D&D-IDT Professor's Forum

Full Session: Special Session

Short Description

The IDT Professors Forum is an annual gathering sponsored by the Design and Development Division. We invite all professors (tenure-track, adjunct, or clinical) who teach design and development to join us. Additionally, we invite senior doctoral students (who will
be looking for a teaching position within the next 12 or so) to attend as well.

This year’s topic will focus on career issues facing IDT professors: searching for a new job (inside or outside of academe), transitioning to a new position either on-campus or at a new campus, dealing with departmental or college issues that impact the teaching of design, and so on. Our goal is to learn from each others’ collective experiences in order to better prepare ourselves or our students.

This year’s IDT forum will start with a general gathering for the first hour, during which time we’ll share experiences and brainstorm an outline for a “blended” experience for those who could not attend the forum or conference. After Hour 1, we’ll engage in a
“Think / Pair / Share” activity - attendees are free to come and leave as they please. During that session, we’ll capture short video vignettes (with participants’ permission) that feature one or more IDT professors sharing advice or points to consider with respect to job searching, career transitions, and so on. The videos will then be available on YouTube and linked through Design & Development’s website and social media accounts.

Sub Unit

• Divisions / Design and Development

Chair

• Ross Perkins, Boise State University