Instructional Design Services

Education at Truman takes place in face-to-face, traditional classrooms, via student/staff interactions, by way of instant messages and during a whole host of other engagement opportunities. By serving as a resource to expand and explore the pedagogical efficacy of new as well as tried-and-true instructional technologies, the Instructional Design Services team endeavors to aid the already rich learning environment of Truman's classes.

Consultation

Diane Richmond, Instructional Designer, and Barb Bevell, Instructional Design Assistant, are available to meet with faculty who are working to enhance presentations, infuse courses with technology, improve use of existing technologies or take existing courses online.

Course Development

We can assist with developing course materials, such as posters, web pages, web sites, multimedia elements, eLearning units and digital video & audio clips. Instructional Design Services encourages an empowerment approach; our staff and student workers work with faculty and staff clients on how to develop materials for themselves whenever feasible.

Training

Sometimes "group consults" or workshops are better environments for learning new technologies and the skills to use them. Custom classes can be requested and curriculum is under development for a new series of IT-HOW-2 workshops to be offered this Spring.

Resources

While our ultimate goal is to empower faculty, staff and students to produce and interact with engaging learning materials using software and equipment available campus-wide in the various specialized and academic labs as well as on Truman's desktop image - there are times when a piece of software or hardware is so new that it must be trialed or experimented with before it becomes widely available. A suite of select emerging eLearning tools is maintained by IDS for this purpose. It is always possible that through use and positive learning experiences, emerging technologies may be added to campus-wide resources. We encourage such experimentation and welcome feedback/follow-up. Stop by our offices to see our "lab-in-a-bag" and how it might be useful in preparing learning materials.