Christiana Dehnen-utech
Ghostwriter & Instructional Designer
Experience
Jun 2017 - Present
8 years 2 monthsGhostwriter & Instructional Designer
Freelance
- Consulting on the development of digital educational offerings
- Designing digital learning offerings based on client-specific teaching and learning materials
- Train-the-Trainer: Training instructors in designing blended learning and e-learning content
Jul 2015 - May 2017
1 year 11 months Düsseldorf, Germany
E-Learning Author
eLearning Manufaktur GmbH
- Designing e-trainings based on client-specific teaching and learning materials
- Leading workshops with clients to develop learning objectives and content
- Researching materials and designing e-trainings in leadership development
- Implementing e-trainings using various authoring tools
- Designing blended learning solutions
- Writing scripts for video productions
- Quality assurance of learning products
- Providing didactic consulting to clients
- Project management
Sep 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 4 months Bochum, Germany
Administrative Staff / Project Associate
Ruhr University Bochum, DaF Language Department
- Supporting the conceptual development of a distance learning concept
- Providing content-related and methodological-didactic support
- Creating learning units in Moodle editorially
Apr 2013 - Mar 2020
7 yearsTrainer for German as a Foreign Language
Freelance
- Designing and delivering language training for German as a foreign language (including Goethe-Institut Düsseldorf)
- Conducting Train-the-Trainer workshops for new instructors at Goethe-Institut Düsseldorf
Jun 2012 - Mar 2013
10 months Düsseldorf, Germany
Director Operations
GermanBoardRoom GmbH
- Setting up and maintaining the CRM system
- Creating content for the website and informational materials
- Preparing and sending press releases and newsletters
- Organizing the 1st and 2nd German Supervisory Board Day: speaker management, invitation management, marketing
Aug 2011 - May 2012
10 months Hamburg, Germany
Head of Language Department
Brand Academy Hamburg - Hochschule für Design und Kommunikation
- Rebuilding the language department by developing the curriculum and creating the module handbook
- Designing and developing teaching materials for specialized courses (soft skills, intercultural communication)
- Leading and developing staff
- Responsible for the department's profitability
Mar 2011 - Jul 2011
5 months Boston, United States
Head of Language Department (Maternity Cover)
Goethe-Institut Boston, MA
- Acquiring clients and marketing, advising and supporting clients in German and English
- Responsible for the profitability of language courses
- Developing a language course based on WebEx
- Positioning the language program on social media
Jan 2010 - Jul 2011
7 months Norton, United States
Visiting Lecturer in German as a Foreign Language
Wheaton College
Sep 2010 - Jan 2011
5 months Boston, United States
Freelance Instructor for German as a Foreign Language
Goethe-Institut Boston, MA
Aug 2008 - May 2010
1 year 10 months Mansfield, United States
Lecturer in German as a Foreign Language
University of Connecticut
- Developing curriculum and teaching materials for the course 'German Readings in Music'
Languages
German
Native
English
Elementary
Education
University of Connecticut
Master of Arts · German Studies · Mansfield, United States
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Bachelor of Arts · German Studies and Linguistics · Düsseldorf, Germany
Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium Mettmann
Abitur · Mettmann, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Educational Media
University of Duisburg-Essen
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