Jalpa Dattani

Current

• Team Leader - Online Resources at Kaplan Professional

Past

• Instructional Designer at Tata Consultancy Services
• Elearning at Knowedge Ware

Education

• University of Sydney
• St. Xavier's College
• MS University, Faculty of Fine-Arts

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Jalpa Dattani’s Summary

• Designing training modules (200+ hours) delivered through synchronous and asynchronous means
• Successfully managing multiple high-profile projects from inception through closure
• Outstanding skills in curriculum planning, development, delivery and evaluation
• Conducting needs assessment and requirements gathering; compiling, analyzing, and utilizing results to tailor optimal solutions for internal and external clients
• Experience in leadership management, technical, sales, customer service, and “soft skills” training
• Managing, coaching, evaluating and training teams of 4 to 20 Instructional Designers (Ids)

Jalpa Dattani’s Specialties:

- Applying knowledge of current pedagogy that guides training development (i.e. Bloom’s Taxonomy, ADDIE, Gagne)
- Time management, negotiation and organizational skills
- Creating and designing On-line Help system, developing and using Computer-based training extensively
- Experience in adult education theory and practice, instructional design and development, multimedia development and technical communication

Jalpa Dattani’s Experience

• Team Leader - Online Resources

  Kaplan Professional

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPO; Education Management industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  • Identify and recommend appropriate educational technologies for use in online learning and assessment solutions
  • Work with content developers to design and build online learning and assessment resources that support students’ learning needs and are in line with education design principles
  • Research and remain up to date with current and emerging trends in educational technologies
  • Source appropriate suppliers as required and negotiate and manage contracts
  • Manage copyright conditions and security of learning and assessment materials
  • Provide individual coaching, support and development opportunities to team members
  • Performance management processes fully implemented and staff morale maintained
  • Sessions with technical editors and subject matter experts on learning design features
  • Adequate coaching and guidance are provided to technical editors and subject matter experts on the most suitable online resources for their subject/s

• Instructional Designer

  Tata Consultancy Services

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TCS; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 9 months)

  Elearning, Instructional designer, ILT, Storyboarding, Prototypes

• Elearning

  Knowedge Ware

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

  October 2003 — March 2004 (6 months)

Jalpa Dattani’s Education

• University of Sydney

  Masters , Educational Technolgoy and Adut Psychology , 2007 — 2008

• St. Xavier's College

  Diploma in Journalism and Mass- Communication , Journalism , 2004 — 2005

• MS University, Faculty of Fine-Arts

  BAchelors in Visual Arts , Painting and Photography , 1999 — 2003

Additional Information

Jalpa Dattani’s Groups:

•    The University of Sydney-Alumni, Students, and Friends

Jalpa Dattani’s Contact Settings

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