About Me
Jennifer Parker
phone: (310)709-2638
jenniferparkerdesigner@gmail.com
jenparker@hotmail.com
location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Academic faculty
&
trainer
Instructional DESIGner
Curriculum Designer
Diversity Inclusion Specialist
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01 PROFESSIONAL
MY KNOWLEDGE LEVEL IN SOFTWARE
WORDPRESS
75%
DRUPAL
70%
WIX
95%
PHOTOSHOP
85%
ILLUSTRATOR
80%
JAVASCRIPT
85%
HTML & CSS
80%
LMS
Sakai
2020 - present
Pepperdine University, PGBS
Instructional Designer
Collaborate with faculty on course design, development, and delivery of online courses in Sakai LMS. Align course objectives, assignments, and rubrics to goals and outcomes, with WCAG accessibility guidelines. Provide research-based instructional design support to faculty. Provide faculty support and training in the LMS and relevant instructional technologies and tools. Offered high-impact workshops, like International Student Engagement and Diversity Inclusion in the Syllabus.
2019
Building Skills Partnership
Curriculum Instruction Coordinator
Nonprofit funding for education and workforce success of under/unrepresented minorities. Supervisory role: hired, on-boarded, & trained instructors. Leveraged core strategies to improve workforce development minorities, & immigrant integration. Minority workforce development included ESL, US citizenship, vocational licensing, LEED Green Building & other community advancement. Responsible for designing resources, teacher management, classroom observations, & teacher & staff support. Diverse inclusive curriculum & assessment development, digital integration into course planning & training program.
2013-2019
University of Southern California
ELA Academic English Full-Time Faculty
Instructed full-time for IEP: Intensive Academic English program, to graduate & undergraduate track, to prepare to integrate students into graduate-level classrooms with native speakers. Responsibilities included course design, class level coordination, curriculum development, tutor center coordination, level assessment & placement. Instructed courses: academic writing, service-learning, presentation & communication, business English, writing center, & tutorial center services. Effectively contributed to the curriculum committee. Continuous DEI training at CTLE, Center for Excellence in Teaching. Active TESOL presenter & member.
2006 - present
I to I Tesol Tefl Teaching Abroad
TESOL Teacher Trainer
Instruct teacher-training program for ESL/EFL certification course. 100 hours of online learning + 20 hours of on-site instruction. Program development, travel to train in several inter & national metropolitan areas to recruit new teachers to teach abroad. Effectively observe and evaluate new teachers. Teacher observations are followed with useful feedback for improving teacher performance. Train teachers on methods & techniques for differentiated learning in modules: methods to language acquisition, engaging and effective methodology, linguistics, grammar, pronunciation, lesson planning, curriculum development, & accelerated progress in ESL/EFL. 100% graduation rate with employment contracts.
2007-20013
UCLA Extension
ELA Faculty Instructor
Instructed in both Academic and Communications program: taught & coordinated: Advanced TOEFL, Business English, Academic Topics, Pronunciation & Communication, Advanced Culture Topics, Idiomatic language. Low literacy levels and mixed-level instruction. Active member of the curriculum committee &book review. Student events guide and student event coordination.
2005 - 2008
McGraw-Hill ELL Division
Educational Consultant
ESL/ELL specialist and marketing assistant for the regional sales team. Presented new teaching textbooks, supplements, and educational software. Assisted with marketing, outreach, training & presentations for school districts Southern/Central California region: assistant for Adult education & K-12 LAUSD. TESOL presentations, product demonstrations, TESOL conferences, workshops, trainings, book fairs, & product shipping. Trained and worked in close liaison to LAUSD administrators and teachers..
Technology Tools
LMS
Learning Management Systems
Sakai
Blackboard
Canvas
Google Classroom / G-suite
Schoology
Moodle
Educational Tech Tools
Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Audition
Camtasia Panopto
Snagit Articulate Studio
EdPuzzle Articulate Storyline
Proctor Track Adobe Captivate
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Creative Cloud
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PORTFOLIO
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Experience
2019
2020 - present
Pepperdine University
Technology Manager 2022 - present
Instructional Designer: 2020 - 2022
Using mixed-media, manage technology & learning design projects. Using Quality Matters & DEIB guidelines, assure excellence in teaching & accessibility standards. Collaborate with faculty on course design, development, & delivery of online courses in Sakai LMS. Align course objectives, assignments, and rubrics to learning outcomes, using accessibility guidelines. Provide research-based instructional design support training in the LMS, & tech tools to faculty. Offer high-impact workshops, like Inclusive Syllabus design and DEIB /International Student Engagement. Oversee faculty evaluations for over 300 courses and over 100 faculty members.
Building Skills Partnership
Curriculum Instruction Coordinator
Nonprofit funding for education and workforce success of under/unrepresented minorities. Supervisory role: hired, on-boarded, & trained instructors. Leveraged core strategies to improve workforce development minorities, & immigrant integration. Minority workforce development included ESL, US citizenship, vocational licensing, LEED Green Building & other community advancement. Responsible for designing resources, teacher management, classroom observations, & teacher & staff support. Diverse inclusive curriculum & assessment development, digital integration into course planning & training program.
2013-2019
University of Southern California
ELA Academic English Full-Time Faculty
Instructed full-time for IEP: Intensive Academic English program, to graduate & undergraduate track, to prepare to integrate students into graduate-level classrooms with native speakers. Responsibilities included course design, class level coordination, curriculum development, tutor center coordination, level assessment & placement. Instructed courses: academic writing, service-learning, presentation & communication, business English, writing center, & tutorial center services. Effectively contributed to the curriculum committee. Continuous DEI training at CTLE, Center for Excellence in Teaching. Active TESOL presenter & member.
2006 - present
I to I Tesol Tefl Teaching Abroad
TESOL Teacher Trainer
Instruct teacher-training program for ESL/EFL certification course. 100 hours of online learning + 20 hours of on-site instruction. Program development, travel to train in several inter & national metropolitan areas to recruit new teachers to teach abroad. Effectively observe and evaluate new teachers. Teacher observations are followed with useful feedback for improving teacher performance. Train teachers on methods & techniques for differentiated learning in modules: methods to language acquisition, engaging and effective methodology, linguistics, grammar, pronunciation, lesson planning, curriculum development, & accelerated progress in ESL/EFL. 100% graduation rate with employment contracts.
2007-20013
UCLA Extension
ELA Faculty Instructor
Instructed in both Academic and Communications program: taught & coordinated: Advanced TOEFL, Business English, Academic Topics, Pronunciation & Communication, Advanced Culture Topics, Idiomatic language. Low literacy levels and mixed-level instruction. Active member of the curriculum committee &book review. Student events guide and student event coordination.
2005 - 2008
McGraw-Hill ELL Division
Educational Consultant
ESL/ELL specialist and marketing assistant for the regional sales team. Presented new teaching textbooks, supplements, and educational software. Assisted with marketing, outreach, training & presentations for school districts Southern/Central California region: assistant for Adult education & K-12 LAUSD. TESOL presentations, product demonstrations, TESOL conferences, workshops, trainings, book fairs, & product shipping. Trained and worked in close liaison to LAUSD administrators and teachers..
Education
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M. Ed: Curriculum & Instruction, Concordia University, 2013
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Flipped Teaching Certificate, Pepperdine University, 2020
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Professional Certificate: Instructional Design, Coursera 2020
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Professional Certificate: Instructional Design, Oregon State University 2019
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​TESOL Certificate: UC Santa Barbara 1998
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BA: Law, UC Santa Barbara, 1994
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AA: Liberal Arts, Santa Barbara City College, 1992
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CONTACT
HIre me! I am pleased to share my expertise in international education, educational technology, and diversity and inclusion with you.
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jenniferparkerdesign@gmail.com
Tel: 310-709-2638