Read a joint message from the IDD&E Faculty and browse stories that were included in the Fall 2021 IDD&E Spotlight newsletter.
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IDD&E Welcomed New Students in Fall 2021
The IDD&E Department has 36 new master’s students, 15 new C.A.S. students, and 1 new doctoral student in Fall 2021.
SPOTLIGHT: Micah Shippee
Micah Shippee (IDDE Ph.D. ’16) is an adjunct professor in the IDD&E Department at SU. In the 2021–22 academic year, he teaches IDE 621, IDE 761, and IDE 764. He is also a CEO and a Social Studies middle school teacher in Liverpool, NY.
SPOTLIGHT: Hemalathaa K. Y.
Hemalathaa K. Y. is a first-year doctoral student from India. In this interview, she shares with us her reasons for studying IDD&E and what her experience has been so far after one semester of coursework.
SPOTLIGHT: Violetta Soboleva
Violetta Soboleva is an M.S. IDD&E student from Russia who came to Syracuse University as a Fulbright scholar. In this interview, she describes her interest in instructional design and how she intends to apply the IDD&E knowledge in the future.
SPOTLIGHT: Hafiz Awais Afzal
Hafiz Awais Afzal is an M.S. IDD&E student from Pakistan. He is an aspiring young leader, entrepreneur, and full-stack developer with the desire to help people bring change in the education system of Pakistan.
SPOTLIGHT: Ekaterina Tretiakova
Ekaterina Tretiakova (M.S. IDD&E ’21) is a recent IDD&E alumna from Russia. In this interview, she shares with us what brought her in the IDD&E program, what she thought of it, and what her immediate future looks like.
IDD&E Students & Faculty Productivity: July-December 2021
Get updated about the IDD&E faculty and current students' publications, conferences, invited talks, grants, and recognition.
IDD&E Alumni Productivity: July–December 2021
Take a sneak peak into what our IDD&E Alumni have been up to in the last six months, what they have created, and what awards they received.
The Instructional Design Field Lost a Giant Scholar
As an IDDE doctoral student in the late 1970s, I was first introduced to Professor Tjeerd Plomp and other University of Twente faculty and students by Professor Don Ely.
Tjeerd Plomp, Colossal Figure in I.D., Dies at 83
Tjeerd Plomp (1938–2021), Professor Emeritus of Educational Science and Technology at the University of Twente, Netherlands, passed away on September 17, 2021.
July 2021: Message from the Department Chair
Read the message from the IDD&E Department Chair, Dr. Jing Lei, and browse stories that were included in the Spring 2021 IDD&E:Spotlight newsletter.
Graduations and Awards 2021
Ice Cream Social 2021 was held virtually this May for the second time. It included the traditional annual award ceremony.
SPOTLIGHT: Moon-Heum Cho—Tenured and Promoted
Dr. Moon-Heum Cho is known for his comprehensive research of learners’ self-regulation. He explains what the tenure status means for his career as an instructor and a scholar-practitioner.
SPOTLIGHT: Fasika Minda Melese
In her essay "Coming to America, again," Fasika shares her thoughts on becoming an IDD&E doctoral student.
IDD&E Faculty & Student Updates January—July 2021
Get updated about the IDD&E faculty and current students' publications, conferences, invited talks, grants, and recognition.
SPOTLIGHT: Aytaç Göğüş and Erin Cunia
Two alumni were put on the Spotlight to share their career updates.
IDD&E Alumni Updates and Achievements January—July 2021
Take a sneak peak into what our IDD&E Alumni have been up to in the last six months, what they have created, and what awards they received.
International Partnership with SISU in China
An online session with SISU (China)—one of SU memorandum-of-understanding (MOU) partnership universities
IDE 800 in Spring 2021—The Progress We Made
A profile of research topics during IDE 800 in the Spring 2021 semester.
