Attention

I'm a PhD student at Washington State University, majoring in videogame studies and rhetoric/composition. This video, which grew out of a graduate seminar in Spring 2008 called "Teaching with Technology," describes my philosophy on teaching with computer technologies. Stylistically, it's meant to mimic a corny instructional video, but there's an earnest message underneath the dorkiness (the effectiveness of which I leave to you to judge).

A brief (and incomplete) snapshot of the past 100+ years of educational technology

The latest video from the up-and-coming sketch-teaching group "The Basics."

how does using technology improve your interactions with students,and consequently they're ability to learn?

A song and video about blogging and web 2.0. Enjoy! And if you want to find out more about me - go to http://www.davidleeking.com

Here's the song:

My picture is flickring around technorati
And I just discovered I am such a newb, I'm on YouTube

Are you blogging this?
Delicious myspace then tell me with meebo
Drop my feed into bloglines, I'm so web 2.0

Are you blogging this?
Blogger blummy skobee ditto seekum suckingfish
Auctionmapper frappr zoomr feedwhip blish
Rollyo seekum previewseek swi

"Web 2.0" in just under 5 minutes.
http://mediatedcultures.net

This is a slightly revised and cleaned up version of the video that was featured on YouTube in February 2007.

I considered releasing it as an "eternal beta" in true Web 2.0 style, but decided to let it stand as is and start working on future projects. Many of my future videos will address the last 30 seconds of this video (the "rethink ..." part).

Thank you all for the helpful comments on the earlier draft. It has been a great experie

Final version now available!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
http://mediatedcultures.net

Web 2.0 in just under 5 minutes.

This is the 2nd draft, and I plan on doing one more final draft. Please leave comments on what could be changed or improved, or what needs to be excluded or included. Subscribe if you want to be notified when the revision is released.

UPDATE: I just added this video to Mojiti where you can actually write your comments into the video itself. It is an exciting experi

An official update to the original "Shift Happens" video from Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, this June 2007 update includes new and updated statistics, thought-provoking questions and a fresh design. For more information, or to join the conversation, please visit http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com. Content by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, design and development by XPLANE.