Philip DiSalvio, EdD, Dean, College of Advancing and Professional Studies (CAPS)

At the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, we are delighted to be celebrating the Instructional Design program’s long and distinguished history at UMass Boston. Because of its innovative and interdisciplinary nature and its academic reputation, the Instructional Design program is considered the flagship program of the College.  Our instructional design students and faculty continue to craft ground-breaking learning experiences that seamlessly integrate emerging technologies. We take great pride that the program played a key role in helping the Center for Innovation and Excellence in E-learning create the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in the University of Massachusetts system.

As instructional design professionals, you are the architects of learning, you develop the learning blueprint, you know how people learn. You see how your skills and insights make a difference in people’s lives. You enhance the effectiveness of those who teach and those who learn. I congratulate the faculty, staff, students, and alumni on 30 years of academic excellence and creating change in their communities and workplace through education and training.  Imagine the length of your reach— here and around the world—and know that you make a difference.