Mo money, mo problems: The shifting landscape of online learning instructional design in higher education
The COVID pandemic response triggered renewed attention on instructional design. Designers and managers found their processes thrust into the spotlight. Some ID shops experienced rapid growth and accelerated plans to innovate. Others struggled to persevere through swift changes and increased demand on already strained resources. This recent boom and bust cycle of learning design offers lessons for us all.
Centralized and decentralized models have given way to hybrid approaches to supporting online learning instructional design. Traditional roles have been upended with service-learning and clinical faculty embedded in disciplines. Meanwhile, investments in learning technologies and tools have infused nearly $5B into the industry in the last two years. We’ll explore this shifting landscape together, reflecting on how more funding does not necessarily equate to better learning outcomes.
Keynote recording (https://youtu.be/AFfjnyTk0Sk).
Centralized and decentralized models have given way to hybrid approaches to supporting online learning instructional design. Traditional roles have been upended with service-learning and clinical faculty embedded in disciplines. Meanwhile, investments in learning technologies and tools have infused nearly $5B into the industry in the last two years. We’ll explore this shifting landscape together, reflecting on how more funding does not necessarily equate to better learning outcomes.
Keynote recording (https://youtu.be/AFfjnyTk0Sk).
Dr. Tonia Dousay
Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and
Associate Dean of Assessment & Accreditation for the University of Idaho College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
Associate Dean of Assessment & Accreditation for the University of Idaho College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
Biography
Tonia Dousay is a K-20 educator and researcher, encompassing K-12, higher education, and continuing education. She is an Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and serves as Associate Dean of Assessment & Accreditation for the University of Idaho College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. As a Google Certified Innovator with 20 years of distance learning design and education project management experience, she designs and studies a variety of learning environments and activities with emergent and established technologies. Her goal is to help others better design learning to empower learners of all ages, foster interdisciplinary understanding, and help learners take control of their own learning experiences.
Contact Information
Email: tonia@uidaho.edu
Twitter: @tadousay
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonia/
Web: https://www.learninginterest.com/
Twitter: @tadousay
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonia/
Web: https://www.learninginterest.com/