Kathy Cannon

What does an educational technology specialist do? In general, we seek to identify and present the best uses of various media and technology tools to other educators or researchers.

What does an instructional designer do? Typically, this is a collaborative role working with subject matter experts to translate their knowledge into effective instructional presentations.

Currently I work as part of a research and instruction team within an academic library that supports teaching, learning, and scholarship activities for faculty and students at a Boston area university. In addition to collaborations with other educators, I have worked on teams that design and deliver web-based learning experiences, classroom video documentation, and software training. (see examples)

Multimedia Specializations

• Online course development and learning management systems
• Faculty collaborations on redesigning instruction to integrate new technologies
• Researching, evaluating, and recommending suitable tools and best practices
• Accessibility in instructional design (Universal Design for Learning, W3C standards, HTML/CSS validation)
• Website design for educators and researchers (see examples)
• Digital video for classroom documentation (budgeting, workflow, database design, editing, publishing)
• Software training for non-technical professionals
• Designing animated and interactive learning objects
• Digital image processing and cataloging

Software Skills

Advanced / Intermediate I use these routinely:	Intermediate Knowledge I use these frequently:	Basic Knowledge I use these occasionally:
WebCT Vista 3 Moodle Dreamweaver 8 HTML & CSS hand-coding Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel iMovieHD, iDVD, iTunes iView Media Pro	Final Cut Pro 5 QuickTime Pro (a/v codecs) Fireworks 8 Flash 8 Professional TechSmith Camtasia AppleWorks	DHTML/javascript Drupal DirectorMX and Lingo (scripting)
Daily user of both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems.

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