Steven R. Bogdaniec

Chicago, IL | 773.456.8018

steve.bogdaniec@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/steven-bogdaniec/

Professional Portfolio: https://www.stevebogdaniec.com/home#portfolio

Instructional Designer  |  Learning Experience Designer  |  Content Creator

Professor turned instructional designer who blends passions for teaching and writing to deliver effective and compelling learning experiences for adult learners.

Instructional Design – Expertise in educational technology platforms and modern teaching methodologies to deliver meaningful and transformative educational experiences.

Stayed up-to-date with emerging pedagogy and current technologies, leveraging applications such as learning management systems, Zoom, and Canva to strengthen teaching methods and student-learning experiences.

Received numerous teaching awards for embedding digital literacy into existing courses and developing students into self-directed, critical thinkers.

Completed Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate program from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer and Editor

June 2015 – Current

Reputation as a skilled writer generated many opportunities to help a wide variety of organizations with their marketing, branding, and public relations outreach. Sample of engagements:

Publishing - Assisted authors by editing nonfiction books for Scott H. Gloodt (I'll Take the 18: The Story of Beech 18 Freight Flying) and Christopher Baker (Fake Professor).

Education - Maintained and updated website for Embodied Education Institute of Chicago.

Real Estate - Operated social media platforms and increased web presence for Your Home Team Brokers..

Marketing - Employed several technology platforms to spearhead a first-of-its-kind project for Calque Marketing, researching, collecting, and cataloging online published material.

Adjunct Instructor

Wilbur Wright College, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL

August 2011 – December 2023

Designed and taught First-Year Composition and Literature courses, utilizing modern teaching methodologies to engage and challenge learners. Researched and developed syllabi, readings, rubrics, schedules, and assignments. Served on committees to improve curricula, heighten students' critical thinking, and increase retention.

Crafted all phases of the design process for 4 college courses per semester, both online and in-person, delivering learning experiences that engaged students and aligned with expected learning outcomes of the college.

Served as Cohort Chair in a leadership position, providing faculty with a forum to exchange ideas, identify teaching best practices, and foster a collaborative, caring community.

Revitalized traditional teaching methods by leveraging the principles of User Experience (UX) and Universal Design (UD) to create compelling remote learning experiences for diverse audiences.

Transformed traditional face-to-face classroom instruction into 100% online learning in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. Created an innovative learning system to accommodate remote, online, or in-person educational opportunities.

Broadened teaching expertise beyond Composition courses by taking ownership of design and delivery of a Literature course. Leveraged planning, organizing, researching, and writing skills to create a highly rated student learning experience.

Organized and coordinated annual student conferences designed to share creative and academic writing with their peers.

Writing Center Consultant

Wilbur Wright College, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL

January 2012 – December 2023

Recruited by Co-Director to tutor 800+ students of all levels per year, covering variety of topics and writing techniques including thesis development, finding/citing sources, brainstorming, and proofreading for syntax, grammar, clarity, and tone.

Created exceptional customer service experiences to attract students and garner referrals from university professors, parents, and local community. Developed rapport with repeat clients to encourage long-term learning relationships. 

Collaborated with colleagues to identify learning best practices. Researched analogous writing center websites and policies to incorporate into college website and training manual. Facilitated group presentations on essential writing skills.

Assisted students in understanding concepts previously taught to them by their professors. Created a learning environment that encouraged students to do the work, learn from their mistakes, and gain confidence in their abilities.

Researched and wrote grant proposals while working on a special grant writing committee created to seek funds in support of Wright College Writing Center’s growing client base.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts (MA) - Writing and Publishing - DePaul University - Chicago, IL

Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

SKILLS

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Instructional Design models (ADDIE, Kirkpartrick)

E-learning

Emerging teaching pedagogies

Adobe Express

Canva

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Word Online

Navigate 360

Padlet

Zoom

Google Docs

LinkedIn

WordPress

Event Brite