Alia Michaels
Freelance Technical Writer
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Partial List of Training Projects and Developed Courses
I’ve written leader-led, interactive (computer-based and Web-based), and self-paced trainings. I’ve also transformed face-to-face university courses into online courses with media-rich and interactive environments.
Online Training
- Apple Network Administrator Toolkit (ANAT) Product Training (Apple Computer, Inc.)
- Java Tutorials: transcribed and edited video tutorials into procedural tutorials.
- High School Math Videos: created narrative scripts to accompany video problem-based tutorials (algebra and geometry).
- Video training: created storyboards, narrative scripts, and the videos (from Articulate Storyline) for a cloud-based and iOS-based inventory management system.
Interactive Training
- Macintosh Troubleshooting (Apple Computer, Inc.)
- Macintosh Fundamentals & Beyond (Apple Computer, Inc.)
Macintosh Fundamentals & Beyond was the first HyperCard-based interactive training developed at Apple Computer, Inc. Apple received a Gold Cindy award for it from the Association of Visual Communicators.
Leader-led Training
- Introduction to PowerPC (Apple Computer, Inc.)
- Orientation class for new engineers (Intel Corp.)
University-level Online Courses
- Essence of World Religions I & II (for Naropa University, Boulder, CO)
- Introduction to Creation Spirituality (for Naropa University, Boulder, CO)
- Mystics in the Creation Spirituality Tradition (for Naropa University, Boulder, CO)
- Introduction to Moodle (for a week-long educator’s conference offered by the University of Colorado, Denver, CO)