Seminar this Friday - Developing a Social LMS

Seminar this Friday, Oct 19th – Mr. Ken Baldauf from Program in Interdisciplinary Computing will give us a presentation on the topic of Developing a Social LMS. Don't miss out!

Location: Mrogan Studio
Time: Friday, Oct. 19th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Online students will receive online connection information before the seminar.

2012 Brown Outstanding Book Award from AECT Goes to Dr. Klein

Dr. James Klein's coauthored book: The Instructional Design Knowledge Base: Theory, Research and Practice has been selected to receive the 2012 Brown Outstanding Book Award from AECT. This award will be given at the AECT 2012 meeting in Louisville. Below is the full reference of the book:

 

Richey, R. C., Klein, J. D., & Tracey, M. W (2011). The instructional design knowledge base: Theory, research and practice. New York: Routledge.

 

 

 

 

 

Currently, this book is used as the textbook for a graduate level course: EDF6925 - Advanced Instructional Design that is offered by the IS program. To find out more about the program and course offerings, please visit: http://www.coe.fsu.edu/Academic-Programs/Departments/Educational-Psychology-and-Learning-Systems-EPLS/Degree-Programs/Instructional-Systems 

 

To learn more about Dr. Klein's research interests and publications, please visit: http://myweb.fsu.edu/jklein/ 

College of Education Week 2012: Transforming Education Across the Globe

College of Education Week – held in conjunction with FSU Parents' Weekend, October 8 – 13, 2012 – will comprise six days of symposia, presentations and events celebrating COE students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends. The week will kick-off with International Day and culminate in a pre-game tailgate on the beautiful grounds of the Mode L. Stone building before the FSU vs. Boston College football game.

Below is the general schedule and some featured events of the COE week:

Monday, October 8

• COE week kick-off event

Tuesday, October 9

• Faculty and Staff Appreciation Ice Cream Social

Wednesday, October 10

• La Lola Loca Food Truck
• "Education Amid Crisis and Instability in West Africa: Challenges and Opportunities"
• The 2012 COE Technology Showcase
• Invited guest speakers via webinars

Thursday, October 11

• The Dean's Symposium
• Dean's Symposium/Higher Education Networking Reception
  
• The 14^th Annual Sport Management Conference 
• The Hardee Center Board: Your LifeNet Inagural Meeting

Friday, October 12

• COE Development Council Meeting
• The 14^th Annual Sport Management Conference CONTINUED
• The COE Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet (ticketed event) 
• The Hardee Center Panel Discussion

Saturday, October 13

• Student/Donor Scholarship Recognition Event (ticketed event)
• COE Pre-GameTailgate
• FSU vs. Boston College, Doak Campbell Stadium

Please follow this link to learn more about these exciting events!

Seminar this Friday: Changing Lives - Transformational Instructional Design

Our Seminar this Friday is going to be given by Dr. Sue Ebbers, who is a former FSU graduate and President/CEO of LuminEssence LLC - Change by Design. Her presentation topic is: Changing Lives - Transformational Instructional Design.

Location: Mrogan Studio
Time: Friday, Oct. 5th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Online students will receive online connection information before the seminar.

"What is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important?"

Recently, Rim Razzouk, a recent PhD graduate of the IS program, and Valerie Shute published their article "What is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important" in the September 2012 issue of Review of Educational Research. According to the authors, Design Thinking is defined as "Design thinking is generally defined as an analytic and creative process that engages a person in opportunities to experiment, create and prototype models, gather feedback, and redesign."

You may find the article abstract at http://rer.sagepub.com/content/82/3/330.abstract.
You can find more about the journal at http://rer.sagepub.com/