Evidence of Service Competencies

Perspective

Service is an essential component of my approach to scholarship, in that it allows me to make a direct contribution to the academic organizations and people that have been valuable to me personally and academically. While I have a wide range of experience in design and development, I have found it to be helpful to target service opportunities with that primary skillset that benefit organizations or people with which I already have an academic or professional relationship, or represent organizations or people with which further contact would benefit me personally or professionally.

I have undertaken a wide range of service activities since beginning the doctoral program at Indiana University. Design and development work includes: a redesign of the F401 course site, serving as the graphic designer for the 2011 IST Conference, the design of a new logo identity for the AECT Graduate Student Assembly, the creation of a poster and supporting visual materials for Dr. Frick & Dr. Watson’s presentation of TIE Theory at the 2010 AECT International Convention, and the creation of digital and print materials for International Journal of Designs for Learning (IJDL). In 2010, I served as a judge for the Martin Luther King Design Competition, sponsored by the School of Informatics.

As I have continued in the doctoral program, I have prioritized service activities relating to the review of scholarly work and active participation in academic organizations, and am fading support for design/development efforts. I am currently serving as a reviewer for the International Journal of Designs for Learning (IJDL), and have also reviewed for the 2012 IST Conference and the 2012 AECT International Convention. Additionally, I volunteered on-site for the 2011 AECT Convention. This transition represented a shift in my service approach, aligning my service activities more strongly with my research focus, thus further integrating my approach as a developing scholar.

While I have engaged more directly in scholarly forms of service to the academic community, I have also attempted to engage with that community in a leadership role.  I was elected as the AECT Graduate Student Assembly Design & Development Board Representative for 2012, and will serve until March, 2013. During my term of service, I have continued efforts to inform graduate students and faculty through educational webinars of topics of interest to the Design & Development community, and launched an AECT conference event in 2012 entitled “D&D OnTheTown” that facilitates networking between graduate students and established scholars in the field. A similar event is already in the planning stages for 2013.

Looking forward, I have applied for the Board Associate position with the AECT Design & Development board, to continue service within my field of primary research interest.

Service Competencies

  1. Review scholarly work
  2. Become an active member of academic organizations
  3. Support academic organizations or courses through design/development work
  4. Assume a leadership role in an organization
  5. Volunteer on behalf of community organizations

Evidence for Service Competencies

  1. Review scholarly work
  2. Become an active member of academic organizations
    • I attended my first substantial academic conference, the 2011 AECT International Convention, in November 2011, and served as a volunteer during the conference.

      AECT 2011 volunteer registration

      completed

  3. Support academic organizations or courses through design/development work
    • I developed a new course site framework, including the design and development of a custom theme and home page for F401: Survey of Serious Games. In addition to the web site, I also created a poster and PowerPoint slide to promote the course.

      F401 acknowledgement, F401 course site

      completed

    • I created a poster and supporting visual illustrations depicting the Theory of Totally Integrated Education (TIE) for a conference poster for the 2010 AECT International Convention. The supporting illustrations have since been used in classroom presentations and the current manuscript describing TIE theory.

      Final Handout, Final AECT Poster

      completed

    • I served as the graphic designer for the 2011 and 2012 IST Conference. My duties included the creation of a visual identity for the conference, including the subsequent development of posters, the conference booklet, in addition to social media ephemera, name badges, and wayfinding materials.

      IST Conference Letter

      completed

    • I created a new logo and logotype for the AECT Graduate Student Assembly (GSA), which is now in use for all promotional materials and on the GSA web site.

      Acknowledgement from 2011 GSA president, AECT GSA web site

      completed

    • I created marketing materials on behalf of IJDL, including a postcard to be distributed at AECT, and a format for promoting new issues of the journal.

      IJDL Postcard, IJDL Promotional

      completed

  4. Assume a leadership role in an organization
  5. Volunteer on behalf of community organizations