Education
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- Athabasca University - Athabasca, AB
- EdD, Distance Education
- Dissertation Title: The Transient Spaces of Studio Learning: Building a Theory of Online Studio Pedagogy in Graphic Design Education
(https://dt.athabascau.ca/jspui/handle/10791/257)
- Committee Members: George Siemens (Supervisor), Jon Dron, Catherine Spann, Katy Campbell
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- Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA
- MFA, Graphic Design
- Thesis Title: Urban Acres: An Interactive, Educational Campaign to Demystify Living Roofs for Urban Spaces
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- Wheaton College - Wheaton, IL
- BA, Art History
Professional Academic Experience
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- Adjunct Instructor, Department of Graphic Design
- Bellevue University
- ■ Teach entry level, intermediate, and advanced graphic and web design courses in a fully asynchronous
distance learning environment
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- Associate Dean of Curriculum, Department of Graphic Arts
- Independence University
- ■ Implement targeted curriculum updates to ensure program professional relevancy
- ■ Mentor subject matter experts through course re-write process
- ■ Manage program-wide transition from existing three credit course model to five credit course model
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- Adjunct Instructor, Department of Graphic Arts
- Independence University
- ■ Taught entry level, intermediate, and advanced design courses in a blended synchronous/asynchronous
distance learning environment
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- Dean of the College of Graphic Arts
- Independence University
- ■ Managed team of 23 adjunct and 5 full-time instructors
- ■ Created and updated undergraduate graphic design program curricula
- ■ Strategized incentives to increase graduation and retention efforts amongst 700+ active student population
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- Associate Dean, Department of Graphic Arts
- Independence University
- ■ Mentored 120 geographically diverse students through the duration of their degree program
- ■ Taught entry level, intermediate, and advanced design courses in a blended synchronous/asynchronous
distance learning environment
Professional Graphic Design Experience
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- Contract Graphic Designer
- The Practice
- ■ Create custom graphics and design effective layouts for both web and
print application
- ■ Create and manage Wordpress website, implementing updates, creating graphics, and writing content
as required
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- Contract Graphic Designer
- iDesign
- ■ Create custom icons, symbols, and information design for online course
content
- ■ Apply UX/UI principles to ensure optimal online student experience
- ■ Integrate accessible, sensory-based learning content within LMS
constraints
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- In-house Graphic Designer
- Willow Creek Community Church - South Barrington, IL
- ■ Developed print, digital, motion graphics and environmental design materials to support global compassion and justice initiatives in 20,000+ member organization
Awards
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- Design Incubation Fellowship Recipient – Article Track
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- 1st place – 2018 Athabasca Graduate Student Conference Abstract Submission Contest
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- 2nd place – Athabasca University Three Minute Thesis Contest
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- Digital Pedagogy Lab Instructure Fellowship
Conference + Panel Presentations
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- Response and Adaptation for Online Teaching 1.0: A Moderated Discussion for Educators
- Design Incubation – Online Event
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- (Effectively) Teaching Studio Art and Design Online
- FATE, Foundations in Art – Columbus, OH
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- Traversing the Replication-Collaboration Continuum
- Design Principles and Practices Conference – St Petersburg, RU
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- The Replication-Collaboration Continuum: Creating a Theory to Describe the Transient Spaces of Studio Pedagogy
- Athabasca University Graduate Students Conference – Edmonton, AB
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- Design for Decentralized Studio Learning
- Design Incubation Colloquium 5.1 – Chicago, IL
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- Design for Decentralized Studio Learning
- IDSA/Eastman Education Symposium – New Orleans, LA
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- Research Interlude
- Co-presented with Peggy Lynn MacIsaac
- Athabasca University Graduate Students Conference – Research Without Borders – Edmonton, AB
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- Pixels and Tweed: A Pop-up Installation about Online Graphic Design Studio Practice
- Frontier: AIGA Design Educators Conference – Bozeman, MT
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- MOOC-ing Design Education?Alternate models of learning & critique within growing enrollments and online cultures
- Frontier: AIGA Design Educators Conference – Bozeman, MT
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- Networking Through Conversation: Using Community to Overcome Barriers to Connection
- Panel Participant
- T3 Conference: Transformative Teaching Through Technology – DePere, WI
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- ...but how can I teach without seeing the whites of their eyes?
- Panel Moderator
- UCDA Design Education Summit – Union, NJ
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- Pixels and Tweed: Graphic Design Distance Education Explored
- AIGA Design Educators Conference: Head, Heart, Hand – Minneapolis, MN
Publications
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- AACE (Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education) Review Writer
- Write twice monthly blogposts outlining new technological innovations and their pedalogical implications
Available at:
www.aace.org/review/
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- Pixels and Tweed: Graphic Design Distance Education Explored
- Personal blog exploring graphic design distance education and the doctoral learning experience
Available at:
https://lisasdesignjourney.wordpress.com