Instructional Designers from Six Universities
Meet at Pitt to Discuss Online Instruction

The Center for Instructional Development & Distance Education (CIDDE) coordinated and hosted a meeting of instructional designers from six U.S. universities to discuss online course development. The day-long meeting provided opportunity for the designers to share “best practices” and “lessons learned” about the development of online learning with colleagues from around the country. The meeting was conducted in conjunction with the 32nd annual meeting of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) international conference, held in Pittsburgh October 25–28. It afforded the designers a chance to learn more about Pitt’s activities in development of online learning and to network with other professionals, including Penn State’s World Campus designers, to discuss common issues around organization and process for instructional design.