Steven
G. Sachs, Ph.D.
Vice
President, Instructional & Information Technology
Northern
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
"Technology and a Liberal Education." Peer Review. Fall,
2006.
“Textbooks
Used in Graduate
Programs in Instructional Design and Technology: Changes
Over the Past
Twelve Years.” (with
R. Reiser and M. Mackal) Educational Technology, Sept.-Oct.
2005.
“Instructional
Issues When
Distance Learning Joins the Mainstream.”
New Directions for Community Colleges, Winter 2004.
"The
Mature Distance Education Program - Which Way Now." Performance
Improvement Quarterly, 12(2),
1999, p. 66-83.
"Compressed
Video: A Technical Overview," "Considering
Compressed Video Use," "Supporting Compressed Video," and
"Compressed Video Facilities," chapters in B. Hakes, J. Cochenour, L. Rezabek,
and S.
Sachs (Eds.) Compressed Video for
Instruction: Operations and Applications
(Revised and Enlarged Edition), Assn. for Educational
Communications and
Tech., 1995.
"Considering
Compressed
Video Use," "Facilities," "Financial Planning,"
"System Management: Evolution &
Patterns" (with B. Hakes), and "Support Services: The
Logistics of Compressed Video,"
chapters in B. Hakes, S. Sachs, C. Box & J. Cochenour
(Eds.), Compressed Video: Operations
and Applications, Assn. for Educational Communications and
Technology,
1993.
"Sharing
Instructors in
"The
Burgeoning
Interest in Compressed Video," with B. Hakes, C. Box, & J. Cochenour, Tech Trends, Jan./Feb.
1992.
"Teaching
Critical
Thinking to Distant Learners," Tech Trends, Jan./Feb.
1991.
"An
Analysis of Doctoral Dissertation Productivity in Instructional Design
&
Technology From 1977-1988," w/E. Caffarella,
chapter in Educational Media and Technology Yearbook-1990.
"Doctoral
Dissertations
in Instructional Design and Technology, 1977 Through 1988," w/E. Caffarella, Educational Technology Research
and Develop.,
Vol. 38, No. 3, 1990.
Instructional
Design &
Technology: A Directory of Dissertations
1977-1986,
with E. Caffarella, Assn. for Educational
Communications
& Technology, 1988.
"Microcomputers
for Automated Instructional Management," chapter in E.E. Miller and
M.L.
Mosley (Eds.), Educational Media and Technology Yearbook-1986.
"Citation
Patterns in
Instructional Development Literature," Journal of Instructional
Development, Fall 1984.
"Instructional
Development in the Real World--Book Recommendations From
Academia and Industry," with R.A. Braden, Performance and
Instruction
Journal, July 1984.
"Faculty
Development,
Organizational Development, and Instructional Development:
Choosing and Orientation," with A.J. Abedor,
chapter in C.R. Dills and R. Bass (Eds.), Instructional
Development: The State of the Art (Vol.
II), 1984.
"Supporting
Real Innovation in the 80's--Characteristics of ID Units That Will Make
It
Happen," Occasional Paper of the AECT Division for Instructional
Development, Jan. 1984.
"Supporting
Faculty Who
Use Telecourses," Media Management
Journal,
Spring 1983.
"The Most
Recommended
Books on Instructional Development," with R.A. Braden, Educational
Technology, February 1882.
"Practicing
the Art of
Instructional Development," Performance and Instruction Journal,
September 1981.
"The
Relationship Between Faculty Development,
Organizational Development, and
Instructional Development: Readiness for
Instructional Innovation in Higher Education," with A.J. Abedor, chapter in D.B. Lumsden
and R. Bass (Eds.), Instructional Development:
The State of the Art, 1978.
"A Study
of Innovators
at
SELECTED
PRESENTATIONS
“Best
Practices: Using Technology to Deliver
Support Services.”
Presentation at Educause
National
Conference,
“Panel of
Chief Learning Officers.” Centra
"Understanding
Distance
Education--Getting Beneath the Surface," presentation at Southern Assn.
of Colleges and
Schools (SACS) Annual Meeting,
"Teaching
&
Learning in the Information Age - Enhancing Instruction Through
Technology," presentation with J.L. Duffy at Southern Assn. of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Annual Meeting,
Atlanta, 1998.
"Community
Colleges and
Technology-based Partnerships," presentation at National University
Telecommunications Network
(NUTN) Annual Conference,
"Distance
Learning Technologies and Strategies," presentation at Assn. For
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention,
"Assuring
Quality for
Learning at a Distance," invited panelist at FIPSE Project Directors'
Meeting,
"Offering
Continuous
Enrollment with Fixed-Time Courses," presentation and "Telecourses and Distance Learning:
A Political Minefield," panel at
National Telelearning Conference '94,
"Going the
Distance-A
Distance Learning Degree Project," presentation at American Association
of
Community Colleges Annual Convention,
"Growing
Through the
Uses of Technology," pres. at Association of Governing Boards Annual
Conference,
"Inexpensive
Approaches
to Distance Ed," pres. at the
Invitational Research Conf. on Distance Education in the Department of
Defense,
sponsored by the Information Resources Management College of the
National
Defense University, Washington, DC, 1993.
"The
Diffusion of Innovations: The Overlooked
Literature," and "Effective Use of Compressed Video in the
Classroom," presentations at the AECT National Convention,
"New
Pathways to a
Degree: Using Common Technologies to
Expand Enrollments and Enrich Education," with S. Ehrmann
& S. Rogers, presentation. at EDUCOM
National
Conference,
"New Pathways
to a Degree: Accessible Academic
Programs," with P. Dirr & S. Rogers,
presentation at National Telelearning
Conference '92,
"Factors
in Choosing a
Compressed Video System--The Human Dimension," and "Overcoming
Service Area Boundaries in Statewide Delivery of Distance Education,"
presentations at the AECT National Convention, Washington, DC, 1992.
"Designing
College
Inst. With Critical Thinking In Mind," "Implementing Large Scale
Tech. Projects on College Campuses," and "Doctoral Dissertation
Research in Inst. Design & Tech., 1977-88," w/ E. Caffarella,
pres. at the AECT Nat. Conv., Orlando,
1991.
"Characteristics
of Effective Instruction," presentation at the Fall Conference of the
Maryland Business Education Association, 1990.
"Seven
Characteristics
Any Instructor Can Use to Improve Instruction," and "Non-Traditional
Delivery Systems for Management Courses," presentations at the Virginia
Community College Conference on Staying Competitive in the 90's,
Fairfax, 1990.
"Turning
Subject Matter Experts Into Instructors--A Process to Avoid Classroom
Disasters," presentation at the AECT National Convention,
"Linkages
That
Influence Instructional Development--The Invisible Colleges," and
"User-Friendly Instructional Materials--Twenty-five Ways to Make Them
Friendly for Everyone," presentations at the AECT National Convention,
Dallas, 1984.
"Faculty
Support for Teaching Telecourses;"
"Supporting Real Innovation in the 80's--Char. of
ID Units That Will Make It Happen;" and "Basic References on
Instructional Development," with R.A. Braden; pres. at the AECT
National Conv.,
"Supporting
Real
Innovation in the 80's--Introducing High Tech. to the Curriculum in a
Time of
Limited Resources," pres. at the SE Regional Academic Affairs Admin. Conf. on High Technology and Higher Ed.,
"Developing
Training
Modules in Small Business and Strategies for Teaching," presentation at
the American Assn. of Community & Junior Colleges National
Convention,
"Adapting
Courses for Home Study: Study Guides,
Media and Faculty for Open Learning," presentation at the AECT National
Convention,
"Faculty
Development Problems in Community Colleges," presentation at the
Virginia
Educational Media Association Annual Convention,
"Org.
Development,
Faculty Development and Instructional Development:
What's the Relationship," with A.J. Abedor,
pres. at the AECT National Conv.,