Tabitha Burns

About Tabitha Burns

Experienced senior instructional designer, e-learning developer, technical writer, and learning consultant serving clients across human resources and payroll technology services, investment services, information technology, healthcare, oil and gas, energy/power generation, banking, finance, retail, real estate, and title services.SKILLS AT-A-GLANCE •+15 years of instructional design experience developing engaging e-learning, virtual instructor-led (VILT), and instructor-led training (ILT) courses featuring multi-modal, interactive approach to learning.•Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Extensive client management and consulting experience managing end to end L&D projects. •Adept in all phases of the learning management lifecycle, including analysis/needs assessment, learning design, development, implementation, and evaluation.•Expert deliverables include creation of integrated curricula; individual e-learning, V-ILT, and ILT courses; animated videos, screencasts, video demonstrations, facilitator’s guides, participant workbooks, audio/video scripts, technical manuals, templates, storyboards, activities, interactions, case studies, learning simulations, assessments/quizzes, quick reference guides, and job aids.•Certified facilitator for Situational Leadership II, Situational Self Leadership, and Gallup Strengths. Published writer and former board-certified English teacher. TECHNOLOGY AT-A-GLANCE•Articulate 360, Storyline 360, Rise 360, Peek 360, Presenter 360, Replay 360, Engage 360, Quizmaker 360, and Studio 360, Vyond, Storyline 2, Audacity, Camtasia, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Prezi, SnagIt, Salesforce, Perform, Epic Stork, Epic Willow, GE Centricity Business, Microsoft 365 (including SharePoint, Skype for Business, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Publisher, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Teams), WebEx, and Zoom.

Experience

1. Contract Instructional Designer

   Hines

   May 2018 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   As a contract instructional designer, I support Hines on a project-by-project basis developing e-learning courses, virtual training sessions, and instructor led training on a variety of topics, including Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, strengths-based leadership training, management training, goal setting and performance management training, employment law training, compliance, and more.

Education

• Texas Woman's University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), cum laude

  2000

Skills

• Camtasia
• Sam
• Blended Learning
• Employee Relations
• Team Building
• Web Based Training
• Onboarding
• Microsoft Excel
• Time Management
• Systems Training
• Train the Trainer Programs
• Mentoring
• Consulting
• Articulate Replay
• Participant and Facilitator's Guides/ Training Manuals
• Skype
• Epic Systems
• Talent Management
• Learning Management
• Instructor Led Training Design and Development
• Social Media
• Audacity
• Adult Learning Theory
• Coaching
• Articulate Storyline
• HR Policies
• E-Learning Graphics
• Job Aids
• Virtual - Instructor Led Training (V-Ilt) Design
• Instructor-Led Training
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Organizational Learning
• Sharepoint
• Training
• Corporate Communications
• Articulate Studio
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Office
• Storyline 360