Larissa Biggers is an instructional designer with ITS Teaching and Learning Interactive, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With experience designing and developing curriculum for both traditional classroom and online environments, her current focus is designing learning opportunities that incorporate multimedia into existing courses. Ms. Biggers’ professional background includes work for large corporations such as IBM, and seven years experience as a classroom teacher. Larissa holds a Masters in English from Georgia State University, and has worked as an instructional designer for corporate and educational organizations for 13 years.

Larissa co-authored (with Megan Bell) The Creation and Refinement of a Sustainable Multimedia Process in a Higher Education for the Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology (http://www.rcetj.org/?type=art&id=89965). She has presented at various conferences, including the E-Learn international conference in spring 2009.

 

Articles by Larissa Biggers

Sakai: Open Source … Open Minds

(12/13/09)
Most Learning Management Systems (LMSs) are intended to support traditional (instructor-led) teaching models. Sakai, however, is a Collaborative Learning Environment. It is intended to support group work, and offers unique features for researchers, faculty, and learners. Learn about Sakai in this brief but informative article.

Producing HD Video in an Education Setting: A Case Study

(11/23/09)
Some e-Learning projects are more challenging than others. This article traces such a project. The target audience was nursing instructors in higher education. Production involved making HD video in a hospital. The authors cover the project from inception to delivery, including content development, production processes, and lessons learned. If you want to make educational video, read this article!