Amy Kennedy

About Amy Kennedy

Over 25 years of experience in curriculum development, assessment, training, and instructional design.SKILLS:• E-learning Development Tools (Articulate 360 Rise and Storyline)• Learning Management Systems (Canvas, Adobe LMS, Docebo) • Video and Audio Editing and Production (Camtasia Studio, Audition)• Project Management (Monday, Asana, Trello, Smartsheet)• Curriculum Mapping, Course Design (QM), and Syllabus Design • Storyboard, Assessments, Rubric, and Test Item Writing• Process Improvement, Change Management, Training and Development • Universal design principles and accessibility standards (WCAG, Section 508)• Technical and Instructional Writing• Expert User Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)• Google Education Apps Certified (Google Drive, Docs)CERTIFICATIONS:Applying the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric for Designing Online and Blended Learning CoursesGoogle Education Certified TrainerCONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:Kennedy, A.(2018, November). Great Scott: Aligning Learning Outcomes with Assessments and Games with 1.21 Gigawatts of Engagement Power. Presentation at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), Orlando, FLPUBLICATIONS:Kennedy, A (2018, July). Aligning Instructional Activities to Student Learning Outcomes. Galen College of Nursing Faculty Focus, Vol 8, Issue 7, pgs. 7-10Kennedy, A (2018, February). Overview of Two-Phase Course Development Process and Your Role as a Faculty. Galen College of Nursing Faculty Focus, Vol 8, Issue 2, pgs.

Experience

1. Senior Digital Designer

   Symetra

   Jan 2024 — Present

   Lead organizational change initiative for the launch of the new Contact Center Customer Service Representatives\' new hire training curricula from conception to delivery.• Provide learning strategy, design, and development of learning content across multiple modalities to support technical training curricula.• Conduct comprehensive needs assessments of existing training curricula to identify learning gaps and develop targeted instructional strategies.• Utilize instructional design methodologies to create innovative and effective learning solutions aligned with business outcomes and learner needs.Create e-learning courses, mock scenarios, assessments, videos, job aids, etc.• Collaborate with SMEs and stakeholders to drive instructional readiness and ensure training content accuracy and relevance.• Manage entire life cycle of course development, simultaneous multiple projects, and competing priorities while adhering to business outcomes, timelines, budget, and quality standards.• Provide training and coaching to team members on adult learning principles, instructional design best practices, and e-learning tools.• Evaluate training outcomes using various metrics for continuous improvement of training.

Education

• University of Dayton

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Biology

  1993 — 1997

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Master of Science (MS), Environmental Science

  1997 — 1999

• University of Wisconsin-Stout

  Master's degree, Instructional Design

  2014

• University of Dayton

  Teaching License Life Science, Secondary Science Education and Teaching

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Non-Profit Leadership
• Curriculum Development
• Classroom Management
• Classroom
• Blended Learning
• Educational Leadership
• Higher Education
• E-Learning
• Differentiated Instruction
• K-12
• Microsoft Office
• Educational Technology
• Workshop Facilitation
• Instructional Design
• Adult Education
• Community Outreach
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Secondary Education
• Grants
• Curriculum Design
• Project Management
• Science Education
• Teaching
• Technical Writing
• Staff Development
• Fundraising
• Environmental Education
• Public Speaking
• Powerpoint
• Lesson Planning