My Career Summary
Anita Kumar
COMPETENCIES
- End-to-end e-learning development
- Instructional design theory – ADDIE, SAM, Action Mapping, 5Di model
- Visual design
- Global adaptability and multicultural fluency
- Flexibility
- Reliability
ID TOOLS
- Articulate Storyline 3
- Storyline 360
- Rise 360
- Camtasia
- Vyond
- iSpring
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Affinity Designer
- Twine
- 7Taps
- Audacity
Also familiar with:
- Evolve Authoring
- JavaScript
- isEazy
- SAP Enable Now
- Moodle
INDEPENDENT E-LEARNING CONSULTANT
I am an experienced instructional designer and e-learning developer who works with several multicultural and virtual teams across the globe. I hold a Master’s in Computer Applications and am quick to adapt to new technology. I am always trying out different ID tools and am proficient with several. However, I firmly believe that a tool is only a means to an end, never an end in itself. Sound instructional design and engaging visual design are my top priorities.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Independent eLearning Consultant
MAY 2014 – PRESENT
Freelance and Contract
Design and develop eLearning for a variety of organizational needs. Services include instructional design, rapid e-learning development in Articulate Storyline, video demonstrations, and explainer animations.
Collaborate with clients worldwide, including prominent eLearning provider iSpring, India’s foremost eLearning companies TIS and NIIT, as well as UK-based NRS Healthcare and Berlin-based performance consulting firm, May & Company GmbH.
Learnexus officially recognizes me as the top 1% of training talent.
In 2022, I worked exclusively with TWi, Ireland’s leading technical content creation and strategy company.
Instructional Designer
May 2013 – April 2014
Exemplarr Worldwide, Chennai, India
Senior Instructional Designer
February 2012 – May 2013
Axis-V Creatives, Chennai, India
Editor
December 2006 – November 2007
Frost & Sullivan, Chennai, India
Software Engineer
June 2003 – May 2006
Virtusa, Hyderabad, India
QUALIFICATIONS
- Master of Computer Applications, Andhra University
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), Andhra University
- Several online certifications in instructional design, writing, authoring tools, and web accessibility as part of continual education. Click to view 🏆
My Story
I am an independent instructional designer (ID) and e-learning developer based in Chennai, India. My instructional design philosophy has been shaped by e-learning leaders like Julie Dirksen, Michael Allen and Cathy Moore. As a signatory of the serious e-learning manifesto, it is my endeavour to create learning experiences that focus on performance and drive deep engagement.
My entry to ID was in 2012. Before that, I had worked in different roles, from managing databases and data warehouses as a trained software engineer to volunteering for a UN project on indigenous tribes. Past experiences have shaped my current path and I am enjoying every moment of the ID journey.
As I help others learn, I am constantly learning new things myself. Some of my early, most memorable e-learning courses were on legal education and advanced oenology for a leading culinary school, soft skills training for rural and semi-urban Indian youth and a series of microlearning modules on workplace processes for an international insurance firm.
In 2014, I decided to fly solo because the company I was working for suddenly went under. I started out freelancing not knowing how it would turn out. But now, I am certain that it’s the only way I want to work. As a one-person business, there are many challenges, but I keep learning. There’s also a helpful ID community that I can turn to. I take up only those projects where I can truly make a difference. What I love about independent work is that I get to work on a wide variety of projects. I also get to choose what I work on, where I work from, and whom I team up with on different projects.
On a personal note, I am a nature lover who delights in nature travel and dabbles in gardening. You can read my old posts on gardening at www.redripetomatoes.blogspot.com. I also love art and admire good design. Although I no longer spend hours painting like I used to, I still love working on creative projects with my son.
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