Jennifer Dorman

Leveraged user insights (research) & learner empathy (cognitive science) for product decisions; developed and evolved new methods for how to best enable our teams to uncover latent user needs; advocated for User Research throughout the organisation, ensuring an evidence-based approach; collaborated with product leadership to identify needs for strategic initiatives; owned the research roadmap; ensured the quality of the team, including coaching, growing individual contributors and managers

Collaborated with leadership to define and communicate product vision; identified impactful problems and opportunities to address through research and experimentation; ensured that research was set up to inform both strategic and tactical decisions; applied understanding of UX/CX, cognitive and behavioural science, and business strategy to drive quality, validity and impact of research and design work; fostered a culture of growth and development through coaching and team rituals

Provided informed and actionable feedback on LX Design work within the context of empowered product teams; together with other key stakeholders and leadership, assumed responsibility for LX Design quality across product areas; developed effective, growth-centered mentor relationships with LX designers and other design functions; translated advances in the fields of cognitive theory, engagement design, language acquisition, e-learning, and behavioural economics into actionable insights

Consulting and research services include: * Instructional Design: needs analysis, evaluation metrics, project management, program & course design, brain-based teaching and learning, technology integration, project-based learning

Classroom Teacher; Classes 4-6 Concentration: English, Cosmic Education, Physical Education

Classroom Teacher; Classes 4-8 Concentration: English, Cosmic Education

Promoted the value of the Discovery Educator Network through internal and external stakeholder management; expanded the reach of Discovery Education products and services in partnership with marketing and sales teams; built a collaborative learning community among end users; coordinated local, state, and national in-person and virtual learning experiences; managed regional teams of educational researchers and teacher trainers

Designed, implemented, and evaluated blended e-Learning post-graduate courses focused on educational media, instructional design, and technology; collaborated with stakeholders and subject matter experts to evaluate program outcomes and to modify design and implementation

Designed customized in-person and e-Learning programs for educators and administrators focusing on practical applications for enhancing instruction with media and technology

Designed and implemented blended L&D programs focusing on best learning practices, instructional design, and media/technology integration; chaired strategic planning and steering committees; provided coaching, mentorship and remediation for professional and administrative staff; managed a distributed team of trainers, assuring a consistently high standard of quality and effective program implementation

Designed, implemented, and evaluated blended e-Learning post-graduate courses focused on educational technology and instructional design; collaborated with stakeholders and subject matter experts to evaluate program outcomes and to modify design and implementation

Researched and created curriculum for the digital history program, "The Idea of America"

Served as team lead and mentor for 28 9th grade teachers; collaborated with school and district leadership on strategy and budgeting; created and implemented media-rich interactive learning experiences for neurodiverse groups of students; developed and implemented global project-based learning simulations; managed local level professional development programs and trainers

Syntax, Semantics, Morphology, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Phonetics and Phonology, Historical Linguistics, Typology, Corpus Linguistics, Statistics, Language Acquisition Thesis: Production and Comprehension of Twitter Discourse

Education | Instructional Technology & Design

Double Major: History and Social Studies Education