{"id":68,"date":"2024-02-15T22:35:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickmercaldo.com\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2024-08-25T17:14:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T16:14:44","slug":"program-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickmercaldo.com\/index.php\/program-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"68\" class=\"elementor elementor-68\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67bb750 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67bb750\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f0012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94f0012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/patrickmercaldo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/UNC-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-112\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patrickmercaldo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/UNC-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patrickmercaldo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/UNC-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/patrickmercaldo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/UNC-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/patrickmercaldo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/UNC-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/patrickmercaldo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/UNC.png 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c7da6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8c7da6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d60f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7d60f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m currently enrolled in the M.Ed. program in Learning, Design, and Technology at UNC Charlotte, delving into the fascinating world of instructional systems technology. I&#8217;m focusing on Training and Development, focusing on creating effective learning materials for different industries in the corporate setting. With a background in video &amp; audio\u00a0 production, graphic design, and motion graphics I started out my career making digital educational content for various industries. 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