Caroline Meeks

Experience

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  ArsDigita

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Programmer, Project Manager

  Web development and project management on eLearning projects including a continuing education site for dentists and learning management system from MIT Sloan School.

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  OpenACS Community

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2010

  Member, OCT, dotLRN

  OpenAcs (openacs.org) is an open source content management platform based on the ArsDigita Community System. It uses tcl as a programming language and transitioned from Oracle to Postgres databases. I was involved as a programmer, ecosystem company owner, open source community member and member of the OpenACS Core Team (OCT).dotLRN is a Learning Management System using OpenACS. Its originated as a project that I lead at ArsDigita for Sloan School of Management. The project continued well after ArsDigita's demise and at its peak had well over half a million users and was used by universities around the world. I served on governing committee for this open source project and Solution Grove was a contractor for a number of .LRN institutions. Show less

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  MIT

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2008

  Consultant

  I started working with MIT Sloan as the Project Manager for a learning management system project while I was at arsDigitia. After arsDigita shut down I continued as an individual consultant to create and support Sloanspace and the international open source learning platform, dotLRN. MIT Sloan was one of Solution Grove's first clients.

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  Solution Grove

  Jan 2002 - Aug 2012

  Founder and Principal

  I founded and ran Solution Grove, an education focused open-source software consulting company. In the beginning I was involved directly in programming, transitioning to a role that focused on project/product management and customer relationships. Solution Grove clients included:MIT Sloan School, Partners Health Care, Kennedy School of Government Harvard University, Boston Museum of Science, UNESCO, JFYNetworks, Education ConnectionSpecialties:Open Source database backed websites for intranets, extranets, learning management and e-commerce using ELGG, Moodle, Khan Academy, LAMS, .LRN and the OpenACS platform. Games Mechanics for learning. Show less

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  JobTacToe.com

  Mar 2010 - Jan 2012

  Game Master

  Job Tac Toe is a serious game designed to help job hunters deal with the 3 biggest unsolved problems in Job Hunting.1. Good strategies for job hunting2. Motivation to keep going during an extend job hunt.3. Isolation

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  Amplify Education, Inc.

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

  Senior Product Manager - English Language Arts Teacher Support

  Product Manager in a group dedicated to creating tools and training for middle school teachers implementing Amplify's ELA curriculum.Technical Product Owner for "Hummingbird" a teacher centric, tablet based, a writing feedback management tool that complements Amplify's English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum. My role included leadership in all aspects of Hummingbirds' development, from prototyping to piloting in classroom and launch as a product.Hummingbird Product Vision: Hummingbird helps middle school ELA teachers, who typically have 100 or more students, interact and give focus, motivating and useful feedback to every student. The application runs on a tablet and is designed to be easy to use in class without disrupting the focus of the teacher on the students. Show less

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  Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

  Mar 2014 - Jun 2017

  Computer Science Teacher and Technology Integration Specialist

  Computer Science Teacher 9th - 12th grade. Taught App Inventor, Scratch, AP Computer Science Principles and AP CSA (Java). Grew the school's Computer Science program from one class intro class to full/oversubscribed computer science and engineering classes at every level including two Advanced Placement offerings, reaching almost 50% of the school population. Supported 1 to 1 Chromebook rollout for 7th to 12th grade.

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  Google via Adecoo

  May 2018 - Jun 2020

  Technical Program Manager

  - Build innovative product training eLearning courses for Google's Global Business Organization's internal and external audiences.- Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to identify and incorporate the most effective practices in eLearning delivery including social and peer learning, game-based learning, informal learning, and performance support.-Create SCORM packages using Evolve Authoring.- Apply best practices in adult learning to create a range of high-quality eLearning experiences. Show less

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  Google

  Jun 2020 - now

  Learning Portfolio Manager