Virginia Dickenson

My intention is to create learning environments in which people learn naturally and passionately. I am committed to forwarding effective, rich e-learning and virtual world learning as killer applications. 

I have over 35 years in the corporate learning and development and higher education industries. I am A.B.D. with my doctoral work in curriculum & instruction, with areas of specialization in organizational development and education leadership; educational research, applied statistics, testing and measurement; educational evaluation; and instructional design. My undergraduate degree is in chemistry.

I had my own business for over 32 years. My major clients included Fortune 50 oil and petrochemical companies, institutions of higher education, major providers in the hospitality industry, the healthcare and medical industries, and more. I currently work for a major medical school in the School of Nursing as an instructional designer, course builder, AI media specialist, gamification specialist, and I coach faculty on their research design and publishing. I was adjunct faculty for a university for over 7 years in the areas of education, educational technology, and technology applications. I was the preferred provider for over 15 years for the North American Shell MATPC refineries for instructional design training for subject matter experts (SMEs) that were moving into training and learning roles.

• I have been in the field of learning and development for over 35 years. 
• I have been in business for myself in corporate learning for over 30 years. You will see from my vitae that the majority of my clients were Fortune 50 companies. 
• I have been in higher education for over 25 years:
• Teaching academic courses as adjunct faculty
• Teaching and consulting in various colleges and universities
• Teaching and consulting for internationally respected continuing education departments 
• Working in instructional design and project management for learning, including virtual worlds education

• Bachelor's degree, University of Houston Clear Lake - Chemistry/Biochemistry, Equivalent minors - Math, Biology, Psychology
• 24 doctoral hours, University of Texas at Austin, Program: Adult Education and Human Resource Development Leadership, College: Educational Administration, GPA: 4.0
• 63 doctoral hours, University of Houston , Program: Curriculum & Instruction, College: Education, GPA: 3.87
• Areas of Specialization:
  - 21+ doctoral hours - Educational Research, Applied Statistics, Testing & Measurement, and Evaluation
  - 21+ doctoral hours - Adult Learning, and Organizational Learning & Behavior
  - 18 doctoral hours - Learning Theories, Teaching Models, and Instructional Design
  - 9 doctoral hours - Instructional Technology
• 6 Master's level hours, University of Management & Technology, Program: Project Management, School: Business, GPA: 3.50
• Notations of Worth:
  - I completed my initial dissertation defense; I did not complete my final dissertation defense. I didn't fail to pass; I never presented it. 
  - All the listed universities are fully accredited in the United States

Certifications:

• Blackboard Academy: Fundamentals of Digital Teaching and Learning
• Blackboard Academy: Designing for Digital Teaching and Learning
• Blackboard Academy: Excellence in Digital Teaching and Learning
• Research
• CITI Basic/Refresher Course – Human Subjects Research Certification
• TeamSTEPPS Train-the-Trainer Certification
• ATD Master Instructional Designer
• ATD Designing Virtual Learning Certification
• ATD Virtual Learning Facilitation Certification
• Articulate 360 Certification
• Master TED Talk Certification
• Apple Teacher Certification