Elnara Mammadova

Experience

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  Boarding school #3 for children with disabilities

  Sept 2005 - Feb 2007

  Teacher of d/Deaf learners, K12

  • Taught 20+ d/Deaf students written and spoken Azerbaijani language• Expanded their sign and word vocabulary

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  ANS Media and Broadcasting Company

  Apr 2007 - Jun 2014

  Special corespondent, anchor in flagship daily news

  • Reported on social, political and economic issues mostly related to disability for flagship daily news program. • The first TV journalist reporting about autism. For a short time, I was promoted to the position of the editor. In a certain period, I worked as a TV presenter for the flagship daily political news and social program.

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  Freelancer

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2010

  Speech-Language Pathologist

  • Developed speech and language of children with language disorders, primarily d/Deaf children

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  "ElnaraMedia" Media Network of Youth with Disability

  Jun 2014 - Jan 2017

  Founder/ Training developer

  • Administrated and designed training with Subject Matter Experts together for 30+ youth with disabilities (YwD) in gaining hands-on skills in professional journalism and computer usage for future employment• Delegated a campaign “Ready to Work” raising awareness and enhancing employability opportunities for YwD in Azerbaijan in which 10+ YwD got employment• Created a platform (http://inclusivenews.org) for youth with disabilities to share their stories on online media using multimedia • Conducted and led the first National Forum of Azerbaijanian Speech-Language Pathologists in a partnership with multilateral government partners in 2014 gathered 100+ specialists• Pioneered a YouTube channel (inclusivenews) with 200+ subs and 10k+ views to teach Azerbaijani Sign Language for the first time by the Deaf person Show less

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  British Council

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2016

  Training Facilitator, Inclusive Decisions for Equal and Accountable Society

  • Co-developed an instruction for training on supporting the government, civil society and media organizations to employ a disability lens in their work in Azerbaijan• Brainstormed on strategies to increase disabled peoples’ active involvement in decision-making processes• Conducted a discussion during a training session on the correct use of disability-related terms

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  The Synergy Partnership

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  National Media Coordinator at 2015 European Games

  • Supported officers to monitor the professional identity of 50+ national and international media representatives• Moderated contacts with 30+ national and international journalists daily• Directed and Operated 100+ journalists’ requests• Organized public relations activities and prepared a report about the results of the events

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  BBC Azerbaijan

  Dec 2015 - Jan 2017

  Correspondent Producer

  • Produced 10+ print article, quality multimedia materials (videos, photographs) per week, some focused on social and political topics• Covered proactively major events from a financial perspective in English for BBC World News and BBC World Service Radio• Analyzed and reported on developments in Azerbaijan and the region, focused on issues people with disabilities faced: budget, social behaviour, and daily challenges• Conceptualized, produced and presented items, packages, interviews, discussions, analysis for video, the Internet and other media forms• Translated (from English to Azerbaijani) 5+ selected web stories every week. Show less

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  Syracuse University School of Information Studies

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

  Instructional Design Specialist in Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning

  • Executed the ADDIE model and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to design and pilot an inclusive evaluation tool to assess the syllabus • Prepared a guideline for faculty on writing precise learning objectives • Evaluated alignment of the iSchool program learning outcome with course learning objectives• Co-developed a brand-new Syllabus Certification project to evaluate and guide instructors on course syllabus writing• Researched and prepared monthly inclusive teaching tips for faculty such as Inclusive Teaching Strategies and UDL• Co-conducted grant-based academic research to create a guideline for online faculty on timely and constructive feedback techniques for online graduate students • Collected 200+ active and collaborative online and face-to-face learning techniques for faculty• Identified and reviewed 100+ best faculty services around the world and provided recommendations on creating new services at the FCTL Show less

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  Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education

  Feb 2019 - Jan 2019

  Research Assistant

  • Conduct data collection and research information on the impression of students with intellectual disability on higher education• Analyze collected data and conceptualize for the academic research publication

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  Jowonio School

  Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

  Intern in Jowonio inclusive preschool

  • Supported in teaching, lesson planning and evaluating students for Individual Educational Program (IEP) in pre-school that provides inclusive programs

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  Freelance

  Jan 2020 - now

  Instructional Designer | E-Learning Developer

  Azerbaijan Micro Financial Association (Azerbaijan, 2020): - Designed & developed an 8-hour-long online synchronized training for educators in digital literacy in Azerbaijan; - Prepared a training manual Yeşilay, (Green Crescent, Turkiye, 2020) - Developed an online drug addiction awareness course outline (using a given written textbook) in the Articulate Rise 360 course. - Created and designed content for interactive case studies and video scripts.Trainer, (2022-2023): - Designed, developed, and conducted a training programme on “Inclusion and equity” for 100+ teachers and school principals from urban and rural areas for “Innovative School Principals in Azerbaijan” (sponsored by US Embassy in Azerbaijan) and “Exploratory Research” project (sponsored by the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan).Higher Education (2020): - Re/designed inclusive teaching activities for online synchronized courses in different subjects in 3 prominent universities in Turkey and Azerbaijan. ~ 90% of students voted to continue those inclusive activities in courses. - Define support activities necessary to support skill/knowledge development and adoption related to programs. - Create engaging online learning experiences for students with different learning styles based on Universal Design for LearningStudents' comments on redesigned activities: "I have never encountered such a practice before in the courses I took this semester. This practice made me feel more active in class.." "[This activity] makes me feel valued. And I think it really does help the professor to get a sense of how everything's going in the class.." Show less

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  Purdue University

  Aug 2021 - now

  • Evaluating the impact of HyFlex instruction on the learning of students with and without disabilities (NSF grant) Graded and provided feedback to ~120 students' assignments in an introductory design thinking course • Developed an outline for digital badges on using educational technologies for K-12 teachers (Indiana Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund)

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
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  UNICEF

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2023

  National Consultant (Inclusive education)

  • Review the selected Azerbaijani K-12 textbook content according to the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and the Universal Design for Learning (UDL)• Execute consultations with relevant staff of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan, selected textbook developers, UNICEF Azerbaijan staff and other relevant stakeholders• Identify needs, level of knowledge, and understanding of the key principles and requirements of quality inclusive education and UDL• Design the scope of the training, develop, and conduct a training programme on Inclusive Education and UDL for textbook developers and the relevant staff of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan based on the relevant national policy requirements and identified needs and gapsAchievements: • Within a year after training, the authors added picture representations of people with disabilities in the book, • Many discussion questions about families and disabilities have been modified in a less ableist way. • The stories about a person in a wheelchair have been changed to eliminate ableist and euphemistic language. Show less