Ryan Harper

Experience

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  American Public University System

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2020

  Associate Professor

  Taught multiple concurrent sections of composition and literature courses in online format, with experience using both Educator and Sakai learning management systems. Designed and built, or extensively revised, multiple courses in Sakai, both upper-division specialist courses and high-enrollment introductory courses. This involved engagement with university-wide curricular objectives, as well as technical and content expertise. I was involved in redesigning the core writing sequence for the university and restructuring the English Senior Thesis course.Organized and taught “Writing Boot Camp” for veterans from the Martinsburg, WV Veterans’ Center. Show less

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  Lane Community College

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2020

  Instructional Specialist

  Served as a writing tutor for the Lane Community College community, both in-person and online.In addition to direct tutoring,

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  Trifoia

  Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

  Instructional Designer

  Reviewed and developed client content in accordance with project requirements and client expectations, coordinated project processes with other developers and designers, developed and maintained consistent style guides and supporting materials, and created interactives. As the corporate leader for accessibility, I developed and established design protocols and processes incorporating web accessibility for both bespoke projects and site/document remediation. As part of this process, I became 508 Trusted Tester certified and developed expertise in designing and remediating PDFs and other documents for accessibility. Show less

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  University of Illinois

  Mar 2023 - now

  QA Engineer (Web Accessibility)