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Online learning designer & developer
Laura Underwood
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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I have been working in Higher Education for several years, instructing face-to-face courses and developing courses for online and blended learning. My experience in academia combined with my background in web, graphic and multimedia design provides a unique skill set. To each project, I bring production skills together with pedagogical knowledge, project management experience, and the ability to teach courses and technical training workshops.
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United Kingdom
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Language
English
Fluently
Spanish
Good
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Available
My experience
2019 - ?
freelance
Senior Developer
The Open University.
Microcredentials development for the FutureLearn platform.
Elearning, Instructional design, Graphic design, Curriculum development, Video production, Video content, Multimedia design, Interaction design
2007 - ?
job
Learning Designer
Chemistry Communications.
Online learning design and web development.
Graphic design, Multimedia design, Training, Coaching, Project Management, Curriculum design, Elearning, Instructional design, Learning management system
2016 - 2018
job
MOOC Developer
The University of the West of Scotland / The University of Dundee.
• Project management for two health science MOOCs
• Curriculum development and instructional design
• Collaboration with subject matter experts to identify topics & activities
• Writing and editing of course content
• Scripting & storyboarding of video assets alongside external producers
• Design of graphics and interactive assets
• Copyright clearance for third-party materials
• Content population into the FutureLearn platform
• Promotion of courses
• Management of courses with up to 10,000 learners
• Curriculum development and instructional design
• Collaboration with subject matter experts to identify topics & activities
• Writing and editing of course content
• Scripting & storyboarding of video assets alongside external producers
• Design of graphics and interactive assets
• Copyright clearance for third-party materials
• Content population into the FutureLearn platform
• Promotion of courses
• Management of courses with up to 10,000 learners
Open education design, Elearning, Instructional design, Graphic design, Video scripting
2015 - 2016
freelance
Subject expert and curriculum design for OER (Open Education Resource)
Olds College.
• Subject expertise for an OER on professional communication
• Project management
• Writing eTextbook chapters, lesson plans, lecture notes and slides
• Curating open-source lesson contents & assets
• Developing learning modules, outcomes, goals and plans
• Writing assessments and guidance documents
• Developing a set of reusable templates for learning materials
• Developing a website platform to host the course
• Designing and developing graphic, interactive and video assets
• Producing an open course under a Creative Commons license
• Project management
• Writing eTextbook chapters, lesson plans, lecture notes and slides
• Curating open-source lesson contents & assets
• Developing learning modules, outcomes, goals and plans
• Writing assessments and guidance documents
• Developing a set of reusable templates for learning materials
• Developing a website platform to host the course
• Designing and developing graphic, interactive and video assets
• Producing an open course under a Creative Commons license
Open education, Elearning, Curriculum design, Subject matter expert
2014 - 2015
freelance
Digital Development Editor
The Open University.
• Researching course material for social science modules
• Providing feedback on course drafts
• Structural editing
• Sourcing third-party images, videos and interactive content
• Training academics on writing for the web
• Creating concepts for infographics, data visualisations and activities
• Liaising with developers to produce interactive media
• Populating content into the Moodle VLE using Oxygen XML Author
• Providing feedback on course drafts
• Structural editing
• Sourcing third-party images, videos and interactive content
• Training academics on writing for the web
• Creating concepts for infographics, data visualisations and activities
• Liaising with developers to produce interactive media
• Populating content into the Moodle VLE using Oxygen XML Author
Editorial content, Editorial design, Graphic design, Learning design, E-learning
2012 - 2014
job
Communications Lecturer
MacEwan University.
• Developing and teaching courses for Writing, Communication and
Journalism students
• Courses taught: Introduction to Visual Communication, Online
Communication & Information Architecture, Multimedia Authoring,
Writing for the Web
• Workshops taught: Wordpress, Photoshop, Personal branding
Journalism students
• Courses taught: Introduction to Visual Communication, Online
Communication & Information Architecture, Multimedia Authoring,
Writing for the Web
• Workshops taught: Wordpress, Photoshop, Personal branding
Lecturer, Subject matter expert, Facilitating workshops
My education
2012
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2015
The University of Manchester
Master of Arts, Digital Technologies, Communication & Education, Educational Technology
Master of Arts, Digital Technologies, Communication & Education, Educational Technology
2012
APMG International
Prince2 Practitioner, Project Management
Prince2 Practitioner, Project Management
2005
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2010
Sessions College for Professional Design
Multimedia Masters Certificate, Multimedia Production
Multimedia Masters Certificate, Multimedia Production
2003
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2008
MacEwan University
Bachelor of Communications, Communications
Bachelor of Communications, Communications
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