Dawn Snyder

Dr. Dawn Snyder

Faculty,
Learning and Instructional Design,
Arts, Science and Technology
snyderda@franklin.edu


Dawn is an instructional design faculty member in the College of Arts, Science and Technology. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Instructional Systems Technology and a B.A. in English Language and Literature. Dawn is also a Certified Performance Technologist. Before coming to Franklin, Dawn was the CEO and Managing Principal of Dawn Snyder Associates, Inc., working with premium organizations to get business results by using the best of research-based and experience-proven performance methods.
In her 25 years as a business owner and consultant, Dawn has created competency and job models, curriculum architectures, job/task analyses and courses in a variety of formats. Dawn has improved programs by conducting performance analysis, and she has evaluated a variety of programs, courses and curricula.
For five years, Dawn taught graduate courses in the Workforce Development program at OSU.

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Ph.D. Indiana University, 1989, Instructional Systems Technology
M.S. Indiana University, 1983, Instructional Systems Technology
B.A. Butler University, 1981, English Language and Literature

 

1981 - 2008 CEO & Managing Principal of Dawn Snyder Associates, Inc., a virtual organization specializing in performance consulting, designing learning strategies, developing learning solutions, and evaluating and measuring the impact of courses and curricula. Performance improvement projects included optimizing a mentor program to achieve business results and restructuring onboarding and new-hire training for a $3M savings first in the first quarter of implementation.  Projects included designing a competency-based global curriculum for managers at a global Fortune 100 company, creating an innivative worldwide ethics awareness intervention for an aerospace company, and measuring and documenting transfer of training for strategic global courses for a computer manufacturer.
2004 - Present Department of Workforce Development, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University:  Taught three graduate classes each year:  Determining the Technical Content of Training (PAES 662), Performance Analysis (PAES 811), Corporate Instructional Design (PAES 817); simulcast classes to multiple campus locations.
2006 - Present The Center for Education and Training for Employment, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University:  Designed ISP 10015 curriculum; facilitated DACUM and SCID (job analysis and instructional design) workshops for adults seeking these certifications.
2005 - 2006 Capital University at The New Center:  Designed the management curriculum and associated certificate programs; conducted marketing surveys to determine needs and preferences of potential students
2003-2004 Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Ohio Civil Service Employees Associates:  Designed a curriculum for non-licenses direct care mental health workers.  The curriculum was developed and implemented for credit by Wright State University, Dayton, OH
2009 15th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning.  Sloan-C, Orlando, FL, Oct. 28-30, 2009
2009 2009 Assessment Institute.  Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Planning and Institutional Improvement, Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 26, 2009
2009 2009 Workplace Learning and Performance Conference.  Central Ohio ASTD, COSI, Columbus, OH, Oct. 13, 2009
2009 Faster, Cheaper, better:  Really Rapid Instructional Design.  Central Ohio ASTD, Franklin University, Columbus, OH, Sept. 23, 2009
2009 "Creating Media as Learning:  The Charms and Challenges of Digital Media-Based Assessment,"  Webinar, March 2, 2009
2009 Student Success Academic Summit, sponsored by the Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus, OH, June 23, 2009
2009 Sloan-C Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning.  Virtual Conference, June 17-19, 2009
2008 "Distance Learning 2008," PAES and TELR, The Ohio State University, October 2008
2008 Proving Your Worth, Hale Associates at Heartland Chapter ISPI, September 2008
2007 On-Line Teaching and Learning (ISFL 690), Franklin University, April 2007
2007 SCID (Systematic Curriculum and Instructional Development) Training Institute, The Center for Education on Training and Employment, The Ohio State University, November 2007
2006 The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning, The Fort Hill Company, February 2006
2006 ISO 10015 Awareness Program, The Center for Education on Training and Employment, The Ohio State University, April 2006
2006 DACUM Facilitator Training Institute, The Center for Education on Training and Employment, The Ohio State University, November 2006
2005 Capitalizing on Competency Management, Exceed Event Producer
2005 43rd International Conference, The International Society for Performance Improvement, April 2005, Vancouver, BC
2005 Connecting Human Performance Interventions Workshop, April 2005, Vancouver BC
2005 Applying What the Masters Have Taught Us, Heartland Chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement, January 2005
2004 Fall Education Conference, Central Indiana ASTD, November 2004, Indianapolis, IN
2004 Moving from Event-Based Training, Heartland Chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement, August 2004
2004 Driving Cultural Change by Measuring Performance, Heartland Chapter ISPI, May 2004
2004 Structured On-the-Job Training:  Unleasing Employee Expertise in the Workplace, Heartland Chapter ISPI, April 2004
2004 When e-Learning Works, Heartland Chapter ISPI, January 2004
2003 Appreciative Performance Improvement, Heartland Chapter ISPI, November 2003
2003 Igniting Innovation & Sustainability, Columbus Appreciative Inquiry Learning Group, June 2003
2003 Learning Management Systems:  Why They Are So Exciting, Heartland Chapter ISPI, May 2003
2003 42nd International Conference, International Society for Performance Improvement, April 2003, Boston, MA
2003 Designing Criterion-Referenced Tests Workshop, Shrock & Coscarelli, April 2003, Boston, MA
2009 Team Leader:  DACUM Facilitator Training (Nov. 5-6, 2009).  The Center for Education on Training and Employment, The Ohio State University.
2009 Duryee, P., and Snyder, D. (October 30, 2009).  "Optimizing the Relationship of Instructional Designers and Faculty in the Collaborative Development of Effective Online Learning," 15th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Learning, Orlando, FL.
2009 (Accepted for FY 2009).  "Evaluation:  An Important Component of ADDIE,"  A presentation to Instructional Designers at PNC Bank.
2009 Team Leader: DACUM Facilitator Training (Aug.15-16, 2009).  Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY for the Center for Education on Training and Employment, The Ohio State University.
2009 Fennema, B., and Snyder, D., (Feb. 27, 2009).  "Franklin University's Learning Management System" Instructional Design/Technology Forum, Central Ohio American Society for Training and Development.
2008 Conrad, E, Hale, J, and Snyder, D. M. Is CPT Right for You? Panel Discussion for the Heartland Chapter of ISPI, Columbus, OH.
2007 Snyder, D. (2007, November).  Consulting as a platform for working in organizations.  Presentation to Workforce Development Education Scholars, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
2007 Snyder, D. (2007, November).  Organizational Evaluation Process Inventory, in TrendSpotters Open Toolkit:  Performance Xpress, November 2007.
2007 Snyder, D.  (2007, October).  Putting competency models to work.  Presentation to the Heartland Chapter ISPI, Columbus, OH. 
2006 Snyder, D. (2006, October).  Putting competency models to work.  Presentation to the High Performance Workplace Conference, Columbus, OH. 
2005 Snyder, D. (2005, October).  Take charge of your career.  Presentation to the High Performance Workplace Conference, Columbus, OH. 
2005 Snyder, D. (2005, October).  Coaching for Development:  Best Practices.  Presentation to the High Performance Workplace Conference, Columbus, OH. 
2005 Snyder, D. (2005, December).  Measuring business impact.  Presentation to Performance Improvement Professionals Conference, Boise, ID
2005 Snyder, D. (2005, December).  Putting competency models to work.  Presentation to Performance Improvement Professionals Conference, Boise, ID
  Member:  The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Troop Cookie Manager, Troop 854, Girl Scouts USA
Uniform Co-Chair, Dublin Coffman High School Marching Band
Past Board Member, Business Management Department, Columbus State Community College

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