Episode 19: The Multiple Roles of Instructional Designers

About Episode 19:

Instructional designers are central to the success of online/blended education. But IDs play a variety of roles, some in possible conflict. In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by guest Dr. Katie Linder as they discuss these roles and consider how to resolve the tension between scholarship and practice.

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Episode 19 Show Notes:

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Coffee Links

• Video clips of Robert Young and Sanka (featured in this episode)
• Sanka History
• “A Coffee Drinker’s Guide to Decaffeinated Brands” (from New York Times)

Content Links

• Bio: Dr. Kathryn (Katie) Linder
• Research in Action (RIA) Podcast
• Oregon State University eCampus Research Unit
• UCF’s Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness (RITE)
• RIA Podcast #9: “Balancing Research, Teaching, and Service” (recording + shownotes)
• “So You Want to be an Instructional Designer?” (from EdSurge News)
• “Instructional Design in Higher Education: A report on the role, workflow, and experience of instructional designers” (mentioned in this episode)
• MIT report: “Online Education: A Catalyst for Higher Education Reforms” (mentioned in this episode. see “Recommendation 3”)
• Panel discussion on ID hiring (mentioned in this episode)
• Five levels of “Instructional Designer” (staff) at PennState
• UCF’s (Faculty) Instructional Design Team
• Position classifications of UCF (Faculty) Instructional Designers within UCF’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (Appendix A)
• research study: “Student Uses and Perceptions of Closed Captions and Transcripts” (produced by OSU eCampus Research Unit and mentioned in this episode)
• Related session video from Virtually Connecting: Conversation with “Kelvin Thompson and Katie Linder with Patrice Prusko” at OLC Accelerate