UROP Project

Instructional Designers' Use of Data

Instructional design, data-driven decision making
Research Mentor: Secil Caskurlu , She/her/hers
Department, College, Affiliation: Educational Psychology and Learning Systems , Education
Contact Email: scaskurlu@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Psychology
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
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Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-10 hours , Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable

Project Description

This multiple case study explores how instructional designers use data to make decisions during the instructional design process. Participants will include full-time instructional designers who are involved in one or more phases of the instructional design process. Data sources will include pre-interview surveys and semi-structured interviews.

Research Tasks: data collection and analysis

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended skills: conducting interviews and initial analysis of interviews

Mentoring Philosophy

My advising philosophy focuses on making a difference on my mentees’ development towards becoming an independent scholar/practitioner. I believe that each mentee can bring different experiences and perspectives that may impact their experience as a mentee. To address the diversity of mentees, my role as a mentor is to help my mentees identify and use their strengths to achieve their short- and long-term goals. To achieve this purpose, I listen my mentees to understand their strengths, weaknesses, and challenges to provide them directions and recommendations as they navigate through their studies. Additionally, I create opportunities for my mentees to become independent scholars and practitioners through various experiences. During this process, I provide my mentees with timely and constructive feedback so that they can graduate with a set of strong skills that demonstrates a strong potential for scholarship.

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