About Me

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I've debated what to put here. On one hand, if you are reading this, you are asking who I am. On the other hand, the main reason I'm pulling back from social media is to protect my privacy.


So what do I put here? An honest recalling of past accomplishments.  

If you need my resume or CV, just email me directly.

Heather Dodds, Ph.D.

  • XR Learning Experience Researcher and Designer
  • Instructional Design
  • UX & Implementation
  • Freelance
  • Follower of Jesus

Summary

I help educational institutions and companies adopt wise XR solutions.

To see my XR projects, check out my YouTube channel.

To see my academic writing, see my ResearchGate listings.

Note: None of my publication channels are monetized. None. If you see ads, it's not me doing it, nor me benefiting from them.

Experience

Heather Dodds PhD Consulting 

XR Research & Design Consultant

2018 - Present 

I write things. I write things that others struggle to write. Like instructions. And the truth.

Chief Operating Officer

2020 - 2021 

I thought I was volunteering with a group of like-minded XR-for-learning professionals. I was wrong. 

Research Writer

2018 - 2019 

I was honored to be substituted in for the great Barbara Truman to write about XR in STEM courses. I don't think I'll ever get over this gift she gave me. We never met.

Western Governors University

Program Manager, General Education Science & Math

2011 - 2018 

I look back upon this time with greatest pride that it was my honor to offer a job to 30 people. I interviewed more than 150 people, but nothing compares with the joy of telling another human that they have a job. Then I received back the joy of working with them.

Yeah, I did other things like new course development, Department Chair of 22 math and science courses with over 20,000 student enrollments. But I'm most proud of the faculty teams that I hired and trained.

Science Faculty

2004 - 2011

I learned that it better to be honest than any other metric.

University of North Florida

Office Manager

2000 - 2004 

I pushed invoices around. Not my favorite job.

BD Biosciences PharMingen

Research Librarian

1998 - 2000

My work felt inconsequential. I understood science and I could do library research. Therefore, I did the job. But the kudos go to the company. I've never worked for an employer that took better care of their employees. I still look back on this job with great fondness.

TC Analytics, LLC

Chemist

1996 - 1998

Professional sponge. Ask people that work in lab science with dangerous elements. It's what we do.

SUNY Potsdam

Special Assistant to Microbiology

1993 - 1994 

I was overqualified but LOVED, LOVED, LOVED every minute of this job. There something about the smell of a good sterilization technique that can just make a person happy.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella University
Master of Arts - e-Education, University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Liberal Studies, University of Central Florida
Associate of Applied Science - Science Laboratory Studies, SUNY Canton College of of Technology



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