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Training & Development
 
Director, Training & Development
TI Verbatim Consulting (TIVC)

​2022 - present

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Build and scale TIVC’s training and development (T&D) department from scratch using instructional design methodologies.

  • Establish an effective and formalized department strategy and objectives

  • Develop and implement ICF coaching ACC and PCC accreditation curriculum program

  • Collaborate with both internal and contracted Subject Matter Experts to develop training

  • Manage TIVC’s catalog of training offerings

  • Assess, select, and implement training platforms, including LMS, authoring tools, editing software, and interactive platforms

  • Lead the development of e-learning, collateral, and other training materials that support curriculum development: facilitator guides, handbooks, demonstration models, multimedia visual aids, computer and web-based tutorials, and reference works

  • Evaluate effectiveness of T&D programs

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Technical Expertise

  • Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Springshare LibWizard

  • Canvas, Blackboard, D2L/Brightspace, Thinkific

  • GoToWebinar/GoToMeeting, Adobe Connect, Zoom, Skype Broadcast

  • Camtasia Studio, YouTube

  • Canva, Photoshop Elements

  • Basics of HTML and JavaScript

Leadersip
 
Leadership Experience
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Associate Director, Office of Writing Instruction
Walden University Writing Center

​2020 - present

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Lead the Office of Writing Instruction and contribute to the strategic decision making of the Writing Center as a whole. 

  • Lead a team of three managers and 20 frontline staff, managing yearly goal-setting, budget, performance review, and project staffing process

  • Ensure the quality and development of the Office's writing support services, including one-on-one paper review appointments for students

  • Develop and implement strategic vision for the Office, rallying managers and staff around projects to implement vision

  • Ensure appropriate staffing of the unit's services, along with other services within the Writing Center staff contribute to

  • Develop strong internal Office culture and communication

  • Ensure appropriate distribution of labor across managers and establish manager lead areas and development

  • Provide mentorship and development opportunities for managers

  • Advise the Director on center-wide decisions and implement decisions and initiatives within the Office

  • Collaborate with other Writing Center and Walden University leaders to strategically coordinate support of student writers

  • Co-chair the department’s Social Change Committee and champion social change projects with the Director and university executive leaders

Intruction Experience
Instruction & Instructional Design Experience
Manager of Multimedia Writing Instruction
Walden University Writing Center

​2015 - 2020

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Coordinate the Writing Center’s live and recorded webinar series, short video development and maintenance, and self-paced modules, including:

  • Manage development process for all multimedia resources, considering return on investment

  • Provide guidance to SMEs for content development

  • Produce multimedia resources as instructional designer

  • Gather and analyze data on multimedia resources, revising and updating accordingly

  • Consult with outside SMEs on appropriate use of resource

  • Provide technical support and act as point-of-contact for learners

  • Identify, assess, and implement new technologies; train users on new technology to ensure successful adoption

 

Contribute to the Writing Center’s leadership team, consulting on department-wide decisions, facilitating accessibility discussions, and identifying resource gaps, including:

  • Developing department-wide online accessibility training and implementing accessibility standards

 

Collaborate with other department staff on multimedia resources, improving current resources and identifying areas to innovate, including:  

  • Partnering with SMEs on content creation

  • Presenting to and leading leadership in instructional pedagogy

 

Chair the Writing Center’s social change committee, coordinating virtual volunteer opportunities, social change and DEI initiatives, and the Writing Center's Internship program. See my Service section.

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Contributing Faculty 
Walden University Academic Skills Center

​2015 - present

  • Teach graduate students academic writing, including grammar and APA, in a virtual classroom.  

 

In particular, when teaching courses I focus on providing my students a supportive environment in which they can build their confidence as writers. I also focus on meeting students where they are, supporting their development to the next level of their writing skills. 

 
Writing Instructor 
Walden University Writing Center

​2010 - 2015

  • Assess students’ areas of weakness in their writing, providing written, asynchronous feedback to improve students’ writing skills.

  • Answer student questions and discuss their needs in a respectful, helpful manner.

  • Coordinate, develop, present, and assess online, synchronous lectures about scholarly writing, grammar, and APA to students.

  • Teach and advise students synchronously at residencies. 

  • Collaborate with faculty in their classrooms (Blackboard) via Writing Center class visits, in customized, online writing lectures to their students, and in presentations at  faculty meetings. 

 

Assistant Editor 
Victorian Periodicals Review, University of St. Thomas

​2013 - 2014​

  • Edit scholarly articles for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.  

  • Proof journal issues from publisher.

  • Edit book chapters for publication in a scholarly collection from Ashgate Publishing. 
     

Teaching Assistant 
English Department, University of St. Thomas

​January 2013 - May 2013

  • Assist instructor in classroom management.  

  • Develop and grade daily writing assignments for students.

  • Develop and teach interactive writing and literature lessons. 

Instructional Interests

  • Adult learners

  • International learners

  • Accessible and engaging learning experience

  • Equity in education

  • Multimedia resources

Honors & Awards

Walden University

  • Social Change Grant, 2019 recipient

  • Walden University Social Change Fellow, 2019 fellow

  • Ann Rayner Collaboration Award, 2018 nominee

  • GPS Collaboration Award, 2016 nominee

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Online Learning Consortium 

  • Effective Practice Award, 2016 winner

Courses Taught
Course Experience
Courses Taught
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CAEX 3100, Academic Integrity

CAEX, 6100/6101, Critical Thinking for Social Change

CAEX 6050, Graduate Writing I --Basic Composition Skills

CAEX 6060, Graduate Writing II--Intermediate Composition Skills

CAEX 6200, Basic APA Style

 

SME & Instructional Designer​
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CAEX 6100/6101, Critical Thinking for Social Change

AMPlify Your Professional Writing

Professional Service & Membership

Walden University

  • Center for Social Change Advisory Board, Member and Center for Academic Excellence representative

  • Writing Center Social Change Committee, chair & founder

  • Center for Academic Excellence Webinar Working Group, member

  • Diversity & Inclusion Internship Working Group, co-chair & founder

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Professional: 

Publications
Publications & Presentations
Publications​
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Hewett, B. L., Boeshart, M., Prince, S., & Nastachowski, B. (in press).

     Editor's introduction: Bridging the gap: Online Writing Centers and

     Online Writing Tutoring. Research in Online Literacy Education, 2(2).

     Retrieved from http://www.roleolor.org/volume-2--issue-2.html

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Oyler, E. (2014). Creating a neo-hoodoo mythology: Past, present, and

     future in Ishmael Reed’s multidirectional memory. In D. Mihăilescu,

     R. Oltean, & M. Precup (Eds.), Mapping generations of traumatic

     memory in American narratives (pp. 103-129). Newcastle, UK:

     Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 

 

Select Presentations​
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Boeshart, M., Prince, S., & Nastachowski, B. (2018, October). Online

     writing centers. Special Interest Group presentation at the

     International Writing Center Association national conference,

     Atlanta, GA.

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Nastachowski, B. (2016, April). Walden University Writing Center

     interactive modules: Student writing support any time, anywhere.

     Presentation at the OLC Innovate conference, New Orleans, LA.

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Nastachowski, B. (2017, November). Walden Writing Center’s Social

     Change Committee: Building on, challenging, and contributing to the

     university mission. Ideas Exchange Forum presentation at the 

     International Writing Center Association national conference,

     Chicago, IL.

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Nastachowski, B., & Philbrook, J. (2019, June). Assessment in alternative

     contexts: A partnership between the Walden Writing Center and

     BreakThrough Twin Cities. Poster presentation at the AAHLE

     conference, St. Paul, MN.

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Nastachowski, B., & Kubista, A. (2013, April). I’m a _______. A discussion

     of title variety in writing instruction. Presentation at the MnWE

      conference, Minneapolis, MN.

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Nastachowski, B., & Prince, S. (2015, October). Refocusing the

     conversation: Creating spaces for online writing center community,

     support, and discussion. Special Interest Group presentation at the

     International Writing Center Association national conference,

     Pittsburgh, PA.

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Nastachowski, B., & Prince, S. (2017, November). Support undercover:

     Translating on-site writing center services to online learning

     environments. Roundtable Discussion presentation at the

     International Writing Center Association national conference,

     Chicago, IL.

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Nastachowski, B., Wentworth, H., & Philbrook, J. (2017, July). The CSS

     continuity of care model: First-year doctoral writing support.

     Presentation at the Walden University National Faculty Meeting,

     National Harbor, MD.

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Prince, S., DeNora, M., Boeshart, M., & Nastachowski, B., (2017,

     November). Online Literacy & Writing Tutoring Network special

     interest group. Special Interest Group presentation at the

     International Writing Center Association national conference,

     Chicago, IL.

 

Prince, S., & Nastachowski, B. (2018, October). Diversifying without

     commodifying: Creating practical writing center accomplice

     initiatives. Roundtable Discussion presentation at the International

     Writing Center Association national conference, Atlanta, GA. 

Education

 

Master of Arts in English, 2014

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

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Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, 2010

with a minor in Women's Studies

Viterbo University, LaCross, WI

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