ISLT Event: Walk Talk Hunt, Join Our Scavenger Hunt on FSU Campus

Walk, Talk, and Hunt! A fun physical scientistic activity from ISSA will be held this coming Friday (Feb. 24th from 2 to 4 pm). 

Everyone is welcomed to join us. While walking around the campus, we will talk about everything and get to know the giants of our field with a fun scavenger hunt designed by Lukas Liu. Water bottles will be provided.
Hope to see all of you. We will have more fun stuff--stay tuned.

ISSA board members, physical scientistic committee. ‌

The Spring 2017 ISLT Newsletter Has Arrived!

The Spring 2017 ISLT Newsletter has arrived.

Click here to read: https://goo.gl/QxJFRm

In this edition:

• A “Slice of Life” in ISLT
• Alumni news
• Faculty accomplishments
• Student accomplishments
• ISSA news
• AERA, AECT, and DigiTech faculty and student presentations

 Wishing our ISLT family a wonderful spring semester and we look forward to your accomplishments in the coming year.

ISLT Spring Seminar Series: February 24, Sheryl Eliam on Canvas

Please mark your calendar: next Friday, February 24th from 12:00-1:00 pm EST in Morgan Studio, Sheryl Eliam will be giving a lecture, “Canvas is coming! Are you ready?”
A group of FSU ISLT students, alumni, and faculty will be gathering in the Morgan Studio to watch this interactive event in person.

Please check the detail about the seminar in the attached flyer below, or watch a short animation video about it via the link: https://youtu.be/8rQHpK_91rQ.

Please RSVP to Zhongrui Yao (zy13c@my.fsu.edu), if you are planning on joining us in the Morgan Studio for the ISSA pizza lunch at 11:30 am or for the seminar at 12:00 pm. 
Any local alumni who wish to attend in person will need to secure a parking pass through Mary Kate (MMcKee@campus.fsu.edu) 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: https://meet93404893.adobeconnect.com/_a1099984980/spring-seminar/
For alumni and students who will virtually attend the seminar, 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

If you have questions, please email Zhongrui Yao (zy13c@my.fsu.edu).

Look forward to seeing you in the upcoming seminar!

The Spring Seminar Committee

Two ISLT students were nominated for a 2016-17 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

Two ISLT doctoral students, Michelle Cates and Seyedahmad Rahimi, were nominated for a 2016-17 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.
The award recognizes outstanding graduate student teaching assistants for their distinguished contributions to student learning through excellence in instruction. Recipients of the awards are recognized at the annual spring Celebration of Graduate Student Excellence event (Tuesday, April 17, 2017, 3:30-5:00pm at the FSU Alumini Center). Awards will be announced on March 31, 2017.
Click here to learn about the nomination and selection process.

ISLT Spring Seminar Series Lecture, this Friday

Please mark your calendar: this Friday, January 27th from 12:00-1:00 pm EST in Morgan Studio.
Dr. Sue Ebbers will be our speaker for the first seminar in 2017.

The title of Dr. Ebbers’ seminar is "High-Profile Curriculum Design, Politics and Intrigue: Lessons Learned as Lead Curriculum Designer."

Please check the detail about the seminar in the attached flyer, or watch a short video about it via the link: https://youtu.be/43iTHVPYYtc.

Please RSVP to Zhongrui Yao (zy13c@my.fsu.edu), if you are planning on joining us in the Morgan Studio for the ISSA pizza lunch at 11:30 am or for the seminar at 12:00 pm.

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/

Look forward to seeing you in the upcoming seminar!

Dean Marcy Driscoll will be a keynote speaker of AECT 2017 Convention

Dean Marcy P. Driscoll, Ph.D. has been selected to deliver the opening keynote address at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) 2017 International Convention, entitled "Leading Learning for Change." The conference will be held November 7 – 11 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Driscoll is a Past President of AECT and a current member of the Design and Development, and Research and Theory divisions of the organization.

Click here (FSUednews) to learn more.

*Note: Important dates & Click here to see the AECT conference plan

• December 6th, 2016: Proposals open
• February 6th, 2017: Proposals close
• November 7th, 8th, and 11th, 2017: Workshop Sessions
• November 8th to 11th, 2017: Concurrent Sessions, Posters, Panels & Roundtable

FSU ISLT, Our Online Program is Top Ranked Again!

Three of Florida State University’s online programs placed in the top 10 and five graduate programs in the top 20, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Online Programs.

FSU College of Education’s online graduate program continues to rank among the best in the nation at No. 3. FSU Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies is one of the online programs the college offers.

“The College of Education is committed to providing students with an outstanding educational experience as evidence by our Top 3 ranking.” Said Marcy Driscoll, dean of the College of Education. (from FSU News)

Their assessment of online programs included multiple factors such as student engagement, faculty credentials and training, student services and technology, peer reputation and admissions selectivity.

Click here to see a complete list of the U.S. News & World Report online graduate rankings.

Resources

• FSU News: http://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2017/01/10/fsu-online-programs-among-nations-best/
• Tallahassee Democrat: http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/01/10/fsus-online-degree-programs-ranked-high-us-news-world-report-review/96393240/