Motivating Digital Natives Using 21st Century Tools and Methods
Session Type
Concurrent - Includes content presentation and Q & A with audience
Session Description
Digital natives live in a fast-paced world of constant collaboration through social media and other web-based technologies. Cooperative projects encourage deeper understanding of subjects and how to work together; however, they often fail to inspire these students. It is time to apply new techniques both inside and outside of the classroom. This presentation will discuss new, freely available, highly motivating tools and methods for teamwork in the 21st century.
Session Focus
Post-traditional Students
Session Audience
Faculty
Primary Presenter
![[photo]](https://8ca84662c5b8f0cff50d-4baaaf97d63fd7b01243e1b1c57f0cc1.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/1013/profile_3fe2ac79e37803e6666bc21f72d53365.png "Jared Campbell, Florida Institute of Technology")
Jared Campbell, Florida Institute of Technology
Contact information
jared@fit.edu
321-674-7738
Brief Bio
Jared Campbell is an Instructional Technologist at the Florida Institute of Technology responsible for motivating faculty, staff, and students to learn a plethora of hardware and software titles. He has been an award winning instructor of science and technology since 2001. While teaching at the secondary level, he achieved the prestigious National Board Certification, Teacher of the Year, Exemplary Science Teacher, and even participated in the Zero-G weightless flights of discovery. His years of teaching chemistry, science research, and technology give him a unique perspective on how to use technology to maximize learning and productivity. In the real world, he performs wacky original music in Oranga Tanga.