UPCEA eDesign Collaborative ThinkTank Roadshow: Utah State University

April 12, 2018

Designing for Quality at Scale

Learn how Utah State University’s instructional design shop, the Center for Innovative Design and Instruction (CIDI), restructured their entire team over the last four years with the aim of balancing scale and quality. Hear from members of CIDI’s 10-person team about their current shop set-up, faculty development program supporting teaching and learning, internal university partnerships, and more. Also learn about the organizational implications of the team’s development of the Canvas authoring tool Design Tools, and how finding something that works well for the team can benefit both the team and the community at large.

Why Utah State: As the #5-ranked U.S. News and World Report Best Online Bachelor’s Programs, Utah State University is a leader in the instructional design field. The instructional designers at CIDI work with Utah instructors for all course formats (f2f, online, hybrid, and broadcast) and instructor locations (main campus, eastern campus, and regional campuses) to improve course design and instructional approach through educational development and technology integration support. Attend this ThinkTank for a “look under the hood” at the internal workings and shop set-up of this top-ranked institution, and to hear firsthand about how the creation of Design Tools was transformational for the team’s work, structure, and success.

Registration Fee: $49 for virtual attendance

Schedule

12:00-1:00 PM ET	Setting Up Shop for Scalability
	Approach: Strategic In this session, the leaders who created the vision and operationalized it will talk about the strategic goals and initiatives, such as accessibility, that had been set and how the Center was reorganized in order to make it happen, including how these influenced the team in terms of structure, roles and responsibilities. (*Leaders will be addressing both questions submitted in advance, as well as those from the live audience.) John Louviere, Asst Vice President & Exec Director, Academic & Instructional Services Neal Legler, Director, Center for Innovative Design & Instruction (CIDI) Christopher Phillips, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Coordinator
1:00-2:00 PM ET	Developing Tools for Quality and Efficiency
	Approach: Applied In this session, participants will talk to one of the instructional designers and programmer responsible for the creation of Design Tools for Canvas. They will discuss how the proximity between these job roles influenced its development and how it has impacted work flows. They will also discuss how building these efficiencies has allowed the team to expand their initiatives into more areas, including faculty development, digital badging, and data-driven-decision making. (*Leaders will be addressing both questions submitted in advance, as well as those from the live audience.) Travis Thurston, Senior Instructional Designer & Empowering Teaching Excellence Coordinator Kenneth Larsen, Programmer Anaylst, Center for Innovative Design & Instruction (CIDI) Mitchell Colver, SR Data Analyst
2:00-3:00 PM ET	Break
3:00-4:00 PM ET	Creating Academic Partnerships that Work
	Approach: Foundational In this session, administrators, instructional designers and faculty will discuss how several internal areas collaborated to develop a successful academic program for an external client. They will discuss how the program was initiated, who was involved (Vivint, College of Business, CIDI, Registrar, etc.), how the program developed including curriculum, assessments, training, and administration, as well as its ongoing “Momentum” to keep pace with the needs of the client and their students. They will share challeges face and lessons learned to designing a successful, scalable, high-quality program. John Louviere, Asst Vice President & Exec Director, Academic & Instructional Services Neal Legler, Director, Center for Innovative Design & Instruction (CIDI) Michelle Muldowney-Stevens, Manager of Training & Support,Center for Innovative Design & Instruction (CIDI)
4:00-5:00 PM ET	ThinkTank Working Session
	Approach: Applied In this session, ThinkTank participants will have an opportunity to dive deeper into topics covered throughout the day. They will be given a chance to share similar experiences, brainstorm potential barriers and solutions, and discuss these with others who have first-hand experiences in order to problem solve and prepare for initiatives at their own institutions.

Refunds
All registration cancellation and refund requests must be made in writing. Full refunds will be granted for cancellations received by March 11, 2018. No refunds or credits will be granted for cancellations after March 11, 2018. Please submit all requests to Jacqueline Romero at jromero@upcea.edu. Anyone who is registered but cannot attend may send a substitute from the same organization. Refunds will not be given for no-shows. Please note that all cancellation fees apply even if initial invoice has yet to be paid.

If you encounter any errors or need assistance with your registration, please contact us at 202-659-3130 or jromero@upcea.edu.