Kudos: Stefaniak selected to develop global instructional design competencies; Doctoral students receive national recognition

Stefaniak selected to develop global instructional design competencies

Jill Stefaniak, associate professor in the Department of Career and Information Studies’ learning, design, and technology program, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (IBSTPI).

The organization develops and validates the standards for professionals in the learning, development, and performance improvement fields. Based on her research on the professional development of instructional designers and their decision-making practices, Stefaniak has been invited to lead a team to update and validate instructional design competencies to be used by instructional designers worldwide. The outcomes of this project will be a book outlining an updated set of competencies and the complexities of design in different contexts.

Doctoral students in counselor education and supervision program receive national recognition

Six doctoral students in the Mary Frances Early College of Education’s counselor education and supervision program recently received national recognition via grants, awards, and program admissions. Congratulations to:

  • Ashley Holmes (A.B. ’09, M.Ed. ’15, Ph.D. ’24)
  • Lindsay Lundeen (Ph.D. ’24)
  • John McCall  (Ph.D. ’24)
  • Jhamarcus Pharaoh (B.S.F.C.S. ’15, M.Ed. ’18, Ed.S. ’20, Ph.D. ’24)
  • Avery Rosser (Ph.D. ’24)
  • Katherine Wood (Ph.D. ’24)

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