Daniel Littleton
                                               danielklittleton@gmail.com

Qualifications for Instructional Designer:

Results-driven Instructional Designer with experience developing courses from inception to deployment.  Extensive experience evaluating educational content with a strong background in information technology. Adept at addressing the needs of a wide variety of students and faculty at all levels. Highly knowledgeable regarding multiple instructional delivery approaches and environments. Received Learning Systems Technology degree from UALR with an emphasis in Instructional Design.

core competencies

    Course Development                         Instructional Systems Design (ISD) Models          Project Management   
    Assessment Strategies                     Multiple Learning Theories                                       Interdisciplinary Knowledge
    Bloom’s Taxonomy                            Evidence Based Practitioner                                    Innovation and Creativity
    Versatility                                            Communication                                                          Conceptual Thinking 

Technological skills 

                Articulate Storyline                Bb Collaborate                       Microsoft Word                  Access
                SoftChalk                                Adobe Captivate                    Excel                                     Adobe Photoshop
                Blackboard                             Respondus                              PowerPoint                          Web 2.0 Tools

professional EXPERIENCE

eLearning Instructor                                                                             July 2014-Current
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences                                         
  • Provides training on Blackboard, Softchalk, Respondus and similar technology, to faculty and staff.
  • Provides technical support for eLearning tools and software
  • Keeps up to date with new software products that will enhance online/hybrid instruction
  • Maintains a high level of service to the department, college and university
  • Maintains quality control with courses by advising instructors of available technologies to make course materials “state-of-the-art”

    Selected Accomplishments:
  • Assisted in achieving a 98% success rate among all colleges in regards to lecture capture recordings 
  • Collaborated in developing a systemic strategy to move UAMS Faculty from SoftChalk Create to SoftChalk Cloud  

Administrative Analyst                                                                        May 2013-July 2014
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
  • Composes, compiles, and analyzes vehicle usage reports monthly, quarterly and annually as required by State and University policy
  • Assists in annual budget preparation
  • Researches industry best practices to compare and evaluate effectiveness in UAMS parking and transportation services
  • Researches and develops customer training materials and tools in connection to new systems and processes

    Selected Accomplishments:
  • Aided in developing the framework of U•Park Parking System 
  • Established all business processes currently being used by UAMS Fleet Management 
  • Collaborated with Occupational Health and Safety in the redevelopment of the Driver Safety Program

Benefits Analyst
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration                       May 2012-May 2013
  • Interprets laws, rules, and policies concerning benefits and retirement systems;       provides advice based on interpretations.
  • Researches data system to provide information to employees and members on the status of their account.
  • Authorizes payroll deductions to make benefits payments. Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Reconciliation of retirement accounts

    Selected Accomplishments:
  • Instrumental in establishing accounting procedures related to the Affordable Care Act
  • Achieved a 100% success rate on audits regarding reconciliation and payroll processes   

EDUCATION

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Master of Education in Learning System Technology                      May 2015  

    Related Courses: Basic Statistics, Found of eLearning, Survey Comp Based Learning Systems, Intra and Inter                 Learning Systems, Assessment in LSTE, Distance LSTE, Learning Theories, Cognition & Instruction, Human                     Development, Intro to Instructional Design, Intro to Ed Research, Mobile Learning Environments

    Selected Accomplishments:   
  • Chancellor’s list
  • Portfolio currently being used as LSTE program template

Bachelors of Business Administration                                                May 2011