IST Conference

IST 2023 Conference

March 3, 2023

Learning for Progress, Teaching for the Future, and Designing for Diverse Contexts

On behalf of the Graduates in Instructional Systems Technology (GIST) conference planning team, you are invited to attend the 23rd Annual IST Conference to showcase your research, get inspired, and make new professional connections. This year’s conference theme is Learning for Progress, Teaching for the Future, and Designing for Diverse Contexts. Topics covered at the conference include learning technologies, instructional design, training, human performance, adult education, and other related learning topics.

The conference is a free, student-run event that offers graduate students a supportive venue to gain experience presenting, organizing, and attending professional conferences. Residential and distance students, alumni, and faculty of the IU IST department, IST practitioners, as well as IST students from other universities and students from various IU departments, are invited to attend.

Dr. Sonny E. Kirkley

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Adjunct professor, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering

"Designing and Developing for High-stakes Environments"
3:00-3:50 p.m.

Dr. Sonny Kirkley is an innovator, entrepreneur, designer and co-founder of seven technologies companies, including IU’s first two spin-out companies — Information in Place Inc. and WisdomTools Inc. — where he served as CEO for each a combined 16 years. He is president of two startups in the public safety sector with connections to IU — Zenext (voice AI) and iMixedReality (augmented reality) — and has served as mentor to numerous company founders. Kirkley has published and presented extensively in the areas of human-computer interaction design, augmented and mixed reality, advanced technologies for performance support and instruction, serious games, and education and training across industry sectors. Much of his career has been focused on learning technologies implementing programs in diverse settings, including Fortune 100 Companies and K-12 schools. He holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in instructional systems technology from IU Bloomington and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He is an adjunct assistant professor of human-computer interaction in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IUPUI.

Faculty Panel

1:00-1:50 p.m. • SoE Auditorium
Joshua Danish

Dr. Joshua Danish

Panelist
Professor, Learning Sciences Program

Krista Glazewski

Dr. Krista Glazewski

Panelist
Professor, Instructional Systems Technology Department Chair

Daniel Hickey

Dr. Daniel Hickey

Panelist
Professor, Learning Sciences Program

Kyungbin Kwon

Dr. Kyungbin Kwon

Panelist
Associate Professor, Instructional Systems Technology Program

Gamze Ozogul

Dr. Gamze Ozogul

Moderator
Associate Professor, Instructional Systems Technology Program

Alumni Panel

2:00-2:50 p.m. • SoE Auditorium
Ai-Chu Elisha Ding

Dr. Ai-Chu Elisha Ding

Ph.D. University of Georgia

CHÉRISSE MAHABIR-CLETUS

Chérisse Mahabir-Cletus

Ed.D. St. George’s University

KEVIN MCCRACKEN

Kevin McCracken

Ed.D. Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

JENNIFER PARK

Jennifer Park

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Kimberly Vincent-Layton

Kimberly Vincent-Layton

Ed.D. California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt

Conference Planning Leadership

Lin Chu

Lin Chu

Conference Chair

Alyse Harris

Alyse Harris

GIST President & Conference Vice-Chair

Gamze Ozogul

Gamze Ozogul

Faculty Advisor

Conference Planning Team

Emanuel Arnold

Emanuel Arnold

Creative Team Lead

Keunjae Kim

Keunjae Kim

Advertising Team Lead

Vanessa Johnson

Vanessa Johnson

Hospitality Team Co-Lead

Lauren Levendoski

Lauren Levendoski

Hospitality Team Co-Lead

Chen Zhou

Chen Zhou

Proposal Review Team Co-Lead

Carrie Feng

Carrie Feng

Proposal Review Team Co-Lead

Meika Billings Dopwell

Meika Billings Dopwell

Events Team Lead

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Lin Chu (chul@iu.edu).