Whenever I am asked what are my “skills”, I’ve always struggled to pinpoint the areas I excel in. Throughout my years,  I learned a lot of random things, but nothing was mastered. Nevertheless, I would say my most developed skill sets revolve around educational technology and accessibility.

Project Management:
As part of my daily work, I manage several projects over 3-6 month stretches with small teams. Helping to manage things like scheduling, roadmap planning, deadlines, etc., and all the fun stuff in between. It is something that, over the years, has become almost second nature to me in most cases.

Development:
I do occasionally use HTML and CSS fairly often at my job. It isn’t something I’d say is my speciality, but rather something I picked up along the way as a foundational understanding. I do, however, possess a fairly developed skillset of multimedia creation. I’ve created videos, images, icons, banners, etc., and still do semi-often.

Documentation:
Oddly, I do like writing instructions and technical/process documentation. I have a good amount of experience in this area and don’t mind assisting with this. The documentation preparation I do most often involves writing methodological processes and ideas.

Research:
This is something that I “should” be good at, but could use a lot more development in. Digging through academic/scholarly journals, archives, and books has always seemed daunting to me. While I have done it in the past, I am far from an expert in it. Many times when doing academic research, I feel like I am searching blindly and just hoping for the best. It is something I am willing to learn more about and expand better.

Social Media:
While I understand how beneficial it is within our field, I tend to stay as far away as possible from social media. I believe I have an account for most platforms, but my presence on them is nearly non-existent. I do try to leave as little of a digital footprint as possible for my own personal reasons. I would prefer to leave this area to someone else.