This page is meant to showcase some of my work.
Professional
One of my most recent projects was
designing and developing a web-based knowledge system for the Finance Department at Stanford University. It
received glowing praise from several key Finance Department personnel. The project manager, who
is the Director of Communications, wrote "The web site looks great...You guys are awesome!" The CFO wrote,
"Congratulations to your team on this excellent work."
I completed another major project for a large glass panel display manufacturer. My work on this project also
received high praise. The project manager for the customer stated in an email to several directors and a Vice
President of my company, "Although John is a new player (relatively) to the project team, his work ethics,
professionalism and the depth of his knowledge in the learning space has enabled him to produce quality work
product. This is evident by client's desire of wanting John returning for subsequent trips."
When I was at Lam Research
I developed a CBT course intended to train Lam field service
personnel and customers located all over the world how to operate a particular piece of equipment.
I developed it using Authorware to replace a week-long instructor-led course. We deployed it over CD-ROM to
overcome bandwidth restrictions at many of our customer sites.
In 2005 I
served as the e-Communications Director for the San Diego chapter of the American Society for
Training and Development. One of my main responsibilities was maintaining the chapter web site. The
image at the left shows the web site as it appeared at the end of my tenure. The picture of the San
Diego skyline highlights one of my side interests. When possible, I enjoy incorporating my photography and
videography into web sites I build and training programs I author.
School
I took
the first four classes in my MA program as an online student. One of those classes was EDTEC 685,
taught by Dr. Allison Rossett. The image at the right links to a group project I did for the class.
Three of us were online students and two were on campus. In addition to recording my section of the
project I also edited the video embedded in the project, edited all the audio, sequenced all the
animations, and published the project through Breeze. Click on the image to view the finished
product.
Another
class I took was EDTEC 671, taught by Dr. Bob Hoffman. There were two main projects in 671:
completing a piece for individualized instruction and completing a piece for informal learning. The image at
the left links to what I developed for individualized instruction. It is one of the first complete
Flash pieces I did. Click on the image to check it out.
Another online
class I took was EDTEC 572, taught by Dr. Minjuan Wang. For that class I did a group project about SCORM with two
other online students. It was a great experience because it gave me an opportunity
to learn much more about SCORM than I previously knew. It also gave me another chance to collaborate
with people spread across multiple time zones. Click on the image at the right to view our finished
product.
During my MA program I
became increasingly interested in how one's culture affects one's experience with online learning.
In response to that interest I started reading as much as I could about culture. One of the classes
I took, EDTEC 561 taught by Dr. Bob Hoffman, provided me the opportunity to develop a post for the Encyclopedia of Educational
Technology. The image at the left represents my effort. Click on the image to link to my article
in the EET.
Along with
my developing interest in how culture affects learning, I became more interested
in distance education.
Consequently, one of my favorite classes was EDTEC 650, Distance Education, taught
by Dr. Fred Saba. As part of my course work for that class I did a technology demonstration.
I incorporated my
interest in culture into my technology demonstration. Click on the image at the
right to view
a presentation I did to report my work to the class.
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