About
Hello! My name is Michael Salmons. I have a background in Educational Technology and technical training. I am a graduate student studying Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on Instructional Technologies. My expected graduation date in Summer of 2022. After graduation, I plan to continue pursuing a career in Educational Technology. I am passionate about helping people learn to do the things that will help them be their best.
I live in Columbia, MO with my wife and children and a very energetic Jack Russell Terrier.
- I have worked for many years in the IT field, in the sub-disciplines of server administration, desktop computer support, web development, media development, training, and application developer.
- As a technical trainer I designed and taught classes in the Adobe and Microsoft Office suites. I have also designed Canvas courses, as well as serving as administrator and technical support for faculty.
- When students had problems getting into or using their courses, I helped them get access and get oriented in their courses. I have also designed course certificates in Canvas Catalog. Eventually I realized my real passion was training and education and made the decision to get my Master’s degree in Learning Technologies.
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Competencies
| Adobe | Microsoft | Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | cert. | Title | cert. | Title | cert. |
| Photoshop | ✓ | Access | ✓ | Canvas | ✓ |
| Premiere | Excel | Zoom | ✓ | ||
| Acrobat | Word | Dotdigital | ✓ | ||
| PowerPoint | ✓ | PHP | ✓ | ||
| MySQL | ✓ | ||||
| Python/Pandas/Matplotlib | ✓ | ||||
| Brightspace | |||||
| MS Teams | |||||
| Pinnacle Pro | |||||