ID2ID Reflection 1

  As a returning ID2ID participant, I can’t express enough what an amazing professional development experience I’ve had in the program. Year one resulted in my first ever conference poster and presentation. It also led to invitations to co-author a post for EDUCAUSE’s Transforming Higher Education blog and to author a post for the @ONE Online Network...

Oct 2018

ID2ID Reflection 1

  As a returning ID2ID participant, I can’t express enough what an amazing professional development experience I’ve had in the program. Year one resulted in my first ever conference poster and presentation. It also led to invitations to co-author a post for EDUCAUSE’s Transforming Higher Education blog and to author a post for the @ONE Online Network...

Oct 2018

Instructional Designer as Change Agent

Consider the following scenarios: An instructional designer suggests adding more culturally inclusive images to an online course. An instructional designer emphasizes the importance of universal design during a consultation with a faculty member. An instructional designer gives a workshop on using storytelling in online courses to provide opportunities...

Aug 2018

Instructional Designer as Change Agent

Consider the following scenarios: An instructional designer suggests adding more culturally inclusive images to an online course. An instructional designer emphasizes the importance of universal design during a consultation with a faculty member. An instructional designer gives a workshop on using storytelling in online courses to provide opportunities...

Aug 2018

ADDIE Does Not an Instructional Designer Make*

When first started working in the field of online learning, I didn’t even know what an instructional designer was. That was back in 2008. I was hired as a course developer for an online program management (OPM) company that was developing courses for, at the time, only a handful of colleges. I loved what I was doing so much, that I started looking for...

Aug 2018

ADDIE Does Not an Instructional Designer Make*

When first started working in the field of online learning, I didn’t even know what an instructional designer was. That was back in 2008. I was hired as a course developer for an online program management (OPM) company that was developing courses for, at the time, only a handful of colleges. I loved what I was doing so much, that I started looking for...

Aug 2018

More articles on ID in higher ed

I recently read the new OLC report on Instructional Design in Higher Education, and I have to admit that I was a little disappointed. Not in the report itself–it’s a great summary of some existing research–but I was hoping to learn something new, to be exposed to a resource that I hadn’t yet found in my own research on the topic. The past few years,...

Jul 2018

More articles on ID in higher ed

I recently read the new OLC report on Instructional Design in Higher Education, and I have to admit that I was a little disappointed. Not in the report itself–it’s a great summary of some existing research–but I was hoping to learn something new, to be exposed to a resource that I hadn’t yet found in my own research on the topic. The past few years,...

Jul 2018

Reflections on Reflecting

I’ve been delaying finishing the final post for the @ONE Reflective Writing Club; I just don’t want it to end. The experience of reflecting, sharing, and engaging each week has been enjoyable and rewarding. Each day, my job as an instructional designer is different, and I’ve always been grateful for the variety. But, there is comfort in routine and...

Mar 2018

Reflections on Reflecting

I’ve been delaying finishing the final post for the @ONE Reflective Writing Club; I just don’t want it to end. The experience of reflecting, sharing, and engaging each week has been enjoyable and rewarding. Each day, my job as an instructional designer is different, and I’ve always been grateful for the variety. But, there is comfort in routine and...

Mar 2018