Training

The list below is a sampling of workshops/courses I’ve taken and conferences I have attended in the past 10 years:

2023

• Moving DEI from Intention to Impact with Ruchika Tulshyan, 59 minutes, Linkedin Learning. Completed April 10, 2023

2022

• Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More. Poynter NewsU. 4 hours. Completed Oct. 2, 2022
• Learning Graphic Design: Layouts. LinkedIn.com/learning. 1 hour, 2 minutes. Completed Jan. 24, 2022

2021

• Jeff Koons Teaches Art and Creativity. MasterClass. 2 hours, 8 mins. Completed Jan. 7, 2021

2020

• Introduction to 3D. Lynda.com. 4 hrs. 6 mins. Dec. 21, 2020
• Designing a First Website with Dreamweaver CC. 2 hrs. 14 mins. Jan. 10, 2020   
• Photoshop for Web Design. Lynda.com. 2 hrs. 33 mins. Jan. 6, 2020

2019

• Designing Effective Magazine Inside Pages. Lynda.com. 51 mins. Nov. 15, 2019
• Learning Canvas 2019. Lynda.com. 1 hr. 47 min. online training. Sept. 26, 2019
• Youtube Marketing Certification, New Skills Academy (newskillsacademy.com), 76-module online course. Aug. 23, 2019
• Fashion Design Certification. New Skills Academy (newskillsacademy.com). 10-module online course. July 17, 2019
• Art and Science of Digital Editing ACES: The Society for Editing, Salt Lake City, Utah. June 6, 2019.
• Digital Literacy and The Myth of Expertise: Finding a Way In. Digital Conversation.
• https://www.crowdcast.io/e/adobedigitalliteracy March 20, 2019

2018

• Two-Day InDesign Conference. 2018 CreativePro Week: InDesign Conference https://creativeproweek.com/nola-2018/the-indesign-conference/Sheraton Center. New Orleans. June 5-6, 2018

Courses attended: 20 Essential Image Techniques • Feeding InDesign with Photoshop and Illustrator • Super Styling: Automatic Formatting with Nested, Line, and GREP Styles • Using InDesign for Presentation •Engaging Interactive Documents •From InDesign to Motion Media •InDesign and the Creative Cloud •Professional Typography: Top Techniques •InDesign to HTML •One Click to Web with Publish Online •DIY Solutions for Designers •Three minutes Max + Conclusion

• Pet Psychology Certification. New Skills Academy. Dec. 14, 2018

• AfterEffects CC: 2018 Essential Training, The Basics. Lynda.com. 2 hr, 3 min training with related exercises in Adobe CC AfterEffects. March 2018
• Tactical Web Marketing: 12-step Digital Marketing Plan. Digital Business Services, Inc. 2 hours. March 22, 2018
• Design Aesthetics for the Web. Lynda.com. 2 hour, 45-minute training. Jan. 4-6, 2018

2017

• Magazine Design: Getting Started. Lynda.com. 1 hour. Nov. 8, 2017
• Photoshop: Working with Perspective. 37 mins. Lynda.com. November 2017.
• Digital Story Map Workshop. Sponsored by ECU Center for GIScience and the Office for Faculty Excellence. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 10, 2017. Workshop designed for faculty, staff, and graduate students wishing to build story maps (presentation and organizational technology combining interactive maps and other rich content – textual, photos, video, and audio, along with Geographic Information Systems) for their research, courses, or creative activities.
• Designing a Magazine Layout. 3 hour, 25 minute training. Lynda.com. Starting Jan. 12-20, 2017

2016

• Spotting the Red Flags: How to Verify Information. Poynter NewsU Webinar. 1 hour. March 3, 2016
• The Web’s Best Editing Resources. Poynter NewsU Webinar. 1 hour. Sept. 16, 2016

2015

• Metacognition & Writing Three-part Workshop Series. East Carolina University Writing Center. 1 hour, Sept. 21, 2015.; 1 hour, Oct. 5, 2015; 1 hour, Nov. 9, 2015. Workshop series on strategies for teaching metacognition (a learner’s ability to monitor, evaluate, and adjust their learning), with a focus on teaching metacognition in the writing process. The examples and strategies discussed in the workshops focused on writing instruction. As part of series, created and shared own metacognition teaching exercises that could be used in a communication course. 
• JavaScript Essential Training. 5 hours, 31 mins. Sept. 3, 2015. Lynda.com

• Building Effective News & Information Websites: HTML & CSS. Poynter NewsU 3-Week Course. May 26 to June 2015. 3 one-hour live webinars, 3 one-hour live group text chats, 3 weekly online discussions, 2 assignments per week, weekly readings.

2014

• Covering Fracking and its Impact. Poynter NewsU Webinar. 1 hour, 15 mins. July 17, 2014.Cultivating Community in Online Learning Environments. UNC Learning Technology Week Webinar. 1 hour. April 8, 2014
• Responsive Design: Opportunities and Challenges. Poynter Newsu Webinar. 1 hour. Feb. 13, 2014

2013

• Census Data for Researchers and Students. Ledonia Wright Cultural Center. ECU. 1 ½ hours. Nov. 19, 2013.
• Best Feature Ideas: Society for Features Journalism Show and Share. Poynter NewsU Webinar. 1 hour. Oct. 11, 2013
• Narrative Truth: Sec. 1 with best-selling author Ken Foster. A ten-week (online) course for non-fiction and fiction writers. Fall 2013
• Tumblr for Journalists: Best Practices and Strategies. Poynter NewsU Webinar. 1 hour. May 10, 2013
• Create Easy Multimedia Stories with Meograph. Poynter Newsu Webinar. 1 hour. May 2, 2013
• Using Analytics to Drive Website Success. Poynter NewsU Webinar. 1 hour. April 18, 2013
• Personalizing Education: Using Adaptive Technology to Improve Student Performance. McGraw-Hill Higher Education Webex Enterprise Meeting (online Webinar). 1 hour. April 9, 2013
• Measuring Your Social Media Impact. 1-hour Poynter Newu Webinar. April 9, 2013
• Pinterest: Marketing New MVP. Vocus webinar with Jennifer Evans Cario. 1 hour. April 4.
• Don’t Get Fooled Again: Best Practices for Online Verification. Poynter NewsU Webinar. 1 hour. Feb. 21, 2013
• Using DocumentCloud: A Digital Tools Tutorial. Poynter NewsU Webinar. 1 hour. Jan. 31, 2013

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