The DNA of learning – as educators create media

As our reliance on educational technology increases, the role of the teacher begins to evolve with the technology itself.  In order for the teacher to be effective, there must be a symbiotic relationship between the teacher, student, and technology.  One analogy might be to consider the teacher and the student as the two strands of opposing DNA with the teacher's creations connecting the two. ...
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Applying media within the classroom

A classroom environment has historically been both the recipient and the developer of media regardless of the decade or even the century in which it was developed.  However, when educators speak of media today, they tend to gravitate towards that which is electronic and available in visual and auditory formats and which may allow for a more interactive exchange of ideas and reinforcement of the...
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Media Creation – Finally playing with PlayPosit!

I currently teach a course in All-Hazards Risk Assessment for the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Major within the UAF School of Management.  The course is offered asynchronously through Blackboard and attracts students across the US.  It is intended for seniors although there are some who do take it a bit earlier in the sequence.  There is only one prerequisite for the course -...
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