Dawn Adolfson
Position
PhD Candidate
How Did You Join the ISLT Program at FSU?
I joined the program in Spring 2018 after working for a few years at Tallahassee State College and wanting to learn more about how technology can enhance education.
Introduction
My name is Dawn Adolfson, I’m a native Floridian, and I have lived in Tallahassee since 2013. I originally came to FSU to earn my Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in foreign and second language education. I worked at Tallahassee State College as an adult education specialist, program coordinator, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instructor. After completing my PhD coursework in the ISLT program, I decided to pursue a full-time career in instructional design in the higher education field.
Currently, I am a Learning Designer at the University of South Florida, Innovative Education. In this role, I work collaboratively with faculty and subject matter experts to design and develop high quality online courses through an intentional, human-centered process that shifts the focus from content delivery to student-centered learning experiences. The process we use is informed by ADDIE, design thinking, collaborative problem solving, and sound pedagogical practices.
Research Interests
My research interests include best practices for online learning in higher education, quality assurance standards and rubrics, student perceptions of online learning experiences, and student persistence in online courses.
My dissertation is focused on student perceptions of learning objectives in online courses and the relationship between self-regulated learning skills and those perceptions.
Projects
Networked Knowledge Activities Framework
Website
https://dawnadolfson.wordpress.com
Social Media
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-adolfson
CV
https://dawnadolfson.wordpress.com/curriculum-vitae
Recent Publications
Dennen, V. P., He, D., Shi, H., & Adolfson, D. (2023). College students, networked knowledge activities, and digital competence: Implications for online curricula and workforce preparation. Online Learning, 27(4), 122-143. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v27i4.4046
Dennen, V. P., He, D., Shi, H., & Adolfson, D. (2023). Conceptualizing networked knowledge activities: Related and co-occurring activities in online spaces. In P. Kommers, I. A. Sanchez, & P. Isaias (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conferences on E-Society 2023 and Mobile Learning 2023 (pp. 179–186). IADIS Press. https://www.esociety-conf.org/wp content/uploads/2023/03/2_ES2023_F_211_Dennen.pdf
Choi, H., Arslan, Ö., Adolfson, D., & Screws, B. (2021). The international other in online learning: Four stories from a graduate program. In Nixon, P. G., Dennen, V. P. & Rawal, R. (Eds.). Reshaping international teaching and learning in higher education: Universities in the Information Age. Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429278075-12/international-online-learning-hajeen-choi-ömer-arslan-dawn-adolfson-bruce-screws
Dennen, V. P., Word, K., Adolfson, D., Arechavaleta, V., He, D., Hsu, C.-W., Hur, J., Jung, D., Kent, H., Russell, A., & Toth, K. (2020). Using the networked knowledge activities framework to examine learning on social networking sites. In P. Kommers & G. C. Peng (Eds.), Proceedings of the international conference on Web-based Communities and Social Media 2020 (pp. 165-172). IADIS Press. https://www.elearning-conf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/01_202008L020_F051.pdf
