Kelly Gideon
603 Fitzgerald Street
East Bernard, TX 77435
832-451-5446 (home)
E-Portfolio: http://kellymgideon.weebly.com
Objective: To obtain a position as an ELearning Developer.
Professional Publications and Presentations:
o Hawaii International Conference on Education (2011)
“Preparing Hispanic American Teachers for Marginal Schools”.
o University of St. Thomas Houston (UST) Center for Faculty Excellence
Workshops (2011):
 Let’s Talk Teaching Series: “Personalizing Online Courses”
 “Presenting Yourself Virtually: An Introduction to an Online Portfolio”
o UST Association of Texas Professional Educators and Bilingual Education
Student Organization (2011):
 “Creating E-Portfolios for Professional Employment”
o South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers Association Conference (2005)
“Career Oriented Language Classes: Problems, Opportunities, and Best
Practices”.
o Children’s Literature:
 When Brown Eyes Danced (2011)
 Brahmaito (2010)
 Joey (2010)
 Safe (2010)
Experience includes:
o Working in Title I schools in Greenville County School District, SC.
o Supervising teacher candidates.
o Gathering data and conducting research for at risk K12 students.
o Incorporating bilingual education into the elementary school classroom.
o Supporting and training individual teachers in K12 and universities.
o Evaluating curricula and creating a program that fits the needs of the organization
or institution.
o Partnering with school district, university, and community leaders to meet the
needs of students, teachers, and administrators.
o Creating spreadsheets and other project management accountability tools to drive
multiple projects.
o Demonstrating a teamwork attitude.
o Managing teams of three to thirty.
o Teaching ESL overseas in Costa Rica and Venezuela.
o Consulting with deans, assistant deans, school district officials and principals to
make agreements.
o Achieving high goals.
o Appreciating the art of integrating theory (from education) into practice.
EXPERIENCE
University of St. Thomas
January 2010 – March 2012
Houston, TX
Instructional Designer/Project Manager for Title V Grant
 Strategized with Title V Grant Team to reach short and long term goals.
 Collaborated with School of Education faculty to create map for course creation.
 Led faculty members in creating interaction within their courses.
 Interacted on a daily basis with deans, provosts, and directors of the university.
 Set course for completing project by milestones.
 Met hard and soft deadlines.
 Started program from the ground up and built it out (converted Master of Education
programs to online learning degrees in Educational Leadership and Special
Education)
 Created course documents including storyboards and PowerPoint narrated lectures
with embedded quizzes in Captivate versions 4.0 and 5.0.
 Used Camtasia to create video lessons.
 Planned Blackboard 9.1 rollout with technology support staff team.
 Attended Bb 9.1 training workshops.
 Coached/mentored faculty in teaching online and course design and development
(for their upkeep needs).
 Made presentations at key faculty meetings.
IBM
October 2008 – January 2009
Atlanta, GA
Project Manager/Instructional Designer (Contracted by Paragon Computer
Professionals)
 Created courses for web delivery.
 Consulted with Subject Matter Experts to validate course material.
 Evaluated curriculum source documents.
 Wrote technical training material.
 Cooperated with global team members to meet hard deadlines for production.
 Worked at a fast pace including over time to complete 10,000 courses for client (as
a team).
 Attended virtual sessions for team meetings and training.
 Created L2 and L3 SCOs for the client AT&T.
Barry-Wehmiller
August 2008
Greenville, SC
Project Manager/Instructional Designer
 Consulted with engineering Subject Matter Experts and ID Team for storyboard
course creation through the life-cycle process.
 Converted ILT to WBT courses.
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Published material using Lectora software.
Created e-learning modules.
Enhanced courses with graphics and audio files to engage learners.
Greenville Technical College
February 2008 – August 2008
Greenville, SC
Technical Training Specialist
 Conducted professional development workshops.
 Consulted with Subject Matter Experts on course creation and revision.
 Conducted meetings with SMEs and ID Team for storyboard course creation and
revision through the life-cycle process.
 Worked with the Instructional Design team to create and design over 30 web-based
courses for 5000 online students with support to 200 faculty members.
 Created storyboards.
 Used the ADDIE model to create e-learning modules.
 Created a variety of training materials such as, training manuals, participant guides,
games, scripts for role playing, pre-tests, post-tests, videos, review activities,
quizzes and slide presentations based on clients’ learning objectives.
 Coached instructors on making their courses more interactive.
 Maintained college and accrediting agency standards.
 Converted existing face-to-face courses to e-learning modules using e-learning tools
 Tools Used: Camtasia, Dreamweaver, Captivate, Respondus, StudyMate, Acrobat,
SnagIt, Microsoft Office Suite, and WebCT.
 Maintained college and accrediting agency standards.
 Remained 508 compliant in course creation.
Companion Mortgage
August – October 2007
Greer, SC
Project Manager/Instructional Designer
 Worked with executives on content and delivery modes.
 Created and developed e-learning courses for mortgage lending contract.
 Tools Used: Dreamweaver, Camtasia, Proprietary LMS, Microsoft Office Suite
 Created storyboards
 Worked with Calyx Point software and Amtrust Gemstone e-banking system.
 Met deadlines and organized learning plan for executive approval.
North Greenville University
February 2002 - May 2006
Tigerville, SC
Spanish Instructor/Director of School District Partnership for ELL
 Taught and assessed students in Spanish I, II, III, IV, and Spanish for Educators, and
Spanish Composition courses.
 Served as instructional designer for the university’s online education program.
 Worked with various district-wide and campus-based SMEs, and external vendors.
 Conducted university needs analysis for e-Learning course development.
 Tools Used: Microsoft Office Suite, Blackboard, Dreamweaver
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Created storyboards.
Conducted university needs analysis for e-Learning course development.
Identified specific learning gaps and program needs.
Taught professional development workshops and seminars in local school district.
Piloted online learning program.
Started, organized, and managed nontraditional training courses.
Developed curricula using data analysis based on the university’s learning outcomes.
Designed e-learning modules for modern languages courses.
Authored curriculum materials for online and ground courses.
Served on the university’s distance education committee.
Taught and assessed students in the foreign language program in accordance with SACS
standards and procedures.
Investigated and resolved student problems through online learning.
Provided technical support for students unfamiliar with computer technology.
Collaborated with faculty on curriculum development.
Evaluated online learning program.
Greenville County Schools
February 2001 – May 2002
Greenville, SC
Elementary Music Teacher
 Taught grades PK-5 music lessons according to SC state standards.
 Led chorus in community outreach projects.
 Participated in school improvement committee and curriculum adoption committee.
International Mission Board
October 1996 – October 2000
San Jose, Costa Rica and El Litoral, Venezuela
Instructional Designer
 Taught adult education courses.
 Conducted corporate needs analysis and identified learning gaps for ILT program.
 Developed a distance learning model to bridge the gaps identified.
 Designed and developed instructor-led curricula in English and Spanish.
 Collaborated with staff program directors ensuring quality implementation of instruction.
 Developed strategies with the Executive Director to foster independent learning as well as
learning communities.
Chalmette Christian Academy: Chalmette, LA
1995-1996
Elementary School Teacher
 Taught all lessons for 1st grade students in accordance with LA state standards.
Calvary Christian School: New Orleans, LA
1993-1995
Elementary School Teacher
 Taught all lessons for 4th grade students in accordance with LA state standards.
Faith Christian School: Summerville, SC
1992-1993
Elementary Teacher
 Taught all lessons for 1st grade in accordance with SC state standards.
Summerville Baptist Church: Summerville, SC
Youth/Children’s Ministry Intern
 Taught students in grades 6-12.
 Led in evangelism, missions, Bible study, and prayer.
 Cleaned the gymnasium and other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
North American Mission Board: New York
Missionary
 Taught Bible lessons to children.
 Led volunteer groups in ministry.
 Led revivals and gave concerts in local Baptist churches.
1988-1990
Summer 1988
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Adult Education and Distance Learning
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Further study; 30 undergraduate hours in Spanish
Institúto de Lengua Española
San José, Costa Rica
May 2005
December 1997
BA in Vocal and Piano Performance
Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC
May 1991
Further study; graduate courses in Spanish
Furman University
Greenville, SC
May 2005
REFERENCES
Dr. Rita Coombs-Richardson, Title V Grant Director, University of St. Thomas
Houston
713-942-7235; richarrc@stthom.edu
Dr. William Stuermann; Chair, Modern Languages Department, North Greenville
University
864-574-2537; bstuermann@ngu.edu