May, 2015 - Present

Instructional Designer/Training Specialist

Health Texas Provider Network, an affiliate of Baylor Health Care System

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop computer-based training materials utilizing Captivate, Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK), Camtasia, SnagIt, PowerPoint, and other tools as necessary.
• Develop project documentation, including style guide, user manual, implementation plans, site visit reports and other documentation as appropriate.
• Conduct initial customer assessment, identify customer concerns and improvement areas, and establish customized implementation/training plan.
• Analyze workflows for improvement.
• Update team website with new content and functionality.
• Participate in the development and validation of reports necessary for organizational and government initiatives.
• Influence and drive implementation plan and timeline.
• Conduct interim on-site customer visits after initial training.
• Support the clinic go-live session (part of our phased implementation approach).
• Coordinate implementation activities with Project Management and other technical services staff.
• Assist with development and improvement of implementation and training process.

 

Aug, 2010 - May, 2013

Post-Doctoral Research Associate/Instructional Designer

Department of Learning Sciences and Technologies, Virginia Tech

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and facilitate courses for the ITMA (Instructional Technology Master of Arts) program at Virginia Tech
• Perform research related to design, development, delivery, and evaluation of distance education programs
• Responsible for in-depth evaluation of the long-term impact of Virginia Tech's online program in Instructional Technology
• Perform research related to design, development, delivery, and evaluation of distance education programs
• Collaborate with international scholars on applying theories to distance education programs and delivery systems
• Involve in other research in the IDT (Instructional Design and Technology) field. 

 

Dec, 2000 - Nov, 2005

Full-Time College Instructor

Department of Instructional Technology, Zhejiang International Studies University, China

Responsibilities:

• Teach Computer Literacy to freshman and higher vocational study students
• Teach Digital Circuits to sophomore students
• Teach College English to 1st and 2nd year higher vocational study students
• Teach Computer Literacy, Digital Circuits, Basic Web Design Skills, and College English to elementary and secondary school teachers

 

Aug, 2006 - July, 2010

Graduate Assistant/Educational Technology Lab Manager/Lab Staff

Department of Learning Sciences and Technologies, Virginia Tech

Responsibilities:

• Assistant for Office of Educational Research and Outreach
• NSF Project Research Assistant (NSF 0736151)
• Educational Technology lab Manager
• Educational Technology Lab Assistant
• Assistant for the Educational Technology Lab with a focus on the course management system - Scholar (based on Sakai)
• ITMA Course Facilitator and Grader

 

November,2013 - May, 2015

Operations Manager/Editor (Dallas Site)

Price Trace LLC

Responsibilities:

• Manage the daily operations of Dealmoon.com
• Supervise and coordinate deal editors’ daily work
• Prepare & post daily Ad Campaigns (advertising slogans) on different portal websites
• Prepare & develop deal posts in Chinese and English versions; Monitor deal performance; & work with customers and marketing managers to update deal posts.
• Train new editors
• Update and Monitor Banner Ads on Dealmoon Mobile platform, including iPad, iPhone Ad Campaigns.
• Maintain Sina Weibo (Similar to Twitter, but in Chinese) for Dealmoon account, which currently has 1.8 million followers
• Check and report website performance via Google Analytics
• Develop images and banners for deals.

 

Oct, 2004 - Dec, 2004

Part-Time College Instructor 

China Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China

Responsibility:

• Teach English to undergraduate students preparing for Chinese Graduate Record English Examination

Part-Time College Instructor

Senior adult learning center in Hangzhou, China

Responsibility:

• Teach English to senior adults