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Who is Cath Ellis?

I’m an award winning Freelance eLearning Designer and Developer from Melbourne, Australia.

I grew up in Manchester, England and was blessed to have had parents who gave me a computer (a Spectrum ZX) at a very early age. Yes, I am that old! I was a nerd when nerds weren’t cool!

I started working in Learning and Development in 1999 and in 2005 I moved to Melbourne, Australia.

I’ve worked in various eLearning roles in the public and private sector, and now I love working as a freelance eLearning Designer and Developer. Working from home allows me to work on multiple projects (national and international) and provide ongoing support for my clients.

I have a Master of Education (Digital Technologies in Education) from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development from Monash University.

I live in Gippsland with my wife Jenine and puppies Ziggy, Dash and Dexter.

Authoring Tools

Articulate Storyline (all versions)

95%

Evolve Authoring Tool

95%

Adapt Learning Authoring Tool

90%

Learning Management Systems

Totara

90%

Moodle

90%

TalentLMS

95%

Other tools of the trade

Adobe Creative Cloud

85%

Wordpress

90%

Voiceflow

80%

My Values

They guide what I do, what I create and who I work with.

Honesty

If I can't assist you I'll be totally honest.

Quality

I'll do everything I can to provide you with great quality.

Respect

I'll treat you how I would like to be treated.

Innovation

I'll keep learning new skills to provide you with the best solutions.

My work experience

I have worked for the last 12 years in Learning and Development. I am incredibly passionate about working in the Digital Learning space and strive to design creative and engaging solutions for my clients and their learners.

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Learning Experience Designer

Cath Ellis Learning Design
Melbourne, Australia
2016 (Current)

Learning Designer

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Instructional Designer

Country Fire Authority (CFA)
Melbourne, Australia
2016

Instructional Designer

In progress.

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Instructional Designer

Learning Seat
Melbourne, Australia
2013-2016

Instructional Designer

In progress.

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Instructional Designer

Victoria Police
Melbourne, Australia
2009-2013

Instructional Designer

In progress.

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Safety Facilitator

Doha Asian Games
Doha, Qatar
2006-2007

Safety Facilitator

In progress.

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Safety Facilitator

Commonwealth Games
Melbourne, Australia
2005-2006

Safety Facilitator

In progress.

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Lead Corporate Trainer

Carnival Cruise Lines
Miami, Florida
1999-2005

Lead Corporate Trainer

In progress.

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My self-directed learning

Here are some of the last few courses that I’ve completed on Treehouse.

My qualifications

UOM About

Master of Education

(Digital Technologies in Education)
Melbourne, Australia
2018

University of Melbourne

Learning with Interactive Devices
Digital Technologies in the Curriculum
ICT & 21st Century Learning Communities
Leading Educational Ideas
Reading Educational Research
Impact Evaluations
Qualitative Methods for Evaluation
Marketing and Innovation in Education

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Bachelor of Education

(Adult Learning and Development)
Melbourne, Australia
2013

Monash University

Adult learning, knowledge and experience
Flexible learning and educational multimedia
Workplace learning and development
Program design and difference
Leading and managing learning
Investigating adult learning and development
Innovation, change and sustainability
Research training and development

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I would like to acknowledge the Gunaikurnai and Bunurong People as the Traditional owners of the land on which I work. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.