As an instructional design consultant, Sonja Burrows offers expertise in cultivating learning experiences that honor personal agency, intrinsic motivation, and joy. The services Dr. Burrows provides stem from a deep commitment to learning as well as from years of experience in a multitude of educational contexts including higher ed and the edtech private sector. Dr. Burrows offers a problem-solving, systems-thinking approach rooted in the instructional design framework, with particular expertise in the areas of educational technology, program and course development, and language learning.
CONSULTING SERVICES
Leadership consultations to cultivate vision and purpose
Development and articulation of key messaging
Systems-level institutional analysis and organizational chart problem-solving
Instructional design consultations with educators, learners, and teams
Written case studies analyzing educational uses of digital tools, platforms, and technologies
Training materials generation (guides, video tutorials, blogs, asynchronous modules)
Design and build of LMS-based trainings and courses (Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard)
Instructional design support in the customer success space
UX feedback on digital tools and spaces from the educator or learner perspective
Course and program design guidance
Design and cultivation of digital community of practice spaces
Synchronous and asynchronous technology trainings
Research and writing on trends in learning technologies
Guidance on planning and delivering conference presentations
White paper research, strategy, and writing
Inspirational writing in the education space (TED talk, keynote, mission, thought leadership)
Academic writing (research, journal, conference)
Curriculum writing (language learning, learning and development, training)
