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CV

Amy E. Groshek

  • Five years of experience as a classroom and online educator
  • Ten years of experience as an editor
  • Six years of experience as an instructional designer
  • Four years of experience writing software user support materials
  • Two years of experience as a Web developer
  • Published in the general readership, academic, and literary genres

Education

MFA, Creative Writing. University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), May 2004.

BS, Cum Laude, Plant Ecology, Minor in Writing. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP), May 2001.

Work Experience

Lead Instructional Designer
Remote-Learner.net, Fishersville, VA, Fall 2007 to Present.

Instructional design and project management. Training and supervision of salaried and freelance designers. Communication with customers and prospects. Custom eLearning programming in AS3 and OpenLaslo 4.3.0. Development of XML-driven, reusable eLearning interaction templates. SCORM support for hosting customers.

Technical skillset includes:

  • XHTML, XML, JavaScript, ActionScript 3.0, OpenLaszlo, SSH
  • ADL SCORM 1.2 Compliance
  • Moodle instructional design in accordance with social constructivist pedagogy
  • Authorware platforms including Captviate, Articulate, and Camtasia
  • Flash CS3, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, Open Office, GIMP, Acrobat Professional, Flex, dotProject, JIRA, Confluence, PICO, VMWare Fusion, FFmpegX, Audacity, NetBeans

Instructional Designer, Writer

Web Courseworks, Madison, WI, Summer 2006 to Fall 2007.

Design of eLearning and eTraining interfaces; text and design of Flash learning objects; composition of web copy, business proposals, and work statements; composition of eCourse content, assessment, and remediation. Moodle LMS coursebuilding, configuration, consulting, and training.

LMS Administrator, Instructional Designer
Rural Alaska Native Adult Distance Education Program
Alaska Pacific University, June 2004 to June 2006.

Moodle LMS user and course administration; user and instructor training; user and instructor support; drafting of policy for web-based instruction; Moodle course design for humanities courses; composition and formatting of faculty and student user guides for Moodle; HTML and JavaScript web design; learning objects authoring using Macromedia Captivate; creation of Moodle exams in grammar, mathematics, and computer technology.

Instructor

Alaska Pacific University, 2002 to 2006. Courses taught:

  • Introduction to Computer Applications. Basic computer use.
  • Basic Writing. Review and development of basic grammar, organization, and composition. Introduction to research and citation.
  • Argumentative Writing. Introduction to persuasive forms. Students learn and use rhetorical strategies while analyzing, researching, and composing papers.
  • Writing for Discourse Communities. Overview of academic and popular publication content and styles with students focusing on the field of their prospective degree.
  • Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry. Investigation and practice of the forms and techniques of imaginative writing. Examination of important work by poets. Relationship between writing and publishing.

Editor in Chief
Understory, Department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts, University of Alaska Anchorage, May 2003 to May 2004. Publication April 2004. Supervisor Linda McCarriston.

Publicity and Events Coordinator/Co-Editor
Understory, Department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts, UAA, September 2002 to May 2003, Supervisor Sherry Simpson. Designed and coordinated WORD Creative Writing Workshops for High School Students, March 2003. Understory publication April 2003.

Writing Tutor
Alaska Pacific University. September 2002 to December 2002. In-person and online work with students to improve academic writing skills.

Administrative Assistant/Events Coordinator
Department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts, UAA, October 2001 to May 2002. Planning and organization of department readings. Planning and publicity for visit by writer Adrienne Rich. Supervisor Linda McCarristion.

Writing and Reading Tutor
Tutoring and Learning Center, UWSP January 1999 to May 2001, Supervisor Dr. Bobbie Stokes. Training in four-credit practicum including basic composition theory, learning styles, and the instructor-learner relationship. One-on-one tutoring of academic writing and reading including English as Second Language, learning disabled, and special-interest students.

Individual Study Tutor
TLC Individual Study Program, UWSP, August 2000 to May 2001. One-on-one facilitation of student-designed creative writing projects in poetry, fiction, and screenplay.

Content-Area Tutor
TLC Content Tutoring Program, UWSP, August 2000 to May 2001. Group tutoring of majors and non-majors in chemistry, biology, and statistics.

Editor in Chief, Fall 2000. Poetry Editor, Spring 2001. Fiction Co-Editor, Fall 1999 to 2000. Barney St. literary journal, UWSP.

Managing Editor
Cornerstone Press, UWSP, Fall 1999. Scheduled, coordinated, and troubleshot class functioning as publishing house with budget to select, edit, market, and publish Seeing Clearly by Julie Ray.

Content and Copy Editor
College of Natural Resources, UWSP, Fall 1999. Biodiversity Internet course. http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/biodiversity/index.htm

Presentations, Productions, and Readings

  • Self-study: JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly, 2002.
  • “The Fallacy of Rapid Development: Quality Standards in Moodle Instructional Design,” ASTE, 2009. Anchorage, Alaska.
  • Apple Learning Interchange interview, FETC 2008.
  • Shin Deep release reading, March 6, 2008.
  • Wisconsin Federation of Poets reading, February 20, 2008.
  • WORT Radio Interview, December 16, 2007.
  • Thesomorphia, River Arts Center, Sauk Prairie, WI, Fall 2006. “Paying the Bills,” “Education,” and “Egressive” featured in an “original play celebrating the stories of triumph, joy, hardship, and determination of rural women.” Directed by Jessica Lanius.
  • Selected poems, Celebration of Change, Loussac Theater, April 2005.
  • “Best Practices for Instruction with Moodle,” Alaska Distance Education Technology Consortium Annual Conference, Anchorage, AK, September 2005.
  • Open Source Technology Panelist, Alaska Distance Education Technology Consortium Annual Conference, Anchorage, AK, September 2005.
  • Selected poems, Alaska Quarterly Review First Fridays, Bernie’s Bungalow, February 2005.
  • Selected poems, College Gate Elementary, Anchorage, AK, November 2004.
  • Selected poems, Pacific Rim Literary Conference, UAA, March 2004.
  • Current, One-act play authored and co-directed, Celebration of Change, Wendy Williamson Theater, Anchorage, AK, April 2003.
  • Selected poems, Celebration of Change, Wendy Williamson Theater, Anchorage, AK, April 2002.
  • “Identifying, Containing, and Eliminating Reed Canary Grass,” Wild Ones Botanical Society, Stevens Point, WI, April 2001.

Professional Development

  • Flash AS3 Programming, C2, Milwaukee, WI, Fall 2008.
  • VB.NET, Madison Area Technical College, Spring 2008.
  • Flash Professional CS3, Madison Area Technical College, Spring 2008.
  • Instructional Design Workshop, Fox Valley Technical College, Madison, WI, Spring 2007.
  • UA Instructional Design Forum, Anchorage, AK, November 2005.
  • Alaska Distance Education Technology Consortium Annual Conference, Anchorage, AK, September 2005.
  • GS 150: Web Design, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK, August-September 2005.
  • Moodle Training Week, AVTEC, Seward, AK, June 2005.
  • Alaska Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference, Anchorage, AK, February 2005.
  • Student Training Sessions for Moodle, Nome, AK, February 2005.
  • Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, Madison, WI, August 2004.