Georgia Highlands College\u2019s Josie Baudier recently took her knowledge in instructional design to the next level. The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning director recently saw her researched published in a national journal.<\/p>\n
The scholarly publication was called \u201cThe Learner-Centered Instructional Designer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis book is written for instructional designers as one way to support their needs in the field,\u201d Baudier said. \u201cEvery chapter was derived from the needs and wants that most new instructional designers crave.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Baudier wrote Chapter 7 for the publication, titled \u201cLearning Online: The Internet Should be Used for More Than Just Do-It-Yourself Videos.\u201d<\/p>\n
While developing her chapter, Baudier said her editor presented her with the social learning aspect of online learning, which is something all colleges are having to consider amid the learning and instructional changes that are a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cFaculty are often scared to approach and teach online because they have not experienced it themselves as students or because they have heard horror stories about it from their colleagues,\u201d Baudier said. \u201cIn truth, online learning is an effective model of education \u2013 if done well.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For her chapter, Baudier wanted to approach online learning in a way that better reflects upon that process as a whole due to the misconceptions that exist surrounding online learning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best way to increase social learning is through collaborative projects with students,\u201d Baudier said. \u201cConducting collaborative projects in the online environment can be very difficult \u2013 they are hard to facilitate in in-person classes, so online could add another layer of confusion and disengagement for students. The chapter provides some ideas and theoretical support about collaborative projects.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baudier came to the publication opportunity after working with the book\u2019s editor, Jerod Quinn, a few years ago at the Professional Organizational Developers (POD) annual conference. Quinn is an Instructional Designer for the Course Design and Technology department at the University of Missouri.<\/p>\n
“Quinn\u2019s teaching center was new to having instructional designers and his boss wanted her team to meet other instructional designers,\u201d Baudier said. \u201cThrough POD, I have connected and networked with several other faculty developers, and, in particular, instructional designers. We would meet for virtual check-ins and phone calls to share stories, techniques, documentation and workshop materials during the school year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Baudier said the group became a network within a network and \u201cThe Learner-Centered Instructional Designer\u201d is the result of the individuals of that network combining their expertise in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstructional designers need to have an arsenal of research-based ideas, techniques and strategies to support the faculty and guide them to make the best decision for student success in learning,\u201d Baudier went on. \u201cIn addition, this book includes chapters about instructional design models, building faculty trust, online learning, universal design, motivation, metacognition, technology and even a chapter about designing courses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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