Fall 2013 Picnic!

Our ISSA-sponsored Fall picnic will be held on Saturday, September 7 from 11-2 at Tom Brown Park. 

The picnic is pot luck, so bring your favorite dish to share. ISSA will supply drinks, ice, and paper goods.

The picnic is always fun, and this year there will be a geocaching* activity after lunch. You won't want to miss it!



*Did you know that Tallahassee has a number of geocaching spots?

Let the 2013-2014 school year begin!

This space has been quiet for a while, but with the new school year beginning expect more activity.

We're very excited to be welcoming new students into all of our programs this fall:

• MS in Instructional Systems, Open & Distance Learning, and Performance Improvement
• PhD in Instructional Systems

Yesterday was the new student department/program orientation. One of the ways we helped orient our new students was via a technology-based scavenger hunt game:

In this photo, a group of new students are scanning a QR Code to learn more about this location and get their next clue.

This game was co-developed by faculty member Vanessa Dennen and PhD students Shuang Hao, Sungwoong Lee, and Taehyeong Lim. The first version of the game was done during the 2012 orientation, and was presented at the 2013 Emerging Learning Design Conference. 

The new school year will hold many more fun activities and events, so keep an eye on this space, the Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/is_fsu), and the listserv for more details and recaps.

And, if there's anything IS-related you would like to see us sharing in this space, leave a comment and we'll do our best to accommodate!