
Cyndee Tovsen
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UCD-ILT Courses Completed for MA-Ed in ILT with emphasis on eLearning
5160 Managing Information and Learning Technologies Programs
5200 Design and Organize an Online Course
5660 Developing Educational Websites
5670 Strategies for Online Learning
5680 Media for Web-based Learning Environments
6710 Creative Design for Instructional Materials
6720 Research in Information and Learning Technologies
6750 Current Trends in Instructional Technologies
UCD-ILT Professors and Faculty Staff
Instructional Design Models and Learning Theories
Brent G. Wilson, Ph.D.
Joanna C. Dunlap, MBA Ph.D.
Jackie Dobrovolny, Ph.D.
Jennifer A.L. VanBerschot, Ph.D.
Jodi Holzman, Ph.D.
Patrick Lowenthal, MA
Steve Hesse, MA
Philip Antonelli, MA
Brian Yuhnke, M.Ed.
I have studied many instructional models. I subscribe to instructional philosophies that are within Behviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism, Constructionism, and Social Constructivism pedagogies. Click on the link below to see a short video describing some instructional models.
Within the current online courseware options, my role as instructor is moving toward being a guide rather than solely as a presenter.
I have followed and personally favor these models and theories:
Benjamin Bloom - Blooms Taxonomy (Cognitivism)
R.E. Corden - Group Discussion and Qualitative Research (Social Constructivism)
John Dewey - Works in Education (Constructivism)
Robert Gagne - Conditions of Learning, Nine Events of Instructions, and Evaluation of Instruction (Constructivism Theorist)
David A. Kolb - Experiential Learning and Learning Style Inventory (Constructivism)
G.A. Miller - Cognitive Load Theory and Cognitive Psychology (Cognitivism)
Maria Montessori - Montessori Education (Constructivism)
M. Nystrand - Classroom Dynamics (Social Constructivism)
Ivan Pavlov (Behaviorism)
Jean Piaget - Perception, Memory, and Schema (Constructivism)
B.F. Skinner - Programmed Instruction (Behviorism)
George Siemens - Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) (Connectivism Theorist)
Edward Thorndike (Behaviorism)
Lev Vygotsky - Learnining and Human Development (Constructivism)
Weber, Maher, Powell & Lee - Group Discussions (Social Constructivism)
David Wiley - Reusability and Learning Objects (Theorist)
Carpenter, Harris, & Tovsen Interactive Instructional Design Theories
Interactive eLearning Instructional Ideas and Models
An interactive tool used to create the timeline as seen in the video.
http://timeline.thinkport.org/mytimeline.aspx?Code=&ProjectName=INTE6750IDModels
Standards of Instruction Recognized:
American Disabilities Act http://www.ada.gov/
Colorado P-12 Academic Standards http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/UAS/CoAcademicStandards.html
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
INACOL: International Association of K-12 Online Learning to include 21st Century Skills
http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/index.php
Learn NC http://www.learnnc.org/scos/
NACOL: North American Council for Online Learning - National Standards of Quality for Online Courses
http://www.edgateway.net/cs/nacol/print/docs/437
UCD Academic Honesty Policy
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/faculty-
staff/policies/Pages/AcademicIntegrity.aspxhttp://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/faculty-
staff/policies/Pages/AcademicIntegrity.aspx
Organizations
American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) http://www.astd.org/
Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) http://www.aect.org/
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative www.educause.edu/eli
International Society for Technology and Education (ISTE) https://www.iste.org/
International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) http://www.ispi.org/
NING - ILT Avising Board http://iltadvising.ning.com/
Partnership for 21st Century Skills (National Organization) http://www.p21.org/
The eLearning Guild http://www.elearningguild.com/
Followed Authorities
Maria Andersen Maria on YouTube.com
Dave Eggers Dave on Ted.com
Elizabeth Gilbert Elizabeth's Website
Salman Khan Salman on Ted. com; Salman on Edutopia.org
Jim, Wendy and Don Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Partners.com
Ken Robinson Ken on Ted.com
Stefan Sagmeister Stefan
Thiagi The Thiagi Group
David Wiley David's Website
Texts (more to come...)




Smith, Patricia L. & Ragan, Tillman J. (2005). Instructional design (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Wiley & Sons.
A frequently selected text for teaching Instructional Design, "Smith & Ragan" provide an in depth overview of the theory of Instructional Design.
Boettcher, Judith V. and Conrad, Rita-Marie (2010). The online teaching survival guide. San Francisco, and all.
For new online instructors, guiding them through mapped phases of a course.
Chapman, Cameron (2011) . The smashing idea book: from inspiration to application. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, published in the United Kingdom.
Cameron frequently asks us questions about our inspiration as web designers and to learn new technical skills.
Heath, Chip and Heath, (2011). Made to stick. San Francisco: Wiley & Sons.
A web designer's guide to publishing on the web, discussing urban legends and design ideas for presentations.
Software and Application Resources
eCollege is the Learning Management System (LMS) used to deliver the college courses I have taken, and Moodle is the LMS I used to deliver my interactive courseware. I have used many synchronous software communication tools that follow.
Adobe Connect (webinar) and Skype (video and audio). Among the many design tools:
Microsoft (MS) Office Suite
Word (documents) Excel (spreadsheets) Access (database)
PowerPoint (presentations) Windows Live Movie Maker (video and audio)
Outlook (e-mail)
MS Projects
Adobe Master Collection CS
Adobe Presenter
Illustrator (drawing)
PhotoShop (photos)
Fireworks (drawing and photos)
Dreamweaver (websites)
Captivate (interactive development)
Flash Professional (animation)
Acrobat PDF Pro (documents)
Articulate Studio (interactive development)
Life Cycle Designer (forms)
Premier Pro (video)
Soundbooth (audio)
Connect (webinar)
Ever-growing Open Source, Freeware, and Purchased Online Tools
Animoto (media presentation)
Audacity Soundforge (audio)
Blabberize (animated podcast)
Blog of Proximal Development (blog)
Blogger (blogging)
Camtasia Studio (simulation and screencasting)
Clarizen (project management)
Comic Life (cartooning job aids)
Creative Commons (knowledge sharing)
Dippity (interactive timelines)
Doodle (scheduling)
Dropbox (online storage)
Edmodo (LMS)
Evernote (online storage)
Free Music Archive (music)
GarageBand (podcasts)
Grooveshark (music)
Grovo (screencasting)
iNACOL (K-12 online learning)
Jing (screen capture)
Kindle (online book reader)
KWL Chart (organization)
Liberated Syndication (podcasts)
MediaCoder (formats)
Moodle (LMS)
NC State Index of Learning Styles (questionnaire)
OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab (research and citation helps)
Pixton (online cartooning)
Pod-o-matic (podcasts)
Project Management Templates (project management)
Prezi (presentations)
Quiz Builder (quizzes, tests)
Quiz Creator (quizzes, tests)Screencast (presentations)
Scribd (publishing)
Smartsheet (project management)
Sketchbook Pro (drawing on iPad)
Skype (live video and audio)
SMARTboard Tools (SMARTboard)
Thinkport (timelines)
VARK Learning Styles (questionnaire)
Vimeo (screencasting)
VoiceThread (podcast and media)
Voki (characters with voice)
Wallwisher (noticeboards)
Weebly (websites, blogging)
Wix (websites)
WordPress (blogging)
Wordle (word design)
Work Breakdown Chart Planner (project management)
Xtranormal (animated stories)
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