Explore the breadth of topics that students bring into IDE 737 in Summer 2021.
News
May 2020: 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 2020 IDD&E:Spotlight newsletter.
IDD&E Helps Fight Coronavirus in Honduras
Explore how our alumnus, Elvis Rivera, used his IDD&E knowledge to help medical professionals in his community fight the novel coronavirus pandemic in Western Honduras.
IDD&E Takes Pride in its Diverse Student Body
In the academic year 2019–2020, a total of 67 students are enrolled to study instructional design at the master’s, doctoral, and certificate of advanced study levels. This adds to the supportive and collegial environment in IDD&E.
May 2020: IDD&E Alumni Updates and Achievements
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.
Tiffany A. Koszalka: A Recognition “Very Well-Deserved”
Dr. Tiffany A. Koszalka received the prestigious 2020 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award on April 17, 2020.
Faculty & Student Updates January—May 2020
Get updated about the IDD&E faculty and current students' publications, conferences, workshops, invited talks, grants, appointments, and media coverage.
IDD&E Student Established Partnership with SU
M.S. IDD&E student from Kyrgyzstan, Aidar Ismailov, describes how he helped establish a partnership between Bilimkana Foundation and SU Project Advance.
IDE 830: Learning, Doing, Thinking, and Redoing
"IDE 830 Advanced Seminar in Design and Development" is a doctoral-level course offered every other year. Several students took it in Spring 2020 as an independent study and reflected on their experience.
Lina Souid: Good Instructional Design in 3 Lessons
Doctoral candidate Lina Souid is sharing her updates and gives us three important lessons that will help us in the profession: rely on data, communicate to all stakeholders, teach higher-order thinking.
David Patent: No Ordinary Tuesday
Find out what a day in the life of David Patent looks like being both a teacher and a student at the same time in the time of the novel coronavirus. Does it sound familiar to your experience?
IDD&E Students in the Time of the Coronavirus
The transition to online instruction in March 2020 following the novel coronavirus outbreak was hardly easy for anyone. We asked some IDD&E students to share their perspectives on how they found silver lining amid COVID-19 for their learning and what good they learned to appreciate in the given circumstances.
SPOTLIGHT: Yanping Lin
Yanping Lin, IDD&E master's student from China, has shared the lessons she learned during her journey through the IDD&E program and the takeaways for her future career.
SPOTLIGHT: Rob S. Pusch
Check out what Dr. Rob S. Pusch thinks about the recent experience of everyone transitioning to online classes. Dr. Pusch has been teaching online courses for 15 years and involved in the design and development of distance learning for nearly 30 years.
Ice Cream Social 2020: Going Digital
Traditional Ice Cream Social 2020 was held virtually this May by the IDD&E. Still, we were able to enjoy ice cream, the award ceremony, and the company of each other.
SPOTLIGHT: Rebecca Pettit
Find out how Rebecca Pettit, IDD&E Office Coordinator, was able to turn the department into a little supportive oasis for both students and faculty.
SPOTLIGHT: Gerald Edmonds
Book edited by IDD&E alumni receives positive review In summer 2017, the book Bridging the High School–College Gap (2016) received a positive review in the educational journal The Teachers College Record (TCR). The book was edited by adjunct faculty member Dr. Gerald Edmonds, Ph.D., and IDD&E alumna Tiffany Squires,...
SPOTLIGHT: Jason Ravitz
Internet and Education In this October 2017 IDDE Spotlight we connected with Jason Ravitz about his unique trajectory into the IDDE world and the Internet and education. Dr. Jason Ravitz’s (MS 1995, PhD 1999) IDD&E journey started with a conversation that took place in the air and he hasn’t...
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Rob Pusch a.k.a “Super Octopus”
A Student’s Perspective Before applying to be an IDD&E student I spent a lot of time reading the online PDFs from years of the student newsletters posted on idde.syr.edu. These newsletters shared the career paths of current and former students and allowed me...
SPOTLIGHT: Jason Emerich
In our first Athlete Spotlight we spoke with Jason Emerich about his path to the IDD&E program at Syracuse University and his advice to those considering the program. Chasing Dreams In 2016 Jason Emerich graduated from Syracuse University with a BS in Sports Management and a minor in Physical...