ISL Brown Bag Series - Dr. Fengfeng Ke will be discussing innovative uses of cyberlearning technology on March 16th.

Dr. Fengfeng Ke will have her presentation entitled "Innovative Uses of Cyberlearning Technology" at Institute for Successful Longevity (ISL) Brown Bag Series.
Mark your calendars for Noon March 16th. The place will be Shores Building, The Collaboratory - Goldstein Library.

Dr. Dennen will give a keynote speech at MDLA Spring Conference, March 10th

Dr. Vanessa Dennen will give a speech as a keynote speaker at Maryland Distance Learning Association (MDLA) Spring Conference on March 10th, 2016.

This full-day conference provides opportunities to share their research and experience on distance learning through networking, demonstrations, and hands-on opportunities for learning.

Click here to see the schedule for the day.
For more information, visit the MDLA website at:
http://marylanddla.org/index.php/events/spring-conference

Campus Event: University Libraries Spring Symposium, "Publish or Perish:Conversations on Academic Publishing", Feb 25, 8:30am-4pm

Save the date and plan to attend the University Libraries' Spring Symposium, Publish or Perish: Conversations on Academic Publishing, which will be held on February 25 (this Thursday), 2016 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The place will be the Robert B. Bradley Reading Room, in the Scholars Commons of Strozier Library. The symposium will focus on the following topics:

• Current trends and best practices in journal publishing
• The role of publishing in tenure and promotion at FSU
• The intersection of open access and commercial publishing
• What the future holds for the scholarly monograph

The symposium features distinguished speakers and a number of interactive sessions and panel discussions. Dr. Vanessa Dennen will also attend the symposium with the other speakers and lead the panel discussion. Click here to see the symposium program.

Registration is free but required. Participants can attend the entire event or individual sessions.

For more information, visit the FSU Libraries website at
https://www.lib.fsu.edu/events/academic-publishing-symposium/

ISLT Spring Seminar Series Lecture & ISSA Coffee Hour on February 26, 11:30AM-1:30PM

Message 1

Dear ISLT Faculty, Alumni and Students:

On Friday, February 26th from 11:30-12:30ET Cathy Tencza will be our virtual presenter for the second seminar of the year. A group of FSU ISLT students, alumni, and faculty will be gathering in the Morgan Studio to watch this interactive event in person. The title of Cathy's seminar is "Analysis in a Box: How to Leverage A Group's Expertise to Make Strategic Decisions."

If you are planning on joining us in the Morgan Studio for the seminar and the ISSA coffee hour afterwards, please RSVP to Mary Kate (mmckee@campus.fsu.edu). Any local alumni who wish to attend in person will need to secure a parking pass through Mary Kate well in advance of the Friday session.

If you plan on joining us virtually for the session, please click the link below to join the Adobe Connect meeting: http://meet93404893.adobeconnect.com/alisonmoore/

Here is the thought starter question for you to ponder prior to attending the seminar: Think of a time when you had to facilitate a group to identify, discuss, and select a solution to a problem. In the work setting, it might be something like identifying skills and knowledge and instructional approaches for a new program. In your personal life, it might be something like choosing where to have the family reunion. What are some ways that you could help the group make a quick consensus-based decision in a way that everyone felt included and heard?

For those online viewers of the Adobe Connect session - We recommend you access the following link in advance to test your connection and computer: http://meet93404893.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

Best,
Jonathan Hamilton, for the Spring Seminar Committee

Message 2

ISSA Coffee Hour. 12:30-1:30PM 
Join the ISSA in the Morgan Studio for coffee and mingling with felow students. The ISSA will discuss any upcoming events and programs.

Please RSVP to the coffee hour with Mary Kate at mmckee@campus.fsu.edu

Best,
ISSA team

ISSA Student Meeting, This Friday!

Please mark your calendars and save the date to attend the ISSA student meeting on February 12th, 12:00-1:00 PM. We (ISSA) will have another student meeting to discuss AECT design and development competition and a non-profit instructional design center proposal! Check the detail!

- Zhongrui Yao (ISSA) -

Photos: ISSA Event at Madison Social, Last Friday!

ISLT students had lots of fun at the Madison Social, last Friday. Check out some of the great photos on that day!

*Photos courtesy of Zhongrui Yao

Congratulations! Kesia Milner (ISLT MS Graduate) Chosen as Teacher of the Year for Bay District Schools

Congratulations to Kesia Milner, one of FSU ISLT MS graduates (2014). Kesia was chosen as the 2016 Teacher of the Year for Bay District Schools.
Bay District Schools gives one teacher the award each year. Each school picked one teacher to represent them and more than 34 teachers from all over the county were nominated for this year. Among the five finalists, the award went to Kesia Milner, Springfield Elementary School's art teacher. The ceremony was held at the Edgewater Resort Conference Center on last Tuesday night (Photo).

"They're very, very important for the whole child to be educated and for the child to really be happy and have an outlet, (...) and with all the testing that we have that's mandated, a lot of kids feel a lot of pressure and I feel like the outlet is in the arts," she said at the Teacher of the Year Interview.

Visit here to read more!