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- I recently finished working on a grant project in Information Literacy for the University of Central Florida. A repository of short, self-contained multimedia learning objects were created, each focused on one Info Lit objective. Content demonstrations and interactive Practice sections prepare users for an Assessment that matches the objective. Assessments include hands-on simulations and case studies.
I combine several professional skills: online and classroom educator (16+ years), instructional design (ADDIE), graphic design (Photoshop, Illustrator), multimedia design (Flash, Captivate, Camtasia), web design and development (Dreamweaver, Javascript, Fireworks) , software engineering, database design and project management.
My research interests are the role of multimedia, simulation, immersive virtual environments and "serious games" in brain-based learning and neurological rehabilitation.
Brain-based learning is a comprehensive approach to instruction informed by current research in neuroscience. It is based on what we currently know about the actual structure and function of the human brain at varying stages of development. This meta-concept , which considers both cognitive and affective factors, provides a biologically driven framework for teaching and learning, and helps explain how recurring learning behaviors are evoked - emotions, for example, are critical factors in attention, meaning and memory..
- Area(s) of interest within educational technology
- Online curriculum development: content-, interaction- and assessment design; multimedia design and development; "serious game" design, simulation, virtual environments
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- Instructional Designer
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- University of Central Florida
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Love to join you and co-teach a session with you dear friend at ISTE 2010!
I'm very glad to be here. I wanted you all to know that I'm trying to put together a "Birds of a Feather" session ... which I guess is the first step in putting together a Special Interest Group (SIG) for Literacy because apparently there isn't one…
A place to share web 2.0 literacy tools, best practices, tips and tricks of the trade, and how to hook your administrators and educators to use the web 2.0 literacy tools effectively and efficiently in K-12 education.
Susanna- we are so glad you have joined our group and look forward to your sharing of resources to make us a stronger community of educators!
WOW- I've just been reading the few posts on the first page and I'm already so excited to have joined this group!! I just joined ISTE on Friday (had to wait until I had enough money to do so) and this was the first group other than the BOF group tha…
Hi Sarah! (My daughters name is Sara!) I do think our topics are very similar... but I also think that there is so much within each topic ...research- and yours- you could even integrate dual language as well- do you think adding on Literacy would b…
Come help members of the TIE Colorado board make plans for New Frontiers, TIE's 2011 conference. We will acknowledge the success of our ISTE 2010 presenters, and remind you about social gatherings for TIE and with our regional partners (AZ, WY, UT,…
Help us plan birds-of-a-feather sessions or request a meeting time for your group at ISTE 2010.
I think our aims are very similar--innovating language instruction, language arts instruction, and the advocacy of instructional technology/literacy across curriculum. Perhaps our Birds of of the same nest?
SIG-LITERACY:OK- I'm going to try this again... I thought I sent a message just a minute ago but I don't know if it posted. What I had mentioned was that I think it is very important to create a Special Interest Group around the topic of Literacy. W…
Just saw your note...I am offering a BIRD on the subject of innovation to language instruction (specifically Second Language and the core skills--READING, WRITING, Listening & Speaking). Comment on my link with any other thoughts. We are in agreemen…
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