Hi, I am Helen.
Designer, Educator, and Technologist
ABOUT ME
My professional career spans designing ad campaigns and teaching English abroad to creating digital learning experiences. I’m a passionate problem solver driven by results, and deeply committed to designing experiences that empower people.
Random facts about me:
- I spent ten plus days hiking above 16,000 ft. in the Everest region.
- I worked on an anti-soda campaign for the NYC Health Department.
- I’ve completed the Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design certificate course with Coursera.
- Helen Keller is my namesake.
SKILLS
Learning & Development
- ADDIE & SAM (Agile Development)
- Micro-learning & Badging
- e-Learning design
- Articulate 360
- Camtasia
UI/UX Design
- User Research
- Persona & Journey Mapping
- Rapid Prototyping
- Adobe XD/Figma
- Accessibility & Universal Design
Strategy & Design
- Design Thinking
- Consultation & Needs Analysis
- Design Collaboration
- Adobe Creative Suite
Media Production
- Storyboarding
- Script Writing
- Video & Motion Graphics
- Adobe Premiere Pro
PORTFOLIO
Food Sanitation and Safety Practices
e-Learning
Learning Design
Articulate Storyline
Summary: E-learning solution for the course Introduction to Hospitality Industry. This learning experience integrates interactivity to enrich course content, helping learners review key concepts, and offering opportunities for self-assessment.
Responsibility: storyboard, script, media production, and designer.
4 Major Filters
e-Learning
Learning Design
Articulate Storyline
Summary: E-learning solution for an engineering course. This learning experience integrates interactivity to enrich course concept, helping learners develop deeper understanding of filters, and offering opportunities for self-assessment.
Responsibility: storyboard, script, media production, and designer.
Habitat for Humanity
e-Learning
Learning Design
Articulate Storyline
Summary: E-learning training on Safeguarding for volunteers at Habitat for Humanity. I worked collaboratively with a colleague and a team of SMEs on this training.
Responsibility: storyboard, script, media production, and designer.
Financial Feasibility Analysis
e-Learning
Learning Design
Articulate Storyline
Summary: An interactive learning module that guides learners through a financial feasibility analysis for a fictitious business, Mobile Med. The module culminates in learners applying the same analysis techniques to their own business models.
Responsibility: storyboard, script, media production, and designer.
Financial Forecasting Analysis
e-Learning
Learning Design
Articulate Storyline
Summary: An interactive learning module focused on key concepts in financial forecasting. Learners examine pro forma financial statements for a startup, Workyard Kit, to explore how revenue, costs, and cash flow impact the amount of investment required across different scenarios.
Responsibility: storyboard, script, media production, and designer.
Media Production
Storyboard
Video Creation
Video Editing
Adobe Premiere Pro
A collection of video production work including marketing promotional videos and short micro learning learning videos.
Learning Game Redesign
User Research
UX Design
Learning Design
Game Design
Rapid Prototype
Challenge: Course evaluations for Music 151 revealed students’ frustration with Melody Mixer, a game designed to help learners practice music theory. In this consultation project, I explored redesign options, including adding scaffolding to reduce cognitive load and implementing just-in-time learning.
My Role: design lead, user research, and prototype
Distance Teaching & Learning Program Redesign
User Research
User-Centered Design
User-Testing
Summary: My team was tasked with the redesign of the DistanceTeaching & Learning program at UW—Madison. To meet the needs of our learners, we piloted 3 competency-based courses. By following a UX Design approach, we developed learner personas, journeys, and leveraged the power of web analytics. Using GoogleAnalytics and Google Tag Manager, we conducted user testing to gain insight into learner pain points and learning experience design.
My Role: design lead, project manager, LMS administrator
Duolingo Users’ Discussion About Digital Badges
User Research
Qualitative Research
My interest in games and learning lead me to the question: How are Duolingo users discussing their interactions with the app’s gamified elements, specifically the daily streak and the skill tree? I presented this research from my Master Thesis at the Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in 2019.
Miscellaneous Design Work
Logo Design
Print Design
Ad Campaign
Graphic Design
A collection of other design work including advertising campaigns, graphic design, and logo design.