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Stepping out of the box: Using Parody and Humor to engage students /OETC2010

By Michael Edwards | Published: February 2, 2010
Daniel Hoppe and Garrick Ducat of Mercy College presented on the use of humor for engaging students. Benefits to laughing in the classroom Garrick began the presentation by noting that there isn’t a lot of research out there about using humor to support learning. The biggest problem facing students is high anxiety. Humor helps diminish that. Humor also [...]
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RAD133 Welcome Video

By Michael Edwards | Published: March 3, 2009
I used a Flip Mino HD ($229!!) to shoot this welcome video to RAD133. Edited in iMovie ‘09 (I like the new typography options in ‘09.)
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  • About Me

    Michael Edwards is an Instructional Designer for the Center for Distance Education at Rhodes State College.

    This blog contains his thoughts on various elearning resources, pedagogy, technology, and web 2.0 as well as feeds from some of his favorite resources.