Designing Instruction For Open Sharing (PDF)

Shalin Hai-Jew has been working as an instructional designer at Kansas State University since 2006, and she has worked on a number of projects, including those related to biosecurity, turf grass management, grain science, game design, one health, public health, PTSD, mental health, social justice, and other federally funded projects. She has also worked on hundreds of online courses in her line of work. She has worked as an instructional designer here since 2006. She has created open-shared learning objects (all bylined) for a number of years, and these have been shared through a variety of publications, slideshow-sharing platforms, websites, and other spaces; some of these are listed in learning object referatories.Dr. Hai-Jew earned BAs in English and psychology and an MA in English from the University of Washington (in Seattle), and she earned an EdD from Seattle University (where she was a Morford Scholar). She has continuedher learning with university courses, both undergraduate and graduate, since her formal degree-based studies. She has received a number of scholarships and awards in higher education. She tested into the University of Washington at age 14 and started her studies there at 15 and earned two baccalaureate degrees by the time she was 18 and her first graduate degree by 20. She is a major believer in the power of education at all levels to change lives.In her professional life, she has worked in the public and private sectors. In general, she has worked as a college professor, both in the USA and abroad. She worked as a college instructor in the People's Republic of China for 4 years (1988-1990, 1992-1994), the latter 2 years with the United Nations Volunteer Programme (UNV) of the United National Development Programme (UNDP). She worked for The Boeing Company as a faculty fellow for two consecutive summers. She worked for Catholic Community Services, a nonprofit organization, for one of her first jobs out of university.She has edited a number of