Berlin Fang (M.S., 2005), Director of Instructional Design at Abilene Christian University, received more than his Masters degree from IDD&E. He took with him the sage advice and voices of several faculty members. Berlin shares these words of wisdom in his columns found at http://www.wise-qatar.org/berlin-fang . Recognize These: “If technology...
Articles for June 2017
SPOTLIGHT: Robert Davila
Robert Davila, Ph.D. (1972), was one of the first graduates of what is now IDD&E at Syracuse University. Dr. Davila’s career illustrates the vast opportunities that a degree in instructional design offers. His contributions in classrooms, board rooms, and government offices have impacted the education of decades of students....
Bolds Defends Dissertation, Creates and Chairs Session at AERA
Tashera Bolds, Doctoral Student As the Graduate Student Committee Co-Chair of AERA Division C: Learning and Instruction, Tashera Bolds created and chaired a session titled, “Public Scholarship through Community Engagement: A Landscape for Educational Equity, Opportunity, and Access.” The session highlighted scholars whose innovative work emphasized engaged public scholarship....
Bull Shares Her Recent Professional Achievements
Karen Zannini Bull Presentation: • Bull, K. Z., Campbell, J., Heitzman, A., Newell, K., Sitzes, J., & Uranis, J. (March 2017). Balancing work, family and a terminal degree: Completion strategies for professional development professionals. Presented at the University Partners for Continuing Education Association, Chicago, IL. Appointed as a Board...
Cheng Presents Study at AERA
Jiaming Cheng, Doctoral Student Jiaming Cheng has presented her study “Social Network Analysis of student-student interaction in a blog activity of an online course” at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association at San Antonio, 2017. It is her second time to present at AERA. Her study explored...
Zhang Shares Recent Publications
Lili Zhang, Doctoral Student (Fall, 2017) Zhang, L., Li, W. (2016). The gamification of MOOCs. China Information Technology Education, 13. Zhang, L., Liu, Y., Tang, H. (2016). Comparative-effectiveness research of two types of smart bilingual subtitles. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 8 Zhang, L. (2017). Misuse of gamification...
Hall Presents Multiple Studies at AERA Conference
Jacob Hall, Doctoral Student Jacob (Jake) did multiple presentations in 2017. In the AERA Conference, Jake presented a study titled as “A Case Study of Flipping a Technology Integration Course with the First Principles of Instruction”. He was also the second presenter on the study which was titled as...
Research Study: A Qualitative Study of Asynchronous Online Discussion in a Graduate Level Online Course
Tianxiao Yang, Doctoral Student Tianxiao is conducting a study titled as A Qualitative Study of Asynchronous Online Discussion in a Graduate Level Online Course. This study is to investigate how students facilitated asynchronous online discussion differently in a graduate level online course, how students engaged in conversations with each...
Research Study: Graduate Students’ Perceived Value of Learning Resources in Learning the Content in an Online Course
Mary Wilhelm-Chapin, Doctoral Student Mary is conducting a study titled as Graduate Students’ Perceived Value of Learning Resources in Learning the Content in an Online Course. This descriptive pilot study is aimed at understanding how students interact and engage with learning resources to help them learn course content. Graduate...
Research Study: An Investigative Study of the Effectiveness of Research Education Methods and Make a Contribution to Educational Tools That Enhance Knowledge and Learning of Research Design and Methodology
Abdulrahman Rashed Alogaily, Doctoral Student Abdulrahman is conducting a study titled as An Investigative Study of the Effectiveness of Research Education Methods and Make a Contribution to Educational Tools That Enhance Knowledge and Learning of Research Design and Methodology. The proposed study would develop and test the effectiveness of...
Research Study: A Qualitative Study of Self-Regulated Learning and Learning Resource Use in an Online Spanish Course
Christopher David Hromalik, Doctoral Student Chris is conducting a study titled as A Qualitative Study of Self-Regulated Learning and Learning Resource Use in an Online Spanish Course. This study investigates how students at a community college self-regulate their learning during the use of the learning resources of an online...
“Research to Make a Difference” Webinar with Dr. Charles Reigeluth
by Mary Wilhelm-Chapin In April several doctoral students and faculty members met to listen to an AECT sponsored webinar with Dr. Charles Reigeluth. Dr. Reigeluth shared his thoughts and strategies on research methods and methodology decisions. A useful takeaway was his catch phrase “research to prove or research to...
Lunch at Dosa Grill
In May, the faculty and current PhD students went for a lunch together at an Indian buffet, Dosa Grill. They discussed professional and general topics, reflected on the past academic year, and celebrated research achievements. Jake was yet to become a father of a second child, and Ye was...
Happy Summer from the Chair!
By: Jing Lei It has been another exciting and productive academic year for us at SU and for our alumni all around the world. We are so glad to see the exciting projects that our alumni are engaged in, to hear about your success stories, and to know that...
SPOTLIGHT: Philip Doughty, Pr. Emeritus {VIDEO}
In our first faculty spotlight, IDD&E doctoral student Yuri Pavlov visited Philip Doughty. Philip Doughty is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation at Syracuse University. After his retirement in 2008, Phil has been a welcome guest for the students of the IDE 712 class every...
Edmonds Recognized with Chancellor’s Citation
Jerry Edmonds IDD&E alumnus Jerry Edmonds, Ph.D., was recognized at the One University Awards in Hendricks Chapel on April 25, 2017. He received a diploma for outstanding contributions to the student experience and university initiatives. Jerry holds a position of the Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs and is the...
Shipee Presents at First AR in Action Summit at MIT
Micah Shipee Work place: Liverpool Central Schools and EdTechTeam In January (2017) I attended the first AR in Action Summit at MIT. The summit brought augmented reality (AR) focused professionals from multiple industries into one place. I was privileged to have the opportunity to give a short lecture/demo: https://goo.gl/f8wSNW
Ruzanna TopChyan Published in KM&EL
Ruzanna TopChyan Topchyan, R. (2016). Does social presence relate to knowledge sharing in virtual learning teams? Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal (KM&EL), 8(4), 646-660.
Pastrich Takes Position as Instructional Designer at ISO Solutions
Rachel Pastrich Masters in IDD&E, May 2016 Workplace: Instructional Designer at ISO Solutions Rachel works as an Instructional Designer at ISO Solutions, a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics. In her current job, she designs and develops courses for insurance customers. She oversees her projects from start to finish: analyzing, outlining, storyboarding,...
Leigh Tolley Announces Acceptance of New Position
Leigh Tolley Work place: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Hello! I’m Leigh M. Tolley, and I earned my Ph.D. in IDD&E in 2016. Since August 2016, I have been a Visiting Assistant Professor, Secondary Education in the department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI) in the College of Education...
