Rob Pusch is a Assistant Teaching Professor at Syracuse University. He possess expertise in higher education, instructional design, curriculum design, teaching, instructional technology and 23 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Rob's teaching professionalism is exceptional. In his classes (IDE632 Instructional Design; IDE712 Human Performance), he challenges students with real-world problems and offers to find informed and unique solutions. Classes are discussion-based, with group work, student presentations, and guest speakers. The readings are manifold: in addition to the current research abyss, he always includes seminal papers in the field of Instructional Design or Needs Assessment from the 1960s-1980s, allowing students to analyze historical contexts and reasons for the changes in the discipline. His teaching is never focused on the texts, though, but serve as pillars for students' own work and thinking in the present. This is also demonstrated by his inspiring midterms and exams, which revolve around tackling authentic problems rather than theoretical concepts. Rob is 100% available & flexible for individual consultations outside the class, readily shares resources when they can be useful to you, and helpful even after the course is over. My highest endorsements to Rob's teaching capabilities." and "It has been a truly genuine pleasure to work with Rob as members of SIETAR USA. Each year at the annual conference he does an outstanding job representing the organization with his unique ability to make both new and experienced attendees feel welcomed into the SIETAR family. He also dedicates a tireless number of hours sharing his technological genius to ensure the all conference presenters have what they need to deliver quality presentations. I've also had the great fortune to attend an instructional technology workshop he facilitated that brought my training skills into the 21st century. It was not only his strong grasp on technology, but also his innovative and creative uses of technology to teach and train others that informed my work as a trainer. And it must be said that Rob that brings a spirit of humility and generosity to his interactions with others, which makes working with him only that much more special."