Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence – University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

The Fulbright Scholar in Residence (SIR) at the University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus will teach courses related to instructional design and digital technologies for teaching and learning such as instructional design, multimedia development, extended reality for education, and special topics (e.g., emerging technologies, podcasting). The specific courses will be determined in consultation with the scholar. The scholar will also conduct workshops and engage with the OU and local community.

The scholar will be hosted in the Learning Experience Design and Technology program within the Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education. They will independently teach four graduate-level courses (two in the fall and two in the spring). The courses focus on instructional design and digital technologies for teaching and learning such as instructional design, multimedia development, extended reality for education, and special topics (e.g., emerging technologies, podcasting). Average enrollment in each course ranges from 10 to 15. Depending on their interests and areas of expertise, the scholar-in-residence may also have the option of replacing one or two of the four independently taught courses with a co-teaching arrangement with LXDT faculty. The LXDT program emphasizes hands-on, project- and problem-based learning, and the scholar will be encouraged to incorporate elements of this approach in their teaching.

Other Activities: Beyond the host department, the scholar will be actively engaged in various collaborative activities. We will connect them with the college’s Center for Educational Development and Research (CEDaR) to facilitate workshop(s) on instructional development for both our faculty and students across our three departments. Outside the college, we have strong partnerships with the Emerging Technologies Department at OU Library, Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE), and K-20 Center. The scholar will collaborate with the library team on projects that explore the instructional use of emerging technologies such as Virtual Reality. The university’s Vice Provost for Faculty has offered the university-wide Center for Faculty Excellence as a venue for the scholar to engage campus-wide faculty in workshop(s) on a technology enhanced learning and instruction topic. The scholar will also be introduced to the instructional design team at the K-20 center to gain first-hand insights into their projects.