Elementary School Teacher to Professor of Instructional Systems

Florida State Universtiy Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (ISLT) professor Dr. James Klein, went from being an elementary school teacher to a professor of instructional systems. In this YouTube video interview by AECT, watch and learn about the doors that opened leading Dr. Klein down the path to were he is today.

A Day in the Life of ISLT Professor, Dr. Vanessa Dennen

A day in the life of an ISLT professor.

What does a professor do all day? Especially when it’s not a teaching day? Here’s a glimpse at how Dr. Vanessa Dennen spent Monday, March 26.

I am lost without my morning tea. It helps me do my best!

My work day started at 8 am, when I woke up. I spent 15 minutes checking in with email and double-checking that everything for my online class successfully opened up to my students overnight. Then it was time to get my first hit of caffeine brewing – earl grey tea with local honey – and get the kid off to school. By 8:45 I was drinking my tea out of one of my favorite mugs, and checking out my to do list for the day.

Butter and candy ... a 9 year old's dream?

I spent the bulk of the morning working through some data and creating tables, and then realized that I needed to finish preparing slides for a Webinar. In the midst of my work I discovered the grocery list my daughter had sent to my printer. Needless to say, I do not plan to shop from this list.

Ready for webinar!

Before I knew it, it was 12:40 and I had 20 minutes to get situated for the Webinar. I cleared my desk, discovered that my desktop computer wanted to restart, and quickly substituted my laptop.

The Webinar was recorded -- a full hour of my day documented!

Feel free to watch. 

I worked with Dr. Tami I'm on this study and we're finalizing a manuscript to send out for publication.

 

Lunch, aka leftovers converted into a salad. It was yummy.

When the webinar ended at 2, I assembled lunch. A great perk of working at home on Mondays is that I get to eat lunch with my husband, who is also a professor and who also works from home on Mondays. We don’t see each other most of the day, because he works in the apartment in our back yard while I work in a little office nook off the kitchen (or in the dining room, or in the living room).

Getting some fresh air while talking ISLT business. 

And ... back at the computer again while we finish the call.

After lunch I had a call to return. Dr. Klein! I started the call outside on my screened porch – after being inside on the computer all morning I wanted some fresh air – but then I had to look something up and ended up inside on the computer again as we finished our call.

Spinster? Really? That term is still in use?

Once we ended the call I started to catch up on email again and work on some visa paperwork for an upcoming conference trip to Hong Kong.

Working hard? or hardly working?

On a typical Monday, I would head to campus by 3:15 for the Graduate Policy Council meeting, but this week it was canceled. Lucky me! I got some extra time to work. I had some administrative tasks to take care of, checked in with my online class (it gets relatively little action on Mondays), and then grabbed another cup of tea while I triaged my to do list. I feel like the afternoon just evaporated, which happens sometimes when I do a lot of smaller tasks. As you can see, my co-PI wasn’t being very helpful today, either.

When I next looked up, it was 5:15 and time to head out the door for Pilates. I find that it’s really important for me to have some interests outside of work, and to make sure I get out and stretch. One of the things I like about my Pilates class is that I’m a student, and I’m not in charge. I’m happy to listen, follow directions, and learn new things.

When I returned home, it was time to focus on being a learner in another context. This year I started taking viola lessons, and I had to practice. As a beginner, I only practice for about 10 minutes at a time. I get tired quickly, and discouraged easily. Tonight I sounded so scratchy, and felt like I couldn't remember the new bowing technique my instructor taught me next week. Being a novice and having much to learn in this context helps me remember that my own students may also get tired and frustrated.

I love having a garden. I visit my garden when I feel stressed. Or when I need fresh herbs.

Next, I took a trip to the garden, grabbed some rosemary for dinner, and proceeded to cook while watching a show on Amazon Prime.

Manuscripts. So many manuscripts.

 After dinner was over and cleaned up, it was around 9 pm. I’d taken almost 4 hours of a break from work, and it was time to get back to work. The evening’s work? Editor stuff. Several new submissions accrued over the weekend, and I started going through them.

 Sleepy time tea, updating the bullet journal, and then off to sleep.

 The day ended, and I felt like I’d accomplished relatively little. Looking at all of the items crossed off in my bullet journal, I see that I did quite a lot – it was a jam-packed day, even if I did mostly sit at home on the computer.

Florida State University - College of Education - Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies 2018 AERA Presenters

The following list of 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting presentations, highlights the ISLT facutly, PhD graduates, and students that will be presenting in New York City, April 13-17, 2018. Great job on your continued dedication and excellence in educational research!

AERA Information: http://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/2018-Annual-Meeting-General-Information

FSU College of Education AERA Presenters: https://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2018/04/04/florida-state-university-researchers-to-present-at-american-educational-research-association-annual-meeting/

Fri, April 13
12:00 to 1:30pm
Dr. Fengfeng Ke and Sungwoong Lee
Effects of Problem Representation Format on Visual Attention and Mathematics Word Problem–Solving Accuracy: Does Iconic Make a Difference?
New York Marriott Marquis, Fifth Floor, Westside Ballroom Salon 4 

Fri, April 13
4:05 to 5:35pm
Jamaal Harrison, Jenay Sermon, Dr. Tamara Bertrand Jones, Dr. Shouping Hu, and Dr. Toby Park
Black Males Using Cultural Wealth as Metacognitive Success Strategies in Community Colleges: A Case Study
New York Marriott Marquis, Fifth Floor, Westside Ballroom Salon 2

Sat, April 14
8:15 to 9:45am
Dr. Fengfeng Ke and Xinhao Xu
Learning Numeric Systems Conversions Through Embodied Interactions
New York Marriott Marquis, Fifth Floor, Westside Ballroom Salon 4

Sat, April 14
8:15 to 9:45am
Dr. James Klein and Wei Qiang 
Competencies for Instructional Design and Technology Professionals
New York Hilton Midtown, Third Floor, Americas Hall 1-2 - Exhibit Hall

Sat, April 14
12:25 to 1:55pm
Dr. Alison Moore and Dr. James Klein 
The Business of Informal Learning: A Survey of Instructional Design and Performance Improvement Practitioners
The Parker, Second Floor, Lorica Room

Sat, April 14
12:25 to 1:55pm
Zhaihuan Dai, Dr. Fengfeng Ke, Yanjun Pan, Xinhao Xu and Jewoong Moon 
Examining Scaffolding and Leaning Engagement Through Learner Behavior Patterns in a Mathematical Game
New York Hilton Midtown, Third Floor, Americas Hall 1-2 - Exhibit Hall

Sat, April 14
2:15 to 3:45pm
Dr. Fengfeng Ke and Jeewoong Moon 
Virtual Reality–Based Role-Playing and Design in Social Interaction Skills Development of Children With High-Functioning Autism
Park Central Hotel New York, Carnegie

Sun, April 15
10:35am to 12:05pm
Dr. Fengfeng Ke and Xinhao Xu
Virtual and Physical Presence in Simulation-Based Learning
The Parker, Second Floor, Lorica Room

Sun, April 15
2:45 to 4:15pm
Dr. Valerie Shute, Dr. Fengfeng Ke, Dr. Russell Almond, Chen Sun, Seyedahmad Rahimi, Xi Lu 
Assessing and Enhancing Formal Physics Knowledge in Physics Playground
New York Marriott Marquis, Fifth Floor, Carnegie

Sun, April 15
2:45 to 4:15pm
Dr. Vanessa Paz Dennen 
Social Presence, Identity, and Context Collapse: Navigating the Discursive Terrain of Personhood in Online Learning Westin
New York at Times Square, 8th Floor, Minetta

Mon, April 16
4:05 to 5:35pm
Dr. Vanessa Paz Dennen, Dr. Stacey Rutledge, Lauren Bagdy, Jerrica Rowlett, and Sarah Joyce
Social Networking Sites, Teen Identity, and High Schools: Unregulated Social Spaces in Formal Learning Environments Millennium Broadway
New York Times Square, Room 3.11

Tue, April 17
8:15 to 10:15am
Benjamin Emihovich 
Improving Undergraduates' Problem-Solving Skills Through Video Game Play Millennium Broadway
New York Times Square, Third Floor, Room 3.04-3.05

Tue, April 17
8:15 to 10:15am
Seyedahmad Rahimi and Dr. Betsy Becker
The Effectiveness of Digital Games on Problem- Solving Skills in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Meta-Analysis Millennium Broadway
New York Times Square, Third Floor, Room 3.04-3.05

Fall 2018 ISLT Courses and Academic Calendar

Fall 2018 Academic Calendar

http://registrar.fsu.edu/registration_guide/fall/academic_calendar/

March 5, 2018 Summer and Fall 2018 course registration began

Fall 2018 ISLT Courses*

Online Courses
EDF 5442 – Inquiry and Measurement for Practitioners Jeong
EME 5603 – Intro to Systematic Instructional Design Ke
EME 6403 – Design of Collaborative Learning Jeong
EME 6631 – Managing Instructional Development Brooks

Face to Face Courses
EDF 6499 – Conversation/Discourse Analysis – Dennen – Fri 9:05-11:35
EDP 5216 – Theories of Learning & Cognition – Dennen – Tue 2:00-4:30
EME 5601 – Intro to Instructional Systems – Darabi – Thurs 12:30-3:00
EME 5603 – Intro to Systematic Instructional Design – Klein – Wed 12:30-3:00
EME 6655 – Synthesis, Analysis & Argumentation – Shute – Thurs 9:30-12 noon
EME 6691 – Performance Systems Analysis – Klein – Mon 9:05-11:35

*All course listings are subject to change

Fall 2018 Session Date

August 27–December 14

Summer 2018 ISLT Courses and Academic Calendar

Summer 2018 Academic Calendar

http://registrar.fsu.edu/registration_guide/summer/academic_calendar/

March 5, 2018 Summer and Fall 2018 course registration began

Summer 2018 ISLT Courses*

All Online Courses
EDP 5217 – Learner Motivation – (Session A) – Kerry Burner
EME 5608 – Trends and Issues – (Session A) – Allan Jeong
EME 6636 – Systems Approach to the Management of Change – (Session A) – Darren Brooks
EME 6356 – Learning & Web Analytics – (Session B) – Vanessa Dennen
EME 6414 – Web 2.0 Based Learning & Performance – (Session C) – Vanessa Dennen

*All course listings are subject to change

Summer 2018 Session Dates

Session A May 14–Aug 3 (12 week)
Session B May 14–June 22 (6 week 1)
Session C June 25–Aug 3 (6 week 2)

Lectora Workshop 3/30/18

Dear ISLT Students:

Please mark your calendar: ISSA will facilitate one free workshop to introduce Lectora Online and its basic features. Yao Huang, an ISLT doctoral student, and former Lectora Certified trainer will facilitate the session. By the end of this workshop, you should be able to create an interactive HTML-based eCourse with Lectora Online. This is one of the ISSA development workshop series. Lectora Online is a web-based authoring platform with no need to install on your computer. ISLT still has 10 Lectora Online license good through the end of May 2018.

If you are interested, please send an email to Yao Huang at yh15b@my.fsu.edu to request a free access. Yao will email you the login information.

 Time: March 30th from 1:30-3:30 pm EST

 Location: STB1301

 Please register for this workshop ASAP via the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adobe-captivate-101-tickets-43411541088

ISLT News, Events, and Updates

ISLT News, Events, and Updates

Hoping everyone had a wonderful spring break!

Open Education Resources

If you were unable to attend, the  #FSUOpenEd Open Education Resource symposium, you can view recordings of all of the presentations on the symposium website: http://fla.st/2tOJs6g

PIE-CAT Spring 2018 TA Reading Group

Next week starts the second PIE-CAT Spring 2018 TA Reading group. Doyle's Learner-Centered Teaching - Putting the Research on Learning into Practice will be discussed.

Here is a link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/Learner-Centered-Teaching-Research-Learning-Practice/dp/1579227430

Three meetings will be held from 3 pm - 5 pm in Room 3009 Honors, Scholars & Fellows House

Wednesday, March 21
Wednesday, March 28
Wednesday, April 4
If you are interested, please RSVP at this link:

https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_54F5yumzu7NlYG1

2018 Marvalene Hughes Research in Education Conference by CORE (Council on Research in Education)

Friday, March 23, 2018

https://education.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CORE-Program-2018.pdf

BBQ Potluck 

ISSA is hosting a BBQ potluck at the FSU Rez at 12 pm noon on Saturday, March 31

Resume Workshop

Michelle is delivering a resume workshop at 3 pm on Friday, April 13

APATMS (Technology, Mind, and Society) Conference

April 5-7 in Washington D.C.

The APATMS (Technology, Mind, and Society) conference is hosted by APA (American Psychology Association) and ACM (association for computing machinery) and serves as a kind of special interest group meeting specific to the field of artificial intelligence, virtual or mixed reality, and data mining (or learning analytics) issues.

ISLT professor Dr. Fengfeng Ke and ISLT doctoral student Jewoong Moon (Jay) will be presenting on the effect of virtual-reality based social skill training for autistic children. The study was a single-subject design research to review how autistic children behave and their social skills across different types of social settings in VR. Follow updates about this conference using hashtag #APATech18.

AERA

Some of the ISLT community will be presenting at the 2018 AERA Annual Meeting held in New York City from Friday, April 13 - Tuesday, April 17.

ASKE Reception & Conference

April 19th: Reception

April 20th: Conference

Reception and awards banquet
Design challenge
Lunch and learn and the coffee cafe
and more!

If you plan to attend, participate, or volunteer, please register by Friday, April 6.

Registration URL: https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42D5Cp3yqkjod49