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.
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Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday 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.
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday 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.
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday 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.
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
In the inaugual episode of DigiCats, Aviva sits down with the Director for the Center of Digital Humanities, Dr. Bryan Carter, to unpack what the digital humanities are and explore how new technologies, like virtual reality, are changing higher education. Co-host Rachel Abraham joins to talk about the brand new CATalyst Studios available to students in the main library and Steve Bayless shares his insights on access to Adobe Aero, a useful tool for learning the ins and outs of augmented reality creation.
Host Aviva Doery is a Higher Education professional with more than four years of experience in administration. She currently provides administrative and strategic support to the Vice Provost for Online, Distance, & Continuing Education at the University of Arizona. Aviva is also a PhD student in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at UArizona. Her research focuses on digital humanities, social justice, and human rights at institutions of Higher Education.
Producer and Content Writer Rachel Abraham is a Project Manager in Data and Policy Compliance for Arizona Online's Program Operations and Strategic Initiatives team. She is also a DrPH student within the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health where she hopes to increase access to care in the form of higher education.
Technology Director and Editor Steve Bayless has been a Videographer/Producer with the Digital Learning team for the last few years. Prior to that he was the Senior Editor at Arizona Public Media and worked on many award winning series and documentaries.
To learn more about UArizona's online offerings, visit https://azonline.arizona.edu/.
To learn more about UArizona's Distance offerings, visit: https://ode.arizona.edu/arizona-distance-education
To learn more about UArizona's Continuing Education offerings, visit: https://ce.arizona.edu/