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Ryan Olesh, PhD


Odessa, TX

olesh_r@utpb.edu

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Professional Summary

·         Design and develop engaging and accessible learning experiences for online courses and face-to-face courses.

·         Integrating multimedia to support technical as well as liberal-arts subject areas; providing technical support as requested.

·         Building and maintaining working partnerships to meet project goals.


Work Experience 

Instructional Designer

University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX | July 2019 – present

 

  • Supporting faculty members in online course development.
  • Ensuring online course meet Quality Matters standards.

Instructional Designer 

McMurry University, Abilene, TX | August 2017 – present


  • Design and build accessible and copyright compliant content for online business, criminal justice and general education courses.   
    • Create a variety of courses ranging from finance, statistics, organizational behavior and so forth  
    • Audit and revise course content to increase consistency and clear communication
    • Adapt existing materials for use in an online format
    • Ensuring alignment and documentation of course objectives
    • Creating supplemental course materials to assist with usage of software
    • Creating course activity that encourages student communication and engagement
  • Work with subject-matter experts & supporting instructors’ teaching
    • Providing technical support and technical documentation to users
    • Assist with course integration setup
  • Training faculty to use learning management system
    • Created training modules with Articulate Storyline 3
  • Managing projects
    • Providing support to instructors and administrators to meet deadlines
  • “Exceeded expectations” on annual performance review

Multi-term Lecturer, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Applied English Center, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS | August 2010 – July 2017

  • Planning and producing original language curricula 
  • Consistently received excellent teaching reviews from both students (significant outcomes on students feedback) and departmental administration.

Education   


Ph.D. in Educational Technology 

The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS | January 2011- October 2016


  • Relevant Coursework: Educational Media Development, Constructivist Learning Technologies, Design of Educational Technology, Governance and Administration of Higher Education, Analysis of Variance, Regression Analysis, College Teaching Experience.  Completed additional coursework in higher education administration.  Completed three MBA-level courses in addition to PhD.
  • GPA: 3.94 / 4.0

Certification 


Texas Distance Language Association (TxDLA) Accessibility Certification

  •   Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX | March 2018 - April 2018

 

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