Ferdinand Krauss

EDUCATION

Master of Distance Education, Athabasca University, AB, (in progress)
Areas of Study: Instructional Design and Program Evaluation, Systems Design in Distance
Education, Learning Object Design and Evaluation, Advanced Technology in Distance Education

Bachelor of Education, University of Toronto, ON, May 1996,

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, May 1993,

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Instructional Designer, University of Toronto, Jan 2001 - present
•provide instructional design planning and support for online course development
•advise faculty on appropriate instructional technologies and strategies to enhance learning

Current Projects/ Roles;

Pharmacology Learning Object
•research theories of learning upon which design of learning object is based
•coordinate design and evaluation process, prototyping, usability testing
•submitted to Cooperative Learning Object Exchange

Teaching Online Course, Continuing Medical Education Certificate - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
•design and deliver 40 hour faculty development course to prepare medical educators to teach online

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Master of Nursing Program (eMN-ACNP)
•restructure, re-design traditional on-campus, curriculum for e-learning delivery format

System Administrator, Blackboard Courseware Management System, Faculty of Medicine, UofT
•develop self-directed tutorials and support site for courseware environment

Past Projects;

Educational Website Designer
•created digital and web based teaching resources to be used in area high schools
•designed multimedia tutorials http://volcano.htmlplanet.com/

Co-author, Online Co-op Education Course
•30 hour interactive journey designed to prepare students for work placements

Co-author, "Electronic Access" Computer Literacy Manual
•self-directed learning guide to introduce teachers / students to electronic distance education

Co-author, Online Computer Course
•provided electronic curriculum, communication, assessment/ evaluation, teaching tools /strategies
•delivered via internet to secondary schools throughout province

TEACHING/ TRAINING EXPERIENCE

Instructor, Teaching Online, Resource Centre for Academic Technology, UofT, ’01 - present
•model best practices for online instruction
•engage faculty in identifying strategies for online course development and delivery
•provide instructional design frameworks to equip faculty with ability to design effective, interactive, online courses
•expose faculty to a variety of online instructional approaches and technologies; collaborative projects, case studies, online assessment, and synchronous / asynchronous communication
•facilitate selection of technology to effectively support learning objectives

Instructor, Blackboard Courseware Administration, Faculty of Medicine, UofT, ’01 - present
•train faculty to manage users, create online content, employ communication tools, and design online assessments

Guest Lecturer, Learning in a Digital World, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, UofT, Jan ‘02
•online mentoring for thirty-two Bachelor of Education pre-service students

Instructor, HTML Web-page Design, Resource Centre for Academic Technology, UofT, ’01 – present
•three-part workshop to teach faculty how to build web pages using HTML

Secondary School Teacher, Simcoe County District School Board, Nov. ’96 – June ‘00
Teaching subjects: Computers (Online), Economics, Math and English
•utilized intranet, teleconferencing, email, web based teaching resources to deliver curriculum
•employed distance education courses for adult learners pursuing Secondary School Diploma

MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE

E-learning Coordinator, Faculty of Medicine, UofT
•coordinate delivery of instructional technology services and resources
•manage development process of instructional technology projects
•evaluate educational program goals to recommend long-term planning strategies to promote innovation

Project Coordinator, Pharmacology Learning Object, Faculty of Medicine, UofT
•assign tasks, allocate resources and establish timelines for development team using MS Project
•devise model and process for evaluating learning object

In-Service Program Coordinator, Eden Project Nov. ‘97 – Feb. ‘99
•organized and delivered instructional technology training, certification to 200 teachers/ administrators throughout Ontario (6 school boards) in online and classroom environments
•constructed virtual student simulation to create authentic learning environment for in-service
•facilitated discussion of pedagogical issues using online conferencing applications
•provided electronic assessment and evaluation strategies/ tools
•administered pilot testing and evaluation of program initiatives

Coordinator, Jobs: The Class of 2000, Simcoe County District School Board Nov. ‘96 - June ‘98
•pioneered the development and delivery of educational program for adult learners
•managed budget, marketing, assessment and enrollment for program candidates
•program model was copied and implemented throughout school board

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP/ AFFILIATIONS

Designing a Faculty Development Workshop about Teaching Online, Presenter
Best Practices in E-Learning Online Conference, University of Calgary, Aug 11-15, 2003

Using Flash MX to design an interactive Pharmacology learning object, Presenter
Nexus Conference: Connecting Teaching, Technology and Inclusive Learning, UofT, May 8, 9, 2003

Costing Methodology for Sustainable E-Learning, Workshop Presenter
Delivered to Faculty of Nursing, Health Administration, UofT, April 2003

Decanal Advisory Committee on E-based Education and Communication, UofT, Member

Faculty Development Committee, Medicine, UofT, Member

Pain Week E-learning Project Committee, UofT, Member

Cooperative Learning Object Exchange Peer Review Committee, University of Waterloo, Member

McGraw-Hill Ryerson Teaching Technology Integration Fund, UofT, Advisory Board

Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE), Member

Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT), Member