Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 15th, 2008 3 Comments »
As you prepare to write your Area of Focus statements, I thought it might be a good idea to give you some ideas to think about in terms of educational problems facing educators in 21st century classrooms. This podcast is a result of a lunch conversation at UNC-Chapel Hill where my dad who was an educator for 30 years and I began talking about educational research, educational technologies and their impact on teaching and learning. As our conversation evolved, dad was trying to argue a point using a coaching analogy which prompted the idea for this podcast. See if you agree with our Top 5 Educational Problems facing 21st Century Teachers.
Please excuse all the outdoor noise, the incessant bird chirping, the truck noise, the sudden sawing of a tree and the crying baby. Lesson learned…filming podcasts outdoors may not be the best idea!
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 14th, 2008 2 Comments »
This audio podcast is intended to identify your mission for the Week 2 Day 2 - Area of Focus Statement online module.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 11th, 2008 1 Comment »
Welcome to Dr. Funk’s Top 5 List for Educational Research! These video podcasts are intended to expose you to the use of podcasts for learning as they highlight the top 5 concepts you should focus on each week within our course. Please know that this is the very first video podcast I’ve ever produced. It is not perfect, but I think it is a good start!
To begin, click the image below to view the video podcast from this website. If you view the podcast through the player below, be patient, it takes approximately 45 seconds to download and start playing.
Episode 2 - Summer 2008
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 7th, 2008 3 Comments »
Please take a moment to list to the Course Introduction audio podcast. The purpose of this podcast is to provide you with an overview of the course and introduce you to me…your course facilitator. Click the green play icon below to listen to this podcast.
Episode 1 - Summer 2008
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