Kathy Murdock

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Instructional Design Portfolio

A mix of education and training development (16 years) plus technology and design (15 years) provides me with a set of learning development tools focused on targeting a specific objective and creating a training focused on that objective and the learner. Strong focus on ADA and 508 compliance.

I have completed trainings with tools that include Storyline, Power Point, Canva, Nearpod, and more.

Comfortable providing trainings in person or developing trainings for others to facilitate.

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This project currently under construction! Currently working on slide 4 animations and triggers for each area.

Challenge: Retail boutique received poor scores on customer satisfaction in the area of interaction with sales personnel. Training developed to address the low scoring areas. Final evaluation will be completed by personnel watching videos and evaluating interactions between personnel and customers.
Solution: Training in development and will include video, audio, music, quiz, and assessment videos. Slide for Greeting (4 Components) created using Power Point, Canva, and Pixabay music.

Training created using Storyline, Power Point, Canva, audible, Pixabay.



Challenge: Educators weren’t clear on the differences between MTSS and RTI.
Solution: Created a training based on the objective of determining between MTSS and RTI given specific information and guidelines. Originally was meant to be a handbook; however, understanding educators were already inundated with work, a quick and easy to follow training felt more impactful and significant than a handbook that may/may not be utilized.

Training created using Articulate Rise for Canvas as the LMS.

MTSS and RTI


Challenge: Educators working with students in intervention needed direction on when to continue intervention and when to move to an evaluation. Since this process includes legalities, it was imperative educators had an opportunity to determine which service should be chosen given specific situations that often arise.
Solution: Scenario based training that started with a refresher pre-test to ensure educators were ready to move into scenarios and, ultimately, a Case Study

Training created using Storyline for Canvas as the LMS.

Storyline Course for RTI, CST


Website build using WordPress as a back end

Lunchbox Tutors

Provided setting up the website and creating content. Additionally, have created trainings for parents and students using Storyline.


Website build originally using Zen Cart as a back end for the customer’s storefront, then transferring site to WordPress using Woo Commerce as the shopping app. Input and configured prices, some images, transferred site over. Have provided maintenance as necessary over the past ten years

4KidzPartyz

Publications and Writing/Editing Projects: Stroll (magazine, Content Creator); On Following the Dots, client Delshan Baker (Book Editor); Lunchbox Tutors (curriculum and content developer); AllBusiness (columnist); Buy Owner (sales copy); Stanek Windows (copywriter/sales); EveryDay Family (columnist/blogger)

Skills: Office, Teams, SEO, Chicago Manual of Style, AP

Learning and Development: Created training for teachers and parents using Storyline 360; developed portfolio project for boutique using Articulate 360, Audacity, free use audio, Canva, Power Point; Created video for special educators using Vyond, Audacity

Skills: Articulate, Audacity, Power Point, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite

Recommendations

"Working with Kathy was a really exceptional experience. She was able to maintain my voice in the narrative but also provide key grammatical and content edits, and to provide guidance on what could be added in order to make the narrative stronger. The work was in two genres, one memoir and one self-help / business and she worked well with each. She was also very supportive and encouraging, worked super super fast--which was amazing given that it was also high-quality work, and always hit the timelines and deadlines. Highly recommended if you're looking for an editor that is going to focus on making your work better."

"Kathy did an edit of a couple of chapters of a self-help / memoir I'm working on and was awesome. The edit was thorough, made my work more clear, and flow better. She definitely elevated the quality of the narrative . . ."

"Kathy is excellent to work with and has provided quality content for our blog."

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