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Accessible eLearning • VILT/ILT • LMS • Experiential Practice • Cultural Competence • AI-Enabled

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AI Cultural Compass

Coaching for U.S. Workplace Communication

Cultural Compass is a no-code AI coach for mid-career relocators and L&D teams. It maps home-culture patterns to U.S. workplace norms, then delivers scenario micro-scripts, email/meeting/feedback phrasing, and 48-hour practice, grounded in Erin Meyer, Daniel Coyle, and Paulo Freire. It is guidance, not a rulebook, so professionals preserve their authentic voice.

Tools: Anthropic Claude, Chatbot GPT, Excel

Onboarding E-Learning

Onboarding e-learning for staff and faculty is designed to help new hires use technology confidently and integrate into the company culture. Initially created for a California satellite college campus, the project was adapted for global training, expanding across the organization through collaborative efforts from IT and HR departments.

Tools: Miro, Articulate 360 (Rise, Storyline), Canvas, Workday (LMS)

Workplace Reskilling: Partnering with AI

Turn everyday tasks into automated workflows with live VILT, microlearning videos, or self-paced modules. Using Design Thinking and backward design, teams get learner-centered practice and instant feedback. Built with ChatGPT (goals→scripts), Synthesia (video), Canva and Adobe Express (multimedia).

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How an Online Space for Student Art Builds Community

My article for Edutopia details how combining essential ed-tech tools with visual-thinking frameworks created a resilient learning community, empowering students to face challenges with a strong sense of belonging.

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Feedback-Driven AI: Transforming eLearning For Lifelong Success

The series of articles for the E-Learning Industry explores how feedback-driven AI transforms eLearning into a dynamic, personalized, and collaborative experience, enabling organizations to create adaptable learning ecosystems.

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Transforming Workplace Learning With Design Thinking For Microlearning

My Medium blog explores innovative learning practices from the perspective of an educator and instructional designer.

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AI in Action for Small Businesses

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AI in Action for Small Businesses is a hands-on learning series for Oakland entrepreneurs. Partnering with Northeastern University students and community leads, I co-designed sessions that clarified the roles of AI assistants vs. agents and mapped real business goals into actionable workflows. We used Miro to capture needs and turn ideas into steps owners could use immediately.

  • Co-designed with Northeastern students + community leads

  • Clarified assistants vs. agents with real small-business tasks

  • Live builds in Claude and ChatGPT (marketing, comms, workflows)

  • Introduced the Pentagon Prompting Model for clear, goal-first prompting

  • Owners left with reusable prompts + ready-to-use drafts

Community of Practice VLT Series

Skill Up's learning series offers dynamic, 30-minute training sessions and collaborative sessions that combine online and in-person learning in a flipped classroom model. These sessions create a vibrant community of practice where students, staff, and faculty come together to explore practical uses of AI and Microsoft 365 tools. The goal is to build confidence and competence with technology through collaborative learning.

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