I teach and conduct research on the use of images in instructional materials, ISD as a design endeavor and on teaching design. I am also a designer of interactive multimedia and other forms of teaching and learning materials.

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M.F.A. Fine Arts Printmaking, 1983, Indiana University Bloomington

B.F.A. Fine Arts Printmaking, 1979, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

• R519 EFFECTIVE WRITING IN INST TECH
• R521 INSTRUCT DESIGN & DEV I
• R542 INSTRUCTIONAL GRAPHICS DESIGN

• Smith, K.M. and Boling, E. (2009). What do we make of design? Design as a concept in educational technology. Educational Technology, July/August, 2009.
• Boling, E. and Smith, K. (2009). Exploring standards of rigour for design cases. Undisciplined! Proceedings of the Design Research Society Conference 2008. D. Durling, C. Rust, L. Chen, P. Ashton and K. Friedman (Eds.). Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
• Boling, E. & Smith, K.M. (2008). Artifacts as tools in design. In D. Merrill and M. Specter (Eds.). Handbook of Research in Educational Communications and Technology (3^nd ed.), New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
• Boling, E. (2008). From students to scholars: Revision of the doctoral program in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University. In, M. Orey, J. McLendon & R. Branch (Eds.). Educational Media and Technology Yearbook 2008. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

• Boling, E. and Smith, K.M. (2009). Design tensions: Adapting a signature pedagogy into instructional design education. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
• Boling, E. (2009). How are designers taught to do what they do? Multiple approaches to masters level design education. Structured poster session organized by Elizabeth Boling. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
• Boling, E. and Smith, K. M. (2009). Trustworthiness in design cases published as research. Poster. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
• Boling, E. and Yamagata-Lynch, L. (2008). Activity Systems Analysis as a tool for instructional design. Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Orlando, FL: October, 2008.
• “Design is Not Systematic: Alternative Perspectives on Design -- Designer as human instrument” – panel session organized by David Jonassen. Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Orlando, FL: October, 2008.
• Boling, E. and Smith, K.M. (2008). Exploring standards of rigour for design cases. Paper presented at the Design Research Society 2008 Conference, Sheffield, England, July 16-19.
• Gibbons, A., Boling, E. and Schwier, R. (2008). Alternative perspectives for the training of instructional designers. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
• Korkmaz, N., Exter, M., and Boling, E. (2008). Students’ perceptions of peer critique in a blended  instructional design course. Round table presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.