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Christiana Dehnen-utech
Ghostwriter & Instructional Designer
Experience
Jun 2017 - Present
8 years 8 monthsGhostwriter & Instructional Designer
Self-employed
- Advising on the development of digital educational offerings
- Designing digital educational offerings based on customer-specific learning and teaching materials
- Train the Trainer: training classroom trainers in designing blended learning and e-learning content
Jul 2015 - May 2017
1 year 11 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
E-Learning Author
eLearning Manufaktur GmbH
- Designing e-trainings based on customer-specific learning and teaching materials
- Leading workshops with clients to develop learning objectives and content
- Researching materials and designing e-trainings in leadership development
- Implementing e-trainings with various authoring tools
- Designing blended learning initiatives
- Writing scripts for video productions
- Quality assurance of learning products
- Providing didactic consulting to clients
- Project management
Sep 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 4 monthsBochum, Germany
Administrative Assistant / Project Associate
Ruhr University Bochum, Department of German as a Foreign Language
- Supporting the conceptual development of a distance learning concept
- Providing content-related and methodological-didactic support
- Editing and designing learning units in Moodle
Apr 2013 - Mar 2020
7 yearsGerman as a Foreign Language Trainer
Self-employed
- Designing and delivering language training for German as a Foreign Language (including at the Goethe-Institut Düsseldorf)
- Conducting Train the Trainer workshops for new instructors at the Goethe-Institut Düsseldorf
Jun 2012 - Mar 2013
10 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Director of Operations
GermanBoardRoom GmbH
- Setting up and maintaining the CRM system
- Creating content for the website and informational materials
- Writing and sending press releases and newsletters
- Organizing the 1st and 2nd German Supervisory Board Day events: speaker management, invitation management, marketing
Aug 2011 - May 2012
10 monthsHamburg, Germany
Head of the Language Department
Brand Academy Hamburg – University of Design and Communication
- Rebuilt the language department, developed the curriculum, and designed the module handbook
- Designed and developed teaching materials for specialized courses (soft skills, intercultural communication)
- Led and developed staff
- Responsible for the department's profitability
Mar 2011 - Jul 2011
5 monthsBoston, United States
Head of the Language Department (Maternity Cover)
Goethe Institute Boston
- Acquired and marketed clients; advised and supported clients in German and English
- Responsible for the financial performance of the language courses
- Developed a language course based on WebEx
- Positioned the language program on social media
Jan 2011 - Jul 2011
7 monthsNorton, United States
Guest Lecturer in German as a Foreign Language
Wheaton College
Sep 2010 - Jan 2011
5 monthsBoston, United States
Freelance Instructor in German as a Foreign Language
Goethe Institute Boston
Aug 2008 - May 2010
1 year 10 monthsMansfield, United States
Lecturer in German as a Foreign Language
University of Connecticut
- Developed curriculum and teaching materials for the course "German Readings in Music"
Languages
German
IntermediateEnglish
ElementaryEducation
University of Connecticut
Master of Arts, German Studies · German Studies · Mansfield, United States
Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
Bachelor of Arts, German Studies and Linguistics · German Studies and Linguistics · Düsseldorf, Germany
Heinrich Heine High School, Mettmann
German high school diploma (Abitur) · Mettmann, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Educational Media Certificate
University of Duisburg-Essen
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