“In the field of Virtual Instruction and online education, Donna Murdoch has the ultimate combination of passion, vision, expertise, and the ability to "make it happen". Donna is a true leader in this field. She inspires others to want to contribute, and then through coaching makes sure they are successful in each step on the learning curve. Donna's understanding of how adults learn and her ability to integrate new technology seamlessly into that experience is a powerful force for advancing the virtual educational experience. As an educator in industry and in academia, I am very fortunate to be speaking from first-hand experience. I have learned a lot from Donna.”
Kathy Leeds Senavatis,
Professor, Management Science/Operations Management,
Temple University
Designed full online degree program. Facilitation and training for both online and hybrid courses geared toward non-traditional students with focus on undergraduate degree completion. Planned program design, strategy, academic content, and overall project rollout, with initiatives unique to adult learners. Selected and coordinated contractors for multi-media content, worked with faculty to transition traditional face-to-face courses to new online modality, both asynchronous and synchronous. Ran programs for students, both traditional and non-traditional, to present curriculum choices and tools. Developed and executed ongoing workshops for instructors and faculty; developed and maintained ongoing learning initiatives. Refined pedagogical/andragogical skills by re-defining learning needs and goals of educators through the lends of adult learning and development.
Assessed, defined, and executed the overall needs of the clients/schools including curriculum design, grading, e-learning, and training leading to overall implementation of new educational technology solutions for teachers and administrators. Development of action plans and customized solutions, providing regularly scheduled meetings with administration during execution to discuss progress, get feedback, and further define solutions. Conduct, produce, and define training and learning curriculum either on site or remotely via e- learning. Worked with administrators, coaches, and teachers in Professional Development units, integrating curricula with technology tools, making plans and executing individual programs focused on technology integration.
Worked with individual and small corporate clients learning new software, hardware, or considering technology alternatives.