TOPkit | ADDIE | Activity https://topkit.org/members/addie/activity/ Activity feed for ADDIE. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:01:26 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7a0f8d09fa5ecc477336739b113cc508 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=11500 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:10:26 -0500 Is XR Right for Your Course? Start With the Questions (Issue 40) Authors: Rebecca McNulty, Ph.D., and Rohan Jowallah, Ed.D., University of Central Florida Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Dear […]

]]> 084efdb9d77c4521d83b95e493c35d1a ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=11412 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:23:00 -0500 Years in Review: ADDIE 2023 – 2025 (Issue 39) Author and Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Since its inception in 2017, the Ask ADDIE column has been an integral part of the TOPkit Digest as a function of […]

]]> 93064df2eb89328690b667d01bf62197 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=11110 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:44:44 -0400 Too Many Tabs, Not Enough Time: Strategies for Large Online Courses (Issue 38) Authors: Mary Otto and Jennifer Staton, University of Central Florida Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Dear ADDIE,  I’m te […]

]]> 269b1a3428fa86c62ab4147548f12201 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=10443 Tue, 20 May 2025 15:33:37 -0400 Demystifying OER and Open Pedagogy: A Practical Guide (Issue 37) Author: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Editors: Dr. Florence Williams & Bren Bedford, University of Central Florida Dear ADDIE, I am […]

]]> d6b1f964e41f003d4e9ab3bb2c38b81d ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=10231 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:58:34 -0500 Navigating the Fast Lane: Essential Strategies for Accelerated Course Design (Issue 36) Author: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Editor: Dr. Florence Williams & Bren Bedford, University of Central Florida Dear ADDIE, My […]

]]> 103ec53a8ffb105d17ec2e15d516a0c0 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=9918 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:08:19 -0500 Unlocking the Power of Quiz Analytics for Smarter Assessments (Issue 35) Author: Dr. Jo Ann Smith, University of Central Florida  Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Dear ADDIE,  I’ve been using quizz […]

]]> 13dc101ac40df7f570087f0f90e76ec7 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=9714 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:54:58 -0400 How Can K-12 Classroom Teachers Transition to Instructional Design Roles? (Issue 34) Authors: Mackenzie Hill, M.A., University of Central Florida; Dr. Ashley Salter, University of Central Florida Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of […]

]]> a7aee7a9501f49a0b0bf60a4ddefc744 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=9643 Tue, 07 May 2024 20:25:11 -0400 Multi-modal Learning Offerings and Expectations (Issue 33) Author: Charlotte Jones-Roberts, University of Central Florida Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Dear ADDIE, As an online faculty […]

]]> 6bdad214787c0d730c502e490c0e305c ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=9354 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:56:21 -0500 Considerations of Generative AI for Content Creation (Issue 32) Author: Anastasia Bojanowski, University of Central Florida Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Dear ADDIE, Some of my colleagues […]

]]> 5535dc901e2afa380df81ca8b25b3826 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=9187 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0500 Strategies for Mitigating Student Anxiety (Issue 31) Author: Charlotte Jones-Roberts, University of Central Florida Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Dear ADDIE, In my recent […]

]]> 4e2a96e9381199cab1ed49481ba13f86 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=8752 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:00:00 -0400 A "Weighty" Issue: Grading Schemes and Course Design (Issue 30) Author and Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Dear ADDIE, Thanks for your responses to the issues we all share in Instructional […]

]]> 68d500c357d855058e9e05e418a35fd4 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=8541 Mon, 22 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400 Implementation of AI in Online Teaching and Learning (Issue 29) Author: Dr. Jann Sutton, University of North Florida Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe, University of Central Florida Dear ADDIE, I am concerned! My colleagues […]

]]> d15739b70157a93b6c5ee63dbed09b85 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=8359 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:00:00 -0500 Cyberbullying: A Guide for Supporting Faculty Under Attack (Issue 28) Author and Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, The faculty members at my institution are facing a unique challenge, especially since the extensive use of […]

]]> e36f51fe5fdda57d6025855f08316ee4 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=8180 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:00:00 -0400 E-Readiness: The Key to Online Teaching Success (Issue 27) Author & Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, My organization is facing a new challenge. We require online faculty to complete a faculty development […]

]]> 8dff493cc5ae42a1dd41062c6757371e ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=7610 Mon, 09 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400 The "Great Unveiling": A Peek Behind the Curtain of Ask ADDIE (Issue 26) Author(s): Dr. Denise Lowe, Dr. Shelly Wyatt, & Dr. Kelvin Thompson Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Like many online content developers, the editors and […]

]]> 520b565a23e7bc85403b812a3b76107e ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=7190 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500 Essential Work or Essential Workers: Who Can Tell? (Issue 25) Author(s): Dr. Florence Williams Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) now requires that all online courses for […]

]]> fd52ed3b4c072860ba2ae4ac107a5d47 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=6773 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 06:00:00 -0500 What's the Objective Here?: Using Module-based Objectives for Student Success (Issue 24) Author(s): Nicole Stahl Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, Are module objectives all that important to create? I don’t want to spend time creating s […]

]]> b08a5dc6d972486f5874ad597c9bfed9 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=6474 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:34:00 -0400 Getting Started with Digital Badges (Issue 23) Author(s): Dr. Beth Nettles Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, There’s been a lot of talk at my college about using digital badges in our online c […]

]]> 01c11346c59dab1570bdd6b2225d5002 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=6115 Tue, 11 May 2021 12:00:00 -0400 Hyflex, Blendflex, Asynchronous, Synchronous: Decoding Modalities (Issue 22) Author(s): Dr. Amanda Major Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE,  The shift to remote teaching during the ongoing pandemic has prompted faculty to […]

]]> fcec2fbc0218d893cf8e87d234fbc291 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=5343 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 22:00:00 -0500 Getting Engaged: Marrying Together Faculty and Online Student Success (Issue 21) Author(s): Dr. Jenny Sumner Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, Looking across the higher education landscape, I see a strong and growing focus […]

]]> 8ff9e0b6499e8f2f52588a7d7374fd31 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=5077 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:03:50 -0400 Full Throttled Out: Running on Fumes for Fall Faculty Development Efforts (Issue 20) Author(s): Dr. Amanda Major Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE,Ever since the Spring, my colleagues and I have shifted gears to help faculty teach in a […]

]]> fef17bbab057bb4ec91bf6297a737348 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=4160 Wed, 06 May 2020 14:43:00 -0400 The Road to Instructional Designer Credibility (Issue 19) Author(s): Dr. Rohan Jowallah Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, I am new to the instructional design profession. I got this job–which I […]

]]> 06b29b2e36abcbb2b8d8728565f326eb ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=4014 Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:57:25 -0500 Mergers & Acquisitions: Models of Curriculum Design Review (Issue 18) Author(s): Sue Bauer, Trudian Trail-Constant Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, I’m an Instructional Designer at a R1 university where our teaching […]

]]> 3251bb6f45147263c73d8fccbb617205 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=3632 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:51:15 -0400 Foundations to Skyscrapers: Stages of Quality Design (Issue 17) Author and Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, Our department is working on a foundational framework that will pull together various processes and […]

]]> 151ca236db2c9512fe7f1eca4a6007ea ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=3432 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:52:48 -0400 Not a Magician Spock, Just an Old Country Instructional Designer (Issue 16) Author and Editor: Dr. Denise Lowe Dear ADDIE, I’m in our on-boarding meeting and I can see it in my subject matter expert’s eye […]

]]> d0a708840c187015e921bf295a7a05b6 ADDIE started the topic Not a Magician Spock, Just an Old Country Instructional Designer (Issue 16) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2978/ Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:52:48 -0400 Dear ADDIE,

I’m in our on-boarding meeting and I can see it in my subject matter expert’s eyes. The telltale signs of upcoming resistance – eyes not meeting mine, arms crossed, and lots of silent sighs. They are saying everything’s fine, there have no questions, and they’re “looking forward to it.” From past experience, I know I will have mis…[Read more]

]]> 0 b09d066a2f90d77aaf3d535f6c977436 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=3311 Wed, 01 May 2019 18:29:38 -0400 Becoming a More Proactive Faculty Whisperer (Issue 15) Author(s): Karen Tinsley-Kim, Dr. Shelly Wyatt Editor: Dr. Shelly Wyatt Dear ADDIE, As an instructional designer, how could I […]

]]> d68382e7777464266cabded6d90b93a1 ADDIE started the topic Becoming a More Proactive Faculty Whisperer (Issue 15) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2899/ Wed, 01 May 2019 18:29:38 -0400 Dear ADDIE,

As an instructional designer, how could I improve buy-in or motivate my faculty to be more proactive in their approach to accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in their online course design?

Signed,

Faculty Whisperer

 

Dear Whisperer,

Improving buy-in from your faculty to be more proactive in their…[Read more]

]]> 0 c2bf97efa8737df14b7d00d952046e87 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=3013 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:17:25 -0500 Happily Ever After: Positive Working Relationships Between Instructional Designers and Faculty (Issue 14) Author(s): Charlotte Jones-Roberts Editor: Dr. Shelly Wyatt Dear ADDIE, I am new to the instructional design profession. I took […]

]]> 3baa38e50bc845b9ae32f7f26a51e88e ADDIE started the topic Happily Ever After: Positive Working Relationships Between Instructional Designers and Faculty (Issue 14) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2789/ Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:17:25 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I am new to the instructional design profession. I took this job– which I love– because I taught online, used flipped classroom strategies, and redesigned my course several times; it was not because I have any training or academic background in the field of education. I also did not have the support I needed from my first…[Read more]

]]> 0 04c21712add5e0bf756deb0411194fac ADDIE changed their profile picture https://topkit.org/activity/p/2703/ Fri, 09 Nov 2018 19:32:39 -0500 0 b45292ffcf817f083b5c35904935e371 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=2919 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:17:20 -0500 Same Music, Different Rhythm: Missing the Beat in Project Management (Issue 13) Author(s): Dr. Amanda Major, Sue Bauer Editor: Dr. Shelly Wyatt Dear ADDIE, I am an instructional designer (ID) at a large […]

]]> 8bb02372f393d4f99e0061d613ba952d ADDIE started the topic Same Music, Different Rhythm: Missing the Beat in Project Management (Issue 13) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2701/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:17:20 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I am an instructional designer (ID) at a large university who works on a large team of instructional designers (15+); we collaborative on a variety of projects that I mostly enjoy. For example, we may work with our faculty and several support teams to (re)design faculty courses, collaborate with other instructional designers to…[Read more]

]]> 0 6a790c390bbca984ce824b9c73dbb7e4 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=2316 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 17:41:03 -0400 More than Meets the Eye: Helping Faculty Understand the ID Role (Issue 12) Author(s): Dr. Anchalee Ngampornchai, Dr. Shelly Wyatt Editor: Dr. Shelly Wyatt Dear ADDIE, I am an instructional designer at a […]

]]> 2d2e49df7d9cd73b45b8d2ecde90db80 ADDIE started the topic More than Meets the Eye: Helping Faculty Understand the ID Role (Issue 12) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2448/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 17:41:03 -0400 Dear ADDIE,

I am an instructional designer at a small community college, but I am experiencing a problem that will probably resonate with other instructional designers: the faculty with whom I work (mostly well) appear to have little understanding of what an instructional designer does and, as a result, limit the contributions that I can make…[Read more]

]]> 0 fb01868eb727dbf43baad720dcdb676e ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=2282 Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:51:01 -0400 Running on Empty: Injecting Instructional Power into Narrated PowerPoints (Issue 11) Author(s): Karen Tinsley-Kim, Dr. Shelly Wyatt Editor: Dr. Shelly Wyatt Narrated PowerPoints – how my faculty love them!  ADDIE, I […]

]]> 6c0bcfaee1237581c268dbad683a14a6 ADDIE started the topic Running on Empty: Injecting Instructional Power into Narrated PowerPoints (Issue 11) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2426/ Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:51:01 -0400 Narrated PowerPoints – how my faculty love them!  ADDIE, I have an issue that I suspect is one that is facing instructional designers and faculty developers all across the country.  The faculty at my Large Public University believe that Narrated PowerPoints are the best way to bridge the gap between challenging content and the online learning e…[Read more]

]]> 0 5814250038d1582641c2a3a66bc8f59f ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=2189 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:15:57 -0400 Don't Wait to Go Deeper: Cultivating Higher Thinking in Beginning Classes (Issue 10) Author and Editor: Dr. Shelly Wyatt Dear ADDIE, I am an instructional designer at a large southern university and I recently had […]

]]> d761876728304e7f91d8865a0554bc52 ADDIE started the topic Don't Wait to Go Deeper: Cultivating Higher Thinking in Beginning Classes (Issue 10) in the forum Don't Wait to Go Deeper: Cultivating Higher Thinking in Beginning Classes (Issue 10) https://topkit.org/activity/p/2382/ Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:15:57 -0400 Dear ADDIE,

I am an instructional designer at a large southern university and I recently had coffee with a faculty member (“Jesse”) who posed this challenging question to me:

In upper-level classes, it can be pretty easy to create learning activities that are engaging; the foundations of a discipline have been laid and students are ready to…[Read more]

]]> 0 f03ec3cdf020d4c890e41d462ed0a6c0 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=2013 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:49:41 -0500 Right Foot, Right Steps: Collaborating on a "New" New Faculty Orientation (Issue 9) Author and Editor: Dr. Shelly Wyatt Dear ADDIE, I am a senior instructional designer at a small liberal arts college in the South. […]

]]> c76beb6319e9e5cada06e1a5a3579f1b ADDIE started the topic Right Foot, Right Steps: Collaborating on a "New" New Faculty Orientation (Issue 9) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2272/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:49:41 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I am a senior instructional designer at a small liberal arts college in the South. I have been asked to head-up a somewhat daunting project: to transform our institution’s new faculty orientation (NFO) from its current face-to-face format into an asynchronous online format. The current NFO was developed, and is facilitated by, our H…[Read more]

]]> 0 fd9aeb8b701ad0ecbd2e61f83a177681 ADDIE wrote a new post https://topkit.org/?p=1934 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:01:36 -0500 Mining for Gold in Your Own Backyard: Faculty Sharing and Working Across Departments (Issue 8) Author and Editor: Dr. Shelly Wyatt Dear ADDIE, I’m an instructional designer at a large public institution, working on a team t […]

]]> bdec87fc95c9a7009a67bdb00ef62cf0 ADDIE started the topic Mining for Gold in Your Own Backyard: Faculty Sharing and Working Across Departments (Issue 8) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2256/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:01:36 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I’m an instructional designer at a large public institution, working on a team that supports hundreds of online instructors within dozens of departments. As we work across disciplines, we see creative problem solving, enthusiasm, and great work being done at our university, and we strive to share ideas and connect faculty working t…[Read more]

]]> 0 b536aad03e227cb10e471326c0d50a0b ADDIE started the topic Mining for Gold in Your Own Backyard: Faculty Sharing and Working Across Departments (Issue 8) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2255/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:01:36 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I’m an instructional designer at a large public institution, working on a team that supports hundreds of online instructors within dozens of departments. As we work across disciplines, we see creative problem solving, enthusiasm, and great work being done at our university, and we strive to share ideas and connect faculty working t…[Read more]

]]> 0 9299a15cc94e0110850d878633bc3aa2 ADDIE started the topic Mining for Gold in Your Own Backyard: Faculty Sharing and Working Across Departments (Issue 8) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2254/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:01:36 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I’m an instructional designer at a large public institution, working on a team that supports hundreds of online instructors within dozens of departments. As we work across disciplines, we see creative problem solving, enthusiasm, and great work being done at our university, and we strive to share ideas and connect faculty working t…[Read more]

]]> 0 706b16431e545246d5095eca820381ba ADDIE started the topic Mining for Gold in Your Own Backyard: Faculty Sharing and Working Across Departments (Issue 8) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2253/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:01:36 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I’m an instructional designer at a large public institution, working on a team that supports hundreds of online instructors within dozens of departments. As we work across disciplines, we see creative problem solving, enthusiasm, and great work being done at our university, and we strive to share ideas and connect faculty working t…[Read more]

]]> 0 2c0a44320a6fdebe6583ba5089bf54b6 ADDIE started the topic Mining for Gold in Your Own Backyard: Faculty Sharing and Working Across Departments (Issue 8) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2252/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:01:36 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I’m an instructional designer at a large public institution, working on a team that supports hundreds of online instructors within dozens of departments. As we work across disciplines, we see creative problem solving, enthusiasm, and great work being done at our university, and we strive to share ideas and connect faculty working t…[Read more]

]]> 0 f65ad5a95c1a3bf00385491b836708d0 ADDIE started the topic Mining for Gold in Your Own Backyard: Faculty Sharing and Working Across Departments (Issue 8) in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2251/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:01:36 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I’m an instructional designer at a large public institution, working on a team that supports hundreds of online instructors within dozens of departments. As we work across disciplines, we see creative problem solving, enthusiasm, and great work being done at our university, and we strive to share ideas and connect faculty working t…[Read more]

]]> 0 f65ad5a95c1a3bf00385491b836708d0 ADDIE started the topic Mining for Gold in Your Own Backyard: Faculty Sharing and Working Across Departments in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2250/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:01:36 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I’m an instructional designer at a large public institution, working on a team that supports hundreds of online instructors within dozens of departments. As we work across disciplines, we see creative problem solving, enthusiasm, and great work being done at our university, and we strive to share ideas and connect faculty working t…[Read more]

]]> 0 f65ad5a95c1a3bf00385491b836708d0 ADDIE started the topic Mining for Gold in Your Own Backyard: Faculty Sharing and Working Across Departments in the forum Ask ADDIE https://topkit.org/activity/p/2249/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:01:36 -0500 Dear ADDIE,

I’m an instructional designer at a large public institution, working on a team that supports hundreds of online instructors within dozens of departments. As we work across disciplines, we see creative problem solving, enthusiasm, and great work being done at our university, and we strive to share ideas and connect faculty working t…[Read more]

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