Congratulations! Dr. Valerie Shute is featured in 2016 National Educational Technology Plan

Dr. Valerie Shute is featured in the recently released 2016 U.S. Department of Education - National Education Technology Plan. It is the flagship educational technology policy document.

Dr. Shute's work was recognized for exhibiting some of the actions and attributes key to transforming learning through technology.

"I'm honored to have my research showcased," Dr. Shute said. "In addition to describing my ideas about using assessment to support learning via real-time feedback and within game environments, a section is devoted to my stealth or 'embedded' assessment work."
(http://fsuednews.com/2015/12/21/education-professor-featured-in-2016-national-education-technology-plan/)

The 2016 National Education Technology Plan, Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education, articulates a vision of equity, active use and collaborative leadership to make everywhere, all-the-time learning possible. While acknowledging the continuing need to provide greater equity of access to technology itself, the plan goes further to call upon all involved in American education to ensure equity of access to transformational learning experiences enabled by technology.

To read more about Dr. Shute in the 2016 National Education Technology Plan, visit http://tech.ed.gov/netp

ISSA Dinner - This Friday, Dec 4th, 6:30pm, Sakura Sushi

Dear ISLT family,

Join us this Friday, December 4, at 6:30pm to celebrate the end of the semester!
We are having dinner at Sakura Sushi, 1318 N Monroe St, Tallahassee: http://www.sakurafl.com/ Please, send me an email if you need a ride (ff11@my.fsu.edu).

This is the last ISSA event for this term, we hope to see you there!
If you can't make it, good luck with finals – as a student, TA, and professor!

The ISSA Team – Fabrizio, Jiyae, Kevin, Ray, Devin, Xinhao, Zhaihuan

Congratulations! Dr. Dennen received Transformation Through Teaching Award!

 

Dr. Vanessa Dennen has been received the Transformation Through Teaching award.

Transformation Through Teaching is a program established through the Spiritual Life Project to honor full-time faculty that have had an intellectual, inspirational, and integrative impact on the lives of their students.

Dr. Dennen was nominated for her transformational role in her students' academic life and was selected by the Spiritual Life Project on the basis of her students' compelling stories.


“I can say that in all the years that I spent in academia, Dr. Dennen has been the most influent faculty member for me. She instilled in me a passion for research and helped me broaden my interest in the ID&T field. Thanks to her, I am now a more curious learner and an active and interdisciplinary scholar.” — Fabrizio Fornara

“Dr. Dennen went beyond what I have experienced in the distance learning experience and truly made us feel like we were a part of the college and course. Her level of interaction and organization was well beyond the norm that I have experienced and really made learning great.” — Ron Nakamoto

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Vanessa Dennen!

To read more , visit http://fsuednews.com/2015/12/02/three-coe-associate-professors-receive-transformation-through-teaching-recognition/

Happy Thanksgiving!

Need your insight regarding 2016 Spring Seminar Series and ISLT Mini-Conference

Greetings!

The ISLT Alumni Council is currently planning two main events for 2016: a Spring Seminar Series and the ISLT Mini-Conference. The seminars will be scheduled for Fridays throughout the spring and the mini-conference will occur sometime in April.

To guide the preparations, the ISLT Alumni Council seeks your input. Please access and complete the following survey that applies to you by Monday, November 30. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Current Students: https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1N6v5zJns6YbagR

Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Friends: https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5duEdqC00UWhy3b

Please contact Jonathan Hamilton (jkhamorama@hotmail.com) or Alison L. Moore (alm06k@my.fsu.edu) with any questions.

Stay tuned for further dates and details! 

Many thanks! 

Go Noles!

ISLT Alumni Council

New ISSA President Elections

Dear ISLT students,

As we are approaching the end of the Fall semester, it’s time to elect a new ISSA President. We are looking for nominations for/from individuals who will be willing to take the lead to serve our program. The presidency lasts for the duration of one year and some of the President's duties include:

• Lead the ISSA team in its service to the ISLT program; 
• Maintain the rules, procedures, and policies laid out in the ISSA Constitution; 
• Convene and host ISSA board meetings; 
• Maintain and document the practices associated with the office; 
• Represent ISSA at the annual Fall EPLS Orientation. 

If you are interested in this position, please respond by emailing me (ff11@my.fsu.edu) with a self-nomination. Students in the program may also nominate someone by emailing me the name of someone who they believe will be a good fit for the office of President. In case a nomination is made on someone's behalf, the nominee will be contacted to confirm interest in running for the position.

Note:

• The nomination period will remain open from today to Tuesday, November 24; 
• Voting will begin on Monday, November 30; 
• The voting period will be open for one week; 
• The new President will be announced on Tuesday, December 8. 

If you are interested in becoming a member of the ISSA board, please send me an email during the next three weeks. If you want more information, please, feel free to email and ask, I’ll be happy to answer all your inquiries.

Leading the ISSA team and serving the ISLT program has been for me a really rewarding experience. I’m sure that you’ll enjoy this opportunity as much as I did this past year.

Thanks for your support to ISSA!
Best,
Fabrizio

ISSA PD Series - Dr. Jeeheon Ryu: Designing and Analyzing Multimedia-based Experiments - Tomorrow 12PM

Dear ISLT family,

Please, mark your calendar with a new ISSA event. This Friday, November 13th, Dr. Jeeheon Ryu will give a workshop on “How to design and analyze multimedia based experiments”. The workshop will take place at 12:00 pm in Morgan Studio, Stone Building.

Dr. Jeeheon Ryu is an associate professor at the Chonnam National University and a visiting professor in ISLT at FSU. Here is the abstract of Dr. Ryu’s presentation:

The workshop is designed to guide doctoral students who want to apply experimental designs in the field of instructional design and technology. Particularly this workshop will cover multimedia based experiments. A variety of experimental designs will be presented with examples of result analysis. Step-wised guides will be provided from the beginning of experimental design to the report of experimental reports. 

We hope to see you there,

 The ISSA Team – Fabrizio, Jiyae, Kevin, Ray, Devin, Xinhao, Zhaihuan