Resource Team

Barbara W. Ryan

Distance Learning Delivery Systems & Curriculum Design Specialist

Personal Education

B.S., Business Administration, Thomas Edison State College

M.A. in Online Learning and Technology (in progress), California State University-East   Bay

Certifications

Certified Novell Instructor & Engineer
Certified Novell Administrator Version 3.x & Version 4.x
Certified Novell Administrator
Certified Banyan Specialist

Additional coursework in:

Windows NT
Windows 2000 Professional & Server
Microsoft Server Products
Microsoft: Office, Visio, & FrontPage

Magellan University –

Tucson, AZ, Sarasota, FL, San Jose, CA

Executive Director of Technical Education January 2000 – November 2004
Online Education Director November 2004 - Present



Managed online education services for a technical education company, the department responsible for majority of company’s revenue. Active participant in Magellan’s senior management team, responsible for building opportunities and sharing leadership in the e-learning business.

Select, develop, train and maintain excellent online instructors. Provide curriculum, educational support and guidance to all departments. Work with Magellan sales staff on marketing materials, activities, and action plans.

Design and develop new courses, including writing and editing of course material.  Maintain the updating of existing courses with HTML, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash using the online educational platform, Blackboard.  Produce excellent learning modules to formulate, develop  and deploy educational material for programs.  Determine the best delivery methodology and technology. Evaluate end results and make modifications as needed.

Administered online classroom server as well as internal/external Windows NT and Windows 2000 course and web servers. As needed, liaison with technical contractors to provide advice and support in areas beyond personal technical expertise. Company’s technical contact with vendors.

CourseGate, LLC- San Diego, CA
Director of Tech Services, April 2002 – December 2004

Provide all technical aspects of an online training company.  Author and edit courses and course materials. Create and maintained websites, configured Windows 2000 and Unix servers, designed graphics and logos, built custom websites for partner colleges and universities that displayed course catalog and registration system. Integrated SQL database with websites.  Acted as liaison and adviser for best solution to technical issues relating to the company’s operation.  Translated technical information between non-technical staff and other contractors on outside projects.  Supported staff in all technical matters.

DRA  Software Training-Tucson, AZ
Director of Education and Manager of Sales March 1997 – September 1999

Managed online education services and taught for a technical education center. Wrote courseware and proposals for custom course development. Worked extensively with online educational programs.

Schedule classes, publish setup schedule and participate in classroom setup for technical training, schedule and assist with technical labs and study sessions. Liaison with students who are working for technical certification. Qualify students for programs. Communicate with all certification candidates to determine progress, exam status, special needs, etc. Prepare course and curriculum development and monitor success of programs.

Promote Novell and Microsoft programs. Educate sales force regarding new course offerings. Manage department of ten people. Create appropriate sales and marketing materials.  Meet with and perform customer presentations. Presented Novell and Microsoft information meetings to prospective students.

Proficiency in:

HTML
Dreamweaver
Flash
Adobe PhotoShop
Captivate

Extensive experience in LMS & LCMS platforms:

Blackboard
WebCT
eCollege
Moodle

Key Project Experiences:

EdPal, LLC, San Jose, CA
Online Education Director November 2004 – Present

Worked to develop an online learning program for K-12 teacher professional development. Participated in the development of partner websites, automated course process by taking a Word  template and converting to XML and uploading into Learning Management System. Recruited, trained and managed course authors who designed developed and delivered high-quality online courses. Authored online courses to assist in the design and development of course authors. Managed external customers to provide excellent and targeted learning experiences for students.