Kayla Jutzi, M.A.

Instructional Designer
Contact Professional Experience
Instructional Designer  Tulane University, School of Professional Advancement
352-817-4321 New Orleans, LA  May 2019 – Present
• Coordinate and collaborate with faculty/SMEs to design and develop
kaylajutzi@gmail.com engaging courses that are media rich
• Identify software applications, hardware, and other technologies necessary
to produce media rich online courses
New Orleans, LA
• Provide faculty with support, training, and mentoring
• Maintain quality, effectiveness, and rigor of online instructional materials in
https://kaylajutzi.weebly.com
accordance with program and school standards
• Conduct quality control check of online courses
Education
• Maintain course development workshop materials
Graduate Certificate
• Design and deliver faculty development webinars on technological and
Instructional Design
pedagogical topics
The George Washington University
• Supervise instructional design interns to help with various instructional
Washington, DC December 2016
design related tasks
Master of Arts
Lead Instructional Designer  Columbia College Chicago Online
Higher Education Administration
The George Washington University Chicago, IL  August 2018 – May 2019
• Served as team lead to complete projects, explore options to further
Washington, DC May 2011
develop innovative solutions or improved course design, and maintained
style guide, templates, instructor trainings, and course development
Bachelor of Arts
documents
Organizational Communication
• Consulted, supported, and trained faculty in the planning, instructional
The University of West Florida
design, pedagogy, e-learning, assessment, research-based design strategies,
Pensacola, FL May 2009
and improvements based on course evaluation data
• Collected and aggregated student course evaluation data to refine
Skills
materials, instruction, and course design
• Canvas
• Managed the course development process to develop 8 week/3 credit
• Blackboard
online courses in Canvas, using CidiLabs
• CidiLabs
• Designed and developed learning materials that are contextually rich,
• H5P
engaging, objective-driven, and focus on real-world/applicable skillsets
• Playposit
• Completed quality assurance review for standards and objective alignment
• Camtasia
• Managed all cloud-based services, documents, and processes utilized in
• Basic HTML
course development, design, and delivery
• Basic Photoshop
• Served as a liaison with Marketing and Enrollment to ensure processes and
• Canva
documentation satisfy marketing and multimedia needs
• Audacity
• Trained new instructional designers
• Adobe Audition
• Maintained knowledge of new and emerging technologies, research
• Adobe Premiere (Video Editing)
methodologies, and curricular practices in the field of online/blended
• Adult learning theories
learning
• Project Management
• Provided maintenance and updates for the course workload calculator
• Badge Development
For a review of work samples,
please visit my portfolio listed
above.

Professional Organization
Affiliations
Association for Professional,
Continuing, and Online Education
(UPCEA)
Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
Presentations
Design Thinking in Practice: A
dialogue about teams, tools, data
and iteration., OLC Innovate,
Denver, CO.
Apr. 2019
Faculty Certification as a Hero’s
Journey, Online Webinar,
Organizer, Nov. 2018
Barriers to Facilitation –
Webinar and Q & A
Alpha Chi Omega
Sept. 2018
Q&A with Clark Quinn, Author of
"Millennials, Goldfish & Other
Training Misconceptions",
Co-Organizer – Sept. 2018
Ensuring Online Courses Meet
Credit Hours Requirements,
Annual Conference on Distance
Teaching and Learning, Madison,
WI. – Aug. 2018
Officer Transition Training
Alpha Chi Omega, Marquette
University
Dec. 2017
Facilitating and Online Course
(Canvas Workshop), Columbia
College Chicago Online
2017
Online Design Process Workshop,
(Canvas Workshop), Columbia
College Chicago Online
2016
Kayla Jutzi, M.A.
Professional Experience (Continued)
Instructional Designer  Columbia College Chicago Online
Chicago, IL  November 2016 – August 2018
• Consulted and supported faculty in the planning, instructional design,
development, and evaluation of online courses and innovation projects.
• Utilized course content to develop 8 week/3 credit online courses, which
aligned with applicable certificate curriculum
• Ensured that courses met the needs of adult learners and accessibility
standards
• Assisted faculty and multimedia team in the development of course video
lectures
• Collected and aggregated student course evaluation data to refine materials,
instruction, and course design
• Created and revised instructional design documents and processes with the
team
Adjunct Faculty/Section Leader, EDUC 6405: Developing Multimedia Materials
The George Washington University  Washington, DC  Fall 2017, 2018
• Facilitated, participated, and graded weekly discussions
• Worked with the Instructor of Record to grade course assignments
• Monitored student participation and course e-mail account to provide
student support as needed
• Course projects included project proposal, needs analysis, storyboard &
design grid, beta and final instructional module unit, project management
report, and peer evaluation
Instructional Design ExperienceSchool of Nursing
The George Washington University  Washington, DC  November 2015 –
November 2016
• Built online courses using Blackboard and syllabi provided by faculty.
• Managed timelines and edits for modifying existing online courses
• Applied course template to current School of Nursing Courses to ensure
consistent structure across graduate courses
• Assisted faculty with course development process which includes project
management to ensure course completion and assistance with course
development
Executive CoordinatorSchool of Nursing
The George Washington University  Washington, DC  June 2013 – November
2016
• Provided program information to prospective applicants
• Advised distance education students in regard to curriculum plans
• Accountable for purchase card, payments, and expense reports
• Served as a liaison between staff, faculty, and director, and students
• Helped to plan orientation, on-campus experiences, and test-outs
• Coordinated certification letters and correspondence for clinical preceptors
• Proficient in, and trained others on, software that includes E*Value,
Blackboard, Banner, Datamart, GW Documents, and DegreeMap

Presentations (Cont.)
Google Apps: The Basics, GW
School of Nursing Faculty and
Staff Presentation – Feb. 2016
Speed Networking, GW School of
Nursing Student Events – Apr. &
Aug. 2015
Student Feedback to Enhance
Student Support Services in a
Blackboard Community,
Roundtable Discussion, Lilly
International Conference,
Bethesda, MD – May 2015
Faculty Finance Training, GW
School of Nursing – Sept. 2014
Publications
Muljana, P. S., Luo, T., Watson,
S., Euefueno, W. D., Jutzi, K. N.
W. (2020). Promoting
instructional designers’
participation in free,
asynchronous professional
development: A formative
evaluation. Journal of Formative
Design in Learning.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41686-
020-00044-4
Jutzi, K. & Taylor, B. (2018).
Ensuring Online Courses Meet
Credit Hour Requirements.
Annual Conference on Distance
Teaching and Learning
proceedings. Madison, WI.
Milman, N., Posey, L., Pintz, C.,
Wright, K., & Zhou, P. (2015).
Online master’s students’
perceptions of institutional
supports and resources: Initial
Survey Results. Online Learning,
(19)4.
Kayla Jutzi, M.A.
Professional Development
Co-FounderPD4IDs
https://freepd4ids.wixsite.com/index
August 2017 – Present
• Collaborate with two co-founders to organize bi-annual free professional
development events using the free version of Canvas. Past event topics
include gamificaton, badging, design thinking, learning analytics, accessibility
& universal design, agile design, adaptive/personalized learning,
augmented/virtual reality, and interactive learning tools
• Utilize needs assessment data gathered from instructional designers to select
a theme, recruit presenters, and create each event
• Communicate throughout the event development and launch process to
recruit attendees and communicate key event information
edSurge, Loop Program
February 2018 – Present
• Attend weekly video chats with other Instructional Designers in Higher
Education
ID2ID Program  Peer Mentor
2018 – 2019
• Completed an instructional design project that showcases skills and
opportunities within discussion question creation, multimedia creation, and
authentic assessment design
• Completed online professional development – accessibility webinar, student
device preference research, faculty certification course design, and the
science of learning
Volunteer Experience
Negotiations Chair  United Staff of Columbia College (Staff Union)
Summer 2018 – April 2019
• Organized weekly negotiation committee meetings
• Completed research tasks related to salary inequities, healthcare, and
contract language
• Organized negotiations agendas for each session
• Took notes at each negotiations session with the college to ensure follow up
from the college on each item
• Organized tentative agreement language
• Asked pertinent questions from the committee during each negotiation
session
College Access MentorChicago Scholars
May 2017 – May 2019
• Provided support to CPS High School seniors throughout college application
process, selection process, and monthly workshops
• Provided guidance on any school or student related matters through first year
of college

Publications (Cont.)
Wright, K., Davis, S. (2015).
Student feedback to enhance
student support services in a
blackboard community: A quality
improvement project. American
Journal of Educational Research,
(3)8, 1040-1044. doi:
10.12691/education-3-8-15
Kayla Jutzi, M.A.
Volunteer Experience (Cont.)
Program Support SpecialistAlpha Chi Omega
October 2016 – March 2020
• Revised and provided collegiate and alumnae program facilitation guides as
needed
• Facilitated online and in-person workshops and trainings
• Reviewed awards and position applications to provide feedback

References
Laurie Posey, EdD
Associate Professor (Former
Director of Instructional Design)
GW School of Nursing
202-994-9313
posey@gwu.edu

Natalie Milman, Phd

Professor of Educational
Technology
GW Graduate School of
Education and Human
Development
202-994-1884
nmilman@gwu.edu