Kim Read

Senior Learning Specialist at Oregon Education Association
July 2019-September 2024

•From the ground up, created a framework for an online learning and leadership program, developed and implemented final product scaling to twelve learning designs, and in two years grew engagement in the initiative from 300 to 3500 annual participations. 95% of users rated the program as valuable or extremely valuable.
•Scaled programs and increased impact by creating and implementing protocols for instructional design, course management, curriculum, learning systems, technology, and registration processes. 
•Established high-quality and consistent learning programs by building and implementing best practices to lead, recruit, train, develop, supervise, and coach a team of diverse and geographically dispersed instructors and subject matter experts (SMEs). 
•Designed and innovated learning formats and created content using adult learning theory and project managed implementation to meet identified learner needs and preferences.  
•Developed leaders by creating skills and knowledge based leadership courses. 
•Increased staff efficiency by designing work flows and job aids and using a relational approach. 
•Designed and managed organization's learning management system and learning webpages, increased usability, and created a consistent brand and user experience. 
•Innovated and co-produced a weekly podcast with more than 20,000 streams and downloads in two years, amplifying and increasing reach of diverse educator voices from across Oregon, and recruited and trained new podcast hosts. 
•Increased learner engagement, persistence, and demand for programs by collecting and analyzing user data and making data-driven decisions. 
•Increased program visibility and brand by creating high-visibility deliverables including reports, infographics, webpages, social media graphics, and promotional materials. 


Dean of Libraries, Associate Professor at Concordia University
July 2017-July 2019

•Managed all aspects of a university library including a two million dollar budget, department vision and strategy, programs, personnel development, instruction, operations, tutoring, vendor relationships, special events, and assessment.  
•Served on the campus management team, effectively working across boundaries and contributing to long and short term campus planning efforts and advocating for student and faculty needs.  
•Realized more than $200,000 savings to students in two years by creating and leading a campus Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative to address the problem of textbook costs.  
•Increased user-centered processes and spaces by creating and leading strategic initiatives. 
•Advanced relationships by using excellent written and verbal communication skills with internal and external partners, furthering collaborations and bolstering department reputation. 
•Led strategic initiatives to increase user-centered processes and spaces within the library.
•Mentored students.

Assistant Professor, Distance Education Librarian at Concordia University
March 2014-June 2017
 
•Increased staff efficiency and decreased learner questions by 838% by designing, developing, and implementing performance support for online graduate courses.  
•Instructed and coached faculty, staff, and students including the design and implementation of training programs for a nationally dispersed workforce. 
•Taught individuals and groups of students and faculty in-person, live virtual, and asynchronously.  
•Collaborated on learning management system analysis and instructional design.  
•Advocated for equity in education and access to information.  
•Designed, developed, and implemented educational videos, interactive tutorials, and webpages.
•Taught face-to-face classes and one-on-one sessions virtually and in-person.
•Mentored first year students.
•Served on the College of Education Equity Committee, Institutional Assessment Committee, Academic Integrity Appeals Committee, and Community Life Committee.
 
Adjunct Faculty at Marylhurst University
September 2013-September 2014
 
•Redesigned and taught six sections of Academic Writing: Research Paper online and face-to-face centering learner needs and increasing usability with 97% positive student evaluations.
•Used instructional design strategies and adult learning theories to create and implement content, digital resources, hands-on learning activities, and assessment.
•Taught research and information skills to students, staff, and faculty.
 
Faculty, Reference and Instruction Librarian at Clark College September 2012-June 2013
Reference Librarian, Adjunct Faculty
September 2011-June 2012
On-call Reference and Instruction Librarian
September 2010-June 2011
Reference Intern September 2009-June 2010
 
•Developed and implemented learning outcomes, lesson plans, hands-on learning activities, handouts, online class guides, and assessment methods.
•Organized, promoted, and evaluated weekly technology presentations and increased viewings of the recorded presentations by 375%.
•Developed and taught a course in research, internet history, and technology tools with 97% positive student evaluations.
•Created and implemented marketing and outreach projects and materials and OER advocacy media.
•Served as faculty assessment lead and led course-level assessment.
•Served on the Marketing and the Teaching and Learning Center Committees.
•Created web pages and updated the library website.
•Participated in collection development and collection maintenance. 
 
Reference and Instruction Librarian at Mt. Hood Community College
January 2011-August 2011
 
•Developed learning outcomes, lesson plans, hands-on learning activities, handouts and assessment methods for library instruction sessions.
•Taught library instruction sessions across the curriculum.
•Updated online instruction resources.
•Provided face-to-face and virtual one-on-one instruction.
•Assisted students and public patrons with research, library use, writing, and computer use.
 
Adjunct Faculty, Instruction Librarian at The Art Institute of Portland
September 2010-March 2011
 
Provided classroom instruction across the design and liberal arts curriculum.