Resume

Todd Luger
615 East 41st St.
Savannah, GA 31401
Tel: (928) 853-4782
Email: tluger@comcast.net

Profile

My primary focus during most of the past 17 years has been education and information management. I have been involved in instruction and curriculum design for 14 years, with an emphasis on case study, authentic problem solving, and the integration of educational technology into the classroom. In 1999, I developed a professional Web site that includes a mailing list of over 1400 members, offers board-approved, online continuing medical education, and hosts a blog and a library of original articles. As an outgrowth of the Web site, I have also produced two professional conferences, overseeing every aspect of the events. In order to further my career in the area of e-learning and distance education, I am now pursuing my Master's degree in Instructional Design and Technology. I currently work as an Instructional Designer in the e-learning department of the Savannah College of Art and Design

Experience

Instructional Designer, SCAD e-Learning, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, 4/06 - present

• Works closely with faculty content experts to develop effective content and course designs that meet specific educational criteria as well as accessibility and interoperability guidelines
• Evaluates and revises existing online courses, applying best practices for instructional design and ensuring optimal use of technology for learning
• Provides instructional direction to subject-matter experts, media designers, and other developers of course content
• Works closely with media designers to develop interactive learning objects in a variety of multimedia formats, including HTML, Flash, and Quicktime.
• Edits and copyedits course content
• Prepares courses for Web delivery using industry-standard development tools.
• Provides quality assurance (QA or functionality) testing of various e-learning courses and assists with general post-production work
• Prepares and maintains master courses using a combination of Web content- and course-management tools (Blackboard)
• Simultaneously manages multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery of course materials, according to schedules established by Director of Instructional Design
• Project manager and lead designer for the development and delivery of training workshops and presentations that address best practices for instructional design and e-learning development
• Develops valid and reliable assessments for courses covering a wide range of cognitive levels, from basic memorization of facts and comprehension of concepts to advanced analysis and synthesis of ideas and skills.

Web/Online Coordinator, Adult Degree and Graduate Programs, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ, 10/05 – 3/06 (Note: This position was contracted as a part-time temporary position)

• Course management system administration (Moodle)
• Web site maintenance and design
• Strategic planning for the educational technology aspect of the college's five-year plan
• Development of electronic portfolio system for students in K-12 teacher certification programs
• Development of standards-based assessment for students in K-12 teacher certification programs
• Project coordination to reconcile the needs of staff, students, faculty, and state requirements
• Training of students and staff on the use of Web-based tools and learning management software
• Provided technical support for e-learning students, staff, and faculty
• Consultation with subject matter experts to develop Web-based tools for their courses.

Faculty, Herbology Department and Clinic, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, San Diego, CA, 9/00 - 8/05

• Classroom instruction in Chinese herbal medicine and clinical diagnosis and treatment
• Course design for an advanced series of courses in Chinese herbal medicine, incorporating active learning, group collaboration, educational technology, case studies, and problem-based learning
• Supervision of teams of student interns in college teaching clinic in all aspects of healthcare, including diagnosis, treatment, patient counseling, interaction with other healthcare providers, recordkeeping, and compliance with state and federal regulations
• Worked with a team of faculty on curriculum development for the entire herbal studies department to coordinate a nine-course sequence to meet measurable learning objectives that prepared students to complete national state licensing exams and mneet high standards of clinical performance
• Development of valid and reliable assessments that were closely aligned with measurable learning objectives.

Educational Director, Chinese Herb Academy, Portland, OR, San Diego, CA, and Prescott, AZ, 5/99 – present

• Provide a variety of Web-based professional services
• Maintain a publicly-accessible directory of licensed practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine
• Provide board-approved, online continuing medical education
• Management of all aspects of annual professional medical conferences
• Web site development and maintenance
• Administration of Moodle course management system
• Development and implementation of multimedia training materials
• Development  and implementation of comprehensive searchable database of Chinese herbs and formulas.

Content Developer and Editor, IBIS Bodymind Systems, Portland, OR, 1/99 – 8/99 (Note: This position was contracted as a part-time temporary position)

• Literature review of clinical and laboratory studies on drug/herb interactions
• Development of drug/herb interaction software designed for healthcare professionals.

Owner & Clinic Director, Division Street Holistic Health Center, Portland, OR, 4/96 – 8/99

• Clinic management
• Marketing
• Community Education
• Professional healthcare practice.

Interim Chinese Medicine Clinic Coordinator, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, OR, 1/97 – 12/97 (Note: This position was contracted as a part-time temporary position)

• Developed and implemented clinical studies training for Acupuncture and Chinese medicine interns
• Supervised a team of physicians from China
• Clinic Administration
• Herbal Pharmacy management
• Implemented a medical informatics system for use in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with Chinese herbal medicine
• Wrote the clinical training portion of an accreditation self-study report.

Herbal Dispensary Administrator and Assistant Clinic Supervisor, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Clinic, Portland, OR, 1/94 – 4/96

• Designed and implemented herbal pharmacy management procedures
• Supervision of students in their required training in herbal pharmacy skills and procedures
• Designed, developed, and implemented a pharmacy training curriculum for student clinical observers.

Associate Faculty, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Chinese Herbology Department, Portland, OR, 9/93 – 4/96

• Designed and developed a series of courses in Chinese herbal material medica in collaboration with expert physicians from China
• Designed and developed comprehensive, authentic case-based assessments for training in herbal medicine.

Faculty, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Clinical Studies Department, Portland, OR, 1/94 – 4/96

• Designed and developed a course in clinical case study analysis
• Classroom instruction in clinical case study analysis
• Designed and developed comprehensive, authentic case-based assessments for training in clinical case analysis
• Did preliminary research and design for a clinical study that was later awarded an NIH grant.

Research Assistant, Immune Enhancement Program, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, OR, 6/93 – 12/93

• Interviewed patients to gather information on the effectiveness of various interventions in the treatment of HIV and AIDS
• Analysis of data collected from patients
• Summarization  and presentation of research findings.

Librarian, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, OR, 9/91 – 8/92

• Organization and management of the holdings of the college library
• Implementation of a National Library of Medicine Cataloguing scheme for alternative medicine texts
• Managed the reference desk.

Content Contributor, IBIS BodyMind Systems Software, Portland, OR, 1989-1990

• Literature review of clinical and laboratory studies on herbal medicine
• Literature review of traditional herbal texts ranging from ancient Greece to modern times.

Education

• Emporia State University, Master’s Degree in Instructional Design and Technology, 2008 (candidate)

• Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM), Portland, OR, Master's Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (M.Ac.O.M.), 1993

• National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM), Portland, OR, Medical Sciences, 1987 – 1990

• Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Bachelor of Science, Biology 1986

Skills

• Project management
• Event organizing
• Design and delivery of classroom and online education
• Listserve moderation
• Blog administration
• Web site design and maintenance
• Course management system administration (Blackboard and Moodle)
• Streaming server administration
• Multimedia authoring software
• Subject matter expertise includes:
• learning theories
• instructional design models
• nutrition
• medical sciences (biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, etc.)
• health and fitness
• plant medicines
• ethnobotany
• clinical medicine
• Chinese medicine
• history of medicine and science.

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