Ericka Ericson
Experience
06/2-18 - Present Online Instructional Services, SUNY Delhi Department of the Provost, Delhi, New York United States
Instructional Designer
Provide pedagogical, technical, and content support to faculty creating courses and learning materials in online or blended/hybrid environments. Work closely to collaborate with faculty, Center for Excellence and Innovation, and other stakeholders on campus to develop relevant training offerings for the campus community that are offered both synchronously and asynchronously. Duties include conducting workshops; completing course reviews using the Quality Matters rubric; assisting in course development from start to finish; and troubleshoot technology and course delivery methods. Additional projects include the design and maintenance of our Learning Management System.
06/2016 - Present Online Instructional Services, SUNY Delhi Computer Information Systems Department, SUNY Delhi, Delhi, New York United States
Instructional Technologist
In this position I support the campus community with technology integration in their online and hybrid courses. I am also responsible for supporting the professional development course track by creating and maintaining instructional screencasts and videos, tutorial documents, and module-based training courses. In collaboration with the Online Education team, I coordinate and organize the planning of SUNY Delhi’s annual educational technology conference, Moodlepalooza.
In this position it is important that I stay intrinsically motivated to stay apprised of new and emerging technologies. Because of this, I am responsible for testing and evaluating emerging and innovative technology that could potentially be officially supported and integrated into training programs on campus. I regularly assist course developers and subject matter experts (SMEs) in the selection of appropriate tools to build their courses with. This also includes training on the use of screencast-o-matic, Camtasia, or other free-for-use tools.
In addition to these duties, I manage and maintain the Online Education team’s social media and web presence, including posting to Twitter, creating original content for blog posts, and editing the team’s blog, website, and all other text-related materials.
04/2013 - 06/2016 Online Instructional Services, SUNY Delhi Computer Information Systems Department, SUNY Delhi, Delhi, New York United States
Online Learning Assistant
Create support documentation, compile statistics, perform testing on software products, features, and accessibility, complete tasks related to course backups, create instructional information, respond to Help Desk tickets. Requires willingness and ability to learn new skills quickly and efficiently, strong attention to detail, excellent written communication skills, and strong keyboarding skills.
10/2012 - 12/2012 Classroom Observation, Laurens Central School, Laurens, New York United States
Student Observer
Taught a lesson plan to the students, Observe the dynamics of a classroom, Field notes, Got a better understanding of how a classroom runs and a better understanding of my personal choice in how to behave as a teacher in a classroom.
Education
2017 - Empire College
M.A Learning and Emerging Technology
2013-2016 Hartwick College
B.A English
2012-2013 SUNY Delhi
A.A Liberal Arts Cum Laude
2006 - 2011 Laurens Central School
High School Diploma
Skills
· Training through Lynda.com on Photoshop and graphic design
· Experience with using and supporting both front-end and back-end LMS, specifically Moodle
· SCORM implementation experience
· Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Captivate, Microsoft MovieMaker, Camtasia, and other programs and web-based applications
· First-hand experience leading workshops and training sessions at a State University
· Documented ability to create and administer written training material
· Knowledge and implementation of Instructional Design Models and Principles utilized in educational and training settings and their application including ADDIE and AGILE
· Working knowledge of web hosting, HTML, CSS, etc.
· Quality Matters (QM) “Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) Certified”