Heidi A. Watson-Held
Instructional Designer, eLearning Design & Innovation Group
Office Address 382 Business Building
Phone Number
814-883-5008
Email Address
haw6@psu.edu
Heidi A. Watson-Held
Instructional Designer, eLearning Design & Innovation Group
Office Address 382 Business Building
Phone Number
814-883-5008
Email Address
haw6@psu.edu
Dr. Heidi Watson-Held is an Instructional Designer in the eLearning Design Innovation Group in the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University. Heidi has worked for the Pennsylvania State University for 25 years in program design, development, and delivery in a variety of capacities.
She completed a D.Ed. in Administration and Leadership – Higher Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2012. She received my M.Ed. in Adult Education from Pennsylvania State University in 2004. Heidi has been teaching for Purdue University in their Learning Design & Technology program in the department of Curriculum and Instruction since 2016.
Heidi enjoys teaching and learning with AI, designing courses, creating video shorts, and working on assessments. When she is not working for Purdue or Penn State, she gardening, painting, taking care of family, or writing stories.
Expertise
Heidi's research interests include things like:
Teaching and Learning with Gen AI
Learning Experience Design
Teaching in the Large Enrollment Classroom
Adult Learners in Higher Education
Leadership in the Higher Education Workplace
Curriculum and Instruction
Workforce Education
Learning Analytics
Faculty and Instructional Designer Rapport
Education
D ED, Administration and Leadership- Higher Education, Indiana University of Pennslyvania, 2012