David Seyi Akanbi, PhD
  • Systems Designer
  • IT Training Leader
  • Scholar-Practitioner

I design technology solutions that help organizations work better and become more productive.

For more than fifteen years I have combined information technology, eLearning, and IT training leadership to build learning academies, learning platforms, and training programs for U.S. federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies.

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What I combineWhat it produces
  • Information technology
  • eLearning
  • IT training leadership
Systems
design
  • Learning academies
  • Learning platforms
  • Training programs
15+
years in learning and development
9
organizations served
5
U.S. federal agencies
3
learning academies and platforms built

Three learning systems

Complete learning systems I built for federal agencies, each one more than a single course.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD Leadership Development Academy

I developed the academy from its framework through to its evaluation metrics, brought in established course libraries, and built the interactive assessments and simulations myself.

HUD Leadership Development Academy

Designed
  • Academy framework
  • Program objectives
  • Evaluation metrics
Integrated
  • Skillsoft Percipio courses
  • FranklinCovey courses
Built
  • Gamified assessments
  • Simulations in Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate

Farm Credit Administration

Center for Learning and Professional Development

I developed the center as the agency's corporate learning platform, and ran the competency model and vendor relationships that support it.

Center for Learning and Professional Development

  • BuiltA corporate learning platform serving the agency's distributed workforce
  • MaintainedThe agency-wide competency model
  • ManagedTraining vendors, as Contracting Officer's Representative

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commission Learning Academy

I developed the academy, designed and deployed its eLearning modules through the LMS, and built a learning plan for each division.

Commission Learning Academy

Delivery
  • eLearning modules designed
  • Deployed through the LMS
Planning
  • A learning plan for each division

More client work

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Compliance eLearning

I develop compliance eLearning training for the agency in a consulting role with Savan Group.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Instructor-led to self-paced conversion

I converted instructor-led courses into web-based, self-paced modules for SCORM and xAPI delivery using Adobe Captivate and Camtasia.

Northwestern Mutual

Learning and performance solutions

I designed and developed solutions for home office employees and the field force, including leadership development materials, learning paths, simulations, role plays, and video.

Edward Jones

Performance-based interactive learning

I developed interactive learning in Articulate Storyline and Oracle UPK, including gamified modules and assessments, and set standards and templates for the team.

Lockheed Martin

Web-based onboarding system

I designed and developed an onboarding system for new employees in Enterprise Operations, from storyboards and prototypes through finished Storyline and Oracle UPK modules.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Change management IT training

I developed IT training that supported the transition from PeopleSoft to Kronos human capital management software.

Capabilities by organization

Select a capability to see where I applied it.

Organization
Environmental Protection Agency No Yes No No No No
Housing and Urban Development Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Farm Credit Administration Yes No No Yes No Yes
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Yes Yes No Yes No No
Veterans Affairs No Yes No Yes No No
Northwestern Mutual No Yes No No Yes No
Edward Jones No Yes No No Yes Yes
Lockheed Martin No Yes Yes No No No
WMATA No No Yes No No No
Organizations 3 of 9 7 of 9 2 of 9 3 of 9 3 of 9 3 of 9

  • Learning academy or platform 3 of 9

    • Housing and Urban Development
    • Farm Credit Administration
    • Commodity Futures Trading Commission

  • eLearning development 7 of 9

    • Environmental Protection Agency
    • Housing and Urban Development
    • Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    • Veterans Affairs
    • Northwestern Mutual
    • Edward Jones
    • Lockheed Martin

  • IT systems training 2 of 9

    • Lockheed Martin
    • WMATA

  • LMS and standards 3 of 9

    • Farm Credit Administration
    • Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    • Veterans Affairs

  • Simulation and gamification 3 of 9

    • Housing and Urban Development
    • Northwestern Mutual
    • Edward Jones

  • Evaluation, competencies, and standards 3 of 9

    • Housing and Urban Development
    • Farm Credit Administration
    • Edward Jones

Live samples are shared on request. Much of this work was built for federal agencies and corporate clients, so I send links to courses, simulations, and platform walkthroughs directly.

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Learning platforms and AI

Alongside client work, I design and build learning technology products.

Architected

Modular education platform

  • Learning management system
  • Admissions portal
  • Student management
  • Support ticketing

In development

AI-powered assessment platform

  1. Course content uploaded
  2. Live exam created
  3. Answers gradedObjective and essay responses, against instructor-approved rubrics
  4. Session proctoredWebcam, audio, and screen recording

Built

AI-assisted course authoring

  1. Course documents
  2. AI-assisted authoring workflow
  3. Interactive HTML lessonsWith animated explainers and offline access

Frameworks and tools

Two frameworks I created guide my instructional and eLearning work.

EDGE Instructional Leadership Framework

A learner-centered model for designing education and training programs. Each pillar answers one design question.

  1. WhatEducateWhat will learners know?Define what learners will learn, with a curriculum aligned to industry standards and workplace needs.
  2. WhoDevelopWho will they become professionally?Define the skills, competencies, and professional dispositions learners build for their target careers.
  3. WhereGrowWhere can they apply their skills?Show where the expertise applies: positions, job functions, and industry sectors.
  4. HowEmpowerHow will they advance their careers?Equip learners to advance through career pathways, mentors, professional networks, and certifications.

CADE course development model

An online course development model that streamlines how courses are built and delivered.

  1. Content
  2. Authoring
  3. Deployment
  4. Evaluation

The model centers on a Performance Triangle that aligns instructional objectives, content, and assessments.

Objectives Content Assessments Performance Triangle

Tools and methods

4Design and evaluation

  • ADDIE
  • SAM
  • Kirkpatrick's four levels
  • Phillips ROI Methodology

6Authoring

  • Articulate Storyline
  • Articulate Rise
  • Adobe Captivate
  • Camtasia
  • Oracle UPK
  • Adobe Creative Cloud

7Platforms and standards

  • Moodle
  • Canvas
  • Blackboard
  • Cornerstone
  • Skillsoft Percipio
  • PeopleSoft
  • SCORM and xAPI

4Emerging technology

  • AI-powered personalized learning
  • Gamification
  • Simulation
  • Virtual and augmented reality

About

A scholar-practitioner whose research and university teaching feed the design work.

Research

Teaching

  • Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Columbia Since January 2019. Artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, and interdisciplinary capstone courses.
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland Global Campus Since March 2020, School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology. Digital media, emerging media, and UX/UI design.

Credentials

Education
PhD, Instructional Technology Northern Illinois University
PhD, Human Capital Development The University of Southern Mississippi
Master of Education, Learning and Technology Western Governors University
Certifications
Adobe Captivate Specialist
Online Teaching Certification University of the District of Columbia
Scrum Master certification
Memberships
Association for Talent Development
Academy of Human Resource Development
Eligibility
U.S. citizen with Public Trust clearance

Contact

For consulting work in IT training, instructional design, and eLearning development, email me.

sms.akanbi@gmail.com

Based in the Washington, DC metro area.