His technical experience has been recognized by the Goddard Foundation for documentary filmmaking, USA Today’s “Best Bet” educational website, and the Oklahoma State Senate for participation in Operation School Net. He has presented workshops for a variety of local, state, and national groups and at the National Staff Development Council’s annual conference. He has served as an adjunct professor at the graduate school of education at Oklahoma University and Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
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Digitally Changing EducationCo-Creating may become one of the most powerful engines of change and innovations that the education world will experience. Co-Creating with other educators across the nation is like tapping a knowledge pool of similar interest, a reservoir of creativity that may emerge through an enthusiastic wealth of talent producing warehouses of digital knowledge. It will not be an easy change and many tough challenges lie ahead to offset the standardized models of the existingrigors of traditional education.
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Engaging Digital LessonsIncorporating technology in the classroom effectively, teachers must use those strategies that are directly aligned to practices that engage students in higher levels of direct learning and the development of critical thinking skills. In this video by Mike King he describes the importance of using digital tools as a reference to the creative expression. This potential to release creative expressions through digital tools should be the focus of what educators see as important to the overall development of 21st Century learners.
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Emergence of Digital MediaIn the near future, technology-based learning applications will put more diverse educational resources at the fingertips of teachers, while simultaneously connecting them with the availability to create and to integrate content. These resources for combining technology into traditional content are presently on the verge of exploration and will soon emerge as a new paradigm shift for teaching and learning.
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