KATE
MONTERO
Educator & Creator
Instructional Resources & Course Design
A selection of projects highlighting my work in educational resource curation, online course development, and faculty collaboration at Palm Beach State College. From creating a discipline-specific repository of faculty-recommended Open Educational Resources (OER) to developing online courses and mentoring faculty, these projects reflect my interest in making teaching and learning more accessible, organized, and engaging.
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PBSC Discipline-Specific OER Repository
A faculty-informed resource directory designed to help the PBSC community discover free, openly licensed textbooks and instructional materials.
Project highlights
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Faculty outreach and resource collection
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OER evaluation and curation
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LibGuide design and organization
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Faculty recommendation and submission process
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Online Course Development

Selected examples of online course development at Palm Beach State College, including two contracted projects to create district-wide courses in Fundamentals of Speech Communication and Interpersonal Communication.
My approach combines instructional design, multimedia production, and student engagement. I create original instructional videos and embed short video microlectures throughout my courses to reinforce key concepts and support student learning.
Highlights
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Two contracted district-wide course development projects
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Original course development and instructional design
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Creation of original videos and embedded microlectures.
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Contracted Course Development Projects
Fundamentals of Speech Communication and Interpersonal Communication, developed for district-wide use.
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Quality Matters
Achieved a perfect review score on the very first submission to the national QM peer review board.
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PBSC Campuses
Highest microlecture views and completion rate across all 5 campuses

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Faculty Mentoring & Course Development
Partnered with a PBSC faculty member to develop an Advanced Public Speaking course, providing guidance on course structure, organization, and instructional design. Working side by side, I helped the faculty member bring the course components together to create a cohesive online learning experience.
Project highlights
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Faculty mentoring and instructional design support
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Course structure and content organization
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Collaborative development and assembly of course materials