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1$PROFESSIONAL$INSTRUCTIONAL$DEVELOPMENT$DOCUMENTATION$
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To!remain!current!in!the!field!of!education!and!course!development,!I!have!completed!the!following!graduate!
course!from!University!of!Illinois:!Urbana!Champaign!Fall!2014.!! (A#er&comple,on&of&Masters&Degree)

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HRD$411:$Training$System$Design$Course$Description:$

This!course!examines!the!processes!of!analysis,!design,!development,!implementation,!and!evaluation!of!
instruction.!A!primary!focus!is!on!design!of!effective!learning!strategies!that!are!motivating,!efficient,!and!effective.!
Practical!aspects!of!instructional!or!learning!systems!design!in!the!classroom!and!workplace!are!also!discussed.!
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In!this!course!you!will!combine!emphasis!on!effective!design!with!emphasis!on!project!management,!planning!and!
implementation.!Learners!will!develop!their!design!thinking!and!skills!by!designing!an!original!lesson!or!unit!of!
instruction!in!partnership!with!other!class!members.!

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In!continuing!with!professional!development,!I!will!be!taking!the!following!graduate!courses!this!spring,!2015.!!
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Course!Descriptions:!
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EPS$431$New$Learning:$$
An!introduction!to!the!changing!social!and!cultural!contexts!of!education.!What!changes!are!afoot!today!in!
workplaces,!civic!life!and!everyday!community!life?!What!are!their!implications!for!education?!Examines!the!
possible!impacts!of!contemporary!social!transformations!on!teaching!and!learning!:!including!in!the!areas!of!
technology,!media,!globalization,!diversity,!changing!forms!of!work!in!the!'knowledge!society',!and,!in!these!
contexts,!changing!learner!needs!and!sensibilities.!Contrasts!canonical!and!classical!theories!and!practices!of!
education!with!new!and!emerging!educational!institutions!and!pedagogies.!Course!Information:!No!undergraduate!
credit.!4!graduate!hours.!
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ESPY$590$Learning$with$Mobile$Technologies$
This!course!explores!the!dynamics!of!learning!using!mobile!computing!devices,!broadly!defined!to!range!from!
mobile!phones,!tablets!and!laptops!to!interesting!new!possibilities!raised!by!emerging!technologies!such!as!
wearable!devices!and!a!potentially!pervasive!internet!of!things.!Our!journey!will!take!us!through!museums,!
galleries!and!parks!:!real!and!virtual.!We!will!visit!new!media!and!gaming!spaces!in!which!either!incidental!or!
explicit!learning!is!taking!place.!We!will!look!at!sites!of!informal!as!well!as!formal!learning!:!extraordinary!
classrooms!offering!blended!learning!opportunities,!as!well!as!new!forms!and!modes!of!out:of:school!and!self:
directed!learning.! !Course!Information:!No!undergraduate!credit.!4!graduate!hours.!