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Leni Matthews

Leni Matthews

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Libraries, UX Research, Education ~ Bay Area ~

  • Education

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      2010 - 2012
      Master of Science in Library and Information Science Library and Information Science

    • Chicago State University

      2000 - 2005
      Bachelor’s Degree English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  • Experience

    • Chicago Public Schools

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2015
      Teacher

      In pre K- 12 educational settings I was able to:- Demonstrate best practices in urban education for teaching and learning.- Improve reading and writing skills through research-proven strategies.- Develop consultative relationships with teachers, parents, and the community.- Collaborate with various departments to coordinate student activities and curriculum.

    • The University of Texas at Arlington

      Oct 2015 - Oct 2018
      User Experience Librarian

      - Coordinate and collaborate on projects pertaining to the needs of library users through data-driven assessment methods and tools.- Use visualization programs and analysis tools such as Tableau and Qualtrics.- Incorporate qualitative and quantitative methods to collect and analyze data to enhance UX in the library (usability testing, card sorting, wayfinding, survey design, user interviews, focus groups).- Instruct First-Year Experience students in Information Literacy and the university's resources. - Serve as a reference librarian in person and online.- Liaison with academic departments for student success. Show less

    • Arlington Public Library

      May 2017 - Aug 2017
      ESL Instructor - Volunteer

      -Teach English to adult learners from various non-English languages.-Help improve literacy and verbal communication skills of ESL learners.-Collaborate with ESL learners to better understand their native language and its relationship with the English language.

    • San Francisco Public Library

      Apr 2019 - Jun 2021
      Tutor

      "Work one-on-one with students using the FOG (Free Orton-Gillingham) Readers method, which employs multisensory learning, phonics-based instruction, and other tools to demystify the process of reading. Volunteers will attend a three 2 hour training sessions and then be matched with a student in grades 1-4."

    • San Mateo County Community College District

      Aug 2019 - now
      Librarian

    • Oakland Public Library

      Apr 2021 - May 2022
      Librarian II, Manager

    • San Francisco Public Library

      May 2022 - now
      Librarian II, Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Learning How to Increase Learner Engagement

      Lynda.com
      Oct 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • Type 9

      Illinois State Board of Education