What's Up In IST?
IST Graduate Students Wins ISPI’s 2009 Performance Improvement Case Competition
Left to right: Professor James Pershing, Sung Pil Kang, Serdar Abaci, Simone Symonette, Shameem Farouk, and Dr. Ray Haynes
The IST Department at Indiana University is pleased to announce that the S-Curve consulting team represented by IST doctoral students, Serdar Abaci, Shameem Farouk, Sung Pil Kang and Simone Symonette won the inaugural case study competition associated with the International Society for Performance Improvement’s (ISPI) annual conference. The IST S-Curve team competed against teams from Florida State University, San Diego State University, Boise State University, and University of West Florida. Team S-Curve won the 2009 case-study competition by developing integrated intervention solutions to the performance problems posed in the case study. The intervention solutions were based upon a new performance improvement model developed by team S-Curve. Congratulations S-Curve!
See the IST Spotlight Index for other outstanding IST students and alumni stories.
Curt Bonk recognized for excellence in teaching and research
Dr. Bonk is recipient of the Trustee's Teaching Award for 2009, chosen from a strong pool of candidates; he was honored at the annual "Celebration of Teaching" held in the School of Education.
In addition, he is one of the co-authors on a paper that has just received the ED-MEDIA 2009 Outstanding Paper Award: Lin, M.-F., Sajjapanrov, S., Bonk, C. J. (2009, June). Wikibooks and Wikibookians: Loosely-Coupled Community or the Future of the Textbook Industry?, Ed Media 2009—World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Promotions for IST faculty members: Appelman, Bichelmeyer and Brush
We are pleased and proud to announce that three members of the IST @ IUB faculty received promotions this spring. Promotion recognizes the past achievements and future potential of members of the faculty, and is granted following a full peer review at multiple levels within the institution, as well as review by colleagues external to Indiana University. This is a major career achievement, and we hope you will all congratulate these accomplished members of the IST @ IUB community!
- Bob Appelman -- Clinical Professor of Instructional Systems Technology
- Barbara Bichelmeyer -- Professor of instructional Systems Technology
- Tom Brush -- Professor of Instructional Systems Technology
Register for the annual IST Summer Colloquium: July 10-11, 2009
Are you studying with IST at a distance and wishing you could visit the IU campus to meet some of the members of the faculty who teach your course online, wander the beautiful grounds and purchase an IU t-short at the bookstore? All this, and get course credit too?
Did you graduate from the program awhile back and wonder what's new in research since then, and if Nick's is still standing on Kirkwood?
If so, register now for the second annual IST Summer Colloquium scheduled for July 10-11, 2009!
Special features this year are a half day workshop with Dr. Darryl Sink, President of Darryl L. Sink & Associates, Inc., on "Writing Performance-Based Lessons: Faster, Better, Easier," and a keynote address via videoconference from Dr. Myunghee Kang, Chair, Educational Technology Department of Ewha Women's University on "Quality Assurance for Online Learning."
The IST Summer Colloquium will also feature a series of concurrent sessions with IST faculty and members of their research groups on current topics in the field. Sessions are long enough for real discussions, and there will be time for you to explore the campus and Bloomington, catch up with old friends and make new ones.
Register here:
http://education.indiana.edu/istsummer/
Note the Schedule of Events link on the left of our event page to help you plan your colloquium experience, and the Registration link that lets you complete your registration via credit or debit card.
Please remember that travel and lodging arrangements are the responsibility of individual participants. If you are not familiar with Bloomington and you plan to fly in, fly to Indianapolis and take a shuttle to Bloomington. Visit http://www.visitbloomington.com/ for information on hotels and other services in Bloomington.
If you are a graduate of the program and you have a network of alumni who may not have seen the announcement - pass it along, please.
We want to see YOU in Bloomington this summer!
IST @ IUB
Breaking News - Workplace Learning and Performance Improvement (WLPI) emphasis for IST Masters Program
The Instructional Systems Technology Department (IST) at Indiana University announces a new program emphasis for practicing professionals seeking knowledge and skills in the concepts, principles, and practices of Workplace Learning and Performance Improvement (WLPI).
The tract has two elements: 1) a 15-credit hour Certificate Program and 2) a 36-credit Master of Science (M.S.) degree.
The WLPI program consists of coursework and integrated learning experiences for professionals seeking to improve individual, team, and organizational effectiveness through learning and performance improvement interventions.
Students can choose among a set of blended learning approaches that include face-to-face and distance instruction, action learning, and learning through service and involvement in the professions.
The program is designed to meet the professional development needs of beginning or mid-level professionals who are unable to attend traditional full-time residential programs.
This program is for you if you are interested in seeking a graduate level education that enhances your abilities to work cross-functionally and in interdisciplinary teams to develop and deliver effective interventions that improve individual and organizational performance that is aligned with your organization’s mission and goals.
Program participants work in or are seeking to work with domestic and international organizations worldwide in sectors including business and industry, the military, government, education, and non-profits.
If you have interest or experience in one or more of the following components of workplace learning and performance improvement, the program is for you!
- Change management
- Corporate education and training
- Instructional design and development
- Knowledge management
- Learning organizations
- Performance analysis and evaluation
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- Human performance technology
- Human resource development
- Organizational development
- Performance/process consulting
- Quality improvement/management
- Six sigma, lean, and TQM
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9th Annual IST Conference -- summary from this year's student coordinator Rod Myers
The 9th Annual IST Conference was held on Friday, February 27, 2009 in
the W. W. Wright School of Education at Indiana University -
Bloomington. This year's conference featured 27 sessions by students and
faculty on a wide range of topics relevant to our field. The conference
began with a plenary session by Dr. Dee Andrews of the U.S. Air Force,
who discussed potential opportunities for collaboration with our
program. Dr. Jeffrey Bardzell from IU's School of Informatics delivered
what we hope people found to be a mind-opening keynote presentation on
Aesthetic Interaction. Over 80 people gathered in the School of
Education auditorium for Jeff's talk, including many students and
faculty from Informatics and SLIS. Videos of both presentations are
available on the IST Conference website at
http://istconference.indiana.edu/.
Nearly 90 people formally registered for the conference, including a
dozen online attendees and several distance students who traveled to
Bloomington from as far as Michigan and Arkansas. Over 30 attendees
enjoyed the buffet lunch catered by Bloomingfoods that featured Chicken
Mongolian Barbecue, Ravioli Pomodoro, and a Tofu Pot Pie that had even
carnivores in line for seconds. The highlight of the evening reception
was the traditional basket raffle that raised $150 for next year's
conference. Ph.D. student Jesse Strycker walked away with three baskets
and refused to reveal his winning strategy.