Rosemary Lehman Meet Rosemary Lehman,
Senior Outreach/Instructional Design Specialist with Instructional Communications Systems (ICS), UW-Extension at The Pyle Center.

This month, TTT initiates a new regular feature, "Meet the Experts," that will showcase instructional technology professionals throughout UW System. Rosemary Lehman, our November expert, recently joined the Learning Technology Development Council representing UW-Extension. She works for Instructional Communications Systems (ICS), a technical and instructional design support system for the UW universities and colleges, state governmental and non-profit agencies, and also the private sector in partnership with education.

TTT: Please describe your work at ICS.
RL: My work is interesting and varied. I supervise our Instructional Design Team; develop training materials, videos, publications and articles; compile and edit the DESIEN electronic newsletter; work with various UW System distance education committees and collaborative projects across educational organizations; coordinate statewide conferences and symposia and present at state and national conferences.

TTT: How long have you been in your current position?
RL: I've been with ICS for seven years. Prior to my position with ICS I was a Distance Education Specialist for Continuing Education Extension, on a project basis.

TTT: What do you enjoy most about your job?
RL: I really enjoy the variety of my work and the people I work with...ICS provides a great working environment! And, there are always new projects, new collaborations and new technologies emerging - so it's very exciting. The people I help train and work with in the collaborative efforts are another reason that I enjoy my job. The people and the collaborations have resulted in many ongoing relationships. In addition, it's very satisfying to know that I work with an organization
that reaches out to fill the educational needs of people wherever they are.

TTT: What's the most interesting thing that has happened to you at this job?
RL: Well it's hard to pin it down to one, so I'll step over the boundry and give you several...if you don't mind. One of the most interesting things has been our involvement with an Alliance that included AT&T, Indiana University, The Pennsylvania State University and UW-Extension. Because of this involvement, we created our videoconferencing guide, "The Essential Videoconferencing Guide: 7 Keys to Success" and designed and implemented many national and international videoconferencing training workshops, in addition to those we do for Wisconsin. A recent international one was with Buenos Aires National Life in Argentina - a great experience!

Another has been my involvement with The Governor's Wisconsin Educational Technology Conference (GWETC,) which I chaired for two years. With my involvement here I was able to work collaboratively with the six major state educational institutions. And then, I need to mention a recent innovative project which involves teaching American Sign Language (ASL) via videoconferencing and developing ASL Learning Objects for sharing internationally. And - I could go on, but I'll hold it there....

TTT: What do you enjoy doing in your free time? Any hidden talents you'd care to tell our readers about?
RL: My husband and I live in the country on 11-1/2 acres of land and have been restoring the prairie portion of the acreage for the past 10 years. We both enjoy that! I do a lot of walking, reading, writing and some cross-country skiing, and, I love to sing. I studied voice at Lawrence Conservatory and at the UW School of Music, in my other life, and continue to take lessons and sing when I can. Most of all, I love being with my family - my husband, children and grandchildren. Our three daughters and their families live nearby and our two sons and their families in Florida, but we still manage to have many get-togethers and often travel together.


Thanks, Rosemary!

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