Category: News

  • Propose a chapter about research in online learning

    Call for Papers: Handbook of Research in Online Learning We invite you to submit a chapter to this edited book entitled “Handbook of Research in Online Learning”.  We are accepting unpublished manuscripts as well as significant previously published manuscripts. Here is the detailed call for papers. http://treymartindale.com/handbook/ Please feel free to share this call with…

  • Grant for virtual reality nurse training project

    I received some good news recently, as seen below: Martindale and Colleagues Awarded $250,000 Grant https://www.iswd.msstate.edu/newsroom/news/2020/09/martindale-and-colleagues-awarded-250000-grant ISWD Department Head Trey Martindale and an interdisciplinary team from MSU have been awarded a $250,000 Mississippi Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant. WIOA is designed to help job candidates access employment, education, training, and support services to…

  • Presenting at Distance Teaching and Learning conference

    Here is the summary blurb for the presentation on Thursday August 6th. https://guidebook.com/g/dtl2020/#/expanded-schedule/session/26181815 Higher education is undergoing change, which can be very challenging for traditionalists. The value proposition for pursuing college and university degrees is being actively questioned by the public, in the marketplace, and by legislative bodies. Companies and organizations are building and offering…

  • Open IDT Faculty Position

    I’m pleased to announce we have an open faculty position in Instructional Design and Technology at the University of Memphis. https://workforum.memphis.edu/postings/15216

  • Chapter published on personal learning environments

    I’m pleased to see that the chapter I wrote with co-author (and UM IDT alumnus) Michael Dowdy is now in print, as a part of the edited book by George Veletsianos of Royal Roads University. The book is titled “Emergence and Innovation in Digital Learning:Foundations and Applications”, and is published by Athabasca press. It is available…

  • IDT faculty search update

    I’m pleased to say we received a very large (68), and very strong group of applicants for our open faculty position in IDT. After reviewing all the applications, the search committee decided upon six finalists. The committee conducted videoconference interviews with those six finalists. We currently have invited two of the finalists for campus interviews.…

  • Fellow for Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

    I got some good news recently: Dr. Trey Martindale appointed Fellow of CITL Dr. Trey Martindale, associate professor in Instructional Design and Technology, has been named a Fellow of the University of Memphis Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL). In this role, Martindale will advise CITL’s UM3D Instructional Impact team as they collaborate with…

  • OER Research Fellow Application: Deadline September 15

    Apply to be an open educational resources (OER) Fellow: OER Research Fellow Application: Deadline September 15.

  • Site update

    I’m working on the site — changing themes, restoring old posts, etc. Sorry for the construction dust. Note I’ve restored the pages about jobs, organizations, conferences, books to read, and academic programs.

  • Project FitWizard

    Here is a write-up from our department about a new project I’m working on: http://blogs.memphis.edu/iclblog/2013/11/14/dr-trey-martindale-co-pi-on-project-fitwizard/ Project FitWizard: Increasing Physical Activity in Schools Funded by the State of Tennessee Department of Health $489,000 over three years (2013-2015) Principal Investigator Ken Ward (Public Health). Co-Principal Investigators: Trey Martindale (Instruction and Curriculum Leadership), and Gerhild Ullman, Michelle Stockton,…