CAREY APPLEGATE, PhD

instructional design & project management

CONTACT RELATED EXPERIENCE

phone: 309-258-3408 Instructional Designer III (project manager), 2022-PRES

email: [email protected] Instructional Designer II (administration/special projects), 2021-2022
LinkedIn profile: @carey-applegate
Texas State Technical College (remote)
portfolio: www.careyapplegate.com
• Applied adult-learning theory and Agile project management models (ADDIE, SAM,
LLAMA) to lead team of instructional designers and SMEs in design, development,
EDUCATION and quality control of online and hybrid performance-based learning
• Managed quality control process, badging, and critical work functions (industry-
University of Illinois (2020)
aligned student learning outcomes) for 20+ programs moving from a traditional
Certificate in Instructional Design
model into an online/hybrid, performance-based model, collaborating with
Illinois State University (2011) content-matter experts, instructional designers, and program leadership
PhD in English Studies (English Education) • Developed and delivered virtual instructor-led training for stakeholder groups of 5-
80 people in the areas of performance-based education, competency creation,
University of Mississippi (2004)
authentic assessments, and effective feedback
MA in Curriculum & Instruction
• Used Articulate 360, Camtasia, Canva, and other design tools to develop ADA
Illinois State University (1999) accessible and engaging course content in collaboration with subject matter
BA in English experts, instructional technologists, and other stakeholders

Affiliate Instructor, English Department, 2019-PRES

SKILLS & PREFERRED FRAMEWORKS
Curriculum design and assessment Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
Curriculum alignment (horizontal/vertical) • Developed and facilitated face-to-face, hybrid, and online technical writing courses
Competency development in LMS environments (Canvas, Sakai, Blackboard) with a 96% learner success rate
Performance-based education (PBE/CBE)
• Mentored colleagues in eLearning strategies, adult-learning theory, and Web 2.0
Project management
Action mapping teaching tools as they transitioned their courses to online environments
Project management
Scenario-based eLearning Director of Education, 2019-2021
Story design Neighborhood House/Common Place Family Learning Center (Peoria, IL)
Design thinking
Collaboration with SMEs • Trained 75+ tutors and 20+ staff members in educational best practices, classroom
Instructor-led training (ILT) management, connecting with students, adult learning theory, pedagogy, and on-
Virtual instructor-led training (VILT) demand topics
Quality Matters course review • Managed adult and youth education programs, including day-to-day scheduling,
ADDIE
budgeting, staff and activities, implementation of program and agency policies,
LLAMA
provision of outreach/mentoring to students, funding source development, and
TOOLS records/reporting practices

Articulate 360 (Storyline, Rise) Instructional Designer, 2020

Camtasia Studio
DESIGNxHUMANITY (volunteer, remote)
LMS (Canvas, D2L/Brightspace, Blackboard)
Smartsheet • Collaborated with teams of instructional designers and subject-matter experts to
Softchalk create learning experiences centered in diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism
Canva
Google Suite
Microsoft 365
iWork programs
SELECTED NATIONAL TRAININGS

Applegate, Carey et al. (2017, November). Associate Professor of English Education, 2017-2019
“RISE UP: Fostering Equity and Assistant Professor of English Education, 2011-2017
Empowerment through Secondary Literacy University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI)
Practices.” Presentation at the Conference
on English Leadership. St. Louis, MO. • Created learning modules, instructor-led training, job aides, organizational tools,
instructional videos, and classroom observation protocols for pre-service educators
Applegate, Carey (2015, May). “Teachers • Ensured program compliance with state and federal guidelines, including the annual
and Learners: Creating Spaces for
program assessment and reporting to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Pedagogical Interventions in Secondary E/LA
Classrooms.” Presentation at the Computers • Led workshops, roundtables, and presentations for K-16 educators and pre-service
& Writing conference, Menomonie, WI. teachers at regional, statewide, and national levels in the areas of learning theory,
assessment, and digital content development
• Authored and co-authored peer-reviewed articles and chapters about course design,
SELECTED REGIONAL WORKSHOPS
equity in education, and English education
• Wrote and coordinated over $100,000 in grants to support curriculum development,
Applegate, Carey, Manning, Carmen, &
Prushiek, Jill (2014, Summer - 2015, secondary education professional development, and collaborative research with
Summer). “The Common Core & Chippewa undergraduate scholars
Valley: The Teaching of Writing.” University • Managed projects supported by university and state grant funding, including needs
of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI. assessment, project design, budgeting, research, recruitment, supervision of up to 15
individuals, occasional international travel, project implementation, and evaluation
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Technology Coordinator for Writing Program Leadership Team, 2009-2011
Applegate, Carey (2019). “Say Their Names: Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, 2006-2011
Complicating the Single-Story Narrative of Illinois State University (Normal, IL)
City Kids.” In R. Trites, K. Coats, and M.
Cadden (Eds.), Teaching Young Adult • Facilitated original hybrid and face-to-face courses using the Blackboard learning
Literature. New York: Modern Language management system
Association. • Mentored subject-matter experts in incorporating technology effectively into their
first-year writing courses
Applegate, Carey and Rex, Cathy (2018).
“Teaching Tourism in Jamaica: Developing • Received Outstanding University Graduate Student Teaching Award (Doctoral I) and
Students’ Critical Consciousness and Taimi Ranta Award for Teaching by a PhD candidate
Intercultural Competence.” Intercultural
Education.
Researcher, Teaching Consultant, and Technology Liaison, 2006-2009
Applegate, Carey (2013). “’Just like Freedom Illinois State Writing Project (Normal, IL and Peoria, IL)
Writers’: One Teacher’s Personal Narrative • Mentored K-16 educators in developing curricula, incorporating technology
about Working with Hip-Hop in the effectively, and teaching writing
Classroom.” International Journal of Critical
Pedagogy.
• Created and implemented observation protocols for education research with
National Writing Project
• Designed and implemented professional development presentations for K-16 writing
SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS instructors
International Fellows Program Award:
Exploring Jamaican Rastafarian Perceptions
High School English Teacher
of Issues in Education (2016). $12,345 grant
to support collaborative international Manual Academy (Peoria, IL), 2007-2009
research with Jamaican Rastafarian Lowpoint-Washburn High School (Washburn, IL), 2004-2006
community and UWEC student-researchers Gentry High School (Indianola, MS), 2002-2004
• Taught American literature, British/World literature, first-year composition (dual-
Outstanding University Graduate Student
credit), creative writing, mass media, remediation, and genre-based courses
Teaching Award (Doctoral I), Illinois State
University (2008)