BETH RUGAN SHEPARD

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(251) 288-7681 erugan@southalabama.edu Mobile, Alabama 36604

CAREER OBJECTIVE

High performing Faculty Librarian with extensive Instructional Design and teaching experience. Twelve years of
experience impacting positive organizational and educational outcomes through innovation, collaboration, and education
best practices. Confident in ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex educational problems.
Proficient in an assortment of educational technologies, including Camtasia, proprietary learning management software,
Adobe projects, G-Suite, and various project management tools. Committed to continuous improvement and continuing
team success.

EXPERIENCE

INSTRUCTION COORDINATOR LIBRARIAN, Alabama

University Of South, Alabama, January 2011-Present

• Design and deliver creative and effective course-integrated library instruction and training both synchronously and
asynchronously using various educational technologies such as Camtasia, proprietary LMS systems, Zoom, etc.
• Develop lesson plans, class activities, and learning objects (including assessment instruments) for library instruction
and training
• Create high-quality learning modules to deliver information literacy instruction and training using multiple modes
of instruction including video
• Conduct regular needs assessment and develop and implement a strategic library instruction program
• Design and implement learning-centered assessment projects for library instruction
• Track institutional assessment initiatives to inform library instructional assessment
• Facilitate in-house professional development for university faculty and staff
• Propose pedagogies appropriate to specific identified learning populations
• Coordinate library instruction, including scheduling library classrooms, fielding instructional requests, and
facilitating assignment of instructional librarians
• Maintain instructional statistics for quantitative annual reports
Plan and coordinate outreach for the purposes of program development
• Teach as the instructor of record 3 courses in information literacy; responsibilities included designing course syllabi,
grading all student work, and assigning final grades

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• Serve as discipline liaison to all Arts & Humanities departments

INSTRUCTOR/GRADUATE ASSISTANT, Baton, Rouge, Louisiana

Louisiana State University, START Program, December 2008-December 2009

• Taught instructional technology classes

• Managed/ Mentored undergraduate tutors
• Created Educational Programming
• Scheduled individual tutoring appointments
 • Edited and reorganized class packets
• Created semester workshop calendar
• Designed promotional and marketing materials

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• Promoted available services via social networking: Facebook, Twitter

INSTRUCTOR/GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Louisiana State University, August 2006-August 2008

• Taught as the instructor of record 3 courses in both composition and literature; responsibilities included designing
course syllabi, grading all student work, and assigning final grades
• Assisted English faculty with large-lecture of 250 students, general education courses; responsibilities included
leading 2 weekly discussion sections of 50 students and evaluating all student work
• Researched and selected appropriate textbooks and supplementary materials for both composition and literature
courses

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• Underwent semester evaluations by both faculty and students; scored exemplary remarks

EDUCATION

PHD IN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CANDIDATE , Mobile,

ALABAMA
University of South Alabama, Expected graduation May 2026

MASTER OF LIBRARY AND IN INFORMATION SCIENCE, Baton Rouge, LOUISIANA

Louisiana State University, December 2010

MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, Baton Rouge, LOUISIANA

Louisiana State University, August 2008

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, Baton Rouge, LOUISIANA

Louisiana State University, May 2006

SKILLS
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Instructional Design Best Practices Educational Technologies (e.g. Camtasia, SnagIt) E-Learning Technologies
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Assessment Project Management Systems Thinking and Design Effective Time Management

Flexible and Adaptable Human Performance Improvement Effective Communication

Creative Problem Solving

CERTIFICATIONS

• Open Education Leadership Program, SPARC*