Saturday, December 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
More coverage of ESU IDT's PacifiCorp team
The Emporia Gazette had a nice article about Liz and Jennifer's prize-winning solution for the AECT-PacifiCorp competition. Check out the .pdf of the article at - http://www.emporia.edu/idt/pacificorp/2009/Gazette_11-14-09_6.pdf
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Leonard Marcus Lecture - Leonard Marcus - 11/18-19 - Visual Literacy/Children's Books
For those of you who are interested in visual literacy and/or children's books (and who are in the Emporia, KS area - or who are insanely rich and would like to fly in especially for this event)
More information - http://www.emporia.edu/jones/lecture.htm
Flyer - http://www.emporia.edu/jones/jdl09-marcus.pdf
The Jones Distinguished Lecture Series at Emporia State University and the ESU Archives are proud to present children's book historian and author, Leonard Marcus, at ESU on Wednesday and Thursday, November 18 and 19, 2009. Mr. Marcus will present a lecture titled "A New Deal for the Nursery: Golden Books and the Democratization of American Children's Book Publishing." The lecture will take place at 7:00 p.m. November 18 in the Kanza Room, Memorial Union, ESU. Preceding the lecture, Mr. Marcus will be the guest at a reception from 6:00 to 6:50 p.m. in the Flint Hills Room of the Memorial Union. Books will be available for sale during this time, and a book signing and refreshments will be available immediately following the lecture. On November 19 at 3:00 p.m., Mr. Marcus will present a lecture for educators, librarians, and students titled "Minders of Make-Believe: or, Children's Book History in Ten Giant Steps from the New England Primer to Harry Potter." This lecture will be held in Visser Hall 330, ESU. In addition, a special exhibit of original Caldecott-winning artwork from the ESU Archives' May Massee collection will be featured beginning November 18. The exhibit will take place in the May Massee Gallery, 3rd floor, William Allen White Library, ESU. All events are free of charge, and everyone is cordially invited to enjoy a glimpse of children's book publishing history.
More information - http://www.emporia.edu/jones/lecture.htm
Flyer - http://www.emporia.edu/jones/jdl09-marcus.pdf
The Jones Distinguished Lecture Series at Emporia State University and the ESU Archives are proud to present children's book historian and author, Leonard Marcus, at ESU on Wednesday and Thursday, November 18 and 19, 2009. Mr. Marcus will present a lecture titled "A New Deal for the Nursery: Golden Books and the Democratization of American Children's Book Publishing." The lecture will take place at 7:00 p.m. November 18 in the Kanza Room, Memorial Union, ESU. Preceding the lecture, Mr. Marcus will be the guest at a reception from 6:00 to 6:50 p.m. in the Flint Hills Room of the Memorial Union. Books will be available for sale during this time, and a book signing and refreshments will be available immediately following the lecture. On November 19 at 3:00 p.m., Mr. Marcus will present a lecture for educators, librarians, and students titled "Minders of Make-Believe: or, Children's Book History in Ten Giant Steps from the New England Primer to Harry Potter." This lecture will be held in Visser Hall 330, ESU. In addition, a special exhibit of original Caldecott-winning artwork from the ESU Archives' May Massee collection will be featured beginning November 18. The exhibit will take place in the May Massee Gallery, 3rd floor, William Allen White Library, ESU. All events are free of charge, and everyone is cordially invited to enjoy a glimpse of children's book publishing history.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Big news from the AECT-PacifiCorp ID Competition
Big news about the AECT - PacifiCorp international instructional design and development competition.... and something else to shout from the mountain tops!
Representing Emporia State University's Instructional Design and Technology department, Liz Ermis and her teammate Jennifer Gibson were recently selected as finalists in the PacifiCorp design and development competition (which involves having teams of two students design and develop a detailed written solution and oral report in response to a quite complex instructional design case study).
They joined the other finalist teams and presented their instructional design solution on October 28, 2009 at the 2009 AECT International Convention in Louisville, KY. Being selected as a finalist team basically means that they are winners in the competition, along with the other two teams.
To top it all off, Liz and Jennifer were awarded the Best Presentation Award (grand prize award) at the Research and Theory/Design Development luncheon, for having the best overall project and presentation. Emporia State was the talk of the conference. (I think this puts to rest some folks' concerns about the quality and rigor of online programs, don't you? :)
Here's more info. from the competition website.
http://www.aect.org/pacificorp/
General guidelines.
http://www.aect.org/pacificorp/General_Guidelines.htm
The problem statement that they addressed is here.
http://www.aect.org/pacificorp/2009_Problem_Statement.htm
Representing Emporia State University's Instructional Design and Technology department, Liz Ermis and her teammate Jennifer Gibson were recently selected as finalists in the PacifiCorp design and development competition (which involves having teams of two students design and develop a detailed written solution and oral report in response to a quite complex instructional design case study).
They joined the other finalist teams and presented their instructional design solution on October 28, 2009 at the 2009 AECT International Convention in Louisville, KY. Being selected as a finalist team basically means that they are winners in the competition, along with the other two teams.
To top it all off, Liz and Jennifer were awarded the Best Presentation Award (grand prize award) at the Research and Theory/Design Development luncheon, for having the best overall project and presentation. Emporia State was the talk of the conference. (I think this puts to rest some folks' concerns about the quality and rigor of online programs, don't you? :)
Here's more info. from the competition website.
http://www.aect.org/pacificorp/
General guidelines.
http://www.aect.org/pacificorp/General_Guidelines.htm
The problem statement that they addressed is here.
http://www.aect.org/pacificorp/2009_Problem_Statement.htm
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
IDT Faculty and Students Attend AECT
Several IDT Faculty and Students are attending the Association of Educational Communications and Technology Conference this week in Louisville, KY. Congratulations to IDT Students Elizabeth Ermis and Jennifer Gibson who were among the three finalists for the Pacificorp Instructional Design Competition and were set to present on Wednesday.Stay Tuned for More News and Pictures from IDT at AECT 2009!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sec. of Ed. Duncan recognizes ESU's Teachers College as one of the best
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan just finished October 22, 2009 speech at Columbia's Teachers College. Of special note is his mention of Emporia State University's Teachers College:
At Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, home of the National Teachers Hall of Fame, the Teachers College is the crown jewel of the school. Roughly 80 percent of students are supervised by full-time education faculty instead of adjuncts-and all elementary education professors are in the public schools every day. Senior year is a 100 percent field-based program in Emporia's public schools, where student teachers do everything from assisting with grading to sitting in on parent-teacher conferences.
Full text is available at - http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/10/10222009.html
I am happy to see that The Teachers College finally has been recognized for its outstanding work. This is a great day for ESU, The Teachers College, and the Instructional Design and Technology Department!
At Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, home of the National Teachers Hall of Fame, the Teachers College is the crown jewel of the school. Roughly 80 percent of students are supervised by full-time education faculty instead of adjuncts-and all elementary education professors are in the public schools every day. Senior year is a 100 percent field-based program in Emporia's public schools, where student teachers do everything from assisting with grading to sitting in on parent-teacher conferences.
Full text is available at - http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/10/10222009.html
I am happy to see that The Teachers College finally has been recognized for its outstanding work. This is a great day for ESU, The Teachers College, and the Instructional Design and Technology Department!
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