Adam Nemeroff
Work Experience
Dartmouth College - Information Technology Services (EdTech Team)
Hanover, NH - September 2014 - Present
Instructional Designer
- Consult with faculty on course design for both face-to-face and hybrid learning experiences.
- Designer, developer, and lead for the OperaX team to develop An Introduction to Italian Opera, a MOOC on edx.org.
- Build relationships with faculty in departments within the social sciences.
- Design, implement and administer our Salesforce CRM environment.
- Support and administer EdTech owned applications including: Canvas LMS, WordPress at Dartmouth, and other tools.
- Supervise "Team Social," the EdTech Team of students and staff working on our social media.
- Create and implement social and communications strategy and plan for Educational Technologies (@DartEdTech).
- Editor-in-Chief and lead for the Dartmouth EdTech Connection, a monthly newsletter created with Mailchimp.
University of Connecticut – Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (eCampus Instructional Design and Development)
Storrs, CT - May 2012 - August 2014
Instructional Designer and Developer
- Design faculty development workshops introducing online learning, course design, Google Apps, and Quality Matters.
- Develop strong relationships and trust with faculty through faculty development consultations.
- Consult with faculty on course design (using the ADDIE model and Quality Matters).
- Develop e-learning environments and materials based on instructional needs (face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online).
- Develop strategies for innovative and engaging formative and summative assessment (projects, assignments, portfolios).
- Evaluate quality of instruction and learning outcomes using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Create faculty development resource site for online faculty (kb.ecampus.uconn.edu).
- Projects include: digital media, math, science, public policy, history/classics, human development, marketing, and pharmacy.
Teaching American History – EastConn
Hampton, CT - August 2011 – May 2012
Instructional Resource Intern
- Develop lesson plans integrating primary sources and technology.
- Collaborate with project teachers to improve instructional design needs and revise lesson planning.
- Conduct workshops with project teachers about education technology and teaching resource discovery.
University of Connecticut – Student Affairs Information Technology HuskyTech
Storrs, CT - August 2007 - May 2012
Student Manager
- Develop ongoing portfolio assessment system using authentic, formal, formative, and summative assessment methodologies.
- Compile employee feedback and evaluations.
- Design and manage HuskyTech website including knowledge base receiving more than 3,000 unique visitors per month.
- Design public relations materials including: brochures, displays, flyers, and advertisements.
- Develop marketing strategy utilizing social media and outreach methods.
Training Developer and Instructor
- Develop training environments using: Blackboard, Google Apps (Sites and Drive), and Microsoft SharePoint.
- Design curriculum, assessments, and lessons using Understanding by Design principles.
- Create training targeting job skills and knowledge (software repair, networking, malware, and customer service skills).
- Develop and analyze authentic assessments (formative and summative) to measure course goals.
Manchester High School
Manchester, CT - January 2011 – May 2011
Student Teacher
- Student taught four sections of both United States and World History.
- Assessed student knowledge using authentic, traditional, formative, and summative assessments.
- Differentiated instruction based on individual needs and diverse populations (ELLs, students with IEPs, gifted learners).
Presentations
"Six Degrees of Separation: Connected Approaches to Faculty Engagement." Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, February 2016.
“Beyond blending: thinking about MOOC’s as tools for teaching and social change.” Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Blended Learning Conference. Denver, CO, July 2015.
“A hybrid online/on-ground laboratory experience in anatomy and physiology.” Teaching Professor Conference. Boston, MA, June 2014.
“An interactive graphing activity.” American Economic Association. Philadelphia, PA, January 2014.
"Preparing to teach online: Lessons from the university-wide faculty development for high quality online teaching." NERA Conference. Rocky Hill, CT, October 2013.
Teaching Experiences
- UNIV 1800 – University Skills – University’s first year experience course – Fall 2012 – Fall 2014
- Pharm.D Academic Rotation – Guest Lecturer - Adding Instructional Design to Your Toolbox – Fall 2012 – Summer 2014
- EPSY 5240 – Interactive Learning Environments – Guest Lecturer – Collaborative Course Design and Faculty Development - Spring 2014
- EDCI 4210W – Social Studies Teaching Methods – Guest Lecturer – Using Technology in the Social Studies Classroom – Fall 2012
- U.S. and World History – Manchester High School – Spring 2011
Skills
- Operating Systems and Platforms - Windows, Mac, Linux, WinBuilderPE, iOS (v.3-7), Android, Chrome OS, and VMware.
- Programming Languages – HTML, CSS, some Java Script -- continuing learning with CodeAcademy, W3schools, and HarvardX – CS50.
- Software - MS Office 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, InfoPath), Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Illustrator, Apple iMovie and GarageBand.
- Web Software - MS SharePoint (Site Development, Workflows, and Project Management); Wikis; and Problem Tracking (Request Tracker)
- Web 2.0 – Twitter (@adamnem and @dartedtech), Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogger, and WordPress.
- LMS – Canvas (including admin and LTI integration) edX Studio, Blackboard Learn, WebCT Vista; GoogleApps for teaching;
- Instructional Technologies – Camtasia Studio, Adobe Captivate, Cerego, Piazza, Techsmith Relay, Mediasite
Volunteer and Committee Service Experiences
- Educause 7 Things You Should Know – Reading Committee Member – Summer 2015 to Present
- UnX – University edX users
- Google Apps at UConn – Committee Member – representing the teaching and learning community. – Fall 2013 to Present
Awards, Training, and Professional Development
- Teaching Historical Inquiry with Objects course on edx.org with SmithsonianX - edX Honor Certificate - November 2015
- ITIL® Foundation Level (License #9980018936518164) – February 2015
- Badges Short Course - Educause Learning Initiative - Fall 2015
- Quality Matters – Applying the Quality Matters Rubric – Fall 2013
- Information Security Certification (FERPA and HIPAA) certification - University Information Technology Services - Fall 2011
- Thomas P. Weinland Scholarship for Excellence in Social Studies Teaching – Recipient - April 2011
- Robert E. and Gladys B. Dunn Scholarship for Developing Global Teachers – Recipient - April 2011
- Eagle Scout - Boy Scouts of America - March 2007