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  ADDIE Re-Energized – An Introduction to Agile Scrum with Jennifer Singer and Brian Fishbone

Forget everything you know about ADDIE? No way!

Brian Fishbone and Jennifer Singer from Vanguard University will introduce you to re-energizing the instructional design process using the flexible, collaborative, and nimble Agile Scrum approach.

In this enlightening session, you can expect to:

• Hear about why learning professionals are applying an Agile Scrum approach to instructional design and development.
• Explore a real-life case study of how one highly collaborative Agile Scrum team created a cutting-edge animation for leaders in transition.
• Brainstorm how you can adapt elements of the Agile Scrum approach in your work and/or organization.

• Ask any additional questions you may have about the methodology.

About the speakers:

Jennifer Singer has been an instructional designer in Vanguard University with over ten years of experience. She has designed countless instructor-led, e-learning, and blended solutions for internal clients. In recent years, Jennifer has helped to champion the integration of the AGILE approach into Vanguard University’s workflow to help increase speed-to-market times for projects, while also increasing efficiency and creativity in projects.

Jennifer received her B.A. in English from the University of Delaware, and her M.S. in Training and Organizational Development from St. Joseph’s University.



As a global educator who has taught management and human resources at the university level, and who has developed, delivered, and managed e-learning and facilitator-led learning programs for multinational corporations, Brian Fishbone is at his best when he is helping individuals do, be, and feel better. He is passionate about education, community building, and entrepreneurship.

He has taught business and English classes in Seoul, Korea and now serves as an Instructional Designer for Vanguard, where he develops leadership and HR training. Brian has also served as principal of Becoming, his consulting practice, and as adjunct professor of business for two universities. Classes he has taught include Effective Organizational Communication, Business Ethics, Change Management, Training and Development, and Human Resources Management.

In his consulting work, Brian has presented seminars including Your One-Hour Leadership Lab, Talking It Out - Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking, The Diversity in US, and Finding Work You Are Passionate About in Organizations that Share Your Values for Merck, the Project Management Institute, the Society for Human Resources Management, the American Society for Training and Development, Villanova University, Temple University, and Muhlenberg College. In addition, his MBA coursework in Human Resources Management at Temple University, international field research in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and his experiences living abroad in Spain and Korea add considerable depth and unique insights to his work.

Brian’s favorite quote comes from the play Angels in America, "The world only spins forward – the great work begins!" Fluent in Spanish, he also loves the quote, "Tambien en la dificultad hay una luz que te orienta (Even in difficulty, there is a light that will guide you)."