Hello there! Welcome to the personal website of Dayle N Janus, the instructional specialist extraordinaire! I am so glad you're here!
With a more than a decade of experience under my belt, I've honed my skills to perfection. I'm a bit like a Swiss Army Knife of instructional specialists, with a diverse set of skills that includes interpersonal skills, design skills, and technology abilities. Whether you need a lesson plan or a website, I'm the one you need!
But enough about me, let's talk about you! I know that finding the perfect candidate can be tough, but I'm confident that you've come to the right place. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee (or tea, if that's your thing), and take a look around. I think you'll like what you see.
And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.
Career Summary
Experienced instructional professional fostering a culture of self-advocacy, networking with stakeholders, and leading transformative changes for enhanced employee experience. Results-driven instructional designer with expertise in managing large-scale innovation projects, collaborating with faculty to enhance student success. Seeking an advanced role to leverage skills in instructional systems design, curriculum development, and educational technology for innovative academic initiatives.
Skills
Project Management
Orchestrate large-scale continuing education initiatives for the School of Professional Studies, demonstrating proficiency in managing projects from initiation through implementation.
Execute comprehensive project management, overseeing continuing education classes from client engagement to evaluation. Responsibilities included contacting clients, gathering participant information, enrolling individuals in Destiny system, drafting class-related emails, invoicing, editing class materials, coordinating payment follow-ups, and managing the evaluation process.
Coordinate and communicate with multiple departments and units to ensure seamless project execution, fostering collaborative partnerships for successful program outcomes.
Instructional Design
Demonstrate advanced expertise in instructional systems design, curriculum development, and educational technology
Created dozens of Canvas classes with differentiated levels of instruction, showcasing adaptability and proficiency in online educational platforms
Tailored differentiated English curriculum for diverse proficiency levels among English learning students.
Actively contribute to the design, development, revision, and scaling up of multiple large-scale course redesign learning projects.
Innovated by creating self-paced classes for graduation support, addressing language barriers for students unable to take traditional classes.
Collaboration and Teamwork
Co-created the framework for the Cabarrus County ESL curriculum, ensuring comprehensive language learning standards.
Collaborated with subject matter experts to enhance classes in person and online using the Canvas platform.
Provided proactive assistance to colleagues by overseeing project timelines, ensuring timely completion, facilitating access to necessary materials, and contributing to the smooth execution of classes.
Organizational skills:
Streamlined and coordinated the organization of 140+ stakeholder profiles with legal accommodations, ensuring adherence by employees
Communication skills:
guided the instruction and development of over 100 individuals per year, spanning multiple proficiency levels and ensured compliance with state standards
utilized multiple communication methods to report on the progress and feedback of key stakeholders in the ecosystem, contributing to successful outcomes and empowering growth opportunities
Leadership skills:
led and contributed to multiple committees that drove performance enhancements, increased completion rates of stakeholders, and promoted a positive and inclusive culture for all employees.
Problem-solving skills:
collaborated with the technology department to identify and implement cost-effective solutions for translation challenges, facilitating seamless communication between teachers and students despite considerable language barriers.
Adaptability:
navigated the transition from an in-person to virtual Instructional environment without formal preparation or training.
effectively delivered educational content in a hybrid format for a continuous period with a measured success rate of 95 percent
Interpersonal skills:
created and led professional development initiatives to enable colleagues to comply with state and federal regulations regarding high needs stakeholders, resulting in successful outcomes and an increase in successful measurable outcomes
Technology skills:
initiated and managed self-paced trainings for high-needs stakeholders in multiple Learning Management Systems (LMS) to achieve the highest level of success
Education
Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Bachelor of Arts in Secondary English Education
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Work History
UNC Charlotte- School of Professional Studies
Project Coordinator for Employer Solutions
Charlotte, NC
2023- Present
Jay M Robinson
Instructional Specialist for Multi-language Learning
Academic English Language Instructor
Online Community Coordinator
Concord, NC
2006- 2023
West Cabarrus
Instructional Specialist for Multi-language Learning
Academic English Language Instructor
Concord, NC
2020-2021