Building Successful Collaborative Relationships Between Faculty and Instructional Designers

• In Event: 72.050 - Poster Session 17
  In Poster Session: 72.050-4 - Instructional Technology SIG Poster Session 1

Abstract

A 2016 report on instructional designers in higher education indicates a steep rise in the number of instructional designers entering higher education positions (Rubley, 2016). It also highlights the tensions that exist among instructional designers and faculty as they work collaboratively. The purpose of the study was to examine the collaboration process between faculty (n=5) and instructional designers (n=10) at a large mid-western university through a phenomenological approach guided by Colaizzi’s work (1978). Preliminary findings show that misperceptions from both sides, buy-in from faculty, and lack of administrative support are key challenges facing the collaborative process. Strategies for successful collaboration are provided as are implications for research, practice, and programs training instructional designers.

Authors

• Jennifer C. Richardson, Purdue University

• Ali Nazil Alshammari, Purdue University

• Iryna Ashby, Purdue University

• Zui Cheng, Purdue University

• Damji Heo

• Brian Scott Johnson, Purdue University

• Terri S Krause, Purdue University

• Daeyeoul Lee, Purdue University

• Anthony Randolph, Purdue University

• Huanhuan Wang, Purdue University