Dr. Randy Anita Rutledge, The Online Adjunct
Founder and Managing Director
Teaching and mentoring adult learners are her passion. She has over 20 years of experience in public, private, government, and academic industries.
Dr. Rutledge developed over 20 online courses for multiple Universities, taught over 2000 online students, and mentored over 1500 students in various online courses, including Health Informatics, Clinical Decision Support, Telehealth, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Intro to Data Science, Intro to Machine Learning, and Data Management.
Dr. Rutledge has an Advanced Certification in Online Course Design & Delivery from Mercer University, Atlanta, GA.
She is also a US ARMY VETERAN (MOS: Personnel )
Story Behind The Online Adjunct
I developed my first training course in 1996 when both my children were in high school. At that time, the Board of Education issued a policy stipulating all students must pass the High School Exit Exam to receive their diploma. Otherwise, they would receive a document stating their attendance.
Student Frustration
You can imagine the frustration. After attending four years of high school, students could walk away with a record of attendance, instead of a diploma. Think about it, senior students were already accepted to college with full academic scholarships. Moreover, athletic students had also received scholarships.
Instead of joining the crowd of frustation, I contacted the Board of Education to see what I could do about the exam. The contact mentioned a document, which included sample questions for all testing sections (English, Reading, Math, and Social Studies). I purchased a copy.
Solving The Problem
I reviewed the document, designed a study course for my children and their friends. I met with them for 4-6 weeks on Saturdays. I coached and mentored them on each subject and gave them a copy of the sample tests. I graded each test and revisited areas that needed more review. Both my children and all of their friends passed the High School Exit Exam on the first attempt, approximately 20 students.
My First Small Business
The word rang out in the community that I was working with students to pass the exit exam. I opened my first small business "Good Information" and began coaching and mentoring high school students to pass their High School Exit Exam. Everything pretty much evolved from there.
Now, I help clients create online courses using my Course Creation Blueprint.