Tonya Anderson, MAEd, APRM, LSSBB
Curriculum Development Consultant / manager, CIDB / director, Course QuAD Program
(313) 577-3547
Tonya Anderson, MAEd, APRM, LSSBB
Biography
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In 2023, Tonya Anderson (Thomas) joined the Office of Learning and Teaching as Curriculum Development Consultant. She studied at WSU earlier in life, and began working with the university in 2017. Tonya specializes in interactive, media-rich, accessible online learning development and quality assurance. She is also credentials project manager and Lean Six Sigma process improvement professional.
Among her charges within OLT are:
- Manager, SOM Syllabus Repository/Curriculum Inventory + related processes
- Director, SOM Course QuAD Program, improving the student experience through a standardized process of quality course design
- Contributor and presenter in the OLT Learning Series
- Empowering faculty and enriching the student experience through innovative education technology implementations
- Supporting OLT and interdepartmental processes through process improvement, workflow automation, project management, and data analytics
- OLT website admin and webmaster
She is also an adjunct professor of Communications at WSU, and a long-time mentor for the Wayne Women Lead Next Level Career Conversations Program.
Ms. Anderson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Instructional Design from Walden University and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Technology from the University of Michigan. She is certified in project management and Lean Six Sigma process improvement, and also has two decades of experience managing creative design work and corporate communications.
Before her current role, she significantly advanced instructional design and performance improvement elsewhere at WSU and in other higher ed institutions. Her efforts included leading system innovation and educational technology initiatives, enhancing online learning approaches. She established key course development standards, implemented review processes, and designed faculty training, contributing to accreditation for online programs. Additionally, she transformed training methodologies from traditional formats to web-based resources, consistently promoting effective learning solutions across various educational organizations.
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Awards
- MA.Ed with Distinction from The University of Michigan
- Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, Walden University
- Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) Foundation Graduate Scholarship (2016)
- Wayne State University 4-Year Merit Scholarship (1989)
Certifications
- Accredited Project Manager Certification (APRM)
- Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt (LSSBB)
- Quality Matters™ Higher Ed Program Coordinator, 2016
- Course Review Manager Certification (CRMC), 2016
- APPQMR Online Facilitator Certification (AOFC), 2016
- Microsoft Certified Innovative Educator (MIE)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Master Leadership Series, University of Michigan (2012)
Courses taught
- COM 2310—"Intro to Modern Web Design"
- COM 2260—Digital Writing and Research Methods
- Guest lecturer—COM 4170 PR Writing
- BA 1500 Business Tools and Applications
- Introduction to CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) for WSU Staff only
- Building Financial & Budgetary Awareness: The Basics of Revenue & Expense at WSU
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Instructional Design - Walden University
- Master of Arts, Educational Technology - University of Michigan
Also completed pre-med coursework in psychology and nursing at Wayne State University, is leadership-certified through The University of Michigan, and has completed additional education in Senn-Delaney, DiSC, David Allen's GTD, Covey, and StrengthsFinder productivity/org development frameworks.
Expertise
Tonya Anderson is an education technology, instructional design, and multimedia communications leader with nearly 25 years of experience in healthcare, information systems, training and human performance support, productivity consulting, public speaking, group facilitation, web development, PR and corporate communications, social media, project management, leadership development, data management, business management consulting, and non-profit operations management.
- Instructional design and educational technology
- Course/curriculum quality assurance
- Media-rich, interactive, accessible online learning design
- Classroom teaching and facilitation
- Technical writing and documentation
- Presentation and public speaking
- Process/performance improvement
- Team leadership and staff supervision
- Project management
- Communications
- Website design, digital content management, social media promotion
- Graphic design and corporate branding
- Productivity tech
Memberships
Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society; Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT), member/volunteer (2004-present); Board of Directors, 2008–2010; Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)Presentations
- Samples of work at www.edutechdiva.net/portfolio
- Subsets of presentations available at Slideshare.net
- More on LinkedIn (publications)
Research and teaching interests
- "Personal Systems Optimization and the PSO Framework" (c) 2017 Tonya V Anderson
- Sound's impact on focus and motivation
- How motivation impacts learning
- Accessibility and UDL in online learning
- Quality assurance for online learning
- AR and VR for online learning