Liz Melendez, M.Ed.
Instructional Designer, Content Creator
After a long career as a professional musician, instructor, and graphic designer, Liz made the career move into instructional design. She develops learning for leadership and change management for a Fortune 500 corporation and is a graduate of UGA's Learning, Design, and Technology masters program.
"I've always been grateful for my graphic design and teaching experience. Using design to solve problems and to optimize human potential is the highest calling for me as a designer and as an artist."
Instructional design tools, learning theory, ADDIE design strategies, and research in pedagogy, cognitive processing, motivation and engagement greatly enrich how an ID can bring creativity to solving problems with instructional solutions. Decades of client work in design, project management, and development of eLearning products with SMEs in the fields of education, science, and business has presented the opportunity to create outstanding instructional, training, and educational products.
"Using design to solve problems and to optimize human potential
is the highest calling for me as a designer and as an artist."
Primary Software/Tech:
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, etc), Articulate 360 {Storyline, Rise, Review), Microsoft Office Suite, Vyond, video/audio editing software
Areas of particular strength and interest:
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learning communication and messaging
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effective communication in motivation and engagement
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visual communication, information hierarchies, and cognitive processing
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learner/audience analysis
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media and digital learning environments
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blended and flipped instructional design
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assessment and evaluation design