created and edited learning content using a range of web and design skills; provided feedback to instructors on their scripts, storyboards, website content, assessments, etc.
- Identified strategic and operational issues and collaborated to implement solutions.
Instructional Design & Assessment Librarian – Guilford College (August 2014 – January 2016)
- Collaborated with faculty to design customized research sessions for their classes; taught 20-30 library instruction sessions per term.
- Led planning, policy development, and assessment for the Library Instruction (LI) program, created LI curriculum, and trained library instructors.
- Created online learning modules, websites, and tutorials to support students’ research, media, and technical skill development.
- Consulted with faculty and taught workshops on instructional technology, course design in Moodle and Canvas, and media- and web-based project design.
Learning Commons Librarian – High Point University (April 2013 – July 2014)
- Taught 10-15 library instruction sessions per term to introduce undergrads to academic research.
- Lead library communications, including the library website, social media, blog, and outreach.
- Collaborated with a WordPress developer to create a new library website; updated to a new theme and homepage in the following year based on analytics and usability testing.
Education
- Master of Library & Information Studies: University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2013)
- BA, Studio Art & Minor in Art History: Wake Forest University (2006)
Professional Awards & Development
- Coursera Educator Webinar: “Transforming Course Materials into Videos: Case Study Examples” (May 2019)
- Information Technology Award Winner (Dec 2017)
- UNC-Chapel Hill ACRL Assessment Immersion Program (Nov 2015)
- Nashville, TN Presentation: “Impactful Partnerships: Collaborating with Faculty for Effective Teaching and Learning,” NCLA Biennial Conference (Oct 2015)