Michael McCurdy
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Education, Media, Design, and Technology
Full Sail University, September 2010
Valedictorian, GPA 4.0, Advanced Achiever Award
Course Director Awards: Multiple Intelligence Theories, Media Asset Creation
Action Research Project: “See the Music”. Created an online learning environment to address the needs of
a face-to-face environment where students having multiple learning styles were required to work together
in a group to complete complex tasks.
Educational coursework for Florida Professional Educator’s Certificate
Palm Beach Community College, Spring 2005
Florida Atlantic University, Summer 2003
Bachelor of Music in Performance, Jazz
University of Toronto, June 1995
Undergraduate coursework in Electrical Engineering/Music Performance
University of Michigan, 1990-1991
HONORS & AWARDS
Pathfinder Employee Award, Seminole State College of Florida, 2020
Up to three employee awards given per academic year
Pathfinder Department Award, Seminole State College of Florida, 2020
One department award given per academic year
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Seminole State College of Florida, Sanford, FL 2013–2021
28,000 FTE, >700 faculty (full-time and part-time)
Certificate, A.S., A.A., B.S. programs
Instructional Designer, eLearning Department (2016–2021)
Instructional Technology Specialist, eLearning Department (2013–2016)
Assisted faculty with course design, learning content, and teaching enhancement for face-to-face, direct
remote (synchronous online), flipped, hybrid (blended), and asynchronous online courses. This included
providing teaching strategies based on research, newer assessment methods, integrating emerging
technology, and conducting course reviews using an established review rubric.
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Pedagogy Experience (Instructional Design)
Developed trainings on how to creatively and effectively utilize campus-available technologies and personal
technologies. This resulted in faculty providing richer learning environments and being able to implement
desired content delivery, such as video-based flipped classes.
Utilized “Backward Design” instructional design principles to aid faculty develop and design learning-
centered courses. Redeveloped and redesigned courses consistently showed evidence of improved student
engagement and achievement.
Provided course redesign advising to faculty referred to the eLearning department by Deans to implement
the use of technology in intentional, effective ways and designing effective assessments. Faculty
consistently reported improvements in their confidence when delivering content to students and
improvements in student perception of instruction.
Adapted or redesigned format of face-to-face courses to hybrid, flipped, synchronous, or asynchronous
online formats. Encouraged a deeper level of student participation with course content.
Researched various ways of implementing emerging technologies to provide faculty with alternative and
deeper ways for student engagement and assessment.
Developed inquiry-based faculty trainings and professional development in conjunction with other
Instruction Design team colleagues. Trainings and professional development helped faculty improve
teaching practices through reflections, surveys, course-navigation and course-engagement
observations, etc.
Collaborated with the other members of the Instructional Design team to produce an institutional-centered
rubric for faculty when developing and reviewing online courses.
Assisted faculty with curating Open Educational Resources (OER) to help meet the goals of the college’s
Textbook Affordability and Adoption policy. OER resources included known OER repositories and resources
offered through Creative Commons licensing.
Consulted with degree program and department faculty teams to design, develop, and implement courses
and related external learning technology tools for online degree programs. This resulted in a consistent look
and feel for students going through specific programs and reduced repetitive communication load on
faculty.
Reviewed courses utilizing a nationally-recognized higher education course design rubric (Quality Matters)
to ensure compliance for design standards, web accessibility guidelines, and copyright laws.
Technology Experience (Instructional Design)
Developed multimedia tutorials and instructional materials for faculty. These tutorials and materials were
housed in a continually growing self-service knowledgebase that provided information to faculty on
pedagogy and technology support.
Coordinated with the college’s Multimedia and Technology Services (MTS) team (media/video/audio) as
well as department deans to provide faculty with the technology resources needed to design, develop, and
teach media-rich, interactive courses that provided a student-centered, authentic learning experience. This
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resulted in faculty being able to offer simultaneous multi-campus student engagement activities, such as
Science Book Clubs and Colloquiums.
Collaborated with the college’s Multimedia and Technology Services team meet faculty requests for
classroom and simulation lab technology.
Created a succinct faculty Learning Management System (LMS) training using evidence-based best
practices, including learning goals for each task, chunking, and providing models. Modules included course
design (adding content), course participation (student view), and course administration (grading). Resulted
in faculty having a clear understanding of how to best use the LMS to engage their students and how
students will engage their courses that utilize the LMS.
Collaborated with the college’s Multimedia Services Team, Facilities Project Manager, and lead building
contractor to design, build, and equip a lecture recording studio for faculty. The lecture recording studio is
sound-isolated and features a “Learning Glass”, interactive smart screen, web-conferencing area, and
Podcast equipment.
General Support Experience (Instructional Design)
Designated as department lead for accessibility. Collaborated with faculty, the college’s Office of Disability
Support, and the department’s Online Course Accessibility Assistant to ensure accessibility needs are met,
including ADA/508 compliance (closed captions, alt-text, screen-reader compatibility, etc.), Web
Accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in a course’s design.
Developed resources in support of the department’s mission and the college’s initiatives and mission,
including a continually growing self-service knowledgebase that provides information to faculty on
technology integration and support. Knowledgebase also provides initial support to students during the
initial onboarding into technology-enhanced and online courses. Knowledgebase is also utilized for internal
staff (advising, helpdesk, etc.) to quickly answer students general eLearning questions. This provides
quicker response time for student needs.
Supported faculty who were conducting personal, department, and grant-required research. This included
providing information on where to find student viewing statistics on videos, student progress through
course modules, and building surveys in the LMS for quantitative and qualitative data collection.
Worked with other college areas to utilize instructional design principles in LMS to meet their respective
needs, including but not limited the following projects:
Student Affairs
Worked with the Assistant Director of eServices and the eServices Team to recreate the face-to-face New
Student Registration and Orientation used by face-to-face student advisors into a self-paced course for
online students to ensure online students met the same learning objectives as face-to-face attendees. This
resulted in a reduction in time for advising appointments between students and their online advisors,
allowing for more students to be advised.
Worked with the Associate Vice-President of Student Life and lead Subject Matter Expert to implement an
LMS delivered Sexual Harassment Awareness course for students.
Human Resources
Trained various HR personal in how to move face-to-face trainings to online self-paced trainings to meet
the needs of college employees and to reduce the workload on HR training personnel.
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Additional Department Roles & Responsibilities
Team lead on migrating department’s ticketing system and knowledge base.
Created workflows for LMS requests. Workflows allow for quicker and more accurate completion of
requests.
LMS Migration from Sakai to Canvas. Member of eLearning team to successfully migrate all courses from
previous LMS to current LMS.
Technology Administrator Role
Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas by Instructure
Video Content Management System (VCMS), Panopto
Video/Web Conferencing/Webinar Tool, Zoom
eLearning Department’s Ticketing System, Zoho Desk
eLearning Department’s Scheduling Platform, Calendly
Supervisory responsibilities
Managed department’s Online Course Accessibility Assistant (OCAA), 2019–2021
• Implemented use of collaboration and project management tools, such as Microsoft Teams and
Asana, for communication and tracking status of projects with emphasis on time budgeting to
maintain staggered completions. This resulted in successfully meeting the accessibility needs of
students when courses quickly pivoted from face-to-face to direct remote as a response to a
pandemic lockdown.
• Mentored OCAA in developing an effective communication style with faculty to both reduce non-
technical jargon and provide reassuring completion of accessibility projects. This is resulting in
increased direct communication between faculty and OCAA.
Managed department internships and co-managed Federal Work Study students, 2014–2021
Employee Appraisals
Consistently received high ratings for positive customer service communication with faculty, effective
collaboration with department team members and other college stakeholders.
TEACHING & CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Higher Education/Post-Secondary
ITEC 5233: Foundations of Technology-Enabled Learning 2021–present
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development, College of Education
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
Two sections per term, up to 30 students per section
Delivered fully online.
Utilizing self-created tutorial videos in online courses to provide students with the instructor’s voice,
insights, and additional items of success beyond the classroom.
CGS 2100c: Computer Applications 2013–2021
Adjunct Faculty, Computer Applications
Computer Concepts and Applications Program, Center for Computer and Engineering Technology
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Seminole State College of Florida, Sanford, Florida
Two to three sections per 12-week term, 25 students per section
Delivered fully online, hybrid (blended), and face to face
Utilized self-created tutorial videos in online courses (and provided in face-to-face classes) to provide
students with the instructor’s voice, insights, and additional items of success beyond the classroom.
*Applied instruction design principles to restructure course design. Restructured design adopted by
Program Manager as template for all instructors.
EME 2470: Teaching & Learning in the Connected Age 2015–2020
Adjunct Faculty/Course Developer
Education Program, Department of Social Sciences
Seminole State College of Florida, Sanford, Florida
One section in Fall terms, up to 25 students per section
Delivered fully online
Utilized self-created tutorial videos to provide students with the instructor’s voice, insights, and additional
items of success beyond the classroom.
*Designed and developed a new course for Instructional Design Certificate program
EME 2040: Introduction to Technology for Educators 2017–2018
Adjunct Faculty/Course Developer
Education Program, Department of Social Sciences
Seminole State College of Florida, Sanford, Florida
One to two sections per term, up to 30 students per section
Delivered both in face to face and fully online modalities
Utilized self-created tutorial videos in online courses (and provided in face-to-face classes) to provide
students with the instructor’s voice, insights, and additional items of success beyond the classroom.
*Taught one year due to enrollment of students exceeding program manager’s course load
CSI: Computer Science and the Internet (Computer general studies) 2011–2013
Full-time Associate Course Director
Math and Science Department, School of General Education
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Two to three sections per 4-week terms, 25 students per sections
Delivered fully online with real-time online lectures
• Improved communication in online classes through development of tutorial videos after analyzing
student communication behavior. Resulted in 90% decrease in redundant communication
exchanges.
• Increased student assignment pass rate by developing “chunked” tutorial videos to provide
accessibility for students of varied learning styles. Tutorial videos voluntarily adopted and used by
all 15 faculty members of the course.
• Developed new data analysis style to aid fellow faculty in course retention. New analysis style
adopted by entire Math and Science department.
• Consistently obtained highest student approval ratings (90%-100%) by implementing use of positive
interactions and encouraging feedback. Interactions were used as models by supervisor.
• "Mike…you are a rock of this course's foundation"- Full Sail University Course Director
Conducted classroom observations on various instructors in the Mathematics department.
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Secondary
Music Teacher 2008–2010
(Yearbook Teacher) (2009–2010)
Berean Christian Schools
School site with population of 300 students
Developed new middle school and high school music programs to increase enrollments in music studies.
Elementary
Music Teacher 2008–2010
Berean Christian Schools
School site with population of 300 students
Developed new Middle School and High School music programs to increase enrollment in music studies.
Music Teacher 2000–2008
School District of Palm Beach County
School sites with populations of 900 students, including English Language Learners (ELL) and Exceptional
Student Education (ESE)
SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGIES
OneNote Class Notebook
Suites
Microsoft Office 365 Virtual Conferencing
Google Suite (G Suite) Zoom (Meeting & Webinar)
Adobe Creative Suite applications Webex
GoTo Meeting
Learning Management Systems Google Hangouts
Brightspace (Folio)
Canvas Accessibility
Full Sail Online Amara
Moodle Cielo24
Sakai Universal Design Online Inspection Tool (UDOIT)
Content Creation Technologies Productivity Tools
Panopto Microsoft Productivity Tools (Teams, Planner,
Yuja SharePoint)
Camtasia Studio Project Management software (Asana, Trello)
Snagit Respondus 4.0
Learning Glass Lightboards
Articulate Virtual Proctoring Software
Canva
Proctorio
Various audio and video editing applications
Respondus LockDown Browser w/Monitor
Educational Technologies
Computer Languages
Nearpod
HTML
Flipgrid
CSS
Padlet
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Audio/Video Hardware
USB and XLR Microphones
USB Audio interfaces
HD Video Cameras
External Lighting
FACULTY TRAINING INIATITIVES DEVELOPED AND CONDUCTED
Engaging your students in Zoom, co-presenter with Biological Sciences faculty, Apr. 2021
eLearning Resources for Students and Faculty, Feb. 2021
Advanced Zoom Training, Nov. 2020
Co-Presenter with faculty. Keep Your Team Connected and Organized with Teams, Sep. 2020
How do you do ____ in Canvas?, co-presenter with English faculty, Aug. 2020
Working together to build a better mousetrap, co-presenter with Health Information Technology faculty
Aug. 2020
Summer heat 2020 day 2: Fostering equity through R.E.A.L. practices, May 2020
Creating detailed assignments: Best practices webinar series, April & May 2020
Creating grading rubrics: Best practices webinar series, April & May 2020
Adjunct Academy ~ Professionalism and the academy: Using Student Perception of Instruction (SPOI) to
improve instruction, April 2020
Pandemic response workshops: Canvas, Panopto, Remote proctoring, Zoom, March 2020
Support and resources for online students - National Distance Learning Week event, Nov. 2019
Does your Canvas reality match your students' Canvas reality?, co-presenter with English faculty. Aug. 2019
Press the easy button: Accessible courses = Success for all students, Nov. 2018
Caption this!, Sep. 2018
Professionalism and the Academy, April 2018
Using [student] feedback to improve instruction, March 2018
Using innovation to address the needs of online students, Sep. 2016
Online teaching workshop, Feb. 2016
Copyright and OER workshops (including the use of Creative Commons) with Librarians, 2015–2021
*Various learning management system (LMS) trainings, 2013–2021
*Various online learning technologies workshops, 2013–2021
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MINI-GRANTS AWARDED
Mini-grant, Foundation for Seminole State College, Spring 2021, “Learning through eGlass”. Compact
learning glass with built-in camera and Zoom experience allowing faculty to continue to create immersive
content as COVID-19 disruptions are ending. $2,000.00
Mini-grant, Foundation for Seminole State College, Spring 2020, “Capturing our sound wherever we are”.
Portable audio recording equipment for Performing Arts faculty to record student bands, ensembles, and
individuals. $2,000.00.
Mini-grant, Foundation for Seminole State College, Spring 2019, “Connecting our students - Biological
Sciences”. Portable equipment for Biological Sciences faculty to live-stream colloquiums and connect
student Biology book clubs between campuses using web conferencing tools. $1,688.00.
Mini-grant, Foundation for Seminole State College, Spring 2016, “Lecture capture - phase 2 ‘Capture
anywhere, anytime’”. Portable lecture capture equipment with SWIVL robots for faculty. $1,902.39.
Mini-grant, Seminole State College Special Programs and Development, Spring 2015, “Enhancing student
learning through lecture capture”. Portable lecture capture equipment for faculty. $1,450.70.
COLLEGE SERVICE ACTIVITIES
College Communication
Initiated and produced “Seminole State Says”, the college’s podcast for employees (including administration,
faculty, and staff). Podcast was developed as a result of employees’ request to Executive Team for
differentiated communication beyond email.
Councils
Professional and Technical Employee Council (PTEC); Chairperson, 2017–2019; Transition Chair, 2019–
2020; Board member, 2020–2021
The Professional and Technical Employees Council (PTEC) is the officially recognized organization of professional and
technical employees at Seminole State College of Florida. The Council meets regularly to discuss the concerns and
needs of its constituents and brings those concerns forward to Administration as necessary.
College Advisory Council, PTEC appointment 2017–2019
The College Advisory Council usually meets monthly and consists of Seminole State's President; Executive Team; Chair
of the Career Service Employees Council; Chair of the Professional/Technical Employees Council; Faculty Senate
President and Student Government Association Representative.
Strategic Outlook and Review (SOaR) Team, PTEC appointment 2019
The SOaR Team is a task force of internal and external stakeholders who are examining and discussing strategic
indicators and strategic trends affecting Seminole State College.
Standing Committees
Equity Committee (Chairperson), 2021
Council to Coordinate Standing Committees, 2016–2019
Technology Enhance Learning (ex-officio), 2013–2021
Steering Committee
Women Moving Forward, 2018–2019
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Executive Search Committee
College President Search Committee, 2018
Screening (Hiring) Committees
• Systems Analyst - Web Development, 2021
• Director, eLearning, 2020
• Academic Affairs Functional Specialist, 2019
• Senior Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) Analyst, 2019
• Lead Computer Support Specialist, 2019
• Online Course Accessibility Assistant, 2019
• Librarian, Research & Instruction, 2019
• Professor, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), 2018
• Career Development Coordinator, 2018
• Professor/Program Manager, Information Systems Technology/Networking, 2018
• EMS Simulation Technology Specialist, 2017
• Network Analyst, 2017
• Professor, Mathematics, 2015
• Executive Director/eLearning, 2015
• Online Course Technical Assistant, 2014
• Instructional Technology Specialist, 2014
Employee Program
Leadership Academy Alumni, Class #10, 2016–2017
Virtual Activity Coordinator
Heritage Jubilee 2021, February 2021
Association of Florida Colleges Student Development Commission Conference, 2020
PRESENTATIONS
McCurdy, M., (2019). Live Streaming. Slide deck presented at the Panopto Focus North American User
Conference, Seattle, WA.
Birkhorn, A., & McCurdy, M. (2017). In the classroom and beyond: Unexpected applications for video on
campus. Slide deck presented at the Educause ELI Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
PUBLICATIONS
Panopto with McCurdy, M. (2017). “After comparing Kaltura, Seminole State chooses Panopto”;
https://www.panopto.com/blog/after-comparing-kaltura-seminole-state-chooses-panopto/;
https://panopto.docsend.com/view/ykhy6wy;
https://universitybusiness.com/florida-college-finds-a-single-video-platform-that-can-do-it-all/
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Black Minds Matter
• Future of Technology Education (FETC)
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• Infocomm
• TopKit
• InstructureCon
• CanvasCon
• UDL-IRN Summit
COMMUNITY
Program Advisory Committee, Film and Digital Cinematography Program 2019–Present
Full Sail University
CERTIFICATIONS
Quality Matters
Clinical Educator (K-12)
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REFERENCES
Barbara Coleman-Foster, M.S.
Professor of Mathematics
Seminole State College of Florida
[email protected]
O: 407-708-2373, C: 407-927-9357
*Served as Director, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning from 2017–2021, a regularly revolving faculty
appointment.
Nicole Copemann, D.HSc.
Professor/Program Manager, Health Information Management
Seminole State College of Florida
[email protected]O: 407-407-6174, C: 407-376-4365
Sandy Keeter, M.S.
Program Manager/Professor, Computer Concepts and Applications (IT Dept)
Seminole State College of Florida
[email protected]O: 407-708-2431, C: 407-716-4217
Chrishawn Speller, Ph.D.
Professor, English
Seminole State College of Florida
[email protected]O: 407-708-2388, C: 850-459-3425
Amy Stuart, M.Ed.
Instructional Designer
Frontier Nursing University
[email protected]O: 321-295-1359, C: 407-
*Instructional Designer at Seminole State College of Florida until from 2010-2021
