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DigiCats

DigiCats

Written by: UArizona Online Distance & Continuing Education
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Welcome to Digicats, the podcast that talks all things technology and education. Brought to you by University of Arizona Online, Distance, and Continuing Education and hosted by staff member and PhD student Aviva Doery.Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. Politics & Government
Episodes
  • S1E4 Leveraging Technology into a Career - With Abra McAndrew
    May 31 2022

    As we wrap up this academic year and this season of DigiCats, we ask the question our graduates are keen to answer: how can I leverage my technology skills into a career? Abra McAndrew and Steve Bayless shed light on some amazing technology available at UArizona poised to set students up for professional success. Then, I bring the podcast on the road to a professional educational conference to talk to external experts on what technologies other universities are using to foster student success.

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    30 mins
  • S1E3 How does an Online Course Get Made?- With Dr. Ashley Jordan & Dani McCartney
    Apr 27 2022

    Every course begins with an idea but the journey of an online course from ideation to consumption varies greatly from that of a "traditional" in-person course. Join us as we walk through the process of online course development with pyschology professor Ashley Jordan, digital course content producer Steve Bayless, and online student Dani McCartney.

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    40 mins
  • S1E2 Gamification - With Dr. Alison Futrell & Dr. Paul Milliman
    Mar 22 2022

    What is gamification? How do professors use games to help students learn? We tackle those questions and more with History professors Alison Futrell and Paul Milliman ahead of the new Age of Empires partnership that will bring for-credit opportunities to video game players. Rachel Abraham sits down with Aviva to talk about the theory behind gamification and UArizona Director of ESports Ian Escalante joins us to talk about how video games prepare students for the future.

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    45 mins
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