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My name is Deana L. Greenfield and I am an instructional designer who specializes in developing engaging user experiences. I’ve worked in higher education over 15 years in faculty and staff roles.
I view design as an extension of teaching in that both are modes of communication. My teaching background showed me how important it is to be able to connect with a wide variety of audiences, including people who may process information far differently than myself. I’ve taken that knowledge and applied it directly to my user experience and design work.
I employ user research as a tool to identify the skills, knowledge, background and preconceptions of an audience. Through use-case exploration, interviews, and task analysis, I tailor my design to speak directly to an audience and achieve the desired outcome. |
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Education
UX/UI Design Certificate, DESIGNATION.IO Labs
Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Master of Science, Library & Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master of Arts, English, Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts, English, Grinnell College
Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Master of Science, Library & Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master of Arts, English, Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts, English, Grinnell College
Publications
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Towards an Assumption Responsive Information Literacy Curriculum: Lessons from Student Qualitative Data (with Rob Morrison). In Troy A. Swanson and Heather Jagman (Eds.), Not Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think About Information Literacy (PIL 68), pp. 173-187. Chicago : Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association (2015)
Leading With the Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA): Emerging Leaders 2011 (with Melissa Brisbin, Melissa Cardenas-Dow, Janine Golden, Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, and Tinamarie Vella), Library Leadership & Management (2012) |
Selected Presentations
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"Building a Knowledge Alliance" American Library Association (ALA) annual conference; Las Vegas, NV, June 2014.
“Information Literacy and Student Engagement: Cultivating Student Learning through Critical Pedagogy and Critical Reflection” Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy; Savannah, GA, August 2013. “Beyond Business Cards: Networking Nudges We All Need” Spectrum Scholar Leadership Institute. American Library Association (ALA) annual conference; Chicago, IL, June 2013. “Knowledge Alliance: Meet Your Ally” University of Illinois at Chicago Spring Diversity Career Fair. Chicago, IL, March 7, 2013. “Your Path to Information Science” Gates Millennium Scholars Institute. American Library Association (ALA) annual conference; Anaheim, CA, June 2012. “Transforming Information Literacy: Engaging Stakeholders” Information Literacy Summit – Moraine Valley; Palos Hills, IL, May 2012. “Digital Information Literacy at National Louis University: Embedding and Integrating Information Literacy into Degree Programs” Information Literacy Summit – Illinois State University; Normal, IL, April 2012. “Prioritizing Library Instruction: Challenges and Opportunities Moving into the Digital Age” Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL); Oak Brook, IL, March 2012. “Advancing Online Learning” Fall Connection Round Table. National Louis University; Chicago, IL September 2011. “Service Excellence” Fall Connection Round Table. National Louis University; Chicago, IL September 2011. “E-Valuating Local Collections for Open Access: The NLU Experience” CARLI Forum on Open Access Collection Development; Chicago, IL September 2011. Poster Session. “2011 Emerging Leaders: Leading with LLAMA” American Library Association (ALA) annual conference; New Orleans, LA, June, 2011. “Library and Curriculum Connections: The NLU Embedded Librarian Program” NLU Fall Connection; Chicago, IL, September 2010. |
I am a member of the Interaction Design Foundation of the Interaction Design Foundation, the world’s largest UX Design learning community.