FSU Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (ISLT)

MESSAGE FROM THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Curriculum: Curriculum is a frequent topic of discussion in the 3205 Suite of the Stone Building. Although our name is changing,

our core courses and competencies remain the same. We think we’ve got those right and we’re proud of our strong roots in learning

theory, systems thinking, instructional design, and performance improvement. However, as new trends and technologies have

emerged, we’ve added elective courses that address both instructional design and performance improvement issues. If you look in the

current graduate bulletin, you’ll see some new courses — Mobile Learning and Game Design help our students build their

instructional design skills in these emerging technologies. Learning & Web Analytics and Evaluation of Training focus on perform-

ance improvement issues. Web 2.0-based Learning & Performance draws upon foundations in both instructional design and perform-

ance improvement. This past spring, we even had a special topics seminar on Open Learning & MOOCs, in which our students helped

design and facilitate a four-week long MOOC. As you can see, we’re keeping current with trends and integrating a lot of technology

along the way. But it all comes back to four things: learning theory, systems thinking, instructional design, and performance

improvement.

Degree Consolidation: During the last decade, our MS program came to offer three different degree options: Instructional

Systems (IS), Open & Distance Learning (ODL), and Performance Improvement & Human Resource Development (PIHRD). We did

not end up with three degree programs by design so much as by opportunity. ODL was the original online degree program, unique

because in addition to IS courses it offered a few courses on distance learning. Of course, at this time there’s no good reason to

separate out distance learning and focus on it separately. PIHRD came to us when an MS program in HRD housed in another

department was shifted to ours. We did not have the faculty expertise to support an HRD program, so we added PI to the name and

blended the curriculum, drawing upon existing IS courses in that area. Thus, we found ourselves with three degree programs all

drawing upon the same collection of courses. The similarities across the programs reflect pragmatic issues. Students who focus in one

area, such as performance improvement, benefit from taking elective courses in instructional design. Further, our combined student

enrollments do not warrant offering additional degree-specific electives. Based on the recommendations of an external review commit-

tee, the Graduate Policy Council, and some practical issues (maintenance of three separate degree programs often requires three times

the work), we have decided to consolidate all three majors into one new major, Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies.

Note that students can take the same courses and continue to learn the exact same things they did in each of the three majors. We’re

just simplifying things administratively, particularly where enrollment counts, accreditation, and reporting are concerned.

I’m excited about these changes, which

both honor our traditions and keep us

on the forefront of our field as it

evolves. I hope you agree and will

continue to spread the good word about

our program and the robust alumni

network that await our graduates.

In this column, I’m going to focus on three interrelated issues that were addressed at the ISD@FSU40 Alumni

Conference and Reunion - our new name, the curriculum, and degree consolidation.

New Name: The program’s name is changing; we’re in the midst of that process right now and anticipate all

required media and materials will be updated in the next year. The new name is Instructional Systems and

Learning Technologies (ISLT). Why the change? We still have our program roots in instructional systems, and we

consider that term inclusive of both instructional design and performance improvement. Yet, in the last decade

another strength has emerged among our faculty - learning technologies. We wanted to communicate that

strength to the world, and updating our name is an appropriate way to do so. Some folks have asked why

performance is not in the new name. Trust me, we talked about it. We came up with options like ISPLT

(I split?) and in the end decided that adding more terms made the name cumbersome. We also felt confident that

the IS part of our name still conveys our focus on performance and systems thinking, just as it always has.

ISLT Newsletter 2014

Dr. Vanessa Dennen, Associate Professor & ISLT

Program Coordinator

Highlights of What’s Inside

IS Alumni Council 2

Faculty Accomplishments 3

Student Accomplishments 5

ISLT Awards 7

Alumni Accomplishments 8

ISD@FSU40 Highlights 9

We’re Forty— Oh My! 10

ISSA President’s Column 11

Editor: Dr. Aubteen Darabi

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Council Committees’ Activities

Recruitment: Sonny Dua, Chair

Members are assigned (19 members) to actively recruit

students at FSU and beyond.

Jobs & Mentorships: Gabrielle Gabrelli, Chair

In this coming year, over 20 mentors will be recruited to mentor students

Fundraising: Jenny Wilhelm, Chair

This committee has raised $7,370 as they contributed to the

“$40,000 in 4 Years” campaign

Curriculum Advisement: Jean-Marc Wise, Chair

Conducted a survey to assess curriculum needs and received

a 33% response rate

Alumni Relations: Sue Ebbers, Chair

This committee has managed to secure

21 committed internships for 2014-15.

10 commitments to explore corporate graduate

assistantships.

9 new Alumni Gathering locations which now include St.

Louis; Chicago; Washington D.C.; Jacksonville; New Orleans; Austin; Atlanta; Orlando; Tallahassee; Baltimore; and Space Coast.

How You Can Help? We require all hands on deck! To keep informed of our progress and ways you might be able to assist, please:

Like our ISD@FSU40 Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/535973336488478/

Join our Nole Connections LinkedIn page here: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=39669

Volunteer: If you haven’t volunteered, it’s not too late! Identify what you are interested in, and let us know.

Contact Us: If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to contact either Jim Klein ([email protected]) or Sue Ebbers ([email protected])

IS Alumni Council Retrospective: Reflecting Back,

Moving Forward

Obviously, the existing funds will not be sufficient to build on our current accomplishments and expand the offerings of the program. For IS to continue as the leading program in the field, we must collectively address a number of other challenges. We need to align the program’s class size with COE and FSU priorities with a desired mix of MS and PhD students. We also must attract high caliber PhD students by offering the prospective students with full and partial scholarships. Engagement in entrepreneurial efforts such as securing corporate graduate assistantships and providing tuition waivers, are essential to improvement of the program, attracting top talent, and expanding our online degree program. Furthermore, we need to focus on providing new opportunities for on-campus and off-campus internships so that our graduate students can develop their skills and portfolios. There is also the need to augment a tremendous faculty that is currently stretched to the maximum. In response to these challenges, we have started to move by forming a one-year Alumni Brain Trust, as an adjunct to the five committees to examine the issues and help formulate a comprehensive plan. The Trust will meet on a monthly basis, with discussions actively facilitated in-between meetings to support this initiative. We anticipate that the generated recommendations will serve to strongly inform the five-year (or three- year perhaps) strategic plan that we develop in April 2015.

Future Directions

The ISD Alumni council was formed in 2006 by Dr. Robert Reiser, then IS faculty member and currently College of Education

Associate Dean for Research. The council’s mission was defined as: To improve the quality of the Instructional

Systems & Learning Technologies (ISLT) Program and the services that the program provides to students, alumni, and other

constituencies. Through its five committees, the council provides mentorships, scholarship fundraising, jobs and internships,

and alumni gatherings in various cities within the US. These activities provide students with a rich school experience and a

community of academics and practitioners with whom they can connect after graduation. With the council sponsorship, each

year in April IS alumni return to FSU to meet students and support their efforts. This gathering provides the

opportunity for the council to meet annually to discuss the vision for the subsequent year.

Last year, after his successful service as Alumni Relations Committee Chair and the de-facto President of the Alumni Council,

Chris Lansiti stepped down, and I got the opportunity to serve in his position. Little did I know that Jim Klein had planned

to tap the Alumni Relations Committee to spearhead the “ISD@FSU40” conference the following April! Having a very suc-

cessful conference behind us, we are now pushing an aggressive agenda in preparation for our April 2015 annual meeting. We

intend to use this gathering and develop a long-term strategic plan. I would like to alert you that this will include fundraising!

With what we already had in the council’s fund, plus what we added, over the next year, we must raise approximately $16,000.

INVITED KEYNOTE

Shute, V. J. (2014, April). Stealth

a s s e s s m e n t i n g a m e s :

Using model-based tools to assess

understanding and provide the

basis for learning support. Invited

address at NCME 2014, April 4-6,

2014, Philadelphia, PA.2.

Shute, V. J. (2013, July). Stealth

assessment in games: Why, what,

& how? Keynote address at the

Educational Data Mining (EDM)

conference, July 6-9, 2013, Mem-

phis, TN.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Shute, V. J., Ventura, M., Small,

M., et al. (2012-2013). Newton’s

Playground: Computer-based 2d

physics game. Tallahassee, FL:

Florida State University. Game

downloadable here: http://

www.empiricalgames.org

SAGE ON THE STAGE!

Our faculty continue to make an impact by sharing their knowledge, wisdom and expertise in the field. As in the previous years, they contributed numerous publications to top journals, presented at reputed conferences, were invited key-note speakers, and won new and continuing grants along with several awards, acco-lades, and honors this past year.

Publications & Presentations

Faculty’s Select Accomplishments

Darabi, A., Liang, X., Suryavanshi, R. & Yurekli,

H. (2013). Effectiveness of Online Discussion

Strategies: A Meta-Analysis, American

Journal of Distance Education, 27, 28-241

Darabi, A. & Jin, L. (2013). Improving the quality

of online discussion: the effects of strategies

designed based on cognitive load theory prin-

ciples, Distance Education, 34 (1), pp.21-36

Darabi, A. & Jin, L. (2013). Quality of Online

Discussion and Learners’ Cognitive Load.

Presented in World Conference on EdMedia,

Association for the Advancement of Comput-

ing in Education (AACE), Victoria, BC, June

23-28.

Dennen, V. P. (2013). Activity design and instruc-

tion in online learning. In M. G. Moore (Ed.),

Handbook of Distance Education (pp. 282-

298). New York: Routledge.

Dennen, V. P., & Hoadley, C. (2013). The design

of collaborative learning through computer

support. In C. Chan, C. A. Chinn, C.

Hmelo-Silver & A. M. O'Donnell (Eds.), The

international handbook of collaborative learn-

ing (pp. 389-402). New York: Taylor and

Francis.

Jeong, A. C. (2014). Sequentially analyzing and

modeling causal mapping processes that

produce high versus low causal

understanding. In Ifenthaler, D., & Hanewald,

R. (Eds.), Digital Knowledge Maps in

Education: Technology Enhanced Support for

Teachers and Learners (pp. 239-252).

Springer, New York NY.

Jeong, A. C. (2014). Chapter 15: Interaction and

communication II - quantitative investiga-

tions. In Olaf Zawacki-Richter, & Terry

Anderson (Eds.), Online Distance Education -

Towards a Research Agenda (pp. 11). Atha-

basca University Press, Edmonton, Canada.

Ke, F. (2014). An implementation of design-based

learning through creating educational com-

puter games: A case study on mathematics

learning during design and computing. Com-

puters & Education, 73, 26-39.

Ke, F., & Im, T.* (2014). A case study on collec-

tive cognition and operation in team-based

computer game design by middle-school

children. International Journal of Technology

and Design Education, 24(2), 187-201

Ke, F., Im, T.*, Xue, X.*, Xu, X.*, Kim, N.*, &

Lee, S*. (2014). The experience of adult fa-

cilitators in a virtual-reality-based social inter-

action program for children with autism: A

phenomenological Inquiry. Journal of Special

Education, DOI:10.1177/0022466913498773

Ke, F., & Im, T.* (2013). Virtual-reality-based

social interaction training for children with

high functioning autism. Journal of Educa-

tional Research, 106(6), 441-461.

Ke, F. (2013). Computer-game-based tutoring of

mathematics. Computers & Education, 60(1),

448-457.

Ke, F. (2013). Online interaction arrangements on

quality of online interactions performed by

diverse learners across disciplines. The Inter-

net and Higher Education, 16, 14-22.

Ke, F., & Zhu, L. (2013). Role of web-based

technologies in framing teaching presence. In

Rosemary Luckin, Sadhana Puntambekar,

Peter Goodyear, Barbara L Grabowski,

Joshua Underwood, & Niall Winters (Eds.),

Handbook of Design in Educational Technol-

ogy (pp. 358-369). New York, NY:

Routledge.

Klein, J. D. & Jun, S. (2014). Skills for instruc-

tional design professionals. Performance

Improvement, 53(2), 41-46.

Klein, J. D. & Reiser, R. A. (2014). Suggestions

for structuring a research article. Journal of

Computing in Higher Education, 26(1), 22-

38.

Wilson, R. D., Klein, J.D., & Hagler, D. A. (2014).

Computer-based or human patient simulation-

based case analysis: Which works better for

teaching diagnostic reasoning skills? Nursing

Education Perspectives, 35(1), 14-18.

Richey, R. C., & Klein, J. D. (2014). Design and

development research. In J. M. Spector, M. D.

Merrill, J. Elen, & Bishop, M. J. (Eds.),

Handbook of Research for Educational Com-

munications and Technology (4th Edition).

New York: Springer, 141-150.

Klein, J. D. (2014, April). Design and development

research: A rose by another name? Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the

American Educational Research Associa-

tion, Philadelphia, PA.

Klein, J. D. (2013, September). Design and devel-

opment research: A rose by another name?

Presented at the AERA Design-Based Re-

search Conference, Athens, GA.

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CONTRACTS & GRANTS

Darabi, A (Co-PI): USAID

Science, Technology, Research

and Innovation for Development

Program (STRIDE), A four-year

collaboration with the Research

Triangle Institute to realign the

Philippines’ higher education

curriculum and improve the

r e s e a r c h c a p a c i t y a n d

qualifications of the faculty to re-

spond to the job market

demands for qualified graduates

of science and technology. The

activit ies are funded for

$1.2 million.

Shute, V. J. (PI): Game-based

assessment of problem solving

skill. Funded via contract from the

Institute of Play (GlassLab). Total

award: $111, 928(Jan 2014 - Dec

2014)

Shute, V. J. (PI). Affective states

and learning in Newton’s

Playground. Sub-contract from the

larger award to McGill University

funded by the SSHRC. Total sub-

contract annually CAD 22,479

(April 2013 –March 2015)

Ke, F. (PI), Shute, V., Erlebacher,

G., Ventura, M., & Clark, K. EXP:

"Earthquake Rebuild" – Mathe-

matical Thinking and Learning via

Architectural Design and Model-

ing. National Science Foundation.

Total award $549, 937 (Aug 2013–

Jul 2016).

Ke, F. (PI), Qi, Cathy H. Virtual-

Reality-Based Social Skills Train-

ing for Children with High Func-

tioning Autism. Spencer Founda-

tion Total award $468, 594 (Aug

2014—Jul 2017).

Faculty’s Select Accomplishments cont’d... Publications & Presentations

Qiang, W., & Klein, J. D. (2013, October). Effects of

podcasts and learning styles on language profi-

ciency and attitudes. Paper presented at the

annual meeting of the Association for Educa-

tional Communications and Technology, Ana-

heim, CA.

Shute, V. J. & Wang, L. (2013). Measuring problem

solving skills in Portal 2. Paper presented at

CELDA (Cognition and Exploratory Learning

in Digital Age), Oct. 22-24, 2013, Ft. Worth,

TX.

Shute, V. J., Ventura, M., & Small, M. (2013,

April). Analyzing performance data in Newton's

Playground. Paper presented at NCME

(National Council on Measurement in Educa-

tion) in the symposium, Advances in Analysis

of Process Data from Game-Based Assessments

(K. DiCerbo, Chair), April 27-May 1, 2013, San

Francisco, CA.

Shin, H. S., & Jeong, A. C. (2013,

October). Modeling and visualizing causal

mapping processes that achieve deep causal

understanding and systems thinking. Paper

presented at Association of Educational Com-

munications and Technology conference, Asso-

ciation of Educational Communications and

Technology, Anaheim, CA. (National)

Shute, V. J., & Ventura, M. (2013). Measuring and

supporting learning in games: Stealth assess-

ment. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

Shute, V. J., Ventura, M., & Kim, Y. J. (2013). As-

sessment and learning of informal physics in

Newton’s Playground. The Journal of Educa-

tional Research, 106, 423-430.

Shute, V. J., Ventura, M., & Torres, R. (2013). For-

mative evaluation of students at Quest to Learn.

International Journal of Learning and Media, 4

(1), 55-69.

Shute, V. J., Ventura, M., Kim, Y. J., & Wang, L.

(2014). Video games and learning. In W.G.

Tierney, Z.B. Corwin, T. Fullerton & G.

Ragusa (Eds.). Postsecondary play: The role of

games and social media in higher education (pp.

217-235). Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins Press.

Shute, V. J., Ventura, M., Small, M., & Goldberg, B.

( 2 0 1 3 ) . M o d e l i n g s t u d e n t

competencies in video games using stealth

assessment. In R. Sottilare, X. Hu, A. Graesser,

& H. Holden (Eds.), Design recommendations

for adaptive intelligent tutoring systems:

Learner modeling (Volume 1) (pp. 143-152).

Washington, DC: Army Research Laboratory.

Shute, V. J., & Kim, Y. J. (2013). Formative and

stealth assessment. In J. M. Spector, M. D.

Merrill, J. Elen, & M. J. Bishop (Eds.), Hand-

book of Research on Educational

Communications and Technology (4th Edition).

New York, NY: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,

Taylor & Francis Group.

AWARDS & HONORS

Dr. James D. Klein

Awarded the 2013 Presidential Service Award for six years as Featured

Research Coordinator, Association for Educational Communications

and Technology (AECT).

Dr. Valerie J. Shute

Recognized as a Significant Contributor to the Field of Educational

Technology in a featured article (Jan-Feb 2014) by L. McCalla & T.

Reeves in Educational Technology

Awarded the Innovator Award from the FSU Office of Commercializa-

tion and FSU Research Foundation for Newton’s Playground software

Dr. Vanessa P. Dennen

Recipient of Award for Excellence in Online Course Design from FSU's

Office of Distance Learning (ODL)

Received the Inaugural Graduate Teaching Award from FSU College of

Education (COE)

Taught Social Media for Online Learning MOOC (SMOOC), the first

MOOC at FSU

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WINNER TAKES IT ALL!

Our students continue to

excel! Several of them made

the most of the opportunities

and won awards and

accolades both nationally and

internationally!

PUBLICATIONS & PROCEEDINGS

Wang, C.X., Chen, H., Qiang, W.,

Cui, G., Chen, X., & Zhang, Z.

(2014). Innovate, Integrate and

Communicate: Commenting and

reflecting on 2013 AECT

International Convention. Journal

of Distance Education, 32 (1), 3-17.

Qiang, W., & Ke, F. (2013). Using

Virtual World Lego to Develop

Fraction Understanding. The

Game, Learning, and Society

Conference 9.0 Proceedings, Game

Learning Society, 536-537.

APEX AWARD

Monica Surrency won two Blackboard

Catalyst Exemplary Course Awards, including

one for the inaugural Massive Open Online

Course (MOOC): The Human Factor in

Aviation as the Lead Instructional

Designer. Monica was also the Lead Presenter

for The Human Factor in MOOCing at

the Sloan-C Emerging Technologies for Online

Learning International Symposium in April held

in Dallas, Texas this year. The presentation won

the Best in Track award for the Open Education

Category. Monica shared both the awards with

co-presenters Shannon Field and Helen

Anderson. Monica is a Masters student in

Instructional Systems and will be graduating this

Fall majoring in Open and Distance Learning.

PhD candidate Iskandria Masduki

(Instructional Design Coordinator) along

with two PhD students Aditya Joshi

(Instructional Designer), and Lea Ann

Gates (Instructional Designer) from the

FSU Center for Information Management

and Educational Services (CIMES), were

the recipients of the 2014 APEX award

in the Education & Training

Electronic Media category for Project

Traffic Forecasting, a Web-Based

Training Course produced for the Florida

Department of Transportation. The Award

for Publication Excellence (APEX) is

national and includes corporate, non-

profit, and independent organizations.

Project Traffic Forecasting automatically

tracks performance based on different

traffic forecasting competencies. The

project utilized various research methods

to Identify these competencies utilizing

real-world scenarios and task-centered

activities. The team also used virtual char-

acters as training mentors, animation,

and software simulations.

AFAP BEST PAPER AWARD

BLACKBOARD CATALYST AWARD

Sabine Peters was the co-author

of a conference paper titled A

Review of Fingerprint

Image Pre-processing that

was presented at the AFAP

Conference on Current and Emerging Technology, Science and Engineering on 8 March, 2014 in

Batam, Indonesia. The paper won the Best Paper award at the conference. Sabine is a third year

PhD candidate in the program. She successfully defended her dissertation prospectus in early

Spring this year. Her dissertation is titled Exploring the Effectiveness of a Collaborative

Assessment Preparation Strategy with Immediate Feedback in an Intensive Adult

English as a Second Language Classroom. Sabine did not miss one single moment of the

ISD@FSU40. She clicked approx. 1200 pictures during the two-and-a-half day event !!

Student Accomplishments

AECT NOV. 2014!

PhD candidate Alison Moore has been assisting Dr. Robert Reiser in developing and organizing a Presidential Session on Grant Opportunities in the Field of Educational Technology (exact title to be announced).

Alison Moore will submit th e r esu lts of h er apprenticeship study with Dr. James D. Klein, titled Informal Learning and National Culture: A Survey of Graduate Education Students

L to R: Shannon, Monica, and Helen

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PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS

Lea Ann Gates presented a

paper titled Yikes! My Institution

Adopted a LMS at the Sloan Inter-

national Conference on Online

Learning in November 2013 held

at the Walt Disney World Swan and

Dolphin Resort - Lake Buena Vista,

FL

Bong, J., & Dai, Z. (2014, April).

Cooperative learning strategy and

motivation in higher education.

P o s t e r p r e s e n t e d a t t h e

ISD@FSU40 2014 Alumni

Conference and Reunion, Tallahas-

see, FL

Joo, M., & Bong, J. (2014, April).

Mobile self-regulation support

tool. Poster presented at the

I S D@ FS U 4 0 2 01 4 A lu mn i

Conference and Re-union, Talla-

hassee, FL

Lee, E., & Bong. J. (2013,

November). Own it, Learn it, &

Share it: A design framework for

s t u d e n t - c e n t e r e d l e a r n i n g

environments. Poster session

presented at the 2013 AECT

International Convention Anaheim,

CA.

Robert Reiser, Alison Moore,

and Weinan Zhao presented a

poster titled Design and evaluation

of an innovative tool for

identifying research funding op-

portunities at the 2013 AECT Inter-

national Convention in Anaheim,

CA

Qiang, W., & Klein, J. D. (2013,

October). Effects of Podcasts and

Learning Styles on Language

Proficiency and Attitudes. Paper

presented at the Annual Meeting of

the Association for Educational

Communications and Technology

(AECT), Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2013,

Anaheim, CA

IS APP FOR US! PhD student Taehyeong Lim decided

to take his KSA’s learned in the Mobile

Learning class offered last Spring to the

next level by developing an IS App for

us. One of the assignments in the class

was to design a prototype of a mobile app.

He thought it would be great if we have a

mobile app for our program. Dr. Dennen,

the course instructor, encouraged him to

realize the idea. Taehyeong was a little bit

apprehensive because the he had no

relevant skills to make it real. But, with

Dr. Dennen’s encouragement and

support, he started to learn iOS

development for the IS App. He

released the app in March this year and

felt honored to present and showcase the

IS Ap p a t th e ISD@ FSU 40

Conference. Taehyeong is currently

working on Android version for the app

which he says is — “Coming soon!”

The IS APP for iOS can be downloaded

FREE from the iTunes store here —

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fsu-is-

app/id838726778

SMOOC!

PhD student Jiyae Bong was the lead

assi sta nt in the design and

delivery of Social Media for Active

Learning MOOC (SMOOC), a professional

development MOOC offered on

Blackboard CourseSites. She was part of a

team that included 17 graduate students

from the program who served as TAs for

the course.

Student Accomplishments cont’d...

SMOOC Team (L to R): Fabrizio,

Dr. Dennen, Jiyae, and Wei

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ReSourcePro INTERNSHIP 2014 Phd student Zhongrui Yao recently completed her internship at Resource Pro in

Qingdao, China this summer. As an intern, she took on multiple roles. She was

responsible for assessing training needs of new hires; creating a design document;

developing online training modules and

training workshops; and marketing online

courses to employees and other companies.

Zhongrui developed an online training

module using Articulate storyline, and the

animation production website Goanimate. The module includes animation videos to

engage the learner. She was also responsible for coming up with ideas for marketing

and animation using Goanimate; design of a visually appealing poster, and communica-

tion to all employees. Zhongrui is excited about her internship experience and says that,

“I've extended my knowledge base about the trends of technology, training methods,

and training principles in training industry in the past years through the training

magazine, books in the department library, and ASTD learning materials. “

OUTSTANDING!

In April 2014, the 27th annual

ISLT Awards were presented

at the FSU Alumni Center. The

event is held each year to

acknowledge and celebrate

outstanding achievements of

the ISLT students and alumni.

The awards this year kicked-off

the two-and-a-half day, April

23-25, ISD@FSU40 event

celebrations commemorating

the glorious past and history of

the ISLT program in the last

40 years.

2013-2014 ISLT Awards

Dr. Darabi presenting Outstanding Alumnus award to Dr. Ingrid Geurra-Lopez

ABOUT THE AWARDS

Eight awards presented

annually to students and

alumni. The awards are funded

by:

Gagne Briggs Fund

Masoner Fund

Ruby Diamond Fund

Large award plaques are on

display in the IS Suite

Gagne/Briggs Outstanding Doctoral Student

Eligibility: Enrolled in the PhD program during 2013-14

Criteria: Quality of academic performance and service; extent of involvement in research and professional activities

Award: $250 plus plaque

Winner: Yoon Jeon Kim

Liliana Muhlman Masoner Outstanding International Student Award

Eligibility: International student enrolled during 2013-14

Criteria: Quality of academic performance and service; extent of involvement in research and professional activities

Award: $500 plus plaque

Winner: Jiyae Bong

Gagne Briggs Outstanding Masters Student Award

Eligibility: Enrolled in a distance program during 2013-14

Criteria: Quality of performance and service in program

Award: $250 plus plaque

Winner: Julie Rahman

Gagne Briggs Outstanding Distance Student Award

Eligibility: Enrolled in a distance program during 2013-14

Criteria: Quality of performance in program

Award: $250 plus plaque

Winner: Monica Surrency

Gagne Briggs Outstanding Student Service Award

Eligibility: Enrolled during 2013-14

Criteria: Amount and quality of service

Award: $250 plus plaque

Winners: Shuang Hao & Wei Qiang

ACCOMPLISHED!

Our alumni continue to shine! Many IS alumni participated in the ISD@FSU40 Conference & Reunion and made it a grand success! We had a total of ten 99 second presentations; 30 concurrent ; and speed coaching sessions. In fact, we had a total of 200 attendees, 89 presenters and co-facilitators, a majority of whom included our alumni as presenters. The alumni shared their success stories and gave tips for future advancement, growth, and excellence in our field.

2013-2014 ISLT Awards Contd.

Dr. Lisa McNeal’s vignette about collaboration

and Moodle was published in Digital Tools for

Qualitative Research (Paulus, Lester, &

Dempster, 2013). Dr. McNeal is an instructional

developer and adjunct instructor at Appalachian

State University in Boone, North Carolina. Her

research interests include feminist theory,

leadership theory, gender and technology,

technological objects, and qualitative research

methods. Dr. Lisa McNeal is a ISLT alumna (MS,

Instructional Systems, 2007) and a PhD in

Educational Leadership from Appalachian State

University (2013)

Alumni Accomplishments DIGITAL TOOLS FOR RESEARCH

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Ruby Diamond Future Professor Award

Eligibility: Doctoral student interested in career in higher education

Criteria: Quality of academic performance and service; extent of involvement in research and professional activities

Award: $500 in travel support to present at a conference

Winners: Fabrizio Fornara & Taehyeong Lim

Gagne Briggs Outstanding Alumnus Award

Winner: Dr. Ingrid Guerra-Lopez

Robert A. Reiser Outstanding Alumni Service Award (New)

Inaugural Recipients: Dr. Suzanne J. Ebbers & Cathy Tencza

L to R: Jiyae; Fabrizio; Dr. Dennen; Monica; Shuang; and Taehyeong

“Oh, hey, let’s get a picture of all those who took Bob Gagne’s class in 1985!”

THANK YOU!

T h e s p i r i t o f c o l l e g i a l i t y , t h e combination of reunion and professional development, and the top-notch logistics were because of the efforts of our leadership team: Anne Mendenhall: Sponsorships Melissa Mackal, Chris Keeney, and Kay

Richardson: Social media,

communication and online registration

Rob Lengacher and Anchalee

Ngampornchai: On-site registration and

volunteers.

Lisa Wubbena: Graphic design

Bob Reiser: Faculty coordination

Darren Brooks: Help securing facilities

Marcy Driscoll: COE support

Vanessa Dennen: Wednesday reception

Yasin Yalcin: Volunteer recruitment

Sabine Peters: Conference photography

& go-to support

The list goes on! In fact, the majority of participants were very actively involved in the event in one way or another, so it was like a massive crowd-sourced professional eventapalooza.

WE DID IT!

Among the ro ug hly 200

attendees, there were 35

sponsors who had donated

anywhere from $100 to $3,000

for the event. There were 89

presenters or co-facilitators.

There were about 30 volunteers,

organized by a leadership team

of 10. There were a dozen or so

renowned current and former

faculty members. There were

alumni from every decade of the

program’s existence mingling with

current and future students…

what an incredible group of

people to make it a

success!!

I'd like to share my favorite moment from ISD@FSU40: A Professional Development Conference and Reunion.

On Thursday, a capacity crowd enjoyed dinner, an auction (won by Doretta Gordon and Patricia Stith), awards, and a kajillion group selfies in the University Center banquet room.

At about 9:00, we were invited to adjourn to the terrace for live music, dessert, and after-dinner drinks. I was worried. Would people take the change in venue as a cue to leave for the evening? I hoped at least a few people would choose to visit the terrace.

Myself? I lingered in the ballroom, chatting and waiting for the last people to file out. Then, I headed upstairs. As I opened the terrace door, I was met by a WALL of laughter and energy. The place was packed, and nobody seemed to be in any rush to leave. Alumni and professors from every decade of the program's existence mingled with current and future students. Music played. The stadium glowed in the dusk. It was magical.

The event was fueled by a mix of shared passions and diverse backgrounds. We shared a love of learning, theory, craft, and our ISLT Program. We were all instructional designers at heart, even though some were students, others were retired, and the rest were in a range of amazing career paths.

The conference program was also a mix-of the traditional (sessions, keynotes, panels) and the innovative (99-second presentations, speed coaching, and a breakfast of champions). Plus lots of breaks for meals, cupcakes, and networking. And after expenses, we collectively contributed $14,000 to the ISLT Student Scholarship fund, which will ensure that we continue to attract and enroll the best and the brightest.

In the end, my favorite memories are the faces of old and new friends, and the enduring feeling I have is gratitude. We are ISLT@FSU, and we are phenomenal.

By Cathy Tencza, IS alumnus and co-organizer

ISD@FSU40 Highlights

“My favorite memories of the event are the faces of old friends and new ones, and the lingering feeling I have is one of gratitude to all these people.”

“Co-chairs Sue Ebbers, Jim Klein, and I were supported by enthusiasm and expertise on every front.”

We are ISLT@FSU, and we are phenomenal!! - Cathy Tencza 9

We Are Forty—Oh My! FRAMED!

It was indeed a great privilege,

honor, and a pleasure to see, hear

and meet the giants of our field for

real!!

Sabine Peters made the event

truly memorable and extra

special by making the attendees at

the ISD@FSU40 conference

“visible” and making their

presence felt for some great

everlasting memories. She did not

blink or miss a blink!

Sabine clicked approx. 1200

pictures during the two-and-half-

day event! These are available on

the Facebook link especially

created for the event — https://

w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /

groups/535973336488478/

2014 ISD@FSU40 Conference & Reunion, April 23-25,

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2014 ISD@FSU40 Conference: 200 attendees, 89 presenters & co-

facilitators, $31,325 in sponsorships!

Potluck at Dr. Shute’s house

It has been another busy year for ISSA. Just like last year, we

have held various activities for our students. We are proud to

report our team has also grown this year. We are continually

working to improve the functions of ISSA to meet the needs

of our students. The success of ISSA is thanks mainly to our

wonderful IS program and its wonderful students. Here are

the annual highlights:

Social Events:

El Jalisco: We held a social event at a local Mexican

restaurant. As the first event of this year, our goal was to

provide a casual environment for students to get to know

each other.

101 Restaurant: We held another Get Together social event

in April. It was another fun event for current and new

students.

Potluck: The annual potluck picnic for Spring 2014 was held

in March. As one of our ISSA traditions, the potluck picnic is

the event where all students from different years can meet

each other, and share their common stories and share their

cultures and food. It is also a great opportunity for students

to get to know their professors outside of the classroom. Dr.

Val Shute graciously opened her home to IS students and

faculty. We had over 60 people attend this event, with various

food and delicacies from all over the world.

ISD@FSU40: Although we were not the event organizers,

we helped in the preparation and operation of this event. It

was truly a great event, and we are proud that we could

contribute to it.

Fall 2014: ISSA is a actively planning the activities for the

coming Fall semester. One thing we are planning to do is to

bring back the Student Mentor Program. This is a one-to-one

program, where a 3rd year student can be the mentor for a 1st

year student, to help the incoming IS students on his or her

new study life at FSU. Besides these activities, ISSA also

made a few changes to adapt to the needs of students:

1. Involving MS Students: We decided to involve more

Master’s degree and certificate students in the ISSA

activities. As integral part of the IS program, these stu-

dents are just as important as others. We want to make

every IS student feel like they belong to our program,

and make sure they are happy to be part of IS family.

2. Social Media Use: We decided to advertise ISSA

through social media. We started to use our Facebook

group page as a tool to announce upcoming events and to

answer new student queries. We also started

distributing flyers in our department.

3. Building Life-long Relationships: We want to

develop ISSA to become a more friendly association

where students are more like friends to each other rather

than just classmates. We want to help IS students to

establish life-long relationships, which can benefit them

even after their graduation. We started working on these

changes, but we still have a long way to go, and can only

succeed with the participation, help, and support from

our IS students, faculty, and alumni.

Finally, I also want to use this opportunity to thank every

member on the ISSA Board this year. It has been a great

year for ISSA, and everyone on the Board did a

wonderful job to make it possible.

IS Student Association President’s Column

BUSINESS AS USUAL

ISSA BOARD MEMBERS

President: Wei Qiang

Vice President: Sabine Peters

Treasurer: Zhaihuan Dai

Secretary: Ji Yae Bong

Public Relations: Casey Campbell & Julie Rahaman

Social Events Coordinator: Fabrizio Fornara

Web Admin: Harold Stephenson & Nefertiti Gaudig

Operator: Francisca Marshall

Alumni Relations Coordinator: Filiz Aktan

Wei Qiang, Students Association (ISSA) President

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