e-Learning Graduate Certificate, George Mason University, May 2012

The certificate required a total of 15 credits, which I obtained during my Master’s degree. The courses addressed online learning theories, sounds learning strategies, and current and emerging e-learning technologies like wiki and WordPress. We worked in groups as we explored different online tools to design and develop e-learning modules. We used self and peer assessments and instructor feedback to evaluate our learning modules. The certificate focused on enhancing students' critical thinking and problem solving skills.

December 2012 - Present

Fiscal Web Master

Fiscal Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

• Re-designing Fiscal Services website using WordPress
• Applying user experience research methods
• Conducting task analysis, needs analysis, and competitive analysis
• Creating and distributing online evaluation surveys
• Interviewing stakeholders, SMEs and end users
• Conducting card-sorting sessions with SMEs and end users
• Analyzing data
• Implementing web accessibility standards
• Creating accessible/fillable PDF forms

February 2012 - Present

Resource Development Coordinator

Office of Sponsored Programs, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

• Re-designing the Office of Sponsored Programs website using WordPress
• Applying user experience research methods for optimal website redesign
• Conducting task analysis, needs analysis, and competitive analysis
• Creating and distributing online evaluation surveys
• Interviewing stakeholders, SMEs and end users
• Conducting card-sorting sessions and usability testing with SMEs and end users
• Analyzing data
• Implementing Web Accessibility Standards specified in Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA to insure comparable access to people with disabilities
• Creating accessible/fillable PDF forms
• Training faculty and staff on using Finical PI Reports
• Enhancing training sessions through implementing constructivist learning strategies
• Evaluating trainees learning gaps through pre and post self-assessment

February 2012 - May 2012 (4 months)

Volunteer Basic Computer Teaching

Main Street Child Development Center, Fairfax, VA

• Designing and developing lesson plans for basic computer skills based on learner's needs
• Teaching six of the center teachers once a week
• Focusing on basic computer skills like web searching and emailing
• Conducting peer and self-assessment to evaluate learning gaps

• The 7th Annual Innovations In E-Learning Symposium, George Mason University, 2011.
• The 17th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning, Orlando, FL, 2011, Speaker.

Presentation in the 17th Annual Sloan Consortium:

The title of the presentation was Grounded Design for Online Problem-Based Learning: A Theory to Practice Approach. The title of the presentation was Grounded Design for Online Problem-Based Learning: A Theory to Practice Approach. The presentation was assigned to be a 35 minutes information cession. It demonstrated an online problem-based learning environment that engages students in cycles of collaborative problem solving to propose solutions for the massive effects of flooding that inflict urban cities. A grounded design and development approach was used to ensure pedagogical effectiveness. The approach and associated deliverables were described.

• Mason WordPress group meetings
• Camtasia 8 online webinar
• Excel 2010 Basics and Experts
• PowerPoint 2010 Experts part 1 & 2
• HTML Beginning and Intermediate
• Dreamweaver CS5.5 Intermediate
• Banner Finance and Reconciliation
• Creating Accessible PDF Fillable Forms

• Web 2.0 Tools/Social Softwares (WordPress, Netvibes, Google Sites, Wiki, Google Reader, RSS feeds, Diigo, Dropbox, Flicker, Twitter, FaceBook, and Skype)
• Adobe Softwares (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Captivate, and Fireworks)
• Web Development (HTML/XHTML)
• Podcasting Development (Audacity, GarageBand, and iTunes)
• iWork for Mac (Keynote, Pages, iPhoto, and iCal)
• Video development (iMovie, and iDVD)
• Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, and Microsoft Word)
• Web Browsers (Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox)

• Arabic (Native)
• English (Fluent)

• Volunteer Presenter, for first graders, Tie Breaker Elementary School, Idaho (2008)
• Volunteer Teacher, Mecca Hight School, Saudi Arabia (1998 – 2000)
• Event Planner, Mecca High School, Saudi Arabia (1996 – 2000)
• Volunteer work in the 7th Annual Innovations In E-Learning Symposium, George Mason University (2011)