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Instructional Architect Teacher Professional Development Handouts, Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, M. Brooke Robertshaw, Linda Sellers, Heather M. Leary Dec 2011

Instructional Architect Teacher Professional Development Handouts, Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, M. Brooke Robertshaw, Linda Sellers, Heather M. Leary

Linda Sellers

Three handouts for the teacher professional development workshops on the Instructional Architect (IA). Starting spring 2009 the face-to-face workshop was changed to be three different days of learning about how to use the IA, inquiry based and problem based learning, evaluation of IA projects with a rubric, and creating IA projects.


Experiences In The Field: The Evolution Of A Teacher Technology Professional Development Model, M. Robertshaw, Andrew Walker, Mimi Recker, Heather Leary, Linda Sellers Dec 2011

Experiences In The Field: The Evolution Of A Teacher Technology Professional Development Model, M. Robertshaw, Andrew Walker, Mimi Recker, Heather Leary, Linda Sellers

Linda Sellers

The New Science of Learning: Cognition, Computers and Collaboration in Education deftly explores the multiple relationships found among these critical elements in students’ increasingly complex and multi-paced educational experience. Starting with instructors’ insights into the cognitive effects of digital media—a diverse range of viewpoints with little consensus—this cutting-edge resource acknowledges the double-edged potential inherent in computer-based education and its role in shaping students’ thinking capabilities.


Connecting People With Online Resources: The Instructional Architect (Pbl), Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, Linda Sellers, Lei Ye, M. Brooke Robertshaw Dec 2011

Connecting People With Online Resources: The Instructional Architect (Pbl), Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, Linda Sellers, Lei Ye, M. Brooke Robertshaw

Linda Sellers

The National Science Foundation (nsf.gov) has funded a large initiative to catalog collections of high-quality online resources into the National Science Digital Library (nsdl.org). The mission of the NSDL is to help improve education for all teachers and students. The purpose of this module is to help you find high-quality online resources, learn strategies for incorporating them into a free software tool called the Instructional Architect, and use these projects in an instructional situation. In this module, you will learn to access online resources and to use tools to help solve instructional or learning problems or issues that you currently …


Connecting People With Online Resources: The Instructional Architect (Technology), Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, Linda Sellers, Lei Ye, M. Robertshaw Dec 2011

Connecting People With Online Resources: The Instructional Architect (Technology), Mimi Recker, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary, Linda Sellers, Lei Ye, M. Robertshaw

Linda Sellers

The National Science Foundation (nsf.gov) has funded a large initiative to catalog collections of high-quality online resources into the National Science Digital Library (nsdl.org). The mission of the NSDL is to help improve education for all teachers and students. The purpose of this module is to help you find high-quality online resources, learn strategies for incorporating them into a free software tool called the Instructional Architect, and use these projects in an instructional situation. In this module, you will learn to access online resources and to use tools to help solve instructional or learning problems or issues that you currently …


Evaluation Report On Online Ms Program For Itls Dept, Usu, Linda Sellers, Whitney Olsen, Sara Thatcher Dec 2009

Evaluation Report On Online Ms Program For Itls Dept, Usu, Linda Sellers, Whitney Olsen, Sara Thatcher

Linda Sellers

The Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Department at Utah State University is interested in expanding their face-to-face Masters of Science degree program to include distance education (online) learning. The faculty is hoping it will bring in more students and funding for the current MS program. The Performance Systems Class, Instructional Technology 6470, examined the current MS registration process, program, and the beginning course development and conversion process to online education. After reviewing three research questions, recommendations on improving quality and efficiency have been made. The suggestions are based on the value stream mapping of the current state of the program. …