M.LUNGA
Instructional Design e-Portfolio
Résumé
Bio
My career began in South Africa, where I completed an Economics and Econometrics undergraduate degree. Upon graduating, I had the opportunity to serve at the Development Bank of Southern Africa as an economic analyst. We then immigrated to the USA, Indiana, when my husband, a Fulbright scholarship recipient, pursued a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. Between having two additional children, I graduated from Purdue University with an Associate of Science degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision.
I also had the privilege of serving as a volunteer counselor at a pregnancy center in West Lafayette, Indiana. Upon my husband’s graduation, we returned to South Africa, where I worked as a market research manager at a market research organization. I simultaneously earned a Master of Philosophy degree in Business Management (Responsible Leadership) from the University of Pretoria. An opportunity opened for my husband that propelled us to return to the USA.
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Learning, Design, and Technology at the University of Tennessee (graduated with the Master of Science in Instructional Technology in Summer 2019). I have depicted a brief synopsis of my career development, education and work experience, skills acquired, and future goals in the downloadable infographic below.
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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Master of Science in Education (Instructional Technology). [Graduation: 05/2019]
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Doctor of Philosophy-Learning, Design, and Technology [Expected Graduation: 05/2023]
Core Coursework: Instructional Technology as a Profession, Instructional Systems Design, Online Learning Environments, Understanding Online Interaction, Introduction to Multimedia Instruction
Employment
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
08/2020-Present
Role and Responsibilities:
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Secondary instructional Designer
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Assisting with campus wide LMS and other tool related queries
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
08/2018-05/2020
Role and Responsibilities:
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Performing research duties to support advisors’ research activities
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Conducting a literature review on; a) authorship and power relations, b) using digital tools for collaborative research, (c) service-learning and ethics
Remote Instructional Designer Intern, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Florida, USA
05/2020-07/2020
Role and Responsibilities:
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Assisted senior instructional designer in course development using Canvas LMS
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Assisted with online testing via the Responsdus assessment tool
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Assisted with creating time-sheet tutorial
Volunteer instructional designer, Bridge Refugee Services, Inc., Knoxville, TN, USA
09/2017-2018
Role and Responsibilities:
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As part of my Instructional System Design course (IT570) Capstone Project, I approached a nonprofit organization - Bridge Refugee Services Inc. and proposed to convert their existing face-to-face orientation program to an online training session. The process involved understanding who their volunteers and clients are, what needs the online training will meet, ease of use and effectiveness of the learning management system (LMS).