Promoting Computer Science Education through Culturally-Relevant Computing for Educators in Hawai’i

The pandemic made organizations realize that work could be done from home and save the company money in some situations. More and more workers wanted distance learning to avoid contracting Covid-19 and be in the comfort of their homes.

After working as an Instructional Designer and E-Learning Developer for over a decade, I've never received so many contacts for job opportunities from large global companies until the pandemic started. This allowed me to not only work throughout the entire pandemic, but also overcome Hawai'i's high cost of living during these hard times. From Kamehameha Schools to the Federal Government to Intuit, I've learned so much about Instructional Design and how one can be successful in the fast-growing field of Learning and Organizational Development.

In this presentation 1) I will share my journey of surviving COVID-19 financially because of my education and skill set 2) I will discuss the opportunities out there for eLearning-Developers vs Instructional Designers 3) I will briefly overview some of the technology that all Instructional Designers and eLearning Developers should know to work globally in the industry emphasizing Storyline 360 and Articulate products.