902 Advizers
Haley
Accessibility Specialist
Salesforce
Elon University, 2015
Masters of Education in Curriculum & Instruction (focus: Digital learning); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Q1Career path
Teaching
Education
Career Exploration
1:45
"I learned that I really loved talking to people and educating them and of course learning myself in the process."
Q2Main responsibilities
Quality Assurance
E-Learning
Accessibility
1:04
"My core objective is to make any learning experience in our entire internal learning ecosystem more equitable."
Q3Day in the life
Communication
Accessibility
Problem-Solving
1:20
"If so, I'll address 'em promptly, making sure that they can carry on with their day and get all of their blockers addressed from there."
Q4Most important skills - role
Simplification
User Experience (UX)
Empathy
1:18
"But we have to consider how a user experience can be streamlined and made accessible, meaning less clicks, less searching around for the content that you need, and more about simplifying the process to get to their learning."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Networking
Collaboration
Mentorship
0:42
"People tend to be really open to just having coffee chats and allowing you to ask about how they got to where they were or mentoring you to perform a certain role or skill."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Project Management
Communication
Overcoming Challenges
1:24
"But it doesn't mean that we can't make iterations to improve on it over time."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Innovation
Accessibility
Artificial Intelligence
1:16
"Artificial intelligence is definitely gonna change the way that designers work. It's certainly changed the way that I work."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Lifelong Learner
Inquisitive
Empathetic
1:17
"If you are thinking about your customer, if you're thinking about your learners, then chances are you're going to create something that they're going to like."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Overcoming Challenges
Industry Realities
Achieving Goals
1:04
"Changes happen slowly at such a large organization, especially ones that impact the technology we work with."
Q10Entry-level positions
Accessibility
Instructional Design
Learning Design
1:09
"I would recommend starting in some sort of a entry-level role for a learning designer."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Inclusive Learning
Contextual Learning
Accessibility
2:14
"Learning is coupled and linked to specific context; timing, how you feel, and your setting all matter."
Q12College ideas for success
Knowledge Retention
Communication
Teaching
1:21
"So anytime you have a chance to learn something new, one of the best things you can do to reinforce that knowledge and maintain it is to teach it back to other people."

