This project began as a part of a LIGHT (Learning Innovations Going Higher Team) committee organized by the Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi as a way to address the upcoming lack of field-based experiences during COVID-19 with professors across discipline areas in the college. The co-creation model for these modules started as a collaboration between an Instructional Design professor and two professors teaching in the field-based experience courses for undergraduate students.

The first pilot module was co-created by professors to focus on authentic learning experiences for our students to simulate instructional choices they would encounter in the field using simulations and "Day in the life of ..." scenarios. As the storyboarding model was put in place, the plan evolved to have students co-create simulation modules based on the course content and their work with their cooperating teacher in their partnership districts. They were then able to collaborate with graduate students in instructional design who helped with the technological tools and implementation of the storyboards. These modules are based on authentic, real-life scenarios gleaned from the course by the student and experienced by the P-12 teacher. 

Research and Development Team:

• Dr. Robin Johnson, Field Based Experience Coordinator
• Dr. Carmen Tejeda-Delgado, Director of Clinical Teaching and School and University Partnerships Field Experiences
• Dr. David Squires, Instructional Design & Educational Technology
• Alisha Strickland, Graduate Student, Masters of Science in Instructional Design and Educational Technology
• Kelsey Harris, Graduate Student, Masters of Science in Instructional Design & Educational Technology

This research and development is funded by a Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Development Research Enhancement grant fund: Johnson, R., Squires, D., Tejeda-Delgado, C. (2020). The Development of Scenario-Based Simulation Modules for Online Field Based Experiences. College of Education and Human Development Research Enhancement Fund. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.