General Information

Instructor

Course Description

Utilization of research and application of interactive, multimedia computer technologies in the design and production of interactive learning systems. This semester we will focus on games and simulations as they relate to this topic.

Class Listserv

The instructor will use the listserv system to communicate information to students throughout the class. It is your responsibility to read mail sent to that account listed in the class listserv, either by accessing the account directly or by forwarding mail sent to that account to another Internet e-mail account that you read on a regular basis. Contact the instructor if you need your email account on the list changed.

Note: It is best that you use your UNT eaglemail account for course e-mail. Hotmail and other free e-mail services tend to block lists or places messages into a junk folder. Be sure to check often at the beginning of the semester that you are getting your course e-mail updates.

Student Information

Please complete the Student Information Sheet for Technology and Cognition

Meeting Information

This class meets the first two week of the semester then has additional days as listed below. There are several online sessions schedule during the semester using the CRG 3D Online Learning Environment. Other than these times, this course will use the listserv to provide instruction, feedback, and help.

8/29/07	5:30 PM	MH 310
9/6/07 (Thur)	5:30 PM	MH
9/11/07	8:30pm	CRG Online Session - Practice Session
9/18/07	8:30pm	CRG Online Session - "Can Digital Immigrants Really Design Interactive Multimedia for Digital Natives?" - Robert Wright
9/25/07	8:30pm	CRG Online Session - "Multimedia Systems for Team-based Teaching" - Tip Robertson
10/2/07	5:30 PM	MH 306
10/9/07	8:30pm	CRG Online Session - Open
10/16/07	8:30pm	CRG Online Session - "First person vs. visualization of ones avatar in 3D environments and the effect on learning outcomes involving concepts of scale" - Karen Mulitalo
10/23/07	5:30 PM	MH 306
10/30/07	8:30pm	CRG Online Session - "DRM: Does it Really Matter" - David Gardner
11/6/07	8:30pm	CRG Online Session - Cognitive considerations for interactive media rich learning environments. - Chris Bigenho
11/13/07	5:30 PM	MH 306
11/20/07	8:30pm	CRG Online Session - TBD Michael Weaver
11/27/07	8:30pm	CRG Online Session - Open
12/5/07 (Wed)	5:30 PM	MH 306