ISLT Newsletter 2018 Spring
Editor: Dr. Aubteen Darabi
Managing Editor: Michelle L. Cates
This past summer, we switched up the program leadership of ISLT. Val Shute and Allan Jeong are assuming the helm as program coordinators for the doctoral and master’s programs, respectively. Vanessa Dennen’s shoes are hard to fill—evidenced by the need for two of us to step into them.
Another ISLT-related event (which occurs every 7 years) was our successful completion of the QER (Quality Enhancement Review). The results have just been released, and we are pleased that our program maintains its high reputation, quality, and rigor in the field of the instructional design and learning technology. Dr. Tom Brush, Department chair of the Instructional Systems Technology program at Indiana University, came on a two-day site visit in mid-September as the program’s external reviewer to meet with the faculty, students, alumni, our college dean, and administrative staff. At the end of his visit, Tom delivered a summary report of his findings along with recommendations for program enhancements. Interviews with students and alumni revealed that students are very pleased with the Master’s and PhD programs and that the ISLT curriculum is strong in preparing students with core skills that include realworld experiences through connections with alumni in and out of classrooms, student internships, and the support of faculty whom are “knowledgeable, expert teachers, and excellent mentors.” One recommendation for improving the curriculum is to review of the current curriculum to address new areas of need – some of which include the integration of more technologies into the curriculum, building students’ people/consulting skills, and assisting doctoral students in producing more research publications. In his review of the ISLT faculty, Tom describes that “the faculty in the ISLT program at FSU are some of the most well-known and well-respected scholars in our field. Their areas of excellence include gaming, multimedia development, learning analytics, human performance, online learning, and instructional design.” Tom’s review notes in particular that the ISLT faculty are highly productive scholars Program Coordinators 1 producing a body of work that rank excellent in number of citations and that two of the core faculty have received more than $3 Alumni News 2 million in external funding over the last five years. One area of Faculty Accomplishments 5 concern raised in the review was that the program will need a new faculty line given expected faculty retirements in the next 5 to 10 Student Accomplishments 9 years and also given the relatively large number of course offerings (8 required, 15 elective) for the current 5.5 faculty lines in the ISSA 11 program.
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The ISLT faculty are grateful for all the students and alumni whom participated in the interviews with Tom Brush, and for dedicating their time to help our program move forward into the future!
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Keep in Touch
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ASKe 2017 Twenty ISLT alumni returned to campus in April to participate in our annual alumni-student knowledge exchange (ASKe). The event opened with an evening reception on the patio of the FSU Alumni Center where students, alumni, and faculty went on a scavenger hunt designed to get to know each other. After hors d’oeuvres and a few adult beverages, we moved inside for the annual student award ceremony. Early the next morning, participants met at the Stone Building for a continental breakfast and a Tech Talk, where students and alumni used their mobile devices to create a list of technology tools they use. This list of tools can be found at https://padlet.com/ms122/ aske17tools.
ASKe 2018 will be held in Tallahassee on April 20, 2018. Please contact Jonathan Hamilton jkhamorama@hotmail.com or Demetrius Rice dtr06@my.fsu.edu if you would like to participate.
With a full stomach and a sugar high, attendees spent This activity was followed by an expo, where partici- the afternoon participating in a Design Challenge pants had an opportunity to hear about 22 different Competition where students and alumni worked toprojects completed by alumni and students. Topics gether in small groups to propose a holistic solution ranged from Productivity Tools for Collaborative to a performance problem at a shelter for homeless Teams to The Risks and Rewards of Performance Con- families. Once the judges declared a winner, sulting. A student project focused on Teaching Critical attendees adjourned to a local establishment for Thinking and Problem Solving Using a Classroom more adult beverages followed by a dinner hosted by Based Immersive Space Flight Simulation received a the ISLT student association. lot of attention. Next, invited guest speaker Dr. Marc Thanks go to everyone who participated in ASKe 2017 Rosenberg presented a keynote address about implebut a special shout out goes to the planning commenting learning and performance ecosystem solumittee including Logan Arrington, Sheryl Eliam, Amy tions in organizations. This address was followed by Farrington, Jonathan Hamilton, Kathy Ingram, Alison sandwiches, chips, and cookies. Moore, Monica Surrency, and Yasin Yalcin.
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2017 Seminar Series The ISLT program continued the tradition of offering seminars during the spring semester. Students and alumni attended virtually or in person in the Morgan Studio where pizza was served. Below are the names of presenters and the presentation titles. •
January - Dr. Sue Ebbers - High-profile curriculum design, politics, and intrigue
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February - Sheryl Eliam - Canvas is coming! Are you ready?
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March - Dr. Jonathan Adams - Usable design
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April - Dr. Marc Rosenberg - Implementing learning and performance ecosystems
Thanks to these individuals and to Zhongrui Yao who provided them with technical support.
It is always my honor and pleasure to work with alumni to make sure their seminars go smoothly. Our alumni were so considerate of online attendees by adapting their presentation slides and speech. Their presentation slides or handouts were always well-designed and inspiring. I applaud them for selflessly sharing their knowledge, experiences and best practices from their perspectives! Zhongrui Yao
Dr. Sue Ebbers has been an
outstanding mentor to me. She is insightful and has always been so generous with sharing her expertise with me. Most notably, her mentorship helped me see how instructional design projects are negotiated with clients and important factors that should be taken into consideration. She is eager to share a wealth of knowledge with her mentees and to help them accomplish their career goals.
Yasin Yalcin
ISLT Mentorship Program The ISLT mentorship program pairs alumni with students for the purpose of enhancing students’ ability to meet their academic and career goals. Mentors and mentees are paired based on similar interests. Under the leadership of alumnus Susan McDonough, the following people served as mentors during the 2017 fall semester Ron Alcala, DeeAndrews, Nicole Avarello, Charles Cummings, Sue Ebbers, Beth Flickinger, Yolanda Hanna, Bryan Howard, Chris Keeney, Joe Liuzzo, Nancy McConnell, Lowell Nieporent, Greta Steber, Cathy Tencza, Dina Vyortkina, and Lorrie Wood. If you are interested in serving as a mentor to an ISLT student,
John V. Dempsey 2017 ISLT Gagne/Briggs Outstanding Alumnus John V. Dempsey is retired Professor and Chair of the Department of Professional Studies, a member of the Instructional Design and Development faculty and founding Director of the Innovation in Learning Center at the University of South Alabama. He received an M.S. and Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from Florida State University and a B.S. in Graphic Arts Technology from Florida A&M. His advisor at FSU was Dean Marcy Driscoll. Dr. Dempsey has published widely in the field and co -edited four editions of Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology with Professor Robert Reiser.
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I am extremely grateful for alumni support to the FSU ISLT Community. I’ve benefited directly from your assistance through travel funding and also student support funds. The program has consistently assisted in my travel expenses to present at AECT for three years and AERA for one. Through these presentations, I’ve been able to make connections with other scholars in the field as well as get a better idea of upcoming research impacting the field of instructional design. In addition, I’ve served the past year as the president of the Instructional Systems Student Association. Thanks to your continued support, our organization was able to provide lunch to students attending seminars or other professional development events. I cannot thank you enough for setting a great example of philanthropy to our program! Upon joining the ranks of alumni, I intend to emulate your generosity! Thank you again for your continued support. Logan Arrington
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Dr. Aubteen Darabi Select Publications •
*Darabi, A. & Arrington, T.L. (2017) Designing instruction for critical thinking: A case of a graduate course on evaluation of training. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 29(3), P 551559, http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/ ISSN 18129129
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*Darabi, A., Arrington, T.L., Sayilir, E. (In press). Learning from failure: A meta-analysis of the empirical studies. Educational Technology Research and Development, 30 pages.
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*Arrington, T.L. & Darabi, A. (In press). Indicators of exemplary programs in Instructional Design and Technology: Faculty and student perspectives. Educational Technology, Research & Development, 20 pages.
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*Arrington, T.L. & Darabi, A. (2017, November). When is "Productive Failure" Most Productive? A MetaAnalysis. Paper presented at Association of Educational Communications and Technology International Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
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*Arrington, T.L. & Darabi, A. (2017, April). What makes an exemplary program in Instructional Design and Technology? Poster presented at American Educational Research Association International Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Dr. Vanessa Dennen Select Publications •
Dennen, V. P., & Burner, K. J. (2017). Identity, context collapse, and Facebook use in higher education: Putting presence and privacy at odds. Distance Education, 38(2), 173-192. doi:10.1080/01587919.2017.1322453
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*Hao, S., Dennen, V. P., & Mei, L. (2017). Influential factors for mobile learning acceptance among Chinese users. Educational Technology Research & Development, 65(1), 101-123. doi:10.1007/s11423-016-9465-2
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*Dennen, V. P., & Bong, J. (2017). Reframing MOOCs in higher education: Exploring professional development options. In R. Bennett, & M. Kent (Eds.), MOOCs and higher education: What went right, what went wrong and where to next?. London, England: Routledge.
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*Dennen, V. P., Cates, M. L., & Bagdy, L. M. (2017). Using Diigo to engage learners in course readings: Learning design and formative evaluation. International Journal for Educational Media and Technology, 11(2), 3-15.
Keynote Presentation •
Dennen, V. P. (2017). Engaging learners with social media knowledge activities. Keynote at Innovative Teaching and Learning at a Distance Conference. Houston, TX.
Select Presentations •
*Dennen, V. P., Rutledge, S. A., Bagdy, L. M., Rowlett, J. T., Burnick, S., & Joyce, S. (2017). Context collapse and student social media networks: Where life and high school collide. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Social Media & Society. Toronto, Canada.
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Dennen, V. P., & Im, T. (2017). Discussion Practices In Online Courses: An Online Survey Of Instructors. Paper presented at OLC Accelerate. Orlando, FL.
(*indicates student as a coauthor). Additional presentations listed on AERA, AECT, and CORE pages.
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Dr. Allan Jeong Publications and Presentations •
Lim, J., Jeong, A. C., Hall, B. M., & Freed, S. (2017). Intersubjectivity and discussion characteristics in online courses. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 18(1), 29-44.
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Jeong, A. (2017). Facilitating collaborative learning and problem-solving with computer-supported causal mapping. Paper presented at Association of Educational Communications and Technology, Association of Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, FL. (National)
Dr. Fengfeng Ke Select Publications •
Ke, F., Whalon, K., & Joonmo, Y. (in press). Social skills interventions for youths and adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Review of Educational Research, 65 pages.
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Kim, H., Ke, F., & Paek, I. (in press). Game-based learning in an OpenSim-supported virtual environment on perceived motivational quality of learning. Technology, Pedagogy, and Education, 25 pages.
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Kim, H., & Ke, F. (2017). Effects of game-based learning in an OpenSim-supported virtual environment on mathematical performance. Interactive Learning Environments, 25(4), 543-557.
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*Lim, T., Lee, S., & Ke, F. (2017). Integrating music into math in a virtual reality game: Learning fractions. International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 7(1), 57-73.
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*Shute, V., Ke, F., & Wang, L. (2017). Assessment and adaptation in games. In P. Wouters, & H. van Oostendorp (Eds.), Techniques to facilitate learning and motivation of serious games. New York, NY: Springer.
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Ke, F. (2017). Designing intrinsic integration of learning and gaming actions in a 3D architecture game. In R. Zheng, & M. Gardner (Eds.), Handbook of research on serious games for educational applications (pp. 234-252). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Dr. James Klein Publications and Presentations •
Klein, J. D., & Dennen, V. P. (2017). An academic program profile: Florida State University. Performance Improvement, 56(2).
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Klein, J. D., & Kelly, W. Q. (in press). Competencies for instructional designers: A view from employers. Performance Improvement Quarterly.
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Klein, J. D. & Mendenhall, A. (accepted for publication). Using the First Principles of Instruction: A design and development research study.
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*Bagdy, L., Longfellow, K. E., & Klein, J. D. (2017, November). Teaching research to instructional design students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, FL.
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Klein, J. D., Dick, W. D., Ebbers, S., Ingram, K. W., Klein, J. E., Lombardo, C., & Masters, C. J. (2017, November). Leading by example: A view from project managers. Presidential session at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, FL.
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Reiser, R. A., Hannafin, M. Hannafin, R., Klein, J. D. Ozogul, G., Ross, S. M., & Sayenye, W. (2017, November). Leadership by example: The legacy of Howard Sullivan. Presidential session at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, FL.
(*indicates student as a coauthor). Additional presentations listed on AERA, AECT, and CORE pages.
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Dr. Valerie Shute Select Publications •
*Shute, V. J., Sun, C., & Asbell-Clarke, J. (2017). Demystifying computational thinking. Educational Research Review, 1-17. http://myweb.fsu.edu/vshute/pdf/CT.pdf
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*Shute, V. J. & Rahimi, S. (2017). Review of computer-based assessment for learning in elementary and secondary education. .Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 33 , 1-19. doi: 10.1111/jcal.12172
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Van Eck, R. N., Shute, V. J. & Rieber, L. P. (2017). Leveling up: Game design research and practice for instructional designers. In R. Reiser & J. Dempsey (Eds.), Trends and issues in instructional design and technology (4th ed.) (pp. 227-285). New York, NY: Pearson, Inc.
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*Shute, V. J., Ke, F., & Wang, L. (2017). Assessment and adaptation in games. In P. Wouters & H. van Oostendorp (Eds.),Instructional techniques to facilitate learning and motivation of serious games (pp. 59-78). New York, NY: Springer.
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Shute, V. J., Jeong, A. C., & Zapata-Rivera, D. (2017). Visualizing the processes of change in learner beliefs. In H. Jiao & R. W. Lissitz (Eds.), Technology enhanced innovative assessment: Development, modeling, and scoring from an interdisciplinary perspective (pp. 267-297). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publisher.
Keynote Presentations •
Shute, V. J. (Nov. 2017). Stealth assessment: What, why, and how? Keynote presentation at Joint Conference on Serious Games (JCSG 2017), Institute of Research and Innovation in Bioengineering (I3B) of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. (International)
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Shute, V. J. (Oct. 2017). Stealth Assessment. Keynote presentation at CREATE conference, Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness, Virginia Beach, VA. (International)
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Shute, V. J. (July 2017). What is stealth assessment? Keynote presentation at World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE 2017), International Federation for Information Processing, Dublin, Ireland. (International)
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Shute, V. J. (June 2017). Stealth assessment. Keynote presentation at SCASS 2017, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), Austin, TX. (National)
International Collaboration During his last visit to the Philippines in August 2017, Dr. Darabi concluded his 3-year STRIDE subcontract activities with the Research Triangle Institute, focused on workforce development. This was part of a $30+ million project funded by the Agency for International Development. Over the past three years, Darabi managed to successfully develop 10 Professional Science Master degrees curricula for universities across Philippines. Dr. Darabi at Holy Angel University, Clark City, Philippines accepting an appreciation award from the president and faculty.
(*indicates student as a coauthor). Additional presentations listed on AERA, AECT, and CORE pages.
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Perhaps one of the biggest challenges is the declining enrollments in both the Master’s and Doctoral ISLT programs, a trend that is occurring at “numerous programs across the country.” One recommendation is to develop new curricular initiatives that can potentially attract more students to the program. To this end, the ISLT faculty have begun the process of developing proposals to offer an online Ed.D. program for the many applicants who are already working full time with no interest in pursuing faculty positions, and a certificate in learning analytics for learning management and technology support staff, with the ultimate goal of providing a Grants & Contracts valuable service to a broader audience of professionals. To attract Shute, V. J., D'Mello, S., & Baker, R. more students into the doctoral program, the ISLT faculty are S. (Jul 2017–Jul 2021). Exploring working on ways to offer multi-year financial packages with tuition adaptive cognitive and affective waivers by strategically assembling scholarships with teaching, research, and project assistantships. learning support for next-generation STEM learning games. Funded by Editorial Assignments IES-Goal 1. (R305A170376). Dr. Dennen—Internet and Higher Education Total award $1,400,000. • • •
Editor in Chief 2016 Impact Factor: 4.238 Rank: 3/235 journals in Education & Educational Research
Dr. Dennen—Educational Researcher • • •
Associate Editor 2016 Impact Factor: 3.827 Rank: 6/235 journals in Education & Educational Research
Dr. Klein—Journal of Formative Design in Learning • •
Editorial Board Member New journal; no impact factor
Dr. Darabi—Journal of Computers in Human Behavior • •
Editorial Board Member 5-Year Impact Factor: 4.252
Dr. Ke—Educational Technology Research & Development • •
Editorial Board Member 2016 Impact Factor: .725; 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.652
Dr. Ke & Dr. Jeong—Technology, Knowledge & Learning • •
Editorial Board Members 2016 Impact Factor: 1.069
2017 Honors & Awards Valerie Shute — Outstanding International Research Collaboration Award LEADS research, AERA (Technology, Instruction, Cognition, & Learning SIG).
Fengfeng Ke, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, was recognized with a Developing Scholar Award. Sponsored annually by the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC), this award recognizes mid-career associate professor-level faculty with a one-time allowance of $10,000 to support their research programs.
Shute, V. J., D'Mello, S., & Duran, N. (Apr 2017–Mar 2020). Collaborative Research: Interpersonal Coordination and Coregulation during Collaborative Problem Solving. Funded by NSF-EHR. (039142). Total award $1,470,184. Shute, V. J. (Jan 2017–Sep 2017). Developing stealth assessment of calculus knowledge and skills in Variant Limits. Funded by Triseum. Total award $59,232. Ke, F., Shute, V. J., Erlebacher, G., & Clark, K. (2017–2021). "E-Rebuild" – Mathematical learning via architectural design and modeling. Funded by NSF-DRK12. Total award $2,025,271. Shute, V. J. (Aug 2015–May 2017). Stealth assessment of integrated cognitive and noncognitive constructs. Funded by ACT. (# RF02617). Total award $160,000.
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Congratulations PhD Graduates Hyein Jun (Spring 2017). Change Management in Business: An Empirical Investigation of Practitioner Competencies. [Advisor: Klein]
James Trotta (Spring 2017). The Effect of ARCS-Based Motivational Email Messages on Participation in an Online ESOL Class. [Advisor: Klein]
Lubin Wang (Spring 2017). To Help, or Not to Help?: An Investigation of the Effects of Learning Support in Physics Playground. [Advisor: Shute]
Filiz Aktan (Summer 2017). The Effects of Presentation Timing and Learner Control on Effectiveness and Efficiency on Learning Statistics Skills. [Advisor: Allan]
Xinhao Xu (Summer 2017). Effects of Embodied Interactions on Learning in A Kinect-enabled Learning Environment. [Advisor: Ke]
Xinrong Xue (Summer 2017). Effects of Different Types of Annotations on College Students'' Foreign Language Learning in the Synchronous Multimodal Computer-Mediated Communication Environment. [Advisor: Dennen]
Amit Chauhan (Fall 2017). Using Social Network Analysis (SNA) Feedback to Explore Patterns of Participation and Interaction in Online Discussions." [Advisor: Dennen]
Benjamin Emihovich (Fall 2017).
Improving Undergraduates’ Problem-Solving Skills through Videogame Play. [Advisor: Shute]
Weinan Zhao (Fall 2017). Can Playing a Video Game Foster Computational Thinking Skills? [Advisor: Shute)
Yacin Yalcin (Fall 2017).
Online Learners' Satisfaction: Investigating the Structural Relationships among Self-Regulation, Self-Efficacy, Task Value, Learning Design, And Perceived Learning [Advisor: Dennen]
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SeyedAhmad Rahimi •
Almond, R. G., Tingir, S., Lu, X., Sun, C., & Rahimi, S. (presented 2017, August). A Validation Tool for Conditional Probability Tables (CPT) for Physics Playground. In John Mark Agosta and Tomas Singlair (Chair), Bayesian Modeling Application Workshop 2017. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Association for Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, Sydney, Australia. (International) Retrieved from http://bmaw2017.azurewebsites.net/
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Rahimi, S., & Becker, B. (accepted). The effectiveness of digital games on problem-solving skills in elementary and secondary education: A metaanalysis. Paper to be presented at American Educational Research Association, AERA, NYC, NY. (International)
Thomas Logan Arrington •
Arrington, T.L. & Darabi, A. (In press). Indicators of exemplary programs in Instructional Design and Technology: Faculty and student perspectives. Educational Technology, Research & Development, 20 pages.
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AECT Design and Development Board Associate, 2017
Michelle Cates & Lauren Bagdy •
Dennen, V.P., Cates, M. L., & Bagdy, L. M. (2017). Using Diigo to engage learners in course readings: Activity design and formative evaluation. Presented virtually at Teaching Colleges, and Community Online Conference, Hawaii.
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Dennen, V. P., Cates, M. L., & Bagdy, L. M. (2017). Effective tagging practices for online learning environments: Dictionary or freestyle? Presented at Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Zhongrui Yao •
Chen, H., Yao, Z., Zhong, L., Zai, X., Wang, C.X. & Xie, L. (2018) Leading learning for change: Commenting and reflecting on AECT 2017 International Convention. Journal of Distance Education, 36(1). 3-17.
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Lim, T., Yao, Z., Dennen, P. V. (In process). A needs assessment of a mobile application for a graduate program: A case of the instructional systems at Florida State University.
* Additional student publications and presentations included in AERA, AECT, CORE, and faculty pages.
Master’s Graduates Shannon Chase-Nice
Ashley Palelis
Melissa Fox
Rachel Scott
Douglas Glassman
Bruce Screws
Bailey Hamm
Shannon Shurtygin
Samuel Lloyd
Michael Cortese
Madeline Merts
Yamilka Crosdale
Chloe Desmare
Anne Lamarre Mia Lamm Daniel Die Stefanie Reiter Deviyani Joshi Diane Ripandelli Houra Mohammadiamin Amanda Roseboom Mahalia VanDeBerghe Kathleen Simpson Amanda Cagan Mallory Thompson
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Last year, I had the privilege of writing the President’s Column as the incoming President. Now that my tenure as ISSA President is coming to an end, I couldn’t be happier with the impact we had as an organization over the past year. We accomplished every goal set out in the “Moving Forward” section last year. These included community service, professional development workshops, and revamping our organization and its social media presence. ISSA could not have achieved this without the support of the ISLT community.
This Past Year There were a lot of changes within ISSA this year. The first was the restructuring of our organization. We revisited the format that was provided to ISSA from past years and slightly modified it to better suit the needs of the organization. In doing this, we redrafted our constitution, which was spearheaded by Curt Fulwider, and reobtained recognition as a student organization from FSU. We also modified our social media presence by creating the ISSA FB page. Through this page, we’ve introduced the Humans of ISLT posts, which will continue to highlight members of the ISLT community! These initiatives were led by Seyedahmad Rahimi. In addition to these changes we’ve offered and supported various events and activities, which are detailed below.
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more advanced version soon. These workshops have been an overwhelming success. In addition, we offered smaller discussions for members of the community to share knowledge about certain technologies or techniques they were using. Finally, our organization hosted practice session for students presenting at conferences. Community Service ISSA served lunch at the Kearney Center, a homeless shelter in Tallahassee, this April. Community service was one aspect I wanted to bring back into ISSA. I want to thank Christy Merts who did an excellent job organizing and implementing this event. In the future, ISSA will continue working with this center. Program Service We continued the tradition of hosting an Orientation session for students starting the program in Spring and Summer. We made the summer orientation available to online students by using Adobe Connect. In addition, ISSA provided lunch for the Spring Seminar series. During these seminars members of our organization also assisted in the online component.
Moving Forward
I would like to take this opportunity to wish the incoming officers and board the best in taking ISSA in their own direction. I have no doubts that our organization will continue to strive and be a pillar of the FSU ISLT Community. You have a great foundaSocial Events tion and a community that wants to see you succeed! ISSA held various social events throughout the year. Don’t think you have to go at it alone. Rely on those These included beginning and end of semester dinaround you! ners, which were held for every semester. We also I want to thank the ISLT Community for a fanhosted activities that encouraged the ISLT Communi- tastic year. To my board members, I am grateful for ty to get outside. These included a tennis training and your contributions over the past year. I truly apprecia scavenger hunt spread across the FSU campus. We ate the hard work you’ve put in to make ISSA a sucstuck with tradition by sponsoring the ISSA Spring cess. I would also like to thank the alumni for their Potluck. Dr. Val Shute was once again kind enough to continued support. Thanks to your contributions to open up her house for this event! the ISLT program, we’re able to host events, provide Professional Development food to participants, and offer other great services. We implemented various successful professional de- Lastly, thank you to the ISLT Faculty and Mary Kate velopment initiatives this year. Lukas Liu designed, for always supporting ISSA. developed, and implemented a workshop on Articulate Storyline for our students. We’ve offered the in- Thank you all again for the opportunity to serve this troductory course twice now, with plans of offering a program! -Logan Arrington
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Board Members 2018 President – Zhichun “Lukas” Liu Vice President – Tamara Quiney Secretary – Guojuan “Jessica” Shang Treasurer – Lauren Bagdy Reporter – Seyedahmad Rahimi
Board Members 2017 President — Thomas Logan Arrington Vice Presidents — Melissa Fox Lambert, Dan Die, Joshua Sandosham Secretary — Anne Lamarre Treasurer — Curt Fulwider Reporter — Seyedahmad Rahimi Lukas Liu Brian Shipe Jewoong Moon Christy Merts Chen Sun Zhongrui Yao Jessica Shang Tamara Quiney Michelle Futo Yao Huang
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Council on Research in Education—April 2017 Concurrent Sessions •
Competencies for Instructional Design and Technology Professionals James Klein & Wei Qiang Kelly
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Math Learning through Game-based Architectural Design and Building Fengfeng Ke, Xinhao Xu, Sungwoong Lee, Jewoong Moon, Zhaihuan Dai, Yanjun Pan, Valerie J. Shute, Kathleen Clark, & Gordon Erlebacher
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Categorization of Embodied User Interface in Immersive Virtual Environment Jewoong Moon
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Implementing Team-Based Learning in Healthcare Professional Development Courses Tatyana Pashnyak
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Designing the Class as a Game to Promote Active Learning in K-12 Education Seyedahmad Rahimi & Valerie J. Shute
Effects of Faded Scaffolding in Computer-based Instruction on Learners' Performance, Cognitive Load, and Text Anxiety • Vanessa Dennen & Shuang Hao
Poster Sessions
Instructional Strategies to Engage Chinese English Learners in Communicative Language Teaching: A Case Study
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What Makes an Exemplary Program in Instructional Design and Technology? Thomas Arrington & Aubteen Darabi
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A Study on Learners’ Virtual Attention and Learning Effects in an Instructional Setting Featuring a Virtual Character with Body Gestures Xinhao Xu, Jeeheon Ryu & Fengfeng Ke
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Digital Badges and Learning Analytics to Explore the Learner • Participation in a MOOC Ji Yae Bong & Vanessa Dennen
Motivation, Self-regulated Learning, and Sense of Community as Predictors of Learner Satisfaction in Online Courses Yasin Yalcin
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Problem Based Learning in a Pathophysiology On-line Review System Peter Carafano
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How an Online Community Promotes Graduate Students’ Professional development Zhongrui Yao & Vanessa Dennen
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Epistemological Beliefs of Engineering Students Jinjushang Chen
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Instagram for Cultural and Intercultural Awareness Development in Foreign Language Education Fabrizio Fornara
An Online Database to Support Tracking Trends in Instructional Design and Technology Weinan Zhao, Fabrizio Fornara & Robert A. Reiser
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Effects of Video Technology on Second Language Learning Yujia Huang
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The Rich get Richer? A Social Network Analysis of Preferential Attachment in Online Asynchronous Discussion Zhichun Liu
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Effects of Digital Games on English Vocabulary Learning in Adult Second Language Learners: A Review Xi Lu
Yasin Yalcin & Zhongrui Yao
In appreciation for your dedicated service to the ISLT Alumni Advisory Council
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April 2017, San Antonio Texas
Concurrent Sessions •
Interactive Visual-Spatial Representation of Math Story Problems via an Architectural Game-Based Learning Platform Fengfeng Ke & Kathleen Clark
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Math Learning through Game-Based Architectural Design and Building Fengfeng Ke, Xinhao Xu, Sungwoong Lee, Jewoong Moon, Zhaihuan Dai, Yanjun Pan & Valerie Shute
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What Makes and Exemplary Program in Instructional Design and Technology? Thomas Logan Arrington & Aubteen Darabi
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Using Log File Data as Evidence of Problem-Solving Skill in Technology Rich Environments
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Effects of Faded Scaffolding in Computer-Based Instruction on Learners’ Performance, Cognitive Load, and Test Anxiety Shuang Hao, Vanessa Dennen, & Rinki Suryavanshi
Dr. Klein served as distinguished mentor of AERA Design and Technology SIG’s Mentoring Program. Mentorees shadowed Dr. Klein, attending sessions and joining meetings. Through his efforts and attention, mentorees understand important research in the ISLT field and the importance of advancing this research.
Valerie J. Shute
"I love teaching and I think teaching is an act of love. Throughout the seven years
that I taught starting in Malaysia and then, from 2014 here at FSU, I have been trying hard to be the best I could be--I am not sure how successful I have been. Also, on the first day of my classes, I let my students know that "our class is a journey we all will go through together and end up learning from each other"--yes, I
have learned a lot from my students. Among the courses I taught, EME2040 is one of the most memorable courses for me. When I came to the US, this opportunity gave me the wings I needed to fly with. Teaching the course EME2040 ended with SeyedAhmad Rahimi
the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (OTAA) 2016-2017 which made my teaching experience unforgettable. I will remain a teacher forever."
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2017 Association for Educational Communications and Technology
November— Jacksonville, Florida
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Leading for Learning—Why We Should, How We Could Marcy Driscoll
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Leading Innovation: How to Use Social Media, Mobile Learning, MOOCs, and Open Educational Resources to Transform Learning Robert Reiser, Vanessa Dennen, Fabrizio Fornara, Weinan Zhao Women Leading Learning for Change Marcy Driscoll Leading Educational Technology Scholarship: Philosophy and Emerging Trends Robert Reiser Leading by Example: The Legacy of Howard Sullivan James Klein, Robert Reiser Leading by Example: A View from Project Managers James Klein, David Dick, Sue Ebbers, Jayne Klein From the Classroom to the Board Room: Becoming an Administrative Leader at your Institution Marcy Driscoll
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Effects of Representation Format on Eye Movements in Math Problem-Solving: Does Iconic Make a Difference? Sungwoong Lee, Jeeheon Ryu, Fengfeng Ke Navigating Cross-cultural Dialogues in Informal Technologybased Learning Environments Vanessa Dennen, Jiyae Bong Teaching Research in Instructional Design and Technology Lauren Bagdy, Kelli-Anne Longfellow, James Klein Don’t Just Tweet About Weather: Teaching Preservice Teachers to Develop Personal Learning Networks Using Twitter Vanessa Dennen, Lauren Bagdy, Michelle Cates Exploring the Pedagogical Value of Mobile Social Media for the Learning and Teaching of Culter Fabrizio Fornara When is “Productive Failure” Most Productive? A MetaAnalysis Thomas Logan Arrington, Aubteen Darabi Designing Teaching Training Scenarios in a Mixed-reality Immersive Learning Environment Xinhao Xu, Kengfeng Ke The Effectiveness of Digital Games on Problem-Solving Skills in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Meta-Analysis Seyedahmad Rahimi
Game-Based Learning and Students’ Math Achievement: A Meta Analysis Umit Tokac, Elena Novak, Christopher Thompson Exploring Learning Afforance from Embodied Interface of STEM-relevant Immersive Virtual Reality Educational Games Jewoong Moon Featured Student Profiles: An Instructional Blogging Strategy to Enhance Student’s Peer Awareness and Interaction in a Blog-integrated Blended Classroom Jiyae Bong, Taehyeong Lim Leadership in Student Organizations: Experiences and Reflections from Student Leaders [Panel] Thomas Logan Arrington, Zhongrui Yao, Allan Jeong
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Reorganizing Action Verbs and Embodied Activities in Immersive Virtual Reality Games: Implications for Instructional Design Jewoong Moon Designing a Scaffolded Diigo Unit: Using Social Annotation to Support Learning Michelle Cates, Lauren Bagdy, Vanessa Dennen Effects of Different Types of Feedback on Problem Solving Yasin Yalcin, Valerie Shute Network Structure and Identity in a Learning-themed Discussion on Twitter Yasin Yalcin A Review of Computer-Mediated Collaborative Writing for L2 Students Ha Jeen Choi Explorations of Storytelling Approaches in STEM-related Immersive Virtual Reality Educational Games: The Findings from In-depth Video Observation Jewoong Moon
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Social Network Analysis in Collaborative KnowledgeConstruction (SNACK): An Online Discussion Visualization Tool Zhichun Liu Stealth Assessment Instructional Program Seyedahmad Rahimi
Emerging Technologies Showcase •
Facilitating Collaborative Learning and Problem-Solving with Computer-Supported Causal Mapping Allan Jeong
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To avoid redundancy of my annual contribution to the ISLT Newsletter, I have decided to give my piece a historical tilt this time. In December, 1998, I was hired to administer the online students’ inquiries, applications, admission, and eventually graduation issues. The ODL began that fall with 1 degree seeking and 10 non-degree seeking students. By the 2nd year we had 12 admitted students and slowly began building the ODL Masters Program. Three years later, I was asked to work Mary Kate McKee with the ISLT program as we transferred and incorporated the ODL Masters into the program. Over the past 18 years, I have witnessed faculty retirements, addition of new faculty, changing the program names and focus, creating the certificate programs, all in response to the market demands and shifts in instructional systems perspectives. Throughout, my excitement came from being a part of a program with consistent integrity and quality that attracted amazing students for me to serve! I enjoy recruiting them for the degree and non-degree programs and watching them progress through the program, graduate and then move into the professional realm. Their cultural and professional diversity makes this program one of the strongest in the field and I feel very lucky to be a part of such a strong and reputable program. Service to the program has resulted in my professional growth. I have attended workshops and conferences for recruitment purposes. I enjoy my interaction with “unsuspecting” potential applicants. I have an incredible experience in watching how much the alumni give back to the program by way of fundraising, volunteering their time to mentor current students, recruitment efforts, and attending the annual alumni spring meeting/conference. Their contribution is a true testament of how much they value their degree and time at Florida State University. On a personal note, my 2 degrees (BS and MS) are from the College of Education and one of my daughters completed the online Masters in ISLT and is now serving as the director of the Virtual Campus at Indian River State College. Now, I believe you know the reasons why this program “feels like home” to me.
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