Learning Interest

Instructional Technology

I am a new Assistant Professor in the Department of Professional Studies at the University of Wyoming. All course materials and discussions are hosted in eCollege. For questions regarding my courses, please email tdousay@uwyo.edu.
Interesting Design

My research involves designing multimedia based, online training for adult learners in a way that triggers and maintains Situational Interest. Participants are asked to complete the Situational Interest Survey at the conclusion of their training to determine if design principles had any affect on their interest during the training. My goal is to refine multimedia design principles for practitioners and improve how multimedia is designed for learners.
Samples of Work

From sample lessons to mediated projects, these samples of work showcase what I have worked on over the years as an Instructional Designer, eLearning Manager, Instructor, and Graduate Student.

About Tonia

Tonia A. Dousay is a Ph.D. Candidate in Learning, Design, and Technology in the Department of Educational Psychology & Instructional Technology at the University of Georgia with an expected graduation date of May 2013.

I have more than 10 years of instructional design and eLearning project management experience and am partly responsible for drafting an agency-wide eLearning initiative for the Texas Engineering Extension Service. I spent eight years working to advance the agency’s capacities to offer online training while also working with the e-Learning Council and Texas Distance Learning Association to present conference sessions and webinars on instructional design and creating engaging elearning courses.