CHiP Code: CH2007
The reality for most in the learning and professional space is that we found our way to this field after working in various careers. How can we enrich our design skills through our previous callings and/or education?
This session engages you in exploring the challenges we face daily as instructional designers, while guided activities highlight valuable skills from previous professions that help us manage those issues. Self-reflection and group discussion ignite your own thinking about career capabilities you possess.
This session is based on the newly released book The Multidisciplinary Instructional Designer which highlights the experiences of over a dozen professionals and how they have cultivated skills from their previous work to help them excel as an instructional designer.
ATD Capabilities that are aligned to this event:
About the Presenters:
Megan Kohler is currently a learning designer at the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute at Penn State University. She has led a number of high-profile initiatives for the university including the Art 10 iTunes U course, the Epidemics: Infectious Disease Dynamics Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), and the Penn State Digital Badging Project. In 2021, she was awarded the G. Montgomery and Marion Mitchell Innovative Teaching Award by The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State University. Chris Gamrat, Ph.D, is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology. Chris is the lead designer for the College’s Master’s of professional studies programs. Chris has co-authored peer-reviewed papers, conference proceedings, book chapters, and industry blog posts and delivered numerous national conference presentations. He has also just completed serving a two-year term on the EDUCAUSE Young Professionals Advisory Committee. Prior work includes his role as an education technology specialist with the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project where he developed systems for an online learning community, resource repository, webinar series, and digital badging platform to deliver professional development for STEM educators across the United States.
Megan Kohler is currently a learning designer at the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute at Penn State University. She has led a number of high-profile initiatives for the university including the Art 10 iTunes U course, the Epidemics: Infectious Disease Dynamics Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), and the Penn State Digital Badging Project. In 2021, she was awarded the G. Montgomery and Marion Mitchell Innovative Teaching Award by The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State University.
Chris Gamrat, Ph.D, is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology. Chris is the lead designer for the College’s Master’s of professional studies programs. Chris has co-authored peer-reviewed papers, conference proceedings, book chapters, and industry blog posts and delivered numerous national conference presentations. He has also just completed serving a two-year term on the EDUCAUSE Young Professionals Advisory Committee. Prior work includes his role as an education technology specialist with the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project where he developed systems for an online learning community, resource repository, webinar series, and digital badging platform to deliver professional development for STEM educators across the United States.
Receive APTD/CPTD Professional Development Credits:
ATD Central Pennsylvania Chapter programs have been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits towards professional development hours for recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. This program has been approved for a maximum of 1.00 points. For additional details about receiving credits from ATD Central Pennsylvania, click here.
ATD Central Pennsylvania Chapter programs have been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits towards professional development hours for recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. This program has been approved for a maximum of 1.00 points.
For additional details about receiving credits from ATD Central Pennsylvania, click here.
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