Self-assessment
Instructional design skills
StrengthsI design online courses with faculty in FSU's Office of Digital Learning, prepare courses for Quality Matters certification, and am a QM-Certified Higher Education Peer Reviewer. At FAMU I designed POGIL activities, scenario-based mastery exams, and faculty development workshops, and I coordinated a computer science curriculum through ABET accreditation.
Growth areasMuch of my design knowledge comes from practice. I want a stronger grounding in systematic design models, performance improvement, and the formal evaluation of instruction, so that I can explain and test my design decisions rather than rely on experience alone.
PlanComplete the ISLT foundations sequence (EME 5601, EME 5603, EME 5608), apply its models explicitly in my ODL projects, and keep brief design rationales that I can review with my advisor.
Research skills
StrengthsAs Co-PI on an NSF-funded project, I helped design and carry out multi-institution computing education research. I completed FAMU's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Academy and a SoTL study of scenario-based mastery exams in CS2. I am a member of FSU's LINKer research group, and I have analyzed program data, such as POGIL participation records, to guide decisions.
Growth areasI have limited experience leading a peer-reviewed empirical study from design through publication. I need deeper skill in inferential statistics, the measurement of constructs such as self-efficacy, and rigorous qualitative coding, including establishing reliability.
PlanTake EME 5632, EDF 5401, and EDF 6499; complete my research apprenticeship through supervised research (EDF 5910); and use the Community of Inquiry coding study to practice systematic coding and inter-rater agreement.
Writing ability
StrengthsI write clearly for practitioners and administrators. I have written grant reports, accreditation documentation, curriculum materials, calls for applications, and workshop content.
Growth areasScholarly writing asks for a different skill: synthesizing a body of literature into a focused argument and writing to the conventions of specific journals. I also need a steady writing routine alongside full-time work.
PlanTake EME 6694 (Academic Publishing) and EME 6665 (Synthesis, Analysis, and Argumentation), schedule weekly writing blocks, and seek regular feedback from my advisor and co-authors on drafts.
Technology skills
StrengthsTechnology is my strongest area. I spent more than six years as a full-stack web developer, taught 14 programming and information systems courses, and use generative AI daily in my design work. I also hold the EDUCAUSE AI for Instructional Designers microcredential.
Growth areasI am less experienced with research-specific tools, such as statistical software and qualitative data analysis software.
PlanLearn the statistical and qualitative analysis tools used in my methods courses and apply them in my first studies, documenting workflows I can reuse in my dissertation.
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