NANCY RUBIN, PH.D.
1700 SE 2nd Street  Pompano Beach, FL 33060
954.326.8679  NANCY.RUBIN@GMAIL.COM  @NANCYRUBIN
HTTP://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/NANCYRUBIN
PROFILE
Social Media Specialist  eLearning Expert
Recognized expert and evangelist in online and interactive educational programming and curriculum
design. Skilled administrator with proven strengths in assessment, strategic planning, goal setting,
and managing systemic change. Proven leader with the ability to assemble and directly the work of
multidisciplinary teams to achieve business and learning objectives. Strongly committed to
educational excellence and creating a positive learning experience in the online environment.
Superior interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
Development  Social Media
Curriculum Design  Instructional Design  Product Evangelism  Product Education  Marketing
Market Research  Training Programs  Content Development  Presentations
Interactive Media  Learning Management Systems  Program Management  Project Management 
Strategic Planning  Product
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NANCY R RUBIN CONSULTING
2006–PRESENT
A consultancy offering advice to workplaces and educational institutions on the effective use of educational
technology and interactive media in educational programming and practice.
Principal
Consult with educational institutions and businesses on customization and implementation of curriculum
plans, learning-management systems and social media in instruction. Develop market plans and social media
strategies for both educational institutions and small businesses.
LEARNING OBJECTS
2009–2011
The leading provider of social software for learning. The company’s solutions facilitate constructive
interactions among students and instructors with Web 2.0 technologies.
Product Education Specialist & Product Evangelist
Plan and conduct internal and external training, prepare all client-facing presentations, and deliver sales and
account-management materials, and create online materials, including a blog, to promote the company’s
solutions. Developed training programs from scratch.
 Earned a reputation as the company’s Public Subject Matter Expert and represent the company at a
wide variety of academic and trade conferences.
 Instrumental in securing the software’s adoption at more than 400 institutions internationally.
 Have personally accounted for more than 50 new accounts with educational institutions.
 Heavily involved in client retention.
 Nominated Top 20 EduTweeter in 2010.
KAPLAN UNIVERSITY
2007–2009
A fully accredited institution of higher learning offering both online and campus-based instruction.
Curriculum Specialist, Curricular Design, 2008–2009
Served as a consultant to Instructional Designers and review and analyze courses before migration to
eCollege to ensure the best possible learning experience and that content is presented in engaging ways.
Shared best practices with the team and led them in delivering content consistent with adult-learning
theories. Trained team members on successful online delivery practices and served as liaison between ID
Managers and Multimedia Developers.
 Implementation of state-of-the-art course-development processes resulted in a 15% increase in
student satisfaction and a reduction in the drop rate of 8%.
 Of a team of 40 Instructional Designers, served as the only Curriculum Specialist and trained all other
instructional designers.
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Instructional Designer Level III, 2007–2008
Worked with and assisted in guiding the Instructional Design Team for Kaplan University Business and IST
Vertical. Collaborated with the Director of Academic Strategic Initiatives to implement new ideas for
course development and with faculty developers on content and course design. Advised on best use of
educational media and technology tools.
 Instrumental in creating a centralized instructional design model that unified the process and was
adopted university-wide.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
2001–2010
A state-supported university with an enrollment of more than 30,000.
Manager, Instructional Technology Services, 2004–2007
Directed the work of the Instructional Technology Support Group and the Faculty & Staff Training
Department. Supervised a team of 5 in managing the implementation of Blackboard throughout the
University. Served as liaison between the instruction design and technology and management teams.
Recommended staffing needs, distance learning policies, and hardware and software.
 Member of the FAU Distance Learning Advisory Committee and the Palm Beach Distance Learning
Consortium.
 Managed all distance learning and faculty training on applications during a period in which the
number of wholly online and hybrid courses increased 50%.
Instructional Design/Developer, 2001–2004
Designed and developed courses for faculty, familiarized faculty with instructional technology in
workshops and seminars, consulted on use of multimedia and streaming video in online courses, and
contributed to the development of effective distance learning strategies.
 Designed and Developed an Orientation To Technology CD for faculty and students, a Virtual
Orientation for Transfer Students, and a Virtual Advertising Site for Freshman Advising.
Adjunct Instructor, College of Education, 2004–2010
Taught courses in the Digital Educator Teaches Academy, a joint Broward County School District / FAU
program for teachers K-12. Also taught a course in Applied educational Technology.
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
2004–2006
The nation’s largest online higher learning institution.
Adjunct Faculty
Facilitated courses in the College of Information Systems & Technology, all online courses offered worldwide.
NEW HORIZONS
2000–2001
A for-profit school offering course in computer applications, Web design, graphic, and other technologies.
Instructor
EDUCATION
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
PH.D. IN COMPARATIVE STUDIES, 2007
MARIST COLLEGE
M.S. IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 1999
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
B.S. IN MARKETING, 1985
PRESENTATIONS & AFFILIATION
 Top 20 most influential tweeters in eLearning, training and HR – 2011
http://nowcomms.com/newsbank/webucationtweeter_result.htm.
 Managing Assistant Editor of the Journal of Literacy and Technology: An Online Academic Journal.
 Blog - http://nancy-rubin.com/
 Objects of Interest – Blog http://community.learningobjects.com/Users/Nancy.Rubin/Objects_of_Interest.
 Creating Online Community using Social Software: Presented at the Pearson CITE Conference 2011.
http://ow.ly/4TZoR.
 Social Learning 101: An Introduction to Social Software for Learning - http://ow.ly/4TZsw
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PRESENTATIONS & AFFILIATIONS (CONTINUED)
 Recorded Webinars http://community.learningobjects.com/Groups/Documentation/Recorded_Webinars.
 Course Design 2.0. Presented March 2009 at the eCollege CITE Conference, Denver, CO.
 The Future of Great Service across College and University Campuses. Presented May 2007 at the
Jenzabar Users Conference, Orlando, Florida.
 Conflict and Contestation on Memory Lane: Creating a History of Resistance.
 Presented at the Contesting Public Memories Conference at Syracuse University in October 2005.
 Blackboard Discussion, Groups and Grading Tools. Part of the FAU Faculty Workshop Series presented
by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis, October 2004.
 Blackboard as an Academic Gateway. Presented with Alison Marcoff at the Blackboard Southeast User
Group Conference hosted by Duke University in October 2004.
 Program Chair, Blackboard Southeast User Group Conference, October 2004.
 Program Committee, Blackboard Southeast User Group Conference, September 2005.
 Program Committee, Blackboard Southeast User Group Conference, February 2006.
 Helping Users Help Themselves, A Case Study of Florida Atlantic University’s Online Blackboard
Support Portal. Presented at the Blackboard National User Conference March 2004.
PUBLICATIONS
 Digital Public History: Virtual Field Trips as Engaged Learning. December 2007.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/20921818/Digital-Public-History-Virtual-Field-Trips-as-EngagedLearning.
 Developing Media Literacy in Cyberspace: Pedagogy and Critical Learning for the Twenty-First Century
Classroom. Book Review published in the Journal of Literacy and Technology, Volume 6, Number 1:
Summer 2006.
 Culture, Technology, Communication: Towards an Intercultural Global Village. Book Review published
in the Journal of Literacy and Technology, Volume 5, Number 1: Fall 2005.