Jodi Blake

Jodi Blake

Instructional Designer/Team Lead

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Instructional Designer | Project Manager | Collaborator | Technical Writer | Editor

  • Education

    • Truman State University

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      Bachelor of Science - BS English/Language Arts Teacher Education and Mass Communication Summa cum laude

      Activities and Societies: Index newspaper staff (editor-in-chief), Showboat Gamblers marching band, Cardinal Key service sorority

  • Experience

    • Accenture

      Oct 1991 - Aug 2020
      Instructional Designer/Team Lead

      Instructional Design Senior Lead, April 1994 - August 2020Designed, developed, and tested engaging learning experiences for internal and large external clients, ranging from new hire orientation to project and program management, leadership, women's career development, systems user training, and technology skills. Internal courses scored 4.25 to 4.9 on a 5-point scale and had annual throughputs of 100 to 6,000 participants globally.Instructional Design and Development• Designed content modules, activities, and case study storylines.• Applied adult learning principles and best practices to course designs and revisions.• Researched and wrote course content, including faculty and participant guides, PowerPoint slides, activity handouts, job aids, web-based content, and course descriptions.• Interviewed subject matter experts to understand key content learning points and processes.• Facilitated faculty prep and train-the-trainer sessions.• Prepared pilot test participant evaluations and observation checklists for new courses.• Observed pilot test sessions and conducted faculty interviews to obtain feedback for course improvements.• Analyzed pilot test feedback and scoped post-pilot revision recommendations.Project Team LeadershipSupervised multi-disciplinary co-located and virtual teams of instructional designers, graphic artists, technologists, media developers, and delivery specialists to execute and deploy learning development programs and processes.• Led teams for three to five projects simultaneously within a fast-paced, complex work environment.• Planned and estimated work efforts and non-payroll project expenses.• Organized and reprioritized project schedules and team resource plans to minimize downtime and rework, allowing delivery on time and on budget.• Managed subject matter expert and stakeholder involvement in content development and review cycles. • Reviewed work completed by team members for accuracy and quality. Show less

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