IDTea & Coffee With Dr. Nathan Pienkowski Friday, May 2nd 10:30am – 11:30am 220 War Memorial Hall What do students need to do to prepare for real-world instructional design practice? What are the joys and challenges of working as an independent consultant? What are the qualities of successful instructional design practitioners? Dr. Nathan Pienkowski, Partner and Co-Founder of Bull City Learning, Inc. Dr. Pienkowski has 20 years experience in course development, training and learning technology development. Prior to forming Bull City Learning, he served as an Instructional Design Director in the pharmaceutical sector, as a senior-level management consultant and as a principal of a consulting firm dedicated to training and education. He received his doctorate and master’s degree in Instructional Systems Design at Virginia Tech.