Thank you for taking time to visit my professional portfolio. I am
currently completing my master's degree in Instructional Technology.
This degree plan has been challenging and informative. I know I will take
the knowledge I have gained through this program and build a
it.
I just wanted to take this time to share with you some of the highlights
from the last few semesters.
Enjoy and if you are just beginning this program ... hang in there it is
more than worth it and if you are nearing the end of your
coursework...congratulations!
My fields of interests are journalism, public relations, instructional
technology, youth outreach, and prevention education, grant writing and
research.
I began my journey through the Instructional Technology, ITED, and
Master's Program after completing my Bachelors of Science Degree with
emphases in Mass Communication. The term Instructional Technology was
completely foreign to me when I first began searching for a degree plan
that would be complimentary to my mass communication studies.
It was one course in the ITED degree program that captured my
attention; ITED 521, Instructional Video and Multimedia: Production and
Utilization.
The words video and multimedia turned my focus to this degree. I
stepped into this degree plan with an expectation of building on my mass
communication skills of video production and this program has not only
met my expectations but exceed them.
I have gone from a novice in the education field to a level of
knowledge that allows me to know I can design curriculum, evaluate a
program, assess a target audience, and to utilize learning and teaching
models, foundations and theories.
I currently am the B.E.A.T. Tobacco Control Project Director for the
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AHEC SW. My primary job
description
career at UAMS during my second semester of the ITED program. From day
one in this position, the opportunities to utilize the knowledge I have
gained from this program have been abundant. Without the initial courses
of ITED 501 Instructional Technology Foundations, Systems, and Theory I
would not have had the confidence to apply for the project director
position.