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Mathieu (Matt) Plourde

Instructional Designer/Educational Technologist
LMS Project Leader
Instructional Services, IT-User Services
University of Delaware
021 Smith Hall
Newark, DE 19702

Office: 302-831-4060
Fax: 302-831-4205
Email: mathieu AT udel DOT edu

Education

• Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) with focus on e-learning and e-commerce, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada

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Position Priorities

1. Lead the Sakai implementation initiative
2. Faculty troubleshooting using supported T&L tools at UD
3. Faculty training on supported T&L tools at UD
4. T&L best practices gathering and sharing
5. Documentation and template development
6. Report back local priorities and stories to the Sakai community
7. Tech watch on hot topics regarding T&L (Web 2.0 and client side)

Current Projects

• Sakai Related:
  • User interface and experience
  • Sakai Project Communication
  • Faculty Training
  • Faculty experience sharing
• 2009 Winter Faculty Institute
• Website Redesign using the Drupal CMS

Previous Projects

• Wikis in Higher Education (2007-2008)
• Podcasting Practices (6/2008)
• Screen and audio capture software comparison (10/2007)

Previous Employer (Laval University)

• Course-casting and podcasting (8/2007)
• Interactive whiteboards and screens (7/2007)
• Synchronous learning platforms (5/2007)
• Poster session at the College of Business (Expo APTI 2006) (10/2006)
• Learning activities list (6/2006)
• Working collaboratively at distance using IT (Travailler en équipe à distance : meilleures pratiques et conseils) (4/2006)
• Syllabus template (1/2006)
• Tips and best practices using a discussion board (Forums de discussion : meilleures pratiques et conseils) (2005)
• Video case studies (2005-2007)
• Anti-plagiarism tools (2004)
• Business simulations (2003-2007)
• College of Business web site redesign (2002)
• 5^th International IBM ThinkTank event coordination (2002)

Presentations and Training

Formal Presentations

• Christopher Penna, Dawn Fallik, and Mathieu Plourde, Googles, Tweets, and Pods: Social Media and the Millennial Learning (Lilly-East Conference, Newark, Delaware, 4/17/2009)
• Mathieu Plourde & Josh Baron, The Wiki Tool: the Swiss Army Knife of Sakai (9^th Sakai Conference, Paris, France, 7/02/2008)
• Diane Poulin & Mathieu Plourde, Virtual Video Case Study in Strategic Management (Cas pratique virtuel et interactif en gestion stratégique) (CAPTIC 2006, Quebec City, 11/2/2006)
• Christèle Boulaire & Mathieu Plourde, Captured Consumer Experiences (Le consommateur expérientiel) (CAPTIC 2005, Quebec City, 4/7/2005)

Training Sessions

• Personal Learning Networks: What's In It For Me? (University of Delaware-CHEP, March 9, 2009)
• Exploring Sakai Lunchtime Series: Facilitating Student Collaboration (University of Delaware, October 16, 2008)
• Getting Started With Wikis (University of Delaware, SFI, June 2008)
• Create a Podcast Using Audio and Images (University of Delaware, SFI, June 2008)
• How to Build Quick and Dirty Podcasts (University of Delaware, January 2008)
• Getting Started With Wikis: Learning From Faculty Experience (University of Delaware, January 2008)
• Freshman IT orientation session (College of Business, Laval University)
• Using PowerPoint for effective communication - student version (College of Business, Laval University)
• Using PowerPoint for effective teaching - faculty version (College of Business, Laval University)
• Dynaforme: a web-based form generator (College of Business, Laval University)
• Using Breeze Live (College of Business, Laval University)
• Using Elluminate (College of Business, Laval University)

Interests

• Web 2.0
• Teaching and learning
• Learning object development tools
• Learning object development techniques
• Learning activities
• Learning assessment
• Classroom technologies
  
• Distance learning (synchronous and asynchronous)
  
• Leveraging knowledge sharing among faculty members
  
• Digital handwriting technologies
  
• Web usability and user experience
  
• Communication and marketing
  
• Knowledge management and teamwork
• Copyright, Creative Commons, Fair Use
• Academic integrity strategies
• Event planning and coordination
• Productivity, Leadership, Human Resources, and Management

Skills

• Instructional Design: how to design and build a learning object or activity
  
• Graphic Design: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
  
• Web Design: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
  
• Rapid Development tools: Captivate, Camtasia, Audacity, and more…
• Learning management system: Sakai, WebCT 4.1
• Synchronous LMSs: Breeze Live 5 and Elluminate 6
  
• Languages: French, English

Last update: 04/20/2009 - Mathieu Plourde, University of Delaware


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