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Dr. Minkyoung Kim

Biography

Dr. Minkyoung Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Instructional Design and Technology. For the past 20 years, she has devoted herself to developing scholarship as well as practical professionalism in the field of Instructional Design & Technology. She has earned a doctoral degree in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the same field at Ewha Womans University in Korea. Previously, she was employed at IBM Korea as a senior business consultant and instructional designer for several years. As a senior consultant, she engaged and managed a variety of consulting projects on change and human performance improvement. She also served as an instructional consultant at Texas Tech University, providing pedagogical and technology consultations for faculty members so that they can improve their online and face-to-face teaching. Her research interests center on instructional design theories related to the learner-centered paradigm, personalized learning, collaborative learning, instructional supports in project-based learning as well as quality of online education. She received the AECT award for outstanding instructional design project in 2014 and then the AECT emerging scholar award in 2015. Her research efforts have also resulted in co-authored publications, handbook chapters, and numerous conference and classroom presentations.

Degrees & Institutions

Kim received both her bachelor’s and master’s degree in Educational Technology at Ewha Womans University. She later went on to earn her doctorate degree in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University.

Research

  • Instructional design theories related to the learner-centered paradigm
  • Personalized learning
  • Instructional supports in project-based learning
  • Collaborative learning
  • Quality of online education

Current Courses

  • Principles of Instructional Design
  • Foundations of Instructional Design
  • Technology Supported Learning

Keywords: instructional design theories related to the learner-centered paradigm, personalized learning, project-based learning, collaborative learning, quality of online education