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And… that’s a wrap! Another term ended, another cohort launched! Another successful networking event that connects instructional design scholars with industry. Alumni, companies, faculty, and our dear GA, thanks for coming out! Together we make the .io dana @ Niki .l.u.k.a.y.o.d.e https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYDBP6XpWrJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

And… that’s a wrap! Another term ended, another cohort launched! Another successful networking event connecting instructional design scholars with the industry. Alumni, companies, faculty, and our dear GA, thanks for coming out! Together we make the #UTampaIDTCommunity @uoftampa @utampaalumni @utampaedu @utampa_cssme @ryco.io @kb4people @tedinthepaint @aarod12 @hillsboroughcollege @heather_coffey @emilianaoh @christi_tavares @electsure @chewy @Kylie @janet dana @ Niki @suzanneensmann @meghan @minkyoung @melaniewhite140 @memoriesofasia @o.l.u.k.a.y.o.d.e @courtney @maddyklessel @bryn_hotes

Please join us in recognizing IDT scholar Melanie White👏🏻🎓📚
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Please join us in congratulating IDT scholar Melanie White👏🏻🎓📚 #utampa #idt #instructionaldesign @utampa_cssme @utampaedu

Join us in recognizing IDT scholar Asia Brown👏🎓🍎

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Join us in congratulating IDT scholar Asia Brown👏🎓🍎 #idt #instructionaldesign #utampa @utampa_cssme @utampaedu

Join us in recognizing the Class of 2026 IDT Scholar Maddy Klessel📚🎓👏
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Join us in recognizing the Class of 2026 IDT Scholar Maddy Klessel📚🎓👏 #idt #instructionaldesign #utampa @utampa_cssme @uoftampa @utampaedu

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What can you do with a UTampa MS IDT Degree?

One example: Storyteller of Silicon Valley works remotely and utilizes an MS in Instructional Design to distill complicated messages and reach wider audiences. The MS IDT program teaches how to make information digestible and help people learn. Department of Education, The University of Tampa The University of Tampa Phoebe Perelman

What You Can Do with a UTampa MS IDT Degree Storyteller of Silicone Valley! Work remote and utilize an MS in Instructional Design to distill complicated messages and reach wider audiences. IDT teaches how to make information digestible and help people learn. #idt #instructionaldesign #utampa

Shout-out to UTampa IDT alumni for sharing their expertise as Mock Interviewers in our Speed Networking Game to secure the dream promotion/career. Alumni view Tampa from the top of UTampa while senior scholars simulate real-world experiences with AI, VR, and real humans. Oh, the places we have left to go! The University of Tampa Department of Education, The University of Tampa

Congratulations to Dr. Minkyoung Kim, Dr. Lew, Dr. Shin, and Dr. Pecore, who received the High Impact Instructional Design Project Award at the Conference on a Comprehensive Mixed-Reality Simulation for Developing Pre-Service Teachers’ Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Pedagogy! https://www.instagram.com/p/DWWqTVUDvXv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== The University of Tampa Department of Education, The University of Tampa

Congratulations to Dr. Kim, Dr. Lew, Dr. Shin, and Dr. Pecore, who received the High Impact Instructional Design Project Award at the SITE 2026 Conference on a Comprehensive Mixed-Reality Simulation for Developing Pre-Service Teachers’ Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Pedagogy!

Congratulations to the College of Social Science, Mathematics, and Education faculty and students for being accepted to present in multiple sessions at .

Dr. Suzanne Ensmann presented with Asia Brown and Melanie White on AI-Assisted Design to Student-Driven Critique: Building Theory Fidelity in Game-Based Learning

Dr. Minkyoung Kim presented in multiple sessions at the conference, delivering four presentations. Two of these presentations focused on her recent research on Instructional Designers’ evolving identity in the AI era. The other two sessions were collaborative presentations with IDT students and alumni. She presented with Asia Brown and Madeline Klessel on Microlearning in Higher Education to Support Distressed College Students and Giulia Fiorentini and Polleana Mary Munoz on Equipping Educators for Accessibility.

In addition, Dr. Kim served as a panelist in two panel sessions. One on the Collaborative Writing Group Project as a leader and another on an edited book project for which she is a co-editor.
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Dr. Minkyoung Kim hosted a symposium featuring the contributing authors of the upcoming eBook ‘AI for, with, and by Instructional Design: Case-Based Perspectives on Instructional Design Research and Practice.’
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Dr. Lorraine Jacques presented on Understanding Gender Representation Through the Eyes of Computing Students: A Qualitative Study for CS Education, on the study completed with Dr. Jennifer Blessing and When the Game Gives Feedback: Using GenAI to Support Concept Application with Alora Freeman, Matthew Dauria, and Dr. Stephen Blessing.