Instructional Design Graduate Program Faculty and the Instructional Technology Support Team Share Tools and Strategies

From left to right: Jane Buckley, Ellen Foust, Judith Erdman, JoAnne Powers, Gene Shwalb and Jouliana Bosneva.

During the last few days of summer, colleagues in the Instructional Design Graduate Program and Instructional Technology Support Team geared up for the new academic year by sharing innovative practices in online learning.  Judith Erdman, the Interim Director of the Instructional Design Graduate Program hosted ID faculty and staff in her home for an evening of shared practice and effective methodologies that support engaging and interactive online learning.  One highlight of the evening was Gene Shwalb, the Interim Manager of Instructional Support and a faculty member in the Instructional Design Graduate Program, providing an interactive activity using the Blackboard Collaborate mobile app.  Pulling out their Smart Phones, the group actively learned about the interface and some of the capabilities in this new approach to learning.  Another highlight was Instructional Design Graduate Program instructor Jane Buckley sharing some of her tools and strategies for creating collaborative group work experiences for students. The evening was a successful mixer where collegial company and fabulous food were enjoyed by all.