FSU 2018 ISLT Graduates: Where They Are Now?

2018 ISLT PhD and Master's Graduates: Where are they now?

Dr. Jenay Sermon

I am accepting a post doctoral research position on a NSF grant funded project where i will be further developing, implementing, and measuring the impacts of learning systems for undergraduate students’ success in STEM. The position is located at a historically Black university, targeted at students traditionally underrepresented in STEM degree completion and career trajectory.

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Dr. Logan Arrington 

I have accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at the University of West Georgia (my undergraduate alma mater) in Carrollton, Georgia. The appointment is in the College of Education’s Department of Educational Technology and Foundations. I’m thankful for the great friendships I’ve made and wonderful opportunities I’ve had while a student in this program. I am looking forward to participating in my new role (an alumnus) in our awesome FSU ISLT community.

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Dr. Yujia Huang

I accepted an offer as an instructional designer at North Carolina Judicial Branch.

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Samuel Brewer

Currently working at the Department of Juvenile Justice designing and developing training for the Juvenile Probation and Detention Officers.

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Syclair Jones

This past semester I completed an internship in Buffalo, New York as a Learning and Development intern. I recently landed a job as a Learning Experience Designer for an organization called Ultimate Software in Atlanta, Georgia! The job is part-time so I will be pursuing additional project and contract work in instructional design and performance improvement. I am so grateful for the amazing foundation the ISLT Program has given me in the principles of instructional design and human performance improvement.

2018 Spring Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (ISLT) Graduates

Doctor of Philosophy With Major In Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies

Thomas Logan Arrington

B.A. University of West Georgia
M.Ed. University of West Georgia
Major Professor: Dr. Auberteen Darabi

"Productive Failure: Examining the Impact of Need for Cognition and Cognitive Flexibility on Conceptual Learning in Chemistry"

Fabrizio Fornara

B.A. Universita degli Studi di Milano
M.A. Universitat de Barcelona
Major Professor: Dr. Vanessa P. Dennen

"Instagram for the Development of Foreign Language Students' Intercultural Competence"

Yujia Huang

B.A. Tianjin Foreign Studies University
M.A. Zhejiang University
Major Professor: Dr. Valerie J. Shute

"Effects of Annotation Sharing and Guided Annotation Strategies on Second Language Reading"

Nurullizam Jamiat

B.S. Universiti Sains Malaysia
M.S. Universiti Sains Malaysia
Major Professor: Dr. James Klein

"Designing Problem Based Learning for Teachers in Malaysia: A Study of the Nine-Step Problem Design Process"

Taehyeong Lim

B.A. Chonnam National Unversity
M.Ed. Chonnam National University
Major Professor: Dr. Vanessa P. Dennen

"Featured Student Profiles: An Instructional Blogging Strategy to Provide Student Interactions in Online Courses"

Jenay R. Sermon

B.S. Spelman University
M.S. Florida State University

"Moving Metacognition Beyond Curriculum and Into Culture: Improving Marginalized Students' Agency Through Motivation-Infused Metacognitive Regulation Training"

Master of Science With Major In Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies

Samuel Bernard Brewer
Jenna Corinne Downing
Na'Imah H. Ford
Syclair Lorie Jones
Nicole Eva Kim
Jerome Joshua Lim
Kelli-Anne Elise Longfellow
Knox Tyler Mallette
Jeffrey B. Phillips
Alvin Chee Weng Quek
Joshua Joel Sandosham
Alexis Schulman

Classroom-based Space Flight Simulator Best in Show Award by ISLT Doctoral Student

Florida State University Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (ISLT) doctoral student, Peter Carafano, won Best in Show for Innovation for his space flight simulator at DIGITECH for his Classroom-based Space Flight Simulator.

 

Peter Carafano

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2018 Alumni-Student Knowledge exchange (ASKe) Awards Banquet

Thursday, April 19th and Friday, April 20th, the Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies (ISLT) program at Florida State University (FSU) hosted the 2018 Alumni-Student Knowledge exchange (ASKe).

This is the event of the year that faculty, staff, students, and alumni all look forward to each year. It allows both Master's and Doctoral students to connect with alumni and learn from one another. This is one of the many features that makes the ISLT program so unique.

Thursday evening, students, alumni, and faculty met at the FSU Alumni Center for some hors d'oeuvres, drinks, socializing, and an awards ceremony.

Gagne Briggs Outstanding Doctoral Student Award 

Finalists

Taehyeong Lim

Yasin Yalcin

Weinan Zhao

Winner

Yasin Yalcin

Liliana Muhlman Masoner Outstanding International Student Award 

Finalists

Taehyeong Lim

Jewoong Moon

SeyedAhmad Rahimi

Winner

Taehyeong Lim

Gagne Briggs Outstanding Masters Student Award 

Finalists

Curt Fulwider

Jeffrey Phillips

Brandon Schumann

Rebecca Simms

Winner

Jeffrey Phillips

Gagne Briggs Outstanding Distance Student Award 

Finalists

Trisha Bennett

David Servello

Winner

Trisha Bennett

Gagne Briggs Outstanding Student Service Award 

Winner

Zhichun Liu

Ruby Diamond Future Professor Award 

Finalists

Hajeen Choi

Jewoong Moon

SeyedAhmad Rahimi

Ginny Smith

Winners

SeyedAhmad Rahimi

Ginny Smith

Article Published by Dr. Klein

Applying the First Principles of Instruction in a short-term, high volume, rapid production of online professional development modules

Journal: Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Citation: Klein, J.D. & Mendenhall, A. J Comput High Educ (2018) 30: 93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-017-9166-9

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Article Published by Dr. Dennen and Jiyae Bong

Cross-cultural Dialogues in an Open Online Course: Navigating National and Organizational Cultural Differences

Journal: TechTrends

Citation: Dennen, V.P. & Bong, J. TechTrends (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-018-0276-7

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FSU Moves Up In Best Graduate Schools

Exciting news for Florida State University's graduate programs!!! FSU's College of Education Graduate schools move up 6 spots from No. 46 to No. 35 nationally among public universities.

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