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The OLC Instructional Design Summit is back and ready to rock! Join us for compelling questions, spirited conversation, expert panelists, and action-oriented breakout sessions. The Summit will be divided into three segments: a 45 minute conversation with our panelists, followed by a 45 minute breakout session focused on creating solutions to the biggest problems in our field. We’ll wrap up the third session with raffle prizes, a reflection activity, and report outs from the previous breakout group session. Come equipped with some great ideas and be ready to learn and create with colleagues from across the globe!

Join us in this half-day event where we will discuss current and emerging questions and engage in multiple dialogues around the four corners of an ID’s life: designing learning experiences, collaborating with faculty, leveraging educational technology, and integrating new approaches and theories into our work. Take part in topical group discussions with fellow participants, learn from expert panelists, network with other participants who share the passion for the work we do, and walk away with a collaborative document created by the summit participants. We hope you can join us!

You can also join in on the conversations via Twitter by following #OLCIDSUMMIT.

Registration for the OLC Instructional Design Summit is included in your OLC Innovate 2021 conference registration. Register for virtual access.

 

Instructional Design Summit Speakers

Moderators

  • Jennifer Paloma Rafferty, Online Learning Consortium

Panelists

  • Amy Archambault, Instructional Designer at Wake Forest University
  • Olysha Magruder, Assistant Director at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering 
  • Penny Ralston-Berg, Senior Instructional Designer at Penn State World Campus
  • German Vargas Ramos, Learning Design Consultant at Otterbein University 

 

Schedule

The Instructional Design Summit is open to all OLC Innovate participants and held in three parts on the afternoon of Thursday, March 18. Attendees can attend one or all of the sessions, and are encouraged tor register with colleagues from their leadership teams to attend as a connected cohort across the event.

All sessions listed in Central Time Zone.

Part 1: March 18, 2:00pm – 2:45pm US CT

Panel Discussion – “The Four Corners of an ID’s Life”

Session 1 of the ID Summit will begin with a panel discussion on a range of topics that will address the key components of the instructional designer role: designing learning experiences, collaborating with faculty, leveraging educational technology, and integrating new approaches and theories into our work. Join us for this dynamic conversation with our expert panelists!

Moderator: 

  • Jennifer Paloma Rafferty, Online Learning Consortium

Panelists: 

  • Amy Archambault, Instructional Designer at Wake Forest University
  • Olysha Magruder, Assistant Director at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering 
  • Penny Ralston-Berg, Senior Instructional Designer at Penn State World Campus
  • German Vargas Ramos, Learning Design Consultant at Otterbein University 

Part 2: March 18, 3:15pm – 4:00pm US CT

Breakout Topic Discussions

In Session 2 of the ID Summit you’ll choose one breakout topic to explore. You’ll have a chance to brainstorm ideas and share resources about your chosen topic/prompt.  There will be a collaborative notes document where you’ll work together to create recommendations for addressing challenges associated with the topic. We have created an engagement key which describes the level of interaction that will take place in these breakout sessions. Use this key to find a session that is right for you. 

Engagement Key

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Interaction

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Participation

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Structure

High
  • Great for attendees who want to talk!
  • Camera and mic highly encouraged, but always optional
  • Discussion-based
  • Group or pair work
  • Spectators welcome
Many opportunities for active participation The entire session is planned out and will be led by one or more facilitators.
Medium
  • Camera and mic are encouraged, but always optional
  • Plenty of discussion
  • Some group or pair work
  • Spectators welcome
Some opportunities for active participation Most of the session is planned out and facilitator-led, but some time is open-ended with room for participant input.
Low
  • Great for attendees who like time for reflection
  • Camera and mic are encouraged, but always optional 
  • Text-based discussion or collaboration
  • Spectators welcome
A few opportunities for active participation This is a more open forum, moderated by a facilitator who will prompt participants to engage in discussion with each other.

 

Here is the list of breakout topics to choose from:

Breakout Group Topic #1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Moderated by German Vargas Ramos, Amy Archambault

Instructional designers are in a unique position to review an instructor’s course and ask meaningful, targeted questions about purpose and content. In this breakout, we’ll explore how we get at those sensitive topics, as well as, think about what it means to think functionally and ethically about course design within our roles as instructional designers. 

During this session, we’ll take the first 10 minutes individually to explore the “10 Principles” from Designjustice.org.  We’ll then spend some time reflecting and discussion how these principles might impact our work in 4 different areas: Learning Experience, Collaboration, Technology, and New Approaches.  By the end of our session, we’ll have a collaborative handout to share on the ways these principles might impact our work and how we might plan on using them at our institutions.

Engagement Expectations

  • Interaction icon for ID SummitInteraction Level – Medium
  • Participation icon for ID SummitParticipation Level – Medium
  • Structure icon for ID SummitStructure Level – Medium

Recommended Reading

Breakout Group Topic #2: Improvisation Skills for Instructional Designers
Moderated by Penny Ralston-Berg 

The subject matter expert (SME) / ID relationship can be complicated. Subject matter experts may not understand what designers do or push back on proposed solutions. Designers may not have the experience or confidence to react to a SME’s questioning and rejection in the moment. It can be difficult to establish trust and build collaborative relationships with SMEs. However, by adopting an improvisational mindset, IDs can learn to think quickly, react positively, and keep conversations moving forward in the moment. 

Whether you choose to share your improvisational skills with the group or just observe as a spectator, you will have the opportunity to play games, have fun, and gain insights into building better SME relationships. By practicing the improvisational techniques of noticing more, letting go of preconceived expectations, and using everything that is presented to us, we can build more productive and collaborative relationships with SMEs.

Submit an idea for a scene or volunteer to perform in a game.

Engagement Expectations 

  • Interaction icon for ID SummitInteraction Level – Medium
  • Participation icon for ID SummitParticipation Level – Medium
  • Structure icon for ID SummitStructure Level – High

Additional Resources:

Breakout Group Topic #3: The Good, the Bad, the Technology You Love and Hate
Moderated by Cindy Schanke 

How has the pandemic changed the tech you recommend to faculty? In 2020, Zoom became ubiquitous overnight and other technologies became more popular or fell out of favor. Considering all of the changes in teaching expectations and needs within the last year, think about tech you have grown to love this year and those that you no longer recommend. For the first half of the session, we will work independently in a collaborative form where you will list one piece of technology you love to recommend and one you don’t. For the second half of the session, add your comments, debate the pros and cons, add additional resources, discuss, and share ideas. Leave the meeting with a list of technology recommendations for 2021.

Engagement Expectations 

  • Interaction icon for ID SummitInteraction Level – Low
  • Participation icon for ID SummitParticipation Level – High
  • Structure icon for ID SummitStructure Level – Low

Breakout group topic #4: The Future of Design Work:  How will our work change as a result of the pandemic?
Moderated by Olysha Magruder

Think back to January 2020. How did you work? What was your main focus? Fast forward to today. How are you working now? How has work changed on your team, if at all? How will work be different going forward? As 2020 taught us, we can’t predict the future. We can, however, use the past year to inform it. In the first part of this session, we will review recent survey data on the state of work in design shops pre- and post-pandemic. We will explore the differences we have found in our own contexts and discuss how we think things will change in the long-term. We will document these ideas and thoughts in a collaborative space to look for overarching themes and ideas. 

Engagement Expectations 

  • Interaction icon for ID SummitInteraction Level – Medium
  • Participation icon for ID SummitParticipation Level – Medium
  • Structure icon for ID SummitStructure Level – Medium

Recommended Reading:

Part 3: March 18, 4:30pm – 5:15pm US CT

Bringing It All Together

Don’t miss the third and final session of the Instructional Design Summit where raffle prizes will be awarded to participating attendees and breakout group facilitators will have the opportunity to provide report outs from the previous session.  Join us for a final reflection on the four corners of an ID’s life!

Moderator: 

  • Jennifer Paloma Rafferty, Online Learning Consortium

Panelists: 

  • Amy Archambault, Instructional Designer at Wake Forest University
  • Olysha Magruder, Assistant Director at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering 
  • Penny Ralston-Berg, Senior Instructional Designer at Penn State World Campus
  • German Vargas Ramos, Learning Design Consultant at Otterbein University 

 

Registration

Registration for this event is included in your conference registration –  there are no additional steps to register for these sessions other than your general conference registration.All sessions will be available for on-demand viewing for one (1) year post-conference.

 

More Information

Please contact Jennifer Paloma Rafferty at jennifer.rafferty@onlinelearning-c.org with any questions.

 

Planning Committee

  • Amy Archambault 
  • Zeren Eder
  • Kaitlin Garrett
  • Olysha Magruder 
  • Paloma Rafferty
  • Penny Ralston-Berg
  • Cindy Schanke
  • Elisabeth Stucklen
  • German Vargas Ramos

 

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