Summary
John Hartley is a seasoned instructional technologist and IT specialist with 12 years in higher-education technology and over three decades of hands-on multimedia, web and app development experience. At Alabama Cooperative Extension System he has led Canvas LMS and Catalog administration, mobile hybrid app projects, and online course production while ensuring accessibility and GDPR compliance. He blends instructional design, front-end HTML/CSS, and multimedia tools (Articulate, Camtasia, Adobe CC, H5P, Panopto) with practical UX testing and QA to deliver learner-centered digital experiences. A longtime web practitioner who built a PHP-based templating CMS for statewide use and introduced WordPress to ACES, he pairs institutional knowledge with continuous R&D into XR and emerging technologies. Active in campus design and accessibility committees and a repeat presenter and board member at NETC, he’s as comfortable mentoring teams as he is shipping production systems. Off the record he signs GitHub as “jd” and enjoys puns, hinting at a personable, creative approach to technical work.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Indian Springs School
Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA), Graphic/Multimedia Design, Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA), Graphic/Multimedia Design at Auburn University
English, French