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Donald Stepich, Ph.D.
Department Chair,
Associate Professor
Department of Instructional & Performance Technology
College of Engineering, ET323
Boise State University
1910 University Dr.
Boise, ID 83725-2070
Office:
(208) 426-2339
Fax: (208) 426-1970
Email: dstepich@boisestate.edu
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Educational/Professional Background:
Dr. Stepich has a bachelor's degree from Purdue University, with a major in
psychology, a master's degree in social work from Indiana University, and a
Ph.D. in education from Purdue University. Prior to completing his doctoral
degree, Dr. Stepich was a social worker in a mental health center, did
individual and group counseling in a private counseling practice, and worked
at a crisis center. Before he joined the IPT department at BSU, he was on
the faculty in the Human Resource Development Program at Northeastern
Illinois University in Chicago, where he taught courses in instructional
design, needs assessment, and other topics related to the design and
implementation of effective training programs. His current academic
interests include the development of professional expertise, how instruction
can be used to facilitate the development of expertise, and the use of
analogies as learning and teaching tools.
As an instructional designer, Dr. Stepich's expertise is in using training
as a strategy for improving the performance of individuals and
organizations. This involves identifying the needs of the learners and the
organization, specifying learning objectives directly linked to those needs,
and devising training strategies that will achieve those objectives.
Dr. Stepich has used this expertise to design training materials to meet a
wide variety of needs, including:
- helping managers apply a broad concept of diversity to the solution
of organizational problems
- helping personnel professionals comply with the laws and regulations
governing government contracts
- helping technical employees represent the company at meetings of
international standards committees
- helping manufacturing employees work as members of empowered work
teams
- helping information systems employees shift to a service-oriented
"partnership" relationship with other business units
- helping people improve their listening and communication skills
Teaching:
Dr. Stepich regularly teaches:
- IPT537 Instructional Design
- IPT538 Instructional Strategies
Advising:
Dr. Stepich's advisees (on-campus and online students) -
Please contact him via email or phone, or in person, desirably once a
semester or at least once a year to discuss your degree plan and progress.
Dr. Stepich's Vita:
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Education |
Ph.D. in Education, Purdue University, 1989
Master of Social Work (MSW), Indiana University, 1975
B.S. in Psychology, Purdue University, 1969 |
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Employment |
August 2005 to Present
Department Chair, Instructional & Performance Technology, College of
Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
August, 2003 to Present
Associate Professor, Instructional & Performance Technology, College
of Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
August, 2002 to August, 2003
Visiting Associate Professor, Instructional & Performance
Technology, College of Engineering, Boise State University, Boise,
Idaho
Fall 1998 to fall 2002
Adjunct Instructor, College of Engineering, Department of
Instructional and Performance Technology, Boise State University,
Boise, Idaho
August, 1990 to August, 2002
Associate Professor, Human Resource Development Program
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois
August, 1997 to May, 1998
Visiting Associate Professor, Educational Technology Program
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
September, 1989 to May, 1990
Director, Curriculum Development
American Academy of Entrepreneurs, Cassopolis, Michigan
September, 1983 to September, 1988
Clinical Social Worker, Alternatives Counseling, Inc., West
Lafayette, IN
December, 1984 to July, 1987
Clinical Consultant, Crisis Center, Lafayette, IN
July, 1975 to September, 1983
Clinical Social Worker, Wabash Valley Hospital, West Lafayette, IN
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Books & Book Chapters |
Newby, T. J., Stepich, D. A., Lehman, J. D., & Russell, J. D.
(2006). Instructional technology for teaching and learning:
Designing instruction, integrating computers, and using media (third
edition). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Hendel-Giller, R. & Stepich, D. A. (2006). Diane King. In Ertmer, P.
A. & Quinn, J. (eds.). The ID CaseBook: Case studies in
instructional design (third edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice-Hall. Elsbernd, G. & Stepich, D. A. (2006). Davey Jones. In Ertmer, P. A.
& Quinn, J. (eds.). The ID CaseBook: Case studies in instructional
design (third edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall. |
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Articles |
Ertmer, P. A., Donald A. Stepich, D. A., Flanagan, S., Kocaman,
A., Reiner, C., Reyes, L., Santone, A., Shigetake, U. (in press).
Impact of Guidance on the Problem-Solving Efforts of Instructional
Design Novices. Performance Improvement Quarterly.
Ertmer, P. A., Stepich, D. A., York, C. S., Stickman, A., Wu, X.,
Zurek, S., & Goktas, Y. (2008). How instructional design experts use
knowledge and experience to solve ill-structured problems.
Performance Improvement Quarterly, 21(1), 17-42. Chyung, S. Y, Stepich, D., & Cox, D. (2006) Building a
competency-based curriculum architecture to educate 21st century
business practitioners. Journal of Education in Business, 81(6),
307-314. Ertmer, P. A. & Stepich, D. A. (2005). Instructional design
expertise: How will we know it when we see it? Educational
Technology, 45(6), 38-43. Smith-Hobbs, A., Chyung, S. Y., & Stepich, D. (2005). Multicultural
considerations in international e-learning from an American
perspective. Proceedings of the BSU-HU Symposium, Institute for
Educational Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea,
78-96. Stepich, D. A. & Ertmer, P. A. (2003). Building community as a
critical element of online course design. Educational Technology,
43(5), 33-43. Chyung, S. Y., & Stepich, D. A. (2003). Applying the “congruence”
principle of Bloom’s taxonomy to designing online instruction.
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 4(3), 317-330.
Stepich, D. A., & Ertmer, P. A. (2003). Building community as a
critical element of online course design. Educational Technology,
43(5), 33-43. Ertmer, P. A., & Stepich, D. A. (2002). Initiating and maintaining
meaningful case discussions: Maximizing the potential of case-based
instruction. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. 13(2-3),
5-18. Stepich, D. A., Ertmer, P. A., & Lane, M. M. (2001). Problem-solving
in a case-based course: strategies for facilitating coached
expertise. Educational Technology Research & Development, 49(3),
53-69. Newby, T. J., Stepich, D. A., Lehman, J. D., & Russell, J. D.
(2000). Instructional technology for teaching and learning Designing
instruction, integrating computers, and using media (second
edition). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Newby, T.J., Ertmer, P.A., & Stepich, D.A. (1995). Instructional
analogies and the learning of concepts. Educational Technology
Research & Development, 43(1), 5-18.
Medsker, K., Hunter, P., Stepich, D., Rowland, G., & Basnet, K.
(1995). HPT in academic curricula: Survey results. Performance
Improvement Quarterly, 8(4), 6-21. Stepich, D.A. (1992). The simplicity of baseball and the complexity
of training. Performance & Instruction, 31(6), 32-33. Stepich, D.A. (1991). From novice to expert: Implications for
instructional design. Performance & Instruction, 30(6), 13-17. Stepich, D.A., & Newby, T. J. (1989/1990). Designing instruction:
Practical strategies. Performance and Instruction, 28(7)-29(4). Stepich, D.A., & Newby, T.J. (1988). Analogizing as an instructional
strategy. Performance & Instruction, 27(9), 21-23. Stepich, D.A., & Newby, T.J. (1988). Analogical instruction within
the information processing paradigm: Effective means to facilitate
learning. Instructional Science, 17(2), 129-144. Newby, T.J., & Stepich, D.A. (1987). Learning abstract concepts: The
use of analogies as a mediational strategy. Journal of Instructional
Development, 10(2), 20-26. |
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Presentations |
Stepich, D. A. (2006). Gagné’s 9 events of instruction: A
framework for learning module design. Presentation given as part of
the Academic Technologies Summer Institute, Boise State University,
May 16 and August 8, 2006.
Chyung, Y., Stepich, D. A., & Cox, D. (2005). Educating 21st Century
HPT Practitioners with a Competency-Based Curriculum. Presentation
given at the international conference of the International Society
for Performance Improvement (ISPI). Ertmer, P. A. & Stepich, D. A. (2005). Relationship between sense of
community and learning in online learning environments. Presentation
given at the international conference of the Society for Information
Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). Smith-Hobbs, A., Chyung, S. Y., & Stepich, D. (2005). Multicultural
considerations in international e-learning from an American
perspective. Presentation given at the BSU-HU Symposium, Hanyang
University, Seoul, South Korea, May, 2005. Stepich, D. A. (2005). Facilitating Online Discussions. Presentation
given as part of the Academic Technologies Summer Institute, Boise
State University, June 12, 2005. Ertmer, P. A. & Stepich, D. A. (2004). Getting Your Students to
Think Using Class Discussions. Presentation given as part of the
College Teaching Workshop Series 2, Purdue University, October 21,
2004. Stepich, D. A. (2004). Evaluating online discussion threads.
Presentation given as part of the Selland College of Technology
Summer Institute, Boise State University, May 19, 2004. Stepich, D. A. (2004). Facilitating and evaluating online
discussions. Presentation given as part of the Academic Technologies
Summer Institute, Boise State University, June 14, 2004. Stepich, D. A., Brethower, D., Farrington, J., Kaufman, R., &
Pershing, J. (2004). Getting Faculty and Their Students More
Involved in ISPI: Identifying and Breaking Down Barriers. Panel
presentation at the annual conference of the International Society
for Performance Improvement (ISPI). Stepich, D. A., Hale, J., Lauer, M., Van Tiem, D., & Pershing, J.
(2004). Aligning Our Academic Programs and the CPT Standards: Should
We Do It and How Would it Work? Panel presentation at the annual
conference of the International Society for Performance Improvement
(ISPI). Ertmer, P. A., & Stepich, D. A. (2003). Preparing ID students for
professional practice: Increasing impact through distance learning
technologies. Presentation given at the international conference of
the Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT).
Anaheim, CA, October 23, 2003. Stepich, D. A. (2003). Writing course objectives (2003).
Presentation given to College of Engineering faculty, Boise State
University, August 21, 2003. Stepich, D. A. (2003). Analogies as a learning tool. Presentation
given at the monthly meeting of the Treasure Valley Chapter of the
American Society for Training and Development, (ASTD-TV), April 10,
2003. Stepich, D. A., & Chyung, S. Y. (2003). Creating and using
interactive learning strategies in an online course. Presentation
given as part of a seminar series sponsored by the Teaching and
Learning with Technology Roundtable and the CoreOnline Project,
Boise State University, February 27, 2003. Ertmer, P. A., & Stepich, D. A. (2002). Facilitating apprenticeship
experiences through distance education technologies. Presentation
given as part of Conversations on Teaching series sponsored by the
Teaching Academy, Purdue University, March 27, 2002. Ertmer, P. A., & Stepich, D. A. (2000). Case-based instruction in
postsecondary education: Facilitating “coached” expertise.
Presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association (AERA). Stepich, D. A., Ertmer, P. A., & Lane, M. M. (2000). Problem-solving
in a case-based course: Strategies for facilitating coached
expertise. Presentation given at the international conference of the
Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT). Ertmer, P. A., & Stepich, D. A. (1999). Case-based instruction in
postsecondary education: Developing students’ problem-solving
expertise. Presentation given at the annual conference of the
Midwestern Educational Research Association (MWERA). Newby, T. J., Ertmer, P. A., Lai, F., Stepich, D., & Kearney, L.
(1998). Impact of visual and textual analogies on learning science
concepts. Presentation given at the annual meeting of the
Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT). Larsen, D., Newby, T. J., & Stepich, D. A. (1997). A clearing in the
MSDS fog: Using analogies as a training tool. Presentation given at
the annual conference of the National Safety Council.
Kearny, L., Stepich, D.A., & Newby, T.J. Building bridges: Creating
graphic analogies. Presentation given more than a dozen times at
various local, regional, and national conferences, including:
National Society for Performance and Instruction
(NSPI)/International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI):
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995. The presentation was an
'encore' session in 1994, 1995, and 1996.
- Chicago Chapter of NSPI: 1991, 1992, and 1993.
- Bellcore Technical Education Center: 1992.
- Productivity Point International: 1993.
- Association for Educational Communication and Technology
(AECT): 1994.
- American Society for Training and Development (ASTD): 1995
Stepich, D.A., & Newby, T.J. (1995). Instructional templates:
Frameworks for the efficient design of instruction. Presentation
given at the Annual Conference of the National Society for
Performance and Instruction (NSPI) and at the November meeting of
the Michigan chapter of the NSPI. Newby, T.J., Ertmer, P.A., & Stepich, D.A. (1994). Instructional
analogies and the learning of concepts. Presentation given at the
annual meeting of the America Educational Research Association
(AERA). Medsker, K., Stepich, D., & Rowland, G. (1993). Survey results: Is
PT transforming graduate programs. Presentation given at the 1993
Annual Conference of the National Society for Performance and
Instruction (NSPI), Chicago, IL, April, 1993. Lockwood, J., McCampbell, J., Ehrlich, D., & Stepich, D. (1993).
Improving training system quality. Presentation given at the 1993
Annual Conference of the NSPI, Chicago, IL, April, 1993 and the 1993
Fall Workshop of the Chicago Chapter of the National Society for
Performance and Instruction (CNSPI), Chicago, IL, October, 1992. Lockwood, J., McCampbell, J., Ehrlich, D., & Stepich, D. (1992).
Signposts on the road to improving quality. Presentation given at
the fall workshop of the Chicago Chapter of the National Society for
Performance and Instruction (CNSPI). Lockwood, J., McCampbell, J., Ehrlich, D., & Stepich, D. (1992).
Academic programs: It's your choice. Presentation given at the 1992
Fall Workshop of the CNSPI, Chicago, IL, October, 1992.
Stepich, D. A. (1992). Games as instructional activity. Presentation
given at the 1992 Co-Lead Summer Institute, Chicago, IL, August,
1992. Stepich, D.A. (1991). From novice to expert: Implications for
instructional design. Presentation given at the 1991 Annual
Conference of the NSPI, Los Angeles, CA, April, 1991 and at the
November meeting of the CNSPI, Chicago, IL, October, 1991.
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Information Systems Institute, Motorola,
Inc. Schaumburg, IL, 1992
Empowered Work Teams,
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, 1992
Federal Government Contract Compliance for Personnel,
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, 1992
Technical Standards, Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, 1993
Instructional Analogies, Urals State Pedagogical
University/Northeastern Illinois University, Ekaterinburg, Russia, 1993
Demonstration as an Instructional Method, Urals State
Pedagogical University/Northeastern Illinois University, Ekaterinburg, Russia, 1995
Internal Train the Trainer, North Suburban Library
System, Wheeling, IL, 1995
Redefining Diversity, American Institute for Diversity
Management, Atlanta, GA, 1997 |
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Professional
Memberships |
- International Society for Performance
Improvement (ISPI)
- American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD)
- American Society for Training and
Development – Treasure Valley Chapter (ASTD-TV)
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