I conducted an interview with a professor from the
University of Phoenix, Dr. Leandro Worrell. This interview is to share one of his
experiences as he sought to integrate technology into his curriculum. He
decided to explore this option as a result of his students’ feedback after
taking his class. The students were asking for hands-on application of the system
versus just learning theories and writing papers. His response to his students seems to be
paying off as his students are receptive to his technological integration and
are learning more in the process.
The interview questions were sent and received via email. The video clip is of me narrating the interview
by reading the question and replying with a summation of his answer without manipulating
his responses.
Danella
Training and envoirnment = physical fidelity for simulations. It is an interesting topic, computer simulations for pilots, air traffic controllers, and maintenance technicians for airports has been used for years, but for some reason, when a person is told that "This is the real thing", the amount of confidence a person displays will indicate how good the training really was. I have personally seen pilots handle emergency simulations, including simulations where loss of life is expected, but have frozen up and lost all mental ability when routine deviations from standard procedures occur in real airports.
ReplyDeleteInteresting stuff.
Deletekouljackson,
The same holds true in the medical field as well. You never really know how a mind and body will respond in the event of an actual emergency no matter how good they performed in the practical exercise. Stress affects people differently.
Danella
I think Dr. Worrell did well by testing everything before each class. Also having students do voice over ppt is a good way to encourage students better digest the content.
ReplyDeleteGood interview and good suggestions. K.
I enjoyed your interview-synthesis.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI initially was going to do my interview like this. The first person I approached was willing to do the interview but was unwilling to have it published. According to him, he was not sure that he was authorized to speak ‘officially’ for his organization. He told me his name could not be used nor the institution identified. Was that your experience? I see that you used the name of Dr Worrell however.
In my case I found another interviewee who was willing to speak on record. Initially he was not sure he could go ‘public’, but after doing some checks, he confirmed that a voice interview could work. I do wonder why such reticence....