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= Peter J. Esseff PhD = This article is about Peter J. Esseff PhD, Educator and Instructional Designer. He has been in Education and Instructional design for more than three decades.



Biography
Peter J. Esseff (PhD), the last of eleven (11) children was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA to Lebanese immigrant parents. He grew up in a Christian home with strong morals and values. He entered the Jesuits at age seventeen (17) and spent the first three years at the Novitiate in Wernersville, PA. In 1964, Peter led a group of teens from Georgetown Prep to Salzburg, Austria. There, he met Mary Sullivan (no relation to Ed Sullivan).

As a member of the Woodstock Jesuit Singers, Peter appeared on the Ed Sullivan Christmas Show in December 20, 1964. In the audience was Mary Sullivan, then a senior at Chestnut Hill College. In 1965, a year before ordination, Peter left the Jesuits and he and Mary were married in January 1966.

They have been together for more than four decades. Together they are the parents of three (3) wonderful children: Jeanne Esseff Reif, Creative Memories Consultant, married to Joseph R. Reif, Training Director for large corporation. Sr. Rosemary Esseff, O.P., Nashville Dominican Sister, Masters in Litugical Music, taught Religion at Overbrook Middle School, Nashville. Peter Timothy Esseff, Environmentalist.

He is the grandfather of two girls (he calls angels): Cecelia Marie and Julianne Elizabeth Reif. Peter and his family is currently based in Florida and is engaged in numerous activities related to Christianity. He likes to travel, sing, write and is involved in numerous community activist along with being involved in photography.

Education and Academic Career
Peter then studied Philosophy at Shrub Oak, New York for three years. During those years, he received his BA and MA degrees from Fordham. He then taught German, English, and Religion for three years at Scranton Prep, PA, where he was moderator of the yearbook and in charge of photography. In 1962, he went to Woodstock, MD, to study Theology. As Woodstock's photographer, Peter Esseff was a front row participant in the Martin Luther King's March on Washington.

After spending a year as an Analyst at the Department of Navy and three years in the Title VI Grants Program at HEW, he joined Westinghouse Learning Corporation, then Sterling Institute. During those years, he received his Ph. D. After graduating in 1969, Peter and Mary founded Educational Systems for the Future. Esseff's Education in a brief:


 * The Catholic University of America, 1969: Ph.D., Educational Technology, Washington, D.C. under the mentorship of Dr. Gabriel Ofiesh, a founding father of the Military Model and an early pioneer of workplace performance improvement.
 * The Fordham University, 1958: MA, Education, Bronx, NY
 * The Fordham University, 1956: AB, Classics: Latin and Greek, Bronx, NY
 * The Jesuit Theologate, 1962-65: Theology Studies, Woodstock MD
 * The Jesuit Philosophate, 1953-58: Philosophy Studies, Shrub Oak, NY
 * The Georgetown University, Summer 1964: German Studies, Salzburg, Austria

Research
Dr. Peter Esseff and his wife developed an approach to systematic design by synthesizing existing theories of persons such as Robert Gagne, Benjamin Bloom, Edgar Dale, Dick and Carey and Gabriel Ofiesh among others. The result is a theory called "Guaranteed Learning " (GL) initially known as "Instructional Development Learning System" (IDLS).

The components of the Guaranteed Learning Model are:


 * Design a task analysis
 * Develop criterion tests and performance measures
 * Develop interactive instructional materials
 * Validate the interactive instructional materials
 * Create simulations or performance activities (Case Studies, Role Plays, and Demonstrations)

The theory is focused on training trainers through equipping them with tools, strategies and skills so that they can develop instructional materials for their respective organization.

With his wife Mary, Peter also developed a training company called ESF-Educational Systems for the Future which is based on the principles of Guaranteed Learning. He is currently a co-owner and technical director. The model was originally published in 1970 by Peter J. Esseff, PhD and Mary Sullivan Esseff, PhD in their book entitled IDLS—Pro Trainer 1: How to Design, Develop, and Validate Instructional Materials. In 2015, the Esseffs created an eLearning course to enable participants to take the GL course online under the direction of Dr. Esseff. ESF is more commonly known as "Trainers' trainer" in human resources circles. The ESF is billed as a systematic process approach to solving complex human resource needs.The programs can be used in industrial, government, or educational environments.

Users interact with materials specifically designed to improve training and performance in the workplace and specifically the trainers themselves. They are provided with support to develop training, resources and materials to fit their organization's needs. Esseff and his company has trained dozens of persons in different organizations including: AT&T, Fed EX, General Motors, The US Navy, 3M, International Union of Electrical Workers and many others.

Publications
Peter has designed and published ESF's interactive, performance-based materials, which include:


 * IDLS: Design, Develop, Validate Training Materials
 * Develop Task Analyses Using Task Outliner
 * Training Needs Analysis
 * Use ESF's IDLS Process to Develop E-Learning Courses
 * Interactive Teaching Skills
 * Develop Interactive Instructor Guides
 * Prepare and Conduct Skills Labs
 * Direct Challenge to Learners
 * Certification to Conduct ESF Workshops: Train-the Trainer (T3)

There is also software designed by Peter and partners that focuses on ESF teaching resources and Guaranteed Learning theory. He is the author of:


 * Earthly to Ethereal: Thoughts While Relaxing on a Costa Rican Hot Tin Roof, and Other Poems
 * How Much Freedom Did You Enjoy as a Child? Blog on LinkedIn
 * Educational System for the Future training series
 * Peter has also published numerous poems and articles related to daily life.

Mr. Esseff also co authored with Mrs. Esseff on the following:


 * IDLS—Pro Trainer 1: How to Design, Develop, and Validate Instructional Materials
 * Developing Interactive Materials (Instructional Development Learning System, #3)
 * Instructional Strategies IDLS-Pro Trainer Instructional Development Learning System.