This afternoon I attended a webinar titled “Exploring Web 2.0 & Accessibility.” The webinar was moderated by Tom Conway of the Center on Disability Services at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Conway defined web 2.0 and accessibility, focusing on strategies to cater to Section 508 regulations of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act. The definition Conway…
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Invited Presentation: Developing your Personal Learning Network
Last night, I had the opportunity to co-present a presentation titled “Developing your Personal Learning Network” with Dr. Ana-Paula Correia of Iowa State University. We were invited to present virtually by Dr. Curt Bonk to the “Emerging Learning Technologies” graduate seminar at Indiana University. This was an amazing opportunity, as I was able to connect…
The Creative Component Experience
This afternoon, I presented about my experience developing a creative component at Iowa State University to the Digital Learning Seminar in the School of Education. I feel that the creative component experience is significantly different than writing a thesis, and I was very excited to share about my work. I focused on the problem that…
My Experience in RCPC at Iowa State University
The Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication (RCPC) department at Iowa State University has started a recruitment initiative in the form of a Vimeo channel for potential students. Everyone in the program was asked to film a short video that describes the opportunities for RCPC students at Iowa State, faculty research, and the overlap of the…
Paws for a Cause Public Service Announcement
For CI 501, we were to create a public service announcement over a social issue. My team decided to develop a PSA to promote the adoption of senior dogs from animal shelters. Our fictitious organization was titled “Paws for a Cause.” Our final video is embedded below.
Unintended Consequences: Digital Citizenship in Education
For a class assignment, we were to produce an enhanced podcast about an unintended consequence of technology. I chose to focus my podcast on digital citizenship because it is a concept I have been studying in other classes. To develop the podcast, I used Quicktime, Adobe Fireworks, and Adobe Premiere Pro software. The podcast is…
The Professional Connection: Videos from Industry Leaders to Improve Student Communication
After several months of conducting interviews and producing the videos, I am excited to announce the completion of my creative component titled The Professional Connection: Videos from Industry Leaders to Improve Student Communication. I developed the video series to complete my Master of Arts degree in Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication (RCPC) at Iowa State…
Digital Citizenship in Higher Education
Last Friday, I attended the Great Plains Alliance for Computers in Writing (GPACW) Conference in Mankato, Minnesota. I presented with two peers a presentation titled “Our Digital Footprints: Extending Conversations Beyond Writing to Issues of Digital Citizenship and Communication in the Foundational Composition Course.” Our presentation was focused on a project we created in CI…
Technology’s Impact on Core Values in Education
This past week, we discussed Critical Theory and its importance in the field of educational technology. Critical theory is a way of analyzing society with the ultimate goal of making a change, or evoking action. The focus of the change or action is generally on the benefit of society as a whole. Critical theory helps…
Reflecting on AECT 2012
This past week, I attended the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2012 Conference: “Learning in the Age of Globalization” in Louisville, Kentucky. This was an amazing experience, one that I will never forget. I returned home late last night, and I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some of the sessions…