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.
Alumni News
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
SPOTLIGHT: Berlin Fang
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...
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....
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...
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...
Dorsey: IDDE Allows Me to See My Job in a Different Light
Aaron Dorsey Work place: Wellwood Middle School – Fayetteville Manlius School District I began the IDD&E Instructional Design CAS program in 2012, with a focus on Instructional Technology. As a middle school teacher this program has enriched my practice on a daily basis and has helped me to see...
IDD&E Alum Invites Pimsiri Aroonsri to participate in her Thai MOOC teaching project
Pimsiri Aroonsri Around December of last year, a Thai IDD&E alum, Ms. Naowarat Bumrungchit invited me to join her teaching project. She runs one of the courses at “Thai Massive Open Online Course” or “Thai MOOC”. It is a government initiative to encourage lifelong learning culture in Thai people....
Rachel Pastrich (Master, 2016)
Rachel Pastrich graduated with her M.S. in IDD&E in May, 2016. Two weeks after graduation she was offered a job and now works as an Instructional Designer at Verisk Analytics in Jersey City.
