My name is Wendy Harmon and I am a doctoral student at Capella University with a specialization in instructional design for online learning. Right now I am soliciting instructional design experts to participate in a three round online modified Delphi study to identify what online orientation course components instructional designers agree are necessary to promote learner autonomy. All communications are online and will take approximately 15 minutes each week for three weeks.  Participants are required to have at least five years of instructional design experience and two or more of the following qualifications:

1.   Planning and analysis of instructional design

2.   Experience designing or developing an online higher education orientation course

3.   Experience teaching an online higher education orientation course

4.   Managing an online orientation course in a corporate environment

5. Managing an online higher education program containing an orientation course

6.   Published scholarly work on self-directed learning

7.   Published scholarly work on online learning in higher education

I have a Website that explains my study and an invitation letter/letter of consent for interested participants.  If you are interested in participating please visit http://www.studysdl.com and please do pass on this information and invitation to your colleagues. Please respond by August 29, 2010 by completing the letter of consent located at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/consent2010

Best regards,

Wendy Harmon

Doctoral student, Capella University

407-421-2326