Technology · Experience Design · AI · Digital Innovation
Designing immersive digital learning experiences for the future of industry & education. 🚀
I'm Daniel Wooddell, a cutting-edge technologist who builds educator & customer-facing systems, accessible digital learning workflows, AI-informed resources, and modern web experiences like this site. This site is best experienced on desktop, is dark mode optimized, and has a volume toggle in the footer.
- PMI PMP-certified
- Microsoft Generative AI-certified
- 20+ years of technology experience in business & education
- 30+ professional recommendations
Approach
Technology, learning, and design working together intentionally.
My work sits at the intersection of educational technology, systems thinking, accessibility, AI adoption, and user-centered design. I translate complex tools and emerging technologies into clear learning support ecosystems that educators can use with confidence.
The throughline is practical design: resources should be structured enough to scale, polished enough to communicate trust, and simple enough to support real educator workflows under real constraints.
Working Approach
- Design for real workflows, not abstract feature lists.
- Use AI as a learning design and productivity question, not only a policy issue.
- Build resources that are accessible, searchable, reusable, and easy to maintain.
- Balance innovation with governance, clarity, and institutional context.
Impact Spotlight
Evidence of sustained, people-centered technology solutions.
Professional Recommendations
Trusted by educators, learning designers, technologists, and collaborators across industry & education.
“He brought both expertise and calm, meeting stressed faculty with patience and practical solutions.”
“An indispensable bridge between online learning initiatives and the IT team that supports them.”
“Excellent customer service and in-depth knowledge of learning technology.”
“Expertise and attention to detail make him a valued member of any team focused on excellence.”
“He knows Canvas inside out. I have relied on his expertise to improve my courses.”
“Quick and reliable answers, with calm support when colleagues may not always remain calm.”
“Excellent and knowledgeable support with thorough, easy-to-understand instructions.”
“Faculty were able to quickly transition to online instruction thanks to Daniel's guidance.”
“A skilled trainer and collaborator, always ready to help with efficient and effective solutions.”
“He made complex concepts easy to understand, including not just the how, but also the why.”
“Knowledgeable, supportive, responsive, and always going beyond the call of duty.”
“Expertise in course design, teaching tools, LMS LTIs, and faculty training delivered generously.”
“A trusted source of advice and support for countless faculty.”
“Known around campus as the Canvas guru, with a long list of training courses, workshops, and websites.”
“Faculty appreciate his ability to be their first and last stop for help.”
“A creative problem solver who is reliable, resourceful, and always willing to answer questions.”
“He led Canvas and technology training and support for hundreds of faculty members.”
“You email with a question, and you have an answer practically before you hit send.”
“Always thorough, thoughtful, responsive, and customer focused.”
“Patient, helpful, team oriented, goal focused, and an excellent instructional technologist.”
“Highly efficient and responsive, with communication that was respectful, professional, and accurate.”
“An expert in Canvas and always available.”
“Always available and willing to help, no matter how large or small the ask.”
“Swift solutions to technical queries, delivered with patience and kindness.”
“The guy we go to when others cannot answer the question, with rapid response to inquiries.”
“Great patience and understanding, very knowledgeable, and current with new software and programs.”
“My go-to guy for anything LMS; he has broadened my knowledge base considerably.”
“Immediate, helpful, and with a smile. A life saver for someone like me.”
“An excellent Instructional Technologist and a great colleague.”
“Created amazing documentation and training to help faculty use technology tools in the curriculum.”
“An exceptional communicator and teacher of instructional design, with practical, goal-oriented workshops.”
“Exceptional expertise, unwavering dedication, and an innovative approach to integrating technology into education.”
“Communicated client issues clearly and sent details in easy-to-understand words.”
Core Capabilities
What I build, support, and improve.
Educational Technology Strategy
Evaluating, implementing, and supporting academic technologies that strengthen teaching and learning.
User Training & Support
Creating workshops, consultations, tutorials, guides, and practical support pathways for users and educators.
AI in Teaching & Learning
Designing responsible AI resources for prompting, course design, assignment planning, and educator productivity.
LMS & Digital Learning Systems
Supporting LMS workflows, course design, LTIs, evaluation systems, and connected academic technology tools.
Accessibility & Inclusive Design
Building resources and workflows that support accessibility, ADA-aware design, Ally guidance, and readable interfaces.
Web-Based Resource Design
Designing public-facing support sites, structured knowledge hubs, and polished digital learning experiences.
Technical Documentation
Writing clear guides, process documentation, training materials, and support resources for complex tools.
Project & Process Management
Leading structured technology work across stakeholders, timelines, systems, training, and continuous improvement.
Featured Projects
Projects that connect learning, technology, design, and strategy.
Teaching with Technology
An educator-facing educational technology resource hub designed to make digital teaching tools, AI guidance, accessibility support, and practical workflows easier to discover and use.
Site architecture, content strategy, resource design, documentation, and ongoing support.
Scalable navigation, readable cards, practical pathways, and modern educator-facing UX.
Generative AI Hub
A public-facing AI teaching support hub with tool comparisons, prompting guidance, classroom strategies, custom AI tools, examples, and mission-aligned faculty resources.
AI resource strategy, content design, educator guidance, and public-facing implementation support.
Helping educators move from uncertainty to practical, responsible AI use in teaching.
AI for Effective Course Design
A graduate instructional design project that helps faculty use AI intentionally while planning courses, developing learning activities, drafting materials, and improving educator workflows. It frames AI as a practical design partner while preserving educator judgment.
Learning design framing, educator workflow mapping, AI guidance, and faculty-facing copy.
Positioning AI as a practical course design assistant while preserving pedagogical judgment.
24/7 EdTech Assistant (ETA)
A custom GPT designed as a conversational support layer for the Learning Management System, supported educational technology tools, accessibility workflows, Teaching with Technology resources, and educator & staff educational technology questions. Ask ETA any ed-technical questions you have 24/7!
Prompt architecture, support logic, conversation starters, public GPT setup, and faculty-facing AI workflow design.
Turning common support questions into clear, accessible, always-available ed-tech guidance.
WInterface™
A live command interface for exploring my complex intelligence systems and digital work.
Use the command interface or pathway controls to route through the work behind my creative mind: AI strategy, learning systems, accessibility-aware design, support architecture, workflow improvement, and human-centered technology.
A visual preview layer for featured work and support ecosystems.
Generative AI Strategy
AI Systems That Support Real Work
I design AI guidance around practical teaching, course design, prompting, productivity, and responsible adoption rather than treating AI as only a policy conversation.
Design Philosophy
The best technology support systems reduce cognitive load.
Translate complexity
Make complicated tools, policies, and workflows understandable without oversimplifying the work.
Design for repeated use
Build resources that educators & users can revisit, scan quickly, and apply in the moment they need them.
Connect innovation to practice
Position emerging technologies, including AI, as practical design tools tied to goals.
Contact
Let’s Build Something Interesting. 🎤📉
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