ISLT Newsletter

Thank you to all of the students, alumni, and the faculty who contributed to this year's ISLT Newsletter. Thank you to Michelle Cates, managing editor, for her time and effort in producing the newsletter.

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Articulate Storyline Workshop

Dear ISLT Students:

Please mark your calendar: ISSA will facilitate one free workshop to introduce Articulate Storyline and basic features. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to create a basic lesson with Articulate Storyline.  

Time: Feb 16th from 1:30-3:30 pm EST

Location: TBA

Please register for this workshop ASAP via the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/articulate-storyline-101-2018-spring-tickets-43036959705

Only 15 face-to-face slots are available and we are not steaming this workshop online this time. 

Note: Please bring your own laptop (BYOC) with storyline installed (optional). If you need a laptop or have any other question, please contact us. Articulate Storyline does not work with Mac. Please bring a PC if possible. If you want to learn about authorware that works on both Mac and PC, we have a Captivate workshop coming up in March.

Look forward to seeing you there.

You have a great day!

ISSA Board

11th Annual Dean's Symposium

On Monday, February 5th, the College of Education hosted the 11th Annual Dean's Symposium at the FSU Convention Center. The symposium topic this year was Public Scholarship. The presenters shared with us how they have conducted research with community partners and used their research to make a difference in people’s lives.

One presentation focused on The SHED - Center for Sport, Health, & Equitable Development
https://education.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SHED-Executive-Summary.pdf

Dr. Brad Cox, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Florida State University delivered a great TED-style talk on autism and his work with College Autism Network 

https://collegeautismnetwork.org/

Dr. Dave Gussak, Chair and Professor of Art Therapy at Florida State University, delivered a keynote presentation titled “Creativity Heals in an Uncreative Place: Art and Art Therapy in Prison.”

Several ISLT program students volunteered at the event. We enjoyed learning from the presenters, and meeting new people.

ISLT Orientation & ISSA Beginning of Semester Potluck Dinner, This Friday

ISSA is hosting an ISLT orientation session for new students(3pm) and potluck dinner (6pm) to start off this new semester in Morgan Studio on Jan 19th.

For orientation, please join us in welcoming our new students to this amazing program at 3pm. Dr. Klein will give us a presentation about the program and we will have a Q&A session. To join us virtually, please use this link (http://meet93404893.adobeconnect.com/isltsp18/).

For the potluck, please feel free to bring whatever you’d like to share with the ISLT community. Any types of food items (homemade or purchased) are welcome! We will also be having an activity at the beginning for all participants to get to know each other. Also, after dinner, there will be a number of games available for those interested in playing. Here are the details for the event (please also see the flyer below):

• When: January 19, 2018; Orientation @ 3:00pm; Potluck @ 6:00 pm 
• Where: Morgan Studio (STB 3211) 
• Who: ISLT students, alumni, faculty/staff, and any friends or family! 

RSVP:
To attend the orientation, please contact Lukas (zl14@my.fsu.edu); \
To attend the potluck or if you have any concerns about our events. Please fill out this survey:(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKXUTahjn2DgwPQpqmQ6hlq2bQZEUviBuoJ5zlPl9Lyrkr0A/viewform?usp=sf_link)

We hope that you all can join us! If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to contact Lukas (zl14@my.fsu.edu).

We hope to see you there,

ISSA Board

ISLT Presentations at AECT Annual Conference 2017

AECT will host its annual convention at Hyatt Regency Jascksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida. This year, we have over 23 faculty, staff, alumni, and student presenters listed in this 5-day program (November 6 to 11, 2017) with featured concurrent research presentations, poster, roundtable, and showcase presentations. Below is a brief list. Find the full schedule at their website.

Wednesday, November 8th

Concurrent Session

[Keynote] Leading for Learning - Something New Under the Sun
Marcy Driscoll
12:30 to 1:45pm, 2nd Level, Grand 4

Effects of Representation Format on Eye Movements in Math Problem Solving: Does Iconic Make a Difference? 
Sungwoong Lee (Emporia State University), Jeeheon Ryu (Chonnam National University), Fengfeng Ke (Florida State University)
2 to 3pm, 2nd Level, Grand 6

Navigating Cross-cultural Dialogues in Informal Technology-based Learning Environments
Vanessa Dennen, Jiyae Bong
2 to 3pm, 3rd level, City Terrace 06

Teaching Research in Instructional Design and Technology
Lauren Bagdy, Kelli-Anne Longfellow, James Klein
4:30 to 5:30pm, 3rd Level, Clearwater

[Presidential] Propelling into the Future: Educational Technology Scholarship Fueled by Core Philosophy and Emerging Trends
Robert Reiser
4:30 to 5:30pm, 2nd Level, Grand 4


Thursday, November 9th

Concurrent Session

Don't Just Tweet About Weather: Teaching Preservice Teachers to Develop Personal Learning Network Using Twitter
Vanessa Dennen, Lauren Bagdy, Michelle Cates
10:30 to 11:30am, 3rd Level, City Terrace 12

Exploring the Pedagogical Value of Mobile Social Media for the Learning and Teaching of Culture
Fabrizio Fornara
10:30 to 11:30am, 3rd Level, City Terrace 06

When is “Productive Failure” Most Productive? A Meta-Analysis
Thomas Logan Arrington, Aubteen Darabi
10:30 to 11:30am, 2nd Level, Grand 7

Designing Teaching Training Scenarios in a Mixed-reality Immersive Learning Environment
Xinhao Xu (University of Missouri-Columbia), Fengfeng Ke (Florida State University)
11:45am to 12:45pm, 3rd Level, River Terrace 1

[Presidential] Women Leading Learning for Change
Marcy Driscoll
11:45am to 12:45pm, 2nd Level, Grand 4

The Effectiveness of Digital Games on Problem-Solving Skills in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Meta-Analysis
Seyedahmad Rahimi
2:15 to 3:15pm, 3rd Level, City Terrace 11

[Presidential] Innovations in Education: How to Use Social Media, Mobile Learning, MOOCs, and Open Educational Resources to Transform Learning
Robert Reiser, Vanessa Dennen, Fabrizio Fornara, Weinan Zhao
2:15 to 3:15, 2nd Level, Grand 4

Game-Based Learning and Students' Math Achievement: A Meta Analysis
Umit Tokac (Florida State University), Elena Novak (Kent State University), Christopher Thompson (Florida State University)
3:30 to 4:30pm, 2nd Level, Grand 6

[Presidential] Leadership by Example: The Legacy of Howard Sullivan
James Klein, Robert Reiser
4:45 to 5:45, 2nd Level, Grand 4

Poster

Reorganizing Action Verbs and Embodied Activities in Immersive Virtual Reality Games: Implications for Instructional Design
Jewoong Moon
11:45 to 12:45pm, 3rd Level, Conf Center B

D&D Showcase

Social Network Analysis in Collaborative Knowledge-Construction (SNACK): An Online Discussion Visualizing Tool
Zhichun Liu 
10:30am to 12:45pm, 3rd Level, Skybridge-3rd Level

Stealth Assessment Instructional Program
Seyedahmad Rahimi
10:30am to 12:45pm, 3rd Level, Escalator Landing

Emerging Technology Showcase

Facilitating Collaborative Learning and Problem-Solving with Computer-Supported Causal Mapping
Allan Jeong
2:15 to 3:15pm, 3rd Level, Conf Center A

Friday, November 10th

Concurrent Session

Exploring Learning Affordance from Embodied Interface of STEM-relevant Immersive Virtual Reality Educational Games
Jewoong Moon
11:45am to 12:45pm, 3rd Level, City Terrace 11

Featured Student Profiles: An Instructional Blogging Strategy to Enhance Student’s Peer Awareness and Interaction in a Blog-integrated Blended Classroom
Jiyae Bong, Taehyeong Lim
11:45am to 12:45pm, 3rd Level, Orlando

[Presidential] Leading by Example: A View from Project Managers
James Klein (Florida State University), David Dick (Consultant), Sue Ebbers (Change by Design), Kathleen Ingram (Kaplan University), Jayne Klein (JKlein Consulting), CJ Masters (GMarie Group), Chuck Lombardo (Consultant)
11:45 to 12:45pm, 2nd Level, Grand 5

[Presidential] From the Classroom to the Board Room: Becoming an Administrative Leader at Your Institution
Marcy Driscoll
3:30 to 4:30pm, 2nd Level, Grand 4

[Panel] Leadership in Student Organizations: Experiences and Reflections from Student Leaders
Thomas Logan Arrington, Zhongrui Yao
11:45 to12:45pm, 3rd level, City Terrace 09

Poster

Designing a Scaffolded Diigo Unit: Using Social Annotation to Support Learning
Michelle Cates, Lauren Bagdy, Vanessa Dennen
10:30 to 11:30am, 3rd Level, Conf Center B

Effects of Different Types of Feedback on Problem Solving
Yasin Yalcin, Valerie Shute
10:30 to 11:30am, 3rd Level, Conf Center B

Network Structure and Identity in a Learning-themed Discussion on Twitter
Yasin Yalcin
11:45am to 12:45pm, 3rd Level, Conf Center B

A Review of Computer-Mediated Collaborative Writing for L2 Students
Ha Jeen Choi
2:15 to 3:15pm, 3rd Level, Conf Center B

Explorations of Storytelling Approaches in STEM-related Immersive Virtual Reality Educational Games: The Findings from In-depth Video Observation
Jewoong Moon
3:30 to 4:30pm, 3rd Level, Conf Center B

*Updated: 10/21/2017

Dr. Shute receives $4M to further STEM learning research

Dr. Valerie Shute has received three grants within the past year to further her research aimed at making STEM learning more accessible, engaging and effective for students, especially underrepresented minorities. The National Science Foundation and the Institute of Education Sciences awarded a total of $4 million to her, to study the design, development and evaluation of immersive games to support physics competencies over the next four years.

The National Science Foundation awarded Shute a three-year, $1.1 million Cyberlearning Development Grant in September 2016. This grant builds on Shute’s prior research that used stealth assessment, or the embedding of evaluations deeply within games, to measure students’ understanding of physics competencies.

The second award from the National Science Foundation is a three-year, $1.5 million Education and Human Resources grant to study how interpersonal interactions influence collaborative problem solving processes and outcomes in digital STEM learning environments.

In August, the Institute of Education Sciences will award Shute a four-year, $1.4 million grant to study theoretically guided learning supports that can improve both the learning experience and learning outcomes in STEM learning games.

Click here to read the full FSU News article.

ISSA Beginning of Semester Potluck – May 25 @ 6:30 pm

The beginning of semester potluck is slated for May 25 @ 6:30pm. Please bring a food or drink with you! Here are the details for the event:

•  When: Thursday, May 25, 2017 @ 6:30pm 
•  Where: Morgan Studio, STB 3211 
•  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_eb5PBP2yGD3zZkh

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

We hope to see you there,

The ISSA Board