Dr. Fengfeng Ke Receives FSU's 2017 Developing Scholar Award!

Florida State University recognized the contributions and achievements of outstanding faculty members at the annual Faculty Awards Dinner.

Fengfeng Ke, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, was recognized with a Developing Scholar Award. Sponsored annually by the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC), this award recognizes mid-career associate professor-level faculty with a one-time allowance of $10,000 to support their research programs.

Additional honors were also given to other outstanding FSU faculty members during the dinner, including the Ralph Stair Prize for Innovation in Education, Distinguished Research Professor Award, Honors Thesis Mentor Award and the Distinguished Teacher Award.

For a full list of awardees, visit http://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2017/04/26/communication-professor-receives-fsus-2017-distinguished-teacher-award/.

ISLT Alumni- Student Knowledge exchange to be held this Friday

FSU Alumni Reception at AERA in San Antonio, April 28, 2017

The FSU Reception for alumni, faculty, and friends will be held in conjunction with the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting. It is hosted by Dean Marcy Driscoll and the FSU College of Education. See the details below.

• Date: Friday, April 28th, 2017
• Time: 7:00 to 9:00 PM
• Place: The Depot at Sunset Station (1174 E. Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX 78205)
• RSVP here
• Join the event on Facebook!

CORE and the Marvalene Hughes Research in Education Conference, this Friday (April, 7th)

The Marvalene Hughes Research in Education Conference will be held in the Stone Building on April 7th, this Friday. This annual event is organized by the CORE committee to celebrate and showcase the work of COE faculty and graduate students. Below is a brief list of ISLT presenters. Click here to see the full schedule for this conference.

Concurrent Sessions, Room G 152

8:30 - 9:30 Concurrent Sessions 1
James Klein (EPLS) with Wei Qiang Kelly
Competencies for Instructional Design and Technology Professionals

10:50 - 11:50 Concurrent Session 3
Fengfeng Ke (EPLS) with Xinhao Xu, Sungwoong Lee, Jewoong Moon, Zhaihuan Dai, Yanjun Pan, Valerie J. Shute, Kathleen Clark, and Gordon Erlebacher
Math Learning through Game-based Architectural Design and Building

Concurrent Sessions, Room G 157

8:30 - 9:30 Concurrent Session 1
Vanessa Dennen (EPLS) with Shuang Hao
Effects of Faded Scaffolding in Computer-based Instruction on Learners' Performance, Cognitive Load, and Text Anxiety

Research Poster Session

1:00 - 2:00 PM

COE Atrium, Ground Floor & First Floor

Thomas Arrington (EPLS) with Aubteen Darabi
What Makes an Exemplary Program in Instructional Design and Technology? 

 Ji Yae Bong (EPLS) with Vanessa Dennen
Digital Badges and Learning Analytics to Explore the Learner Participation in a MOOC

Peter Carafano (EPLS)
Problem Based Learning in a Pathophysiology On-line Review System

Jinjushang Chen (EPLS)
Epistemological Beliefs of Engineering Students 

Fabrizio Fornara (EPLS)
Instagram for Cultural and Intercultural Awareness Development in Foreign Language Education

Yujia Huang (EPLS)
Effects of Video Technology on Second Language Learning

Zhichun Liu (EPLS)
The Rich get Richer? A Social Network Analysis of Preferential Attachment in Online Asynchronous Discussion

Xi Lu (EPLS)
Effects of Digital Games on English Vocabulary Learning in Adult Second Language Learners: A Review

Jewoong Moon (EPLS)
Categorization of Embodied User Interface in Immersive Virtual Environment

Tatyana Pashnyak (EPLS)
Implementing Team-Based Learning in Healthcare Professional Development Courses

Seyedahmad Rahimi (EPLS) with Valerie J. Shute
Designing the Class as a Game to Promote Active Learning in K-12 Education

Fei Xing (EPLS) with Jeannine Turner
Instructional Strategies to Engage Chinese English Learners in Communicative Language Teaching: A Case Study

Xinhao Xu (EPLS) with Jeeheon Ryu and Fengfeng Ke
A Study on Learners’ Virtual Attention and Learning Effects in an Instructional Setting Featuring a Virtual Character with Body Gestures

Yasin Yalcin (EPLS)
Motivation, Self-regulated Learning, and Sense of Community as Predictors of Learner Satisfaction in Online Courses

Zhongrui Yao (EPLS) with Vanessa Dennen
How an Online Community Promotes Graduate Students’ Professional development

Weinan Zhao (EPLS) with Fabrizio Fornara and Robert A. Reiser
An Online Database to Support Tracking Trends in Instructional Design and Technology

Dr. Klein will serve as a distinguished mentor at the AERA Design and Technology SIG's Mentoring Program

Dr. James Klein has been selected to serve as one of distinguished mentors at the Early Career Mentoring program, AERA 2017. This program will be held during the AERA Annual Meeting scheduled April 27 - May 1 in San Antonio, Texas.

This program aims to strengthen collaboration by pairing doctoral students with senior scholars during the AERA annual meeting. This program will help participants to capture and understand important research in our field as well as what it means to advance a body of knowledge.

If selected, you will be assigned to a mentor and shadow that person for half a day (e.g., attedning sessions and joining meetings) at any of the annual meeting days mutually agreeable between the mentor and mentees. This shadowing experience will culminate with a lunch/dinner (sponsored by the SIG).

Eligibility criteria for mentees include:

• a member of Design and Technology SIG (membership not required at time of application, only if selected) 
• planning to attend the 2017 AERA Annual Meeting 
• a doctoral student in the field of design and technology or related field 
• pre-candidacy (taking coursework) 
• Has identified a specific research interest 

Apply to this Early Career Mentoring program at AERA 2017.

Click here to submit an application: http://go.osu.edu/aera2017 (Due April 9th, 2017)

ISSA's Annual Spring Potluck on April 1st 1-3pm

ISSA’s annual Spring Potluck is slated for April 1 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Dr. Val Shute has been kind enough to once again open her house to host this event. We hope that you will be able to join us! As is with potlucks, feel free to bring any food or drink that you would like to share. Here are the details for the event:

• When: April 1, 2017 
• Where: Dr. Shute's   
• Who: ISLT students, alumni, faculty/staff, and any friends or family! 

Please complete this survey to indicate whether or not you will be able to attend: https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9soPZmiw6NlQ6Tb

We hope that you all can join us! If you have any questions about the event or need a ride, please feel free to contact Logan (tla13b@my.fsu.edu).

We hope to see you there,

The ISSA Board

Spring Seminar Series: March 31th: Dr. Jonathan Adams on Usable Design

Dear ISLT faculty, students and alumni,

Please mark your calendar: March 31 from 12:00-1:00 pm EST in Morgan Studio, Dr. Jonathan Adams will be giving a lecture on Usable Design. You will explore the basics of Learner Experience design, the user-centered design and testing techniques that are important to this field of work. 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, or watch a short animation video about it via the link: https://youtu.be/wixbTWoaARQ.

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/marchseminar/

For alumni 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!

Have a great Monday!

The Spring Seminar Committee