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I have been teaching digital media production at the college level since 2001 in the Department of Electronic Media & Communications (EM&C) at Texas Tech University. Among the courses I have taught are:

EM&C 3315 Principles of Digital Media Production. An overview of digital production techniques and theory. The course introduces students to digital image editing with Photoshop, Web design theory and practice with Dreamweaver and Flash, and basic video production with Avid (view PDF of syllabus).

EM&C 3300 Electronic Media Technology and Society. The course covers the history of electronic media technology and its interplay with society as well as contemporary technology issues such as ownership consolidation and copyright. This is a large lecture course that usually has 130-180 students in it. It is a requirement for EM&C majors, but the majority are non-majors taking the course for a technology credit (view PDF of syllabus).

EM&C 3333 Multimedia Design. This courses approaches interactive media production from a usability perspective and teaches students to design for a variety of platforms, including the Web, fixed media, and mobile devices, using Flash. It also introduces students to working with virtual reality applications through Apple QTVR and VR Worx (view PDF of syllabus). View sample instructional material created for EM&C 3333.

EM&C 4300 Producing for New Media. First taught in the Fall 2007 semester, the course looks at producing material in a Web 2.0 environment. Students create a series of themed podcasts supported by a blog. I use a blog to supplement in-class activities, prompt discussion, and provide resources for students. The blog includes links to the student blogs and podcasts. Several of the student podcast series will be featured on Texas Tech University's iTunes U in the spring semester (view PDF of syllabus).

EM&C 6315 Studies in Multimedia. A graduate course, this class allows students to explore the basics of digital media production and related issues and research methods. In addition to completing a 15-page research paper related to multimedia, students design and teach an instructional unit based on a multimedia design tool. One of the student papers from 2005 served as the basis of an M.A. thesis, which has since been presented at a national conference and is currently being prepared for submission to a journal (view PDF of syllabus).

For a complete list of courses taught, download a PDF of my C.V.