Saul Carliner
Professor
Department: Education
Faculty: Arts and Science
| Phone: | (514) 848-2424 ext. 2038 | |
| Email: | saul.carliner@concordia.ca | |
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Expertise:
employ-ability, 21st century careers, credentialing; internships and other work-related education programs, e-learning; training, corporate communication
Language(s) spoken:
English
Professional associations:
PhD
Saul Carlineris a generalist in learning and communication, with substantial tenures in bothacademia and industry in both fields. His teaching and research focus on thedesign of instructional and informational materials (especially in emerginggenres and media), the management of groups that produce these materials, andrelated issues of policy and professionalism.
Research and Publications: Carliner’s recent projects explore patterns of informal learning for the workplace; the impact of digital disruption on the long-term employability of middle- and highly skilled workers; the competencies needed by training and development professionals (and the processes used to identify them); applications of augmentation technologies; and evidence-based practices for effective everyday teaching in higher education.
He has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada,Entente Canada-Quebec fund, Canadian Council on Learning, KnowledgeOne, and the Hong Kong University Grants Council.
Among his over250publications are the upcoming Career Anxiety: Guidance for Tough Times (with Margaret Driscoll and Yvonne Thayer), the best-selling Training Design Basics (ATD Press), award-winning Informal Learning Basics (ATD Press), award-winning The e-LearningHandbook (with Patti Shank), numerous book chapters, and over 50peer-reviewed publications.
He has received the Kenneth Rainey Award for Excellence in Research, six awards in the Frank R Smith Outstanding Article Competition (including 2 Best of Show awards), is aFellow of the Institute for Performance and Learning, and Society for Technical Communication, and is a member of the Concordia University Provost’s Circle of Distinction.
Teaching: Carliner currently serves as Graduate Program Director of the Educational Technology program in the Department of Education and the Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Universityand Continuing Education through the School of Graduate Studies.
His best-known courses include the online course, Educational Communication (EDUC 270)(general elective and elective for minors in Adult Education, Education, andProfessional Writing), and the blended courses Fundamentals of Instructional Design (ETEC 650) and Administering Educational Technology Units (ETEC671),both required courses for the Graduate Diploma in Instructional Technology and MA in Educational Technology.
He has previously served as Interim Chair of the Department of Education, Provost Fellow for e-Learning and Director of the Education Doctoral Program. He has also served on the summer school faculty of the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, where he has taught courses on corporate communication.
Carliner has received the Jay Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Concordia University Alumni Teaching Award.
Other Activities: Also a consultant, Carliner has provided strategic consultation in organizational design, program evaluation, and effective instructional design. He has also served as Research Director for Lakewood Media (publisher of Training magazine and producer of the Training and Online Learning Conferences). Current projects include an evaluation of the impact of subsidized housing on its tenants, and community engagement; and creating workshops on instructional design and management for a professional association.
A long-time community leader, Carliner is vice-president of the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE), a past president of Agence Ometz, an integrated human services agency, past board member of the Institute for Performance and Learning, past Research Fellow of the Association for Talent Development, and past international president of the Society for Technical Communication. He has also chaired a museum membership auxiliary, civic transit board, several allocations committees for community foundations, and served on boards of several arts, professional and community organizations.