About
THE SKILLS
I'm an experienced instructional designer in the Madison, Wisconsin area. I founded Goldthorpe Learning Solutions LLC to bring the world powerful learning solutions. I have experience designing training across a number of different industries and formats. My skills include conducting needs assessments, storyboarding, evaluation, and working with the following tools: Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Camtasia, GoAnimate, Illustrator, and more!
Allison Goldthorpe, APTD
THE PHILOSOPHY
I like to think of training like maple syrup. Now, stay with me. With any given subject or task that a learner needs to know or be able to complete, there's a whole bunch of surrounding information. Some of it's relevant for teaching, and some of it actually distracts the learner and makes training less effective. Just like a maple syrup maker boils away water from sap, a good instructional designer can boil down given information into a cohesive and memorable story.
Afterwards, you're left with a fantastic end product that's great on pancakes. Err, great for making effective and measurable behavior changes.
With this philosophy, I focus on building materials that reduce the learner's cognitive load, are efficient and user-friendly, and look good. Because let's be honest, who wants to experience a training that looks like it was built in 1995?
THE QUALIFICATIONS
As a lifelong learner, I push myself to keep learning new skills. Formally, I've earned the following qualifications:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professional Certificate in Online Education, 2015
B.S. International Agriculture and Applied Economics, 2006-2009
Association for Talent Development
Associate Professional in Talent Development Certification, 2017-2020
This certification shows that I have expertise in instructional design, training delivery, learning technologies, global mindsets, and evaluating learning impacts.
Project Management for Learning Professionals Certificate, 2016
Mobile Learning Certificate, 2015
Course: Essentials of Performance-based Job Aids, 2017
Course: Essentials of Effective Compliance eLearning, 2018
Course: Essentials of Survey Design, 2018
Course: Essentials of Designing Accessible (508 Compliant) Programs and Materials, 2018
The eLearning Guild
Javascript Development for Digital Learning Workshop, 2017
Assessments, Simulations, and Scenarios with Storyline, 2017
Toastmasters International
Achieved Competent Communicator and Competent Leader awards in 2017
Member since 2015. Currently serving as Vice President of Education for my club.
Zendesk
Zendesk Support Administrator Certification, 2017
This certification shows that I have the necessary knowledge to implement, configure, and manage an Enterprise account of Zendesk Support. In addition to passing this certification exam, I was part of the item writing team.
